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From the Constitutionalist.
. My Sorrow.
I am sitting in (ho shaddow of my sorrow hore
to night,
With tho darkness closing round mo and thc
" bittor past" in sight.
It hovers like a phantom, with its weird and
specual face,
And where oro I go it follows with a silent, sol
emn pace.
Tho darkness gathers round mc, and the windy
gusta of rain
Drift by mo as they fell that night, on "Shiloh's
bloody plain,"
Tho shadow deepens as I gaze-Oh ? God, so full
of pain.
Tho palo am! ghostly star-light, as it dimly falls
around,
Itovcrls the haggard spectres that lio upon the
ground,
Its pallid lust falling on the faces of the dead,
As I wander thro' tho dimness wirh my hushed
and frightenod tread.
Till a windy gust sweeps by mo and lifts a tress
of hair
From a torn and bleeding forehead-Ah.' my
God ! Ae'? lying thore,
With tho gory life-drops obbing, thro' his mass
of tanglod hair.
His hand-my hand-lies hoavy, 'cross tho gray
ooat on his breast,
The chilling rain drips on him but does not mar
his rest.
I bend my ear to catch a breath, but his lips aro
cold and still,
I start back from their frozen touch with a faint
and deathly chill.
J/y hand, my lips, my own, minc, darling, only
mine,
And thro' his matted locks my blood-stainod
fingers twine,
And on tho night a voice cries back-minc, dar
ling always wine.
I am sitting ia thc shadow of my weary grief to
night,
And try to shake thc memory of thc dead from
out my sigh.t.
Oh.' it is not thus I see him chevy* lying dead as
now .
With his new won fame-his blood-upon hi?
young heroic brow.
But standing bright and radiant, as he stood
when first ho gave
His young lifo to bis country-passed a martyr .
* to his grave.
Waiting for thc wave that bears mo to his breast,
beyond the grave.
A BEAD MAN'S SIGNATURE.
The sun had gene down behind the distant
hills ; even the last faint streaks of purple
and go!J which, lor a time lingered in tho
western bonzun, had melted away,-and ths
shades of evening were fast coming-on. Thu
day hud been an unusually warm and pleas
ant one for December, but a suddemcbange
Liad taken pla?o in &o weather-; dark; au^:y?
windy clouds had arisen in the north, and
were fust creeping over tho de tr, azure heav
ens, and the howling, whistling b-a-ts came
sweeping through tue naked tree.-*, bereaving
them of the last remnant of leaven which re
mained of their summer's glory, aud whirling
them around and around with amazing veloc
ity, at Ja;;t depositing them, with a multitude
of their dried, teared companions, uniid the
clefts of rocks, by tho walls ami roadsides,
beneath the hedges and i:i tho valley-', and in
other receptacles prepared for th-.ir wintry
abode.
lt was inna this evening, KO dismal, davie
and cheerless, that two men might have been
seen standing just within thc narrow confines
of an old, dilapidated si.od, ene of the appen
dages of a large, substantial brick house, en
gaged i:i earnest conversation. One was a
ruffianly looking mau of about thirty, of
medium height, short and thick-set, with
coarse, irregular features, long, black hair.
and heavy, frowniug brows, from beneath
which a pair ol' eyes gleamed bright and
piercing as an eagle's. The other was a per
son of an altogether diff?rent look and mien.
In his lace both intellect and art were ex
pressed ; his light, springy gait, free aud easy
manner-, -ready command of language, and j
especially his rapid, graceful gestures, all de-1
noted a man from the higher walks of life. I
" Dixon," said the villainous-looking indi- ?
vidual I have just described; as ho cast an
uneasy glance around to assure himself that
no listeners were near, " can it be accom
plished ??
"Without the shadow of a doubt."
"Aud there is no danger of detection?"
Not if you've got thc wit of a goose to
carry it out,".said thc other, drily.
" Have you matured your plan ?" '
"Yes."
M And you swear to stand by me through
thick and thin, come weal or come woe?"
" Provided you give me a good taste of the
chink alter we get it. I don't fro into such
business for nothing," answered Dixon.
" I am not thc man to bicker about.-. few
hundreds, when thousands are at stake. Give
me a lift, and you shall set your own price.
Dut what is your plan?"
. .' Tue o!J man, you say, lies in thc north
west chamber ?"
Yes"
" Does any one sleep in thc immediate vi
cinity ?"
" Only old Grannie R?ed, aud she has been
deaf as an adder these dozen of years."
" So much the bett :-c for our purpose;- Wei!,
you must aUeCt, for once, a little lilia.! affec
tion-"
"Thnj's rather a lr*fr'7 matter, but when
gold is in question-" interrupted his com
panion.
.'Sil-.-i.ee, you fool !" exclaimed Dixon, im
patieutly. l* Will you take up the whole time
talking ? Hear rn-.?, man : thus far he's had
tho who!-' town in lo see him, but Miy to thc
old woman and the family that you considei
the chamber of,death ought to be free from
intrusion; tell them that as this is the lan!
night your father's re-m.iins lie unburied, as au
affectionate and dutiful son, you desiro thi
privil "go of performing the fcad cilice o
[watching by them in priv.-.tc, and ?bat for thi1
night yoi wish to be left lo the free and un
disturbed indulgence of your own sad reli?e
lions. Wei!, alter you have got them all oil
do you, at precisely twelve o'clock, place ?
i.;inp lp the window, as a signal that all i
ready. I'll be outside, with my men, wai tiri]
for it, ard we'll come and knock three times
lightly, on the front door. Then come dow;
and let us in. Now don't go to blustcrin;
about and make such racket as will wake u
all the mice in the faousi-for, if wc gc
caught in thc scrape, it will go hard with u;
i'll corni-..with the papers all made out to coi
vcy the property into your hands, f am a
old hand at fae ??miles ; I'll take your Tattier
dead hand within mine, and allix his sign:
lure to it. It shall be so exact an imitatioi
that even a lawyer can't detect it from th
genuine. Dick Howe and Joe Maynard, m
clerks, shall come with me, as witnessc
That's necessary, you know, for if the famil
go io raising a rumpus, ar d carry tho alfa
into court, we must have something to fu
back upon, and they be there- to swear befoi
judge and jury that the will ia both legalen
<;euu;aev?:ig;:ed, sealed, ,and delivered lui
hands, by old Jacob Scalder himself. No
you've my plan, what'.-, to hinder its boir
carried into execution?"
"Nothing" returnedtbsother,masing!;
. ?
?J*TTambi-u.Jjaji?gli---peaan
only, two men and yourself to
irnw pretty woll from my pockets/
"Fool!51 muttered Dixon to bil
lelieve, upon ray word, the fell
lang himself to make a copper!. 'J
rabie scoundrei, if I undertake tl
nake a good deep hole in his co?ci
Jacob Scnider was a German b
armer by vocation, and a miser 1
ion, by nature and education. He
rrnted carly in lila, and by dint
ibrowdnoss and economy, bad m
)n"charc a tract of land, rich, fertile
luctive. Thia land bad taken a su
ind had doubled and trebled in
Tacob Scnider became what the woi
wan of property-worth somewhe
leigLboruood of eighty or one bund
ian! pounds. But, if a high esfi
)laced upon his estates, a very low e
vos certainly placed upon his charai
vas parsimonious and miserly to th
rroe.. Gold wai the sole and ultim:
)f his oxisteoce. It was gold-br
ling, glitteriug gold-, ?or which bc
ind hungered ; gold-which had wi
nind, bent hi? tall, athletic form,
Seep furrows to bis brow, turned his
naturely white. And uow he had
eft it-gone into thc presence of I
ligh God, to receive at the bar of j
lis reward or condemnation I W
ientence will be, eternity alone wi
Se had lived unhonored and uulo
lhere were none to siourn for him o
ais death, and "only those who inhe
;state rejoiced."
Besides, his widow who survived hil
Secider lett two sons to receive his pa
lo say that Thomas, the elder, was 1
rite, and exact counterpart, mouldc
jonie' mould, is sufficient; but Era
younger, was as dill'erent Iroru him as
from day. Ile was handsome, smart
tiddgent; and, through the liberali
neu?thy bachelor uncle, his mother's
he had received a good education. If
was his father's favorite, Harry was bi
bot he Lad, in some degree, become a
from him-he obstinately refused t
his peculiar ways of thinking, and tc
his business to his supervision. And
stormy interview, in which Harry asia'
father pecuniary aid, and was stoutly
he was too proud to recur to the same
again, .iud. after leaving the " patcrn
.".ion," commenced business for hijiself
smail scale.
Between Harry aud his brother no
cither cf a'lcciion or sympathy ever i
'..'?vir characters were us far apart as th
pole is from the South ; their views, f
tastes, wholly unlike. Thomas had 1
garded him with r. jealous' eve; a:;
rooted feelings of animosity bad foi
rankled in Lis breast. Although th
common civilities were only exchang
they Lad hitherto lived peacefully and
niously beneath the sume r:.<if ; but s>
had the breath .departed from thc body
Jacob Scnider, before Thomas was \i
and caballing in his beait meaus an1
by which he could appropriate to hims
gr ?tor portiou of tin.- bid man's weall!
half of thc inheriie?cc, except his m
third, rightfully ?Vd lawfully belohj
J-farry ; and tu-ge^fuH rmi satire ;
sion o?" it was the thought thal oceup
soul by day and night. Hi: bad plenty
and roguery, and liad contrived, in his Li
transactions, to "feather Lis own ni
casi equally difficult ; but to accompli]
required not only a long Load but a th'
knowlcdgo of certain points cf law, of
he was ignorant. But 'Lawyer Dixon
nnu cunning and shrewd, ami, like bi
ready to resort tb'any means to sali.
Unbounded love ot gain, and to him
termiued to apply. As he expected, th
lawyer greedily caught at tho bale ; a b
was immediately strack up, an exoi
price was agreed upon lo be paid to
out of the profits in case, he succeeded
tanning his object, and a scheme di
What ?ha: scheme was Las already be-t
folded lo onr readers.
Afar Lis long conversation with Di:
the shed, Thomas retnr?&'cj to the bout
took his accustomed seat by the fir?
waited impatiently tor ?he time for the 1
to retire-.
"Fl] sit up to-night and watch b
father's remains," Lo said *.;) the kind-b*
neighbors v.fho'came to volunteer theil
vies. '"He- has been a good and Icu'djj
I ont to me, and it will alford me a meian
gratification to wa oh by his lifeless bod
last night it remains with us."
" I'.'.; natural,".-aid old Grandmother
with a sigh. " Thomas and Iii - father a
(???I take tv? one anotber amazingly."
Half an hour later, Thomas Scnider 1
himself sining alone in thc chamber <'i'<
i Ii^ fatheVacold, lifeless remains layslni
out befora him, ?LroudSv? ?nd re-ady fi
i graTe. Thc room wa? cold, cheeriess
j diimtl j a lamp burned dimly on thc
j (tJiing uti II 'more t>> th? ahvady forbii
j iun#r?l ?epic, of tho apartment. ? Wit
f th* ?ind waa howling *r.i whistling mi
fully, shaking lLi:ca;*uicitti with ev., ry 1
the raitt, too, vt*-: pouring do\vu in lon
and came boating against tho windows
tremendous forco.
Thomas Scnider was a man of tried
age and daring, Out somehow to-night (
SUUIKI startled him ; the creaking of the
ters, the Larking of thc Louse dog, cvei
striking of tLe kitchin clock, almost :
him spring from his seat. But tLe 1
slowly passed away, and t wed ve o'clock cai
;Lc i'i^nu! ?or Ins kunji l<j be placed ic
window to announce ibut all was r<
Then followed (luce quick, successive ra
the outer door, dud Thomas Scnider a
slipped quickly and nuiseles ly down, and
tiotisly opened the door. Three mon ont
and, willi a (read light and noiseless
panther, rapidly ascended thc staircase w
led to the de-ad man's room.
Closing tho door carefully after him, D
drew from bis pocket ar will he had pr?vit
prepare.!:, and approaching the bod, rem
, the sheet which bad becu spread ove-i
corpse-, and taking one of thc bauds w
. was lying upon the breast, he placed a
i between the thumb and lingo.-, and gui
I its motions, wrote in a large bold hand
i name of Jacob Scnider. This done, h
: placed the sheet and Land in its former |
f tion, and with a salislied .smile, and a si<;
? emt nod, passed tho paper to his comradt
"TherCj'^he said, in a whisper, "I def
- the hwy era to prove its falsity 1 The old
? writes as well as if his soul was in his bo
i A triumphant snilc lighted up thc |
s tvi?ago of Thomas Scnider, and his keen, e
I eye dilated with joy, as-it fell upon the fo
;, signature-so perfiot;and exact a counter
n that he himself, if he had not been a wit
g of the operation, would never for a mor
p have had a doubt of its truth. This d
t Dixon rephced the will in his pocket,
>. ? with his comrades withdrew as silently
i; cautiously as they entered. Thus far,
n worked well.
's Une week passed by-tho funeral had I
i- solemnised-ali that remainad of old J?
j, Scnider had been consigned to the cold
e i narrow graven-and what was to be done \
y J the gold he had left behind him, was
s question which followed his decease. Ile
y debused kui soul to obtain it, and he had g
ir now where the vast treasures he had accu
ll lated beru would avail him nothing. \
:o would now bethe possessor of his weal
id j had be prowled libomlly-for his widow ?
.w ,,110 left a will? Such wore the quest]
w fvihicb traversed from mouth to mouth,
ig ' both gossip aud rumor were busy in soil
j them. At last a report was in circula
fi1 that in Lairjrer Dixon's Hands the old gee
' man bad culrnstcd bis will, and carie
expectation were on tiptoe to fathotr
tents. For once, rumor, with her t
tongues, wa8: right. Lawyer Dixon
bis possession a will, one of bis own :;
ture, which had been signed, sealed, ?
nesscd, as we have seen. But novi
j had pas.;ed since thc funeral, and th:
gentleman of the legal profession th<
expedient to present himself at thi
and duly inform thc family of its exis
Great, indeed, wastheastonishmef!'
Scnider and Harry when the fac?
known. Old Jacob bad, all through
a great horror of will-making, and
ways entertained the superstitious nov.
death invariably followed the maki
will ; and although be had been rep
urged by bia wile to make some final
tion of bis property, he bad nevei
yielded to ber importunities. Morcovci
was a man whom bc had been fin::
known to declare was trickish and kn
one who, with soft words p.nd pretty
ments, stole into the hearts of the ??
and unwary, as a wolf stea's into u
night to plunder and devour. These <
stances made it all the more improk
the family of Jacob Scuidef, that <i?
thorough knowledge of the character fi
ning of this man, he should have ?
him of all others to repose confidence
make sole executor of his will.
"It is false 1" exclaimed Harry, in 9
ted tone, the moment the visage of tb
attorney was fairly outside the door,
a shameful, deep laid plot, dyed wir.
and lies, to get into his own empty po
few hundreds of my father's money. ]
defeat his object ! I'll riddle to "the
this mystery, and bring the villian tc-ju
''Pretty complimentary!" sung o
smooth, silvery voice of Dixon:, who,1 lt
had net stirred from the door, where
been au attentive listener. " Well, br
thc will, provo it a forgery, and brin,;
justice, if j'ou eau I I defy all power t;>.
. One o'clock that afternoon was the '?i
pointed for thc rending of die will,
presence of thc Scuidcrs and the two
who had witnessed it. Dixon read in
solemn tone what bo emphatically ta
was thc Inst will and testament of
Scnider.
'! To my dearly beloved wife, Mary S
who has been a willing and able bel;
and lias, for thirty-three years, share
inc tho joys and sorrows of life-to
leave just what thc law allows, were it I
its course-viz., thc income of a third
whole property, which, after her decet
to descend to my eldest son, T?oma3.
"In view (ifliic fact that ay younge
Harry, has an uncle, a worthy and wi
bachelor of position and inHuc-nce, wi
years baa regarded bim in the light Gl
and has frequently declared his intent
making him his i,ole heir and legatee,
deemed it unnecessary to make furrlie
vi-ion for him than to make a lew merni
of respect and a?t'ection, viz., a piece-ti
1 ever earned-which is to bo found in t
per drawer of my cid red chest, tewed
the-top of a blue stocking, thc SWDI
other military equipments belonging J
deceased brother, John, and wpm by ?ii
bloody field ol' "Waterloo, u>nr-?
plate', th._."(!}.'.ri><. gilt of mygrandmothe
the old family Little, - o bestow upoi
these precious relics al tLc past is the si
esl proof of a?fectiou I r.in jive him.
" io my eldest son, Thomas, as bc 1:
expectation to rely upon, 1 give a;.d b. q
thc remainder of my properly, my ban]
railroad stock, ?val and personal estate, c
the bequests 1 bave already mem ion c:
? my suns desire that I shall rest quietly i
grave, iel Iboro bu no strif: yr contuuti
regard to Ibu seulement of my a?'jirs.
my wishes bo executed to thu letter : ?
wisc my grieved sph'it shall hanni and i
, them to thc Jay of their death."
A. silence still i.s midnight follow?
, reading; dissatisfaction was expressed oi
ry countenance, and a nui: mur of Jucu
and doubt v u around the assembled com
i 1; Would you like to sjfc the willy" ?JO
I asked Dixon, as be banded it to Harry
[ was standing leahingagaiost the maulcl
. silent and motionless as a statue.
'. aly father never made that will -ii
I said, calmly and composedly, as he fixe
j clear blue ey.; lull upon the lawyers fie
Do you mean to insinuate a doubt
. its genuineness?" asked Dixon, his lips
: cri:ig wich rage as he spoke.
B " .No, 1 insinuate uolair.g-for insinua
arc unnecessary, lt is a bold-faced sc]
? of fraud and kuavery, got np by villainy
s rascals to deprive ins of my lawful, her?
ry right?. Lui it sh.di bo defeated. S
] s?iul! ?-.i before ju lg? and jury ; my fat
if Seutiuieiils shall bc known-"
j !"iiot so fast youngman,'- interrupted
0 on, with thu blandest smile possible. " A
,] as your father always- was to tho ona ki i
;t his will, yet a short time previous t
rr death, certain events occurred to produt
t entire alteration in his views on the sui
Heur me !'; Jit: exclaimed, seeing Harry II
J to speak. .." Just nine weeks before hit d
S) ho came to my oliiee; a deep sealed g
], had settled upon bis countenance, an
soul, he said, was oppressed with HOI
.- 'Friend Dixon,' he began, 'my end i
y proaching. 1 have been warned of it by
t- ' and dreams, and unmistakeable signs.' "
lC " 1 Pooh !' said 1 ; 'don't giv-j way to
?e fears. You're hale und hearty as 1 am,
.3 likely to live these dozen years.- "
_ " He shook, bis head mournfully. 'D
ie has sent his fororunuer to warn me of m;
j?, proaching cud, and Kcmetbing tells me
it added, laying his hand upon his henri, '
e, the worningjs true. Yesterday I was eil
x- all alone by the kitchin lire, pondering \
J( the events of the day, when I heard the I
? clock strike twelve. I looked to seo il
;h clock on the mantel-shelf agreed in time,
saw both tho minule and the hour bi
)n pointing directly to tho figure of twelve,
j slowly holli hands began to reverse their
i(j lions till they fell back dovrn to the flgtt
je six. That means something thought 1 ; s
invisible power is at work. It's the liol
sn ger of evil-"coming events cast their s
n_ ows before;" and as I wondered and oor
lured, the pendulum began to go with as
.c_ i siting velocity, swinging to and fro, bea
gj_ against thc case at each successive imo
g_ Thea the striking commenced-one,
three, four, up to sixty-nino times-slow
aU measured as the tolling of the bell. Th
an rapping followed right on tho wall over
n head ; just sixty-nine distinct raps wem gi
.m There, thought I, I am as good' ts a (
,j man ; and that night I dreamed that in
six weeks, at just ballast six o'clock. I f
!?t breathe my last. My mortal career ia ali
' I ended, aud all that remainsfor me is to <
j u]) my earthly concerns, and prepare lo i
my God. I wish you to write ray will, t
j my oxecutor, but to keep all knowledge t
ind eX'stcnce from my family till all is over.!
all Upon concluding his story, Lawyer Di.
with ill-suppressed triumph and pleasure
jen pressed in bis face, called his clerks t?sv
;ob themselves as witnesses of it. Then tun
ln(l to Harry, he demanded what furthor proo
itb needed to convince him of its authentic
tue Harry took tho will; every letter was'
3ad feet in its formation, every quirk and n
3rj0 exactly as his father was in the habit of n
nu- '"gi an-d yet he was unconvinced. Lie
/?jio there was an inexplicable mystery in the
I h i fair, and that to" wive it he must enter an
md tricato labyrinth, and'solve a dcop,-sk,illfi
QQ3 laid plot with an artful, designing lawyoi
contend with on tho. one side, and a sell
imr I avaricious brother, oa the other. .
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I known that I was to bc basely robbed o? my
tpatriniony, I would never haye asked you to
.unite your destiny with minc. My lovo for
you cannot bc crushed out of my soul ; it is
a part of my very existence, but it should
[,}iave gone down to thc grave unrealized and
unsuf-; ,-.:tcd by any one. I hoped to have
becii able to offer wi?h my heart a home and
"a position in life worthy of your acceptance ;
one in which your birth and educatiou so em
inently fits you to adorn ; but it is over now,
4hc golden bubble has burst, and I have now
only a strong arm aud a willing heart to dc
.pend upon."
" And are not tbese sufficient .. ensure suc
cess? Cannot an humble homo with love
like ours be a happy ono ?" asked Annie, smil
ing, as she gazed with oyes full of adoration
"and tenderness into thc face of her lover.
1 " Carr you relinquish thc luxuries to which
yon'bave been so long accustomed, and walk
with me the rough pathway in life?" said
Harry willi a sigh.
"Ar? not our lives," replied Annie, re
proachfully, " so interwoven, that the fluctuat
ing tide of fortune must fail to affect us?
Ob, Harry, you little know thc depth aud
strength" of a woman's love, if you think that
the loss of a few paltry thousands can wean
her heart from the man she loves."
It seemed as if the very fountains of love
and tenderness within the soul of Harry had
suddenly burst forth. With glistening eyes
and over-flowing heart, he answered
" If my golden charms of happiness have
vanquished like vapor before me, so long as I
possess, the priceless treasure of your love,
my darling, I am rich ; yes, richer than di
ike mines of California could make me witn
out it, were they to open and unfold their
treasure at my feet. I would fain linger
longer by my Annie's side, but it's late, and
duty bids me go."
Then with a few more words of endearment, j
a few more assurances of love, and a long,
fond em brace.,,Harry turned to the door, and
sprang lightly upon his horse, already saddled
and bridled, and with a touch of the reins
and a parting wave ol the baud to Annie,
rude rapidly away.
COXCI.UDKD NUXT WE?K?
Thc Little Children.
God bless the little children !
Wo meet them everywhere ;
Wo hear their voices round our hearth,
Their footsteps on thc stair;
Their kindly hearts aro swelling o'er
With" mirthfulness and glee ;
God bless the little children,
Wherever they may bc !
Wc meet thom Qlcath some gip?y tent,
With visage swarth and dun,
And eyes that sparkle as they glanco
.With roguery and fun ;
Wo find them fishing on tho brook
For minnows with a pin,
.Or creeping through thc hazlc-brush
Tho linnet's nest to win.
Wo meet them in die lordly hali,
Their stately father's pride ;
. Wo meet them in the poor man's cot
Ba hw* BO wo?lsh hedda ;
Along tho city's crowded strtot,
They hurl thc hoop or bail ;
We lind them 'math tho pauper's roof,
Tho saddest sight of all ;
For there they win no father';; love, .
Nor mother's tender care
Their only friend thc God above,
Who hears thc orphan's prayer;
Bat dressed in silks, or draped iu rags,
Ia childish ?rief or g'ce,
Gblc.^s thc little children,
Wherever they may bc!
Shnrp Trading.
In thc village rf WI lived a man who had
once been the Judge of the County; and wa.
known all over it hy thc uame ol Judge L
Ho kept a store and saw mill, and was alway
sure to have the best of a bargain ou Lis side,
bj which means he had ^gained an am ?di
competency, und some did not hesitate to cul
' im the biggest rascal in tho world.1' 1I?
was'Tcry'co?'ceitci withal, and used to de
ht to br.'ig ol' bis btisiness capacity, whet
any one w-.- near lo listen. One rainy day
as quite a number were ser.u-d around tin
stovu in thc store, ho began, as usual, to tel
of his great bargains, and at last wound ti,
with thc expression. "Nobody has eve
cheated mc j nor ii:>i.' can't neither."
" Judge," said ail old man of thc com
|?any, IV- cheated yon more'n* yon ov'< r di?
me."
'. How KO?" said thc Judge.
" If you'll promise you won't go to lav
abjiit it, nor do nothing, I'll tell, or else .
won't-for you're too much of a law eborac
ter fur me."
" Let's hear ! let's hear !'' cried hali a d-Z
en or more voices.
11 I'll promise," said thc Judge, "and trna
in t?ie bargain', if you have."
Well, do you remember lh.it wagon yo
robbed mc out of?"
" I never robbed yon nut of any wagin,'
exclaimed the Judge," '. I only got the be3
of a bargain."
,; Well, 1 then made up my mind to have ?
back again, and-"
'. You never did?''interrupted tho 'cut
Judge.
" Ves I did-and interest too."
"How so?" thundered thc now enrage
Judge.
*' Well,you see, Judge, I sold you one du
a very nico pine lo<r. and bargained with yo
for a lot more. Well that log I stole oil'yoi
?pile down by the mill,'the night before, an
the next day 1 sold it to you. Tho ne:
night I drew it . back home, and sold it I
you the next day ; and I kept on until. ye
bought your own ?og of me twenty,:sere
times I"
" That's a lie !'' exclaimed the infuriate
Judge, turning to his books and examiningdi
log accounts. " You never sold me ?went
seven logs of thc same measurement."
u I know it," said thc vender of logs. "B
drawing it back and forth thc ends woro ol
until it was only ten feet long-fourteen le
shorter than it was tho first time I Drong
it, and when it got so short, 1 drew it bou
again and worked it into shingles ; and then
concluded I bad got my wagon back ai
6towed in my pocket book."
The exclamation of the Judge was drow
cd iu tho shouts of the bytanders, and the li
drawer found the door without the promis
treat. And, to see a mad man you have o
ly to ask tho Judge if he ever was shaved.'
N. 0- Picayune.
A FKW HARD THINGS.-Experience ai
observation have taught men that it is- -
Hard lo quit chewing tobacco.
Hard to keep from caliug too much.
Hard to drink liquor and uot be internp
ate.
Hard to pay our debts,
j Hard to resist temptation.
Hard to believe a man yon know to be
liar.
Hard.to turu the otbor chook whon we o
struck*
Hard to borrow money from friends. wL
wo need it.
Hard to love oiir enemies.
the
g-gf Economy was exemplified in 1
case of tho Indinuna man who had occasion
j placo marble slabs for counters in his ste
and had them made in thc form of gravestoi
with the hames and epitaphs of his lam
inscribed on the under sido.
From tho Washington Express.
Relief for thc South.
Thc question of. furnishing aid to those
really needy in tho South has been before
Generals Grant and Howard for several days.
The report of General Gillern and his inter
views with General Grant brought tho con
dition bf affairs in G eneral Ord's district d\
rectly to the notice of the General-in-Chief;
Geucral Howard hes been occupied during
the past week in endeavoring to ascertain as
nearly as po?s?bT?'ihe real situation . of the
Southern States in rf gard to the reported
want of food, and while he is not inclined to
believe affairs in such extremity as thc South
ern|prcsa indica'es.jhe still is of thc opinion that
the Government should at once .extend aid
both to relieve present want and to guard
against a wor;e state of affairs than now exists.
A gentleman from Charleston yesterday
presented a plan for hrs consideration, which
has been endorsed by many prominent citi
zens, and has received the approval of Gene1
ral Canby BO far as its general features are
concerned. It provides for a loan of. thirty
millions.of dollars, to be issued iii stuail sums
to planters and others in need, to boar ?ix
per cent, interest, both principal and'inter
est payable in currency and secured by mort
gage on the land and by a lien upon' the
crops.
This plan has been submitted to General
Grant by General Howard, with an endorse
ment, approving the idea of supplying Gov
ernmant aid of some kind, but giving his
opinion that a better plan to relieve present
wants would be to purchase provisions and
issue them to all in want, keeping an account
of the actual cost to our authorities, and to
take a lien upon the crops for the amount.
General Howard thinks that such supplies
could bc distributed at small cost by civilian
agents selected from among the best' known
citizens iu each section, who would be will
ing to act without pay for the sake of ob
taining relief for the districts in which they
reside.
It seems likely that speedy action of some
kind will bc taken by our authorities in this
matter, even if it be of a temporary charac
ter, to relieve suffering until Congress can
take the subject in Land and authorize such
expenditures as thc necessities of thc case de
The Russian purchase threatens to co?t us.
in addition to thc $7,000,000, thc loss of
about four companies of (Juiced Statesf roops.
Despatches have been received at the War
Office within the last few days, stating that
the soldiers sent to take poss??ion of the
icebergs are in a most destituid condition ;
and no propitious whatever had been made
for their reception; and that tho prospectia
that they will bo frozen to death or maimed
for ldc befure supplies can reach them. Gene
I 'rats Grant aud Sherman had a consultation a
few days ago on the subject. General Grant
stated that he had had nothing to do with tho
affair, that the President ordered thc troop?
there, a:.d (bat he_ Lid no authority tu act.
It appears thai there is no way now td relieve
them, and that M?"access- to ?ur Northern
paradi-c'is barred by thc eternal snow and
ice. General Rousseau, who commanded the
expedition, left" for Washington Territory
some time ago.
Titt: PHOSPHATES OF SOCTU CAROLINA.
Some uddition.il specimens of this .valuable
material, from the Ashley River beds, was to
be seen yesterday at tho book establishment
of S. G. Courtenay, Esq-, on Broad-street,
taken from the plantation ot H. L. Tourner,
Esq., on i he western ??au?? cf t'-.c- river, in St.
Andrew** Parish. Continual doYelophients
attest the richness and import:-.:.cc ol' this
i.-icovory, nod tl.--' placid und beautiful stream
ol' the Ashley, which has been always so much
admired by Carolinians, promises ero long tu
be soi.iij.vhai disturbed by an ir.crca.-ed visit
ul*-valer craft, which wili transport this im
portant fertilizer tu thc city, where it will bu
prepared for transportation to ail pacts of thc
country. Th? ucw company, witt: Prof. P.
?. Holmes lor Pr?sident, we are glad to see
ire in ti:o way of taking early advantage of
th g od fortune which has befallen them, and
advertise in thc Ncics for one hundred able
bodied Lands. Besides tho promise of being
grout fiuuitci?r's?cccssj these large deposits
^phosphates arc l-;;>k<.d upon with extraor
dinary interest by men of cience.-Charles
ton News.
TJbc body *,f Maximilian was placed in the
parish church ?it Vera Cn:/, guarded by sen
trios, and thc key of .thc c- iii \ in a sealed
pnclmge, given ii>to tho hands nf th'- mayor
f Mm city. Adnu.t;d .Tc';j?iho:r and staff ap
teared in citizei clothe^, in -iu p mourning,
.it. thc ceremony ol laking iii.; remains iii
charge. F:i>l, a large lead case was opened,
'hieb was cOii'.'.-uncd .T.x.?bryr ..-is^ nf /.inc.
i'lii?, when oponed, revealed r. beautiful rose
wood coffin,-the top of which W;.s ornamented
with MI elegantly carved cross. The ifoyor
' 1 i.tin bn-ke tho s;als of. the puektiges and
look out tho goldcu.dvoy, j.resent inn it lo the
ju rs m in charge.ci vpening tho. coiihi. Whoa
the iii '.wis ibro.wii back Upon, its golden
hil,,. .!!:. b -dy (."tho ?'iifortunafe Prince
was sien, chid in black", with KI.uk: gloves
upon thc li??ds; the face pwe'ct lint of an
ashy browr? "cdor. closely parked in velvet
cushions. The Admiral recognized the bod}-,
and, with all his staff, signed a receipt in
liiplicatc, one copy lin-'the Mexican General,
another for -inc Admira!, a;:d the third Pil
preservation in the archives of the city. Thc
budy ivas guarde I in tho ckarch until morn
ing, and thea quietly embarked.
Titi: LYNCHBURG AFFAIK IS G?OKGIA.
Tho Savannah News & Herald, of yesterday
chnTuins the foiloVmg report in reference tc
tlc lynching of a negro in Jefferson County
Ga., to which, brief (illusion was made in oui
telegraphic columns thc same day:
"As nearly as wo eui ascertain, a ncgn
way-laid a.yonrgj .white girl in a [Secluded
spot on a road leading,, from Louisville, ant
coinmiiiod rapo upon her, using much vio
lonee. As soon as tho fact became known
an excited crowd) wkko and black, assembl?e
and arrested' the mgro, who confessed hi:
guilt. He was then tied to a tree, and burn
ed alive. According to one account his ear
were fust burned off, and his face cut with ?
knife. The crowd was .very excited, and a
violent a disposition for veugeanco waa mani
fested by tho negroes as thu whites, althougl
many of the people of the county earnest!;
disapproved ol and protested against the ?lie
gul course of the lynchers, as unjustifiable
and kss effective for the public good than th
ordinary course of thc law. One sistemen
is that tho Freedman's Bureau officer wa
prevented from interfering by threats agains
his life, and that thoso who were opposed ?
tho movement were also thrcateued at thei
nouses. But the majority of thc people, whit
and black, regard the act, though unsanc
tioned by law, as warranted iii the cmergenc
of so heinous an offence, and as sustained b
precedents, North or South. The Freedmen'
a Bureau Agent has written to Gen. Sibley fe
troops, who have been sent, and it is vcr
,ic probable that parties implicated in the affa
will bc arrested."
en
Married, on the 2Gth instant, at Boyle
Mill Pond Poor House, in Itichland. Distric
* by thc Kev. Uriah G. Lee, Mr. Wm. Boa
die wright, aged sixty seven years, to Mrs. Au
to Oxiudine, aged ninety years,
ire, Both of the above arc inmatc3.of the DI
aes trict Poor House, and arc in good heall
lily This is tho bride's fifth .husband and tl
' groom's second wifti,-Columbia Phoenix.
Qd
THE BRAVE WIFE OF AN IGNOBLE HUSBAND.
-Some weeks ago Fred Douglass, the fa
nous nigger, made a speech in West Chester,
Pennsylvania; to a mob of blacks and othera.
?r?vious to bis arrival, lion. John Hickman,
i member elect to the Assembly, invited tbc
able orator to make bim a visit, and cousid
r bis house a home during bis stay, which
uvitation Fred dnly accepted. Hickman at
mee put his best chamber in order and made
xtensive preparations for hisiguest, in spite
jf all that big wife could do or say. But she
lided her time. A woman, especially wheo*
he is iu thc right, I is never without ber re
ources. So, when the great Douglass was
innounced. and, with hat in band, wasniak
ng his most elaborate bow, she met him ot
he parlor door andiperemptorily ordered him
mt of the house. He did not stand upon
lie order of his going, but went at once!"
Long may Mrs. Hickman rule tho mistress of
1er Bouse ; and, in the good time coming,
vhen women get their "rights/' may she be
lent to the Assembly by thc voters of West
Dhester in thc place of her unworthy hus
band. Bully for : Mrs. Hickman I-Southern
Opinion." .... 1
_V _-j_ . .
COURTSHIP IN'GREENLAND.-There ia'some
:hin? exceedingly .melancholy in the accounts
which are given of the custom of courtship in
3reenland. Generally, women enter upon
?he blessed estate with more willingness and
.ess solicitute than the men. The women of |
Greenland are an exception to this rule. A
Greonlander, having fixed his affections upon
some female, acquaints his parents with tho
state of his heart.. They apply to the parents
of the'girl, and if the parties thus far are
agreed, the next proceeding is to appoint two
female negotiators, whose duty it is to broach
the subject to the young lady. The lady em
bassadors do not shock her by any sudden or
abrupt avowal of the awful subject if their
misi?n. Instead of this they Iaunc rut in
praises of the gentleman who seeks h hand.
They speak of the splendor of his' hou*e, the
sumptuousness of his courage in catching
seals, and other like accomplishments. Thc
lady, pretending lo be affronted even at these
remote hints, ruus away, tearing the ringlets
o? her hair as she retires, while thc cmbassa
dors Laving got the consent of her parents,
pursue her,, drag her from her concealment,
take her by force to the house of her destined
husband, and there leave her. Compelled to
remain there, she sits fordays with dishevelled
hair, siient and dejected*, refusing every kind
of sustenance, till at last, ii kind entreaties
du not prevail, she ?3 cupelled by force, and
even blows, to submit to the detested union.
In some cases Greenland women faint at the
proposal of marriage-in others they fly to
thc mountains, and only return when com
pelled to by cold and hunger. If one cuts off
her hair, it is a sign that she intends to resist
to death. All this seems so unnatural to us
that we seek for a reason for such an appar
ient violation cf the first principle of human
nature. Thc Greenland wife is the slave of
her husband, doomed to a life of toil, drudg
ery and privation ; and, if he die, abe and
her children have no source against starvation.
THE AUTHOR CF THE LINCOLN ASSASSINA
TION PLOT.-Thu Columbus (Ga.) Sun, it
.seems, has fourni tho niau who first proposed
to assassinate Abraham IjfncoTri. His n:i1?e,
say3 lhat paper, is Thomas Gilbert, and he is
a radic?l'delegatc elect from thc Suit's Sena
torial District to thc Convention. Ho isa
re.subr.ic of Chattahoochc County; a:?d the
proof H stnmg and conclusive against him.
The Sim further?iys:
The facts are these : At a meeting of the
citizens of Chattahoochc County, before-Abra
hum Lincoln had taken the Presidents] chair,
:tr.J pr.-.-vi sis ?o the Secession of thc State ot'
Georgia, this hoary-bcaded old reprobate sub
nutted to the said meeting a proposition in
writing, offering to arm and equip at hi: own
expense, 100 men to proceed to Washington
city, and to kill Abraham Lincoln. He sup
ported hi;; proposition in a violent harangue,
charging hts more moderate and humant
neighbors with a want of patriotism and boor
ag& These facts will be fully attested by
some of thc most prominent and respected
citizens of the Comity of Chattahoochc."
The Sun adds :
ifl We stand ready to make good, by com
petent proof, that be is tho a'uth *r of thc as
sassination ?not. Wc demand an investiga
tion ol thia matter. Radicalism still pauti
for ibo bl.'jd nf the slayer of its late lamer,
ted leader. ' We have pointed out the mar
who inaugurated th tragedy; and in th<
nap! o'of the murdered an! pesecuted deni
and living, we demand that justice shall bc
done."
A 'tig Hau in n Ti e. ht Pince.
Last evewVg about I nV'ork, a firerhai
named 3i rbi VFtnf, chipibVeoTpn the tow boa
'Diamond, lying in the' Monorail Jrij' v. r;
nearly came to r. sudden cr.d. 1: appear:
that ne srit itbofnl ejeashig the boiler of th
tug, anti having finished the exterior to hi
satisfaction, went inside. He entered tbrougl
an aperture'i:i tho ?rid and applied himsel
to bi* task at once" Scarcely- liad k<\ bec
at Work'?hr'?i?re than'ivmror five minutes
when he iras sndd?t?ly safae?l hy a Mumpnm
commenced lo swell; Well is a!mast pr.-,vcr
bia!' for''bfe rotundity-ordinarily measure
fort)' two indlie? around ?be chest, and is of ;
gravity proportionately grear. : Shortly aft?
bj? bad taken ill, he crawled to theapertun
and attempted to get our: but so much had h
gained by the swelling that to force hirnscl
through tho hole was out of the quiStiou.
Ho bawlud lustily i'or help, and his erie
brought some of the hands to his assistance
They, however, were unable to relieve hie
from his plight, n:;d tba cramps rapidly bi
coming worse, messengers were instantly dis
patched lor doctors, police,' blacksmiths, etc
and one adventurous fellow, who seemed ;
understand tho situation} bunted up the coi
oner. Things looked very blue for som
time, and it was proposed lo cut away a stri
of thc boiler as a last resource. This bein
objected to, eight or nine stalwart fellows sei
ed Well, and through a ?! long pull aud a pu
altogether." brought Lim through by mai
force. His clothes were toru iu tatters an
his body badly bruised and scratched in var
ons places. He is seriously injured, and
at present, we understand, under medical a
tendance.-Pittsburg Dispatch, 24th.
jfjiSf A Christian without trials would 1
like a mill without wind or water; the co
trivance and design of the wheel-work with
side would be iiunoticed and uuknown wit
outaomething to put it in motion withoi
Nor would our gi aces grow uuless they we
called'into exercise ; tho trials and ditllculti
wo meet with not only prove, but al
strengthen the graces of the Spirit.
It is reported that seventy families, livii
in Johustowu, Pa., are about to migrate
Kentucky in a body. They have secured 2?
!- ! OOO acres of land ou the Licking River, abo
y ? fifty miles from Cincinnati, paying, tuercf
y fifty-cents per acre.
's-j--r.
ir . USUF'ULINFORMATION.-An excellent hou?
y keeper was overheard lamenting (hat a era
ir'j lind been made in her cooking siove. F
the benefit of all such, wo publish the folio
ing ready mod'3 of mending cracks in ' sto\
and iron ovens, as practiced in Germany I
- 1; When/a crack is discovered in a "'sro1
through whi?h the fire or smoke penptra't
tho aperture may be completely-closed ii
moment, with ? composition . consisting;
wood ashes and common salt?'m?de!up*n
. I paste with a little water, 'arid:i:pl?s'ter?d' d'
ie ' tho crack. The good effect iSeVrually cert?
. I:whether tho stove be hot or coldfc - . ; ? e
The Beign of. .Terror, ift the Soutlu ...
We find the following tetogropnednfrom ?
Washington to the New York Herald :
One of your travellitig correspondents, -who -
has just made an'extensive tour of-Louisiaua,
Georgia, Mississippi,.Alabama, North Caroli
na and South Carolina, represents th?'cbndi^.'
tiou of the freedmen as .'.-heart-rending ?irt ibo
extreme. In all the^cotton districts !of those'-.
Slates the grcat'mass of-the freedmen aro rot
only bu the point . of;starvation - but pos--*??-?
?carecly-a sufficiency Of clothing to cover4h?ir; '
'nitk-idtjess. At most of-the railway staty?ns' '
many Colored children collection tho arri val
of the trams and enter into ^competition with .
thc famished swine and dogs for tho poss? ss
sion of the bones thrown ny passengcrt?f'jB"rn!?
thc train?,'-while scores ot' lazy negroes c^-1''
lect about the depots aa spectators. Ifl tjfertj
corn growing districts the prospects of a fij<5?
inc are not so noar, and whites "ahd b' .. -
arcoon-friendly terms. He1 declares'that'ihe
negroes ?re much more destitute than under
the old slave regime. In many counties of
these States the forests are filled wkh?rmed-**
negroes-who hunt game in- day time:'an?d'-''
make raids ?p'?rr planters-stock at night. Ti.--?
reign of terror is general in upper Lo^isi'ma,
lower Mississippi and the cotton districts; ot
Georgia and the Carolinas. The destitution, .'.
however, is not confined to the blacks. Thou
sands of the' white population have not a .
month's provisions ahead, and no. money to
lay in a supply. Many planters, who were
far-seeing; provided a year's, aupplyfor their
lamilies, but the starving negroes have very
generally pillaged their smoke-houses and
granaries'and stripped them clean. The esri ; .
mate of the number of persons (compiled fmoi ?
statistics collected by tho -Executives of . tho
State6 and others) who will starte unless Con-'"
gressjprovides some relief, is-thrte million*?,-^
two-thirds of whom are negroes. This esti
mate embraces Louisiana, Mississippi, Alaba
ma, Georgia and-tVe Carolinas. He has n-.
estimate of the "cher-unreconstructed States.
Unless prornp. action ?B taken' to provide for r
the starving freedmen and 'whites the piling- !
ing of the whites will become general, the
latter will resist, and a bloody conflict will .
be the result. Planters are generally alarm
ed and would leave tho country could they
raiso tho ' moans to remove tb ?ir-fatuities, i
Hundreds:aro offering thoir homes for a mere %
song, but can find no purchasers. Planta
tions that before the war commanded as high .
as fifty dollars per acre can oe purchased tor?a
five dollars per aero, so general is the terror
that reigns and tho desire of thc owners tb
save their families from the outrages that are
threatened by; the negroes, anless aid comes
from the government or the people of the
North. On the way North, he witnessed a
striking illustration of the effect of Radical
teachings.^ At Greensboro', N. C., a party of
negro emigrants entered the cars. In the-..
party wero two very pretty white girls. In-.:;
vestigation resulted inlearning that they wer? -
tho daughters of an English gold minor in
Guilford county, N. C., and had voluntarily
left their homes as the- mistresses of two .
coal-black negroes. They are ?destined to Vin
,cennes? Ind., and Xenia, Ohio. Much inc'ig
nation WOK manifested by -the white passen
gbrs'/and- threats cf. lynching the negroes
were indulged in, but no: carried out.
H tts K it'Ci'T E xpoft tn.-Lit t?o;- x u'- thc 'Fr od- '
ericksburg News, makes a valuable contribu
tion to the history of the times in the follow
ing personal reminiscences relating- to the
Radical leader in the couspiracy now sitting
'in the Capitol of Virginia, lt is of Hunnicutt,
the Friend and Hero;' that he speaks, when
he says :
D.?wn in thc bottom of his blaik heart ho
knows and tiembles that he is known in
Fredoricksburg. He knows tho negroes here
detest him. Before the war he denied tuenxjj.
the ri?ht to have a houae in which io wor
ship God, and denounced the most pi.-us of
them as men who would support their church
by stealing from their matters.
Hunnicutt knows th.at;vhite men here
knows his history. Wku his private history .,
or conduct or habits wc Lave nothing to <iq.
As a public m..n wo have a tight, to expose
him. Alas for Virginia, that such a tuan aa
he should be among her " public" men, when
he should be in her Penitentiary.
Before the war Hunnicutt was a blatant se
cessionist. The liiesofhis paper, his reported
speeches, his unwavering advocacy of ex Gov
ernor Smith (" Extra Pilby'"'), tho concurrent
testimony and recollection of, this whoie com
munity and all the neighboring count ?tra, his
treacherous proposition to seize Fori ress. 2?
roe, bis own vote for secession, givc?n ''ul'his
own free will and accord,'' his sermon ?nt
Kro. k's Station ou the day of the first battle
<<f ManaSsas, in which, as wei! as in his pf ?uer,
he called down such 1 earful imprecate ns upt :i
the Union anny, individually aud eulie, '.iv-.lv,
lhat.aKocossioniat iola u.-> it almost made
"nair stand on oud (lue-hearers aa-.; v.,i..- :. ns
to tho truth of-thia are numerou-j. ai..i ali
Jiis substqueut coil rae iimd! carder. utttij lue
Federal anny occupied Frederiek.-bu;g.; in ;<
April, -1SG2, nil overwhelmingly con-.:;! . ?a
of being, with, all iii?; heart -and. scrub, a se-^3
>ionisi from.choice.
stay at home as much a- pussi.d : to < j y j ?
but that when they spend moucy iuineeessari
ly ia fine clothing and jewelry for rjtjViir ?n!
dren, they ar?, j .ying theuy a pr^mjuiq '..?
spend their time away frota home, that i.s, '
those places \vhc:c they can attract tia- Utysl
attention and make the most display*. T : i
is both truth and philosophyin the s'at'- . n*.
If parents expect td shield tbeircbiidr'-y-. frc-m" .
tho vices of thc world they mu<t malte 1 *';"C .
; j attractive to them. A cheerful and !?:.;.. y-'
" home is one of thc greatest safcgtiards'n r> ir
ont can throw arognd his child.
.-U_*u^_?
DEATH OF A WEALTHY COLORED MAX.
We see it stated that James:Ropi,r, the Ir.rir- :
est landholder and the wealthiest man in Jef
ferson County. Va., is dead. -R?per was a
c-ilored man, the natural s in ot an .eccentric.
Englishman, who bequeathed the mosbv/.-his
property to thc recently deceased, wtvo.amiod .
greatly ?o his pat?moo#d-. estate, llop^r had
a great faculty for acquiriug prop rty and a
mania for adding to his large lauded estate.
Every year or two ho would purchase akrm,
for which wc haye known him to pay as much,
as $110 per acre, when dollars .wer? d> ijarsi,
Roper was an intemperate man, yet socii >a;
his natural shrewdness, that nobud) cvuni
take advantage of him iu.a trade, even when:
ho was drunk. Ho was a quiet, iuo?fe?hivo
man, and as generally: esteemed as a.-mau jf i
his habits could expect-to be. Ho .never'-"
voted, served on iuries. or attempted to exer ,
eise rights denied by u?'?dws, yet be Vas as . '
fully protected in the rights of person and1'!
property as any man in Virginia, and .has,'
oublies^ left a larger and moie yalpablc .
wded estate tluu any ?i-> now livi?gi? this
State can. boast.-Lyneiauiirg VirgtuiaD.
A MONSTROUS BEARD.-vVe bave beenprar^
scntbd by Mr. Scott, Chief of P?IH?; witlnhe
ph'otor.'raph of a' gentleman n?w7 OM Visit :o
this ty, whese beard has erowWIo thb'nSon- L
strous length of six feet within the lastren
years.' Wo understand he has ? Vrrrcawfi |fr?a
"'^rolled ?pinader?his arm/when jjaJWrtgrrt^iift
erwisej itwould: tndh^e'grnnwBkc?x Ti?fi?a-aa^
o? the individual .wiio "wears ,thia.- singular ..
>' ?: ^ookiirg-appendage 4s- atodrojfV'?Kepi?cn? ,Jiia,:s
of beard iai?f a perfektlycf natu^^g^^j^^and-.^
i a^ from its-nppearanco ooerwouk?-judgc. t b'at,.^
ireT^^wrapped'irnutid^-bcdyJnit.wu^
^o-"'most asgoodn-coreriDg; es a blankbU-Pnu