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mc**?i>*j, j AT LAW, i
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Promptly and carefully attended to.
Sam's Feast.
Sarah's stories were wotnlerrul things.
To be sure, they wore apt to be a little
startling, and generally endod by Bearing
her lia<encrs half out of their wits; but
that only made them tnoro delightfully
exciting.
By tbo time the children got a hint
of the coining treat, they erowded
around, and Sarah began :
'Now, all you young uns must sit
mazin' scill if I'm gwinc to tell a st ry '
Sarah's virtutfas a story teller was in
her face and manner. She was very
black, with large rolliug eyes, a very
[ lung face, a moustrous mouth, great
white teeth, and long thin hands, which
had an uncanny while louk on tho in
side, ai though the color were coming
off.
Perhaps you don't think hands have
much to do with story telling, but they
had wiih Sarah's, I can tell you.
Quieting her audience with threats of
?daring 'em all out the housj, she began
in a low, solemn voice :
'Ouct upon a time, 'way down in Ole
Kcntuck', there lived a MAN! He
was a-w f-u-1 rich, and had heaps an'
heaps o' nice things in his dark cellar.
Bottles an' bottles o' wine, bur'ls an'
bnr'ls o' cider, an' lots an' lots o' hams,
bar'ls an' bur'ls o' bacon, an' bins an'
bins o' apples, an' jars an' jars o' sweet
meats, an' boxes an boxes o' raisins, an'
U ! piles o' good things to eat, in that
dark celler.'
Sarah paused to see the effect. Rush
smncked his lips, and the eyes of the
whole JohnsoR family rolled in ocstacy
at tho delightful picture.
'But he was a-w f-u 1 stingy ! Not
a speck of all thejic jec goodies woti'loi
ho guv--''to a-u-y body. Lor! ho al'lus
kep' the key in his own pocket, an' if
he wanted ham for dinner, he went
do ivn in that yer daik cellar." an'cut. a
.-lice, nuff fur himself. An' if he wanted
wine, he jes went down an' Pitched hi
buttle, au' al'lus looked the do' arter
him, an' never guv Sam the fuste-t
speek !'
? ? ell, now,' Sarah went, m roll a t
her eyes, 'that ar Sam was a po' nigga
? the only nigga the stia^j man had ;
an' he was that stingy he never half fed
him no way. He guv him a leetle corn
u.-cal fur hoe cakes, an' onct in a great
while a lectio teeny bit uv a sliec o'
bacon. So Sam got thinner an' thinner,
till he wns noar a fhadJer, an' bis
fingers were long and bony.'
And Sarah help up hers and clawed
them iu tho air, till the children could
alu.est *ee Sam and his bony hands.
'Well, one day this bad man had to
go *w?y off to the big oity, an' ho
hadn't got nobody to leave in the house
but jes Sam. So he done measured out
jes so much corn meal, an' hu said :
'Now, Sain, I shall be gone away three
da} s, and that'll have to last ye till I
get back. I'll warrant ye'd like to jes
eat it every scrap the fust day, an' ax
fur mo'-?it's jes like ye; but not a
; enojeo do you get till I come back, fur
I've locked everything up. An' if I
find anything out o' order when I come
back, I'll?I'll?wallop you; see if I
don't! V
'With, that so drefful threat, the cruel
Mah'sr went off, an' left Sam all alone.
Well, Sam went to clearin' up the
house, an' when ho wont to hang up his
Mah'sr's everyday close ?fur in course
he woie his Sunday ones to go to town
??ho bars soniothin' hit again the wall,
an' he thought to himself, 'I'll see
what that ar is. Mehbe Mah'sr's done
leff a penny in his pocket. Oh, golly !
won't I buy a buu !' An' he put his
hand in the pocket, an' what do yon
s'j>ote hrfound?
'THE CELLAR KEY! ! !'
J Sarah, looking wildly at ltor listeners,
said these thrilling words in an awful
whisper, with a roll of the eyes end drop
ping of the jaws, that mado it still nforc
horrible.
Oh, Lor'! horc's the key !' said Sam
to himself; "what shall I do V An'then
he thought awhile. But, sakes ! chilleu,
'pears like the Debil is al'us wuitin' fur
chuuees, an' bo ho popped into Sam's
head to jes go nn' look at the g"od
things. 'I won't touch ary bit,' said
Sam, 'fur olu Mah'sr'd find out if ono
applo stem's gone?but I'll look.' That
was tho lust wrong step, olulleu. Yo
know how hard it is to dcfr.iin, it ye
look at the thingc ye oughtouter. Well,
this yer onravorent nigga crept down
stairs au' unlocked the do', and peeped
jn?t rem' I in' fit to drop. Hq mos' apeeted
to fioe ole ^lah'sr behind a bar'l. But it
..- ... . . .. -??.?? i ?' i
was as still as the grave, so ho crept ill;
There hung the long rows o' hams?so
juicy an' sweet; and Sam went up an'
thought to hi.-Belf, 'Now, I'll jes smell o'
one.' So ho smclled of-it, an' it was so
nice seems like he couldn't help jes
touch it with his linger an' clap his
finger in his mouf, au' then ho did it
again. Ye know, chillen. how the old
Debil Stan's side o' yo an' helps ye on.
Arter Sam had tasted onct or twice, he
8oen a teeny bit of a ham, way off in
the fur corner, an' lie said to himself,
'1 don't b'lteve ole Muh'ur'll ever miss
that ar one?'tain't much 'count no
way !' An' chillen, he was ih it hungry
ho cnu'dn't holp it, I do b'liovo. lie
siatchcd that hnm, nn' he cat.an' eat
till ho couldn't stuff another in mf tul.
an' hid the rot behind a bar'l. Then
he went on an' wont on till ho co ne to
the apples?bins an' binso' beautiful
red apples ! And he smelt of'cm, an"
then he oat an' e it an' oat till he
couldn't stuff another moul-ful. Then
ho went on an' went on till ho came to
the shelf o' sweotmcats, an' he looked
ot 'ein an'sm dt of'em, and finally he
snatched a jar, tore off the cover, an' eat
an' eat an' cat till ho couldu't stuff
another moufful.
'An' thoo he couldn't eat any more
sure nuff, an' he went out an' lock tho
do'. But he nevor had so muoh to eat
in his life, an' 'pears like ho was stutfe 1
so full he sort o* lost his reasons. He
went out an' laid down on a bun :h in
the sun, an' he said to hisself,' Lor' !
aint it nice tn have nuff to eat fur onct;
there's poor Jim don't s'pose he ever had
nuff in his life.' An' then a wury
wicked idea come into his head. s j
bye in by he got up an' wont over to
Jim's?ho lived V&\% do'?au' he to!e
him soon 's it was ni'ht to owiiover,
aii' he tolo him to fotch Sally. Sally
was the house gal. an' Sam likad he.,-,
.in' then'ho wunt tov t'uin a a Hi com nu,
to come too; a id finally, chillen. h^
vitcd ijuite a 'ap-jetablu c'?uip?n/. TU hi
he went home, an' he wont into the
woodshed an' fotch .d in big stieks o'
w od, im' he made up a most won'or fu I
fire, an'swept out th : hi; kit-chni idem
an' nice, tho' he wasn't ex<ri na-it uow
Sain wasn't 'B>ut ten o'ohnk la i??
company 'gm to c mie, th** la lies -til
dro-ised up fine in some of their minis'
things?low neck an' short sleeves, an
ribbins an' white gloves. O, go way !
yer don't see no sich things up har 1
An' the gemmeu 1 Lor', chillen, if ye
could see tho fino long tailed bluo coits,
with buttons shinin' like marygolds, ye'd
laff tit to split y'r sides.
'Atter tho company was all tharo, an'
talked a littlo'bout the weather an'sicr
topics o' conversation, he axed 'em
?Wouldn't they like a little refresh
ment ?' They was very polito, an' said, '
'No, thank ye,' an* 'I'd rather be
'xcused.' But he went to the cellar, an'
he took'd out groat plates o' apples, an '
great pitchers o' cider, an' Tom holp jd
him ; an' they fotched out Ule Mah'sr's
tum'lers, au' ho filled 'em all up ; an'
he futched out a whole jar o' sweet
moats, and a great dish o* houey, an'
pickles?oh, Lor'! r.uc'u heaps o" things I
An' all the time Sam said, so polite,
'Ladies an' gemmen, hep you'self, then 'a
mo' in Mah'ar's cellar !'
'An' thoy did hep thcirsclve-?, an'
they oat au' oat till they couldn' stulF
another moufful. An' whilo they was
all stufun', an' Sam was ?rvrine round
with a hottle o* winu iu each hau I, sty
in' so polite, 'Ladios un 1 ^'cmuun, h
youVelf, there's mo' iu Mah"sr's dollar
he happened to look up !
'Til EKE WAS IIIS MA IPS 11!'
As Snrah snid thisidic gave a hi>rrik?s
yell, nnd sprang forward, clutchingn
tho nir, as though to soizo thorn ; ad
her spoil bound listeners scr^ntnod, ad
so:nc ofthoiu foil over baokwar Is.
Delighted with tho ufiect of ier
tragedy, she waited till they gath?cd
themselves up, with awo-stmok faco to
listen to the end.
Sho lowered hor voico to n glftly
whisper.
'Tho Mah'sr sprang togetSaihut
Sam let out a soreooh null'to mi the
dead; an' elared out thro' tho do* /tho*
the debil was artor hiiu. Thoest of
tho company slunk out 'thout <iu( to
bo 'xcused, on* wusin bed evcrjoul of
'cm in two minutes, an1 snor/ fit to
raid*, the roof. Sam's "Muh'sr rt till he
got douo tired out, air thou hoiaggcd
hisself homo.-'
Sarah |stopped. After waifg a few
minutes, Hush asked, in a soaa sort of
a-voice, what became of Saui./
Sorah rolled her eyoa, shook^r hoad;
dropped her jaw, and saidj hIowIj^Ho
nevor was hoard of again:' I \
'Run away ?'suggested "flush?i**^
'S'poss bo. Mebby up norf tbiB very;
day, fr all I know.' And Sarah turned
to her work. > p^ar^o** j }
- IMIIJ. . .--KIWI i -?
How Uuclo Shade iLost His Kol I
gion. i?!l
j. /?; rt { HTi^!?!:.i( ]
Everybody about ttockingham is ad
fiuaintcd w'th old Unolo Shadraok Leak,
colored. -Uncle Shado,' as ho is mpto
j:?noraIly known, has during his lenghty
and not altogether uneventful existouoo
experienced to rather heavy fails. Ac
cording to a statement made to us by
him, his first great fall W4B in tho time
of the Sherman raid, when ho foil from
grace, (and that was a time, you know,
when everybody's religion %was put to a
severe test.)?his next 'downfall' being
from an ox cart in front ot our office
about 250 feet of lumber jailing upon
Itiin, and which tickled Tom Hurt so
Hut we will lot Undo Shade hjuitelf
relate in his own peculia way, how he
fell from graoo, his first, great fallf) ia
i i me of the raid;
'I wuz liviug wid mars Watty don. I
had heard a good deal Bed about de
Yankees, white folks aed d i wuz mighty
had folks, an' dat I mus' be berry tick
ler an' tell dem nuflan but do trufe, as
if da cotch me in a lie, da would be nhoro
to kill me. Well, I wuz stnndio' in de
front yard near de piazzy when de fuss
Yank I seed made his 'pearanoe. He'
wuzent dtess liko a aojer. but had on a
high erown, hat an, rid up mighty qui
etly, singin' uv a hymi. Do hymo
wuz dis L believes, dat ho wuz a sing
?in? : "?'^m ?*??**?.j
Hallaloo ! Hallaloo ! u ?.
I b'lougs to do ban-' hallaloo !
I bad been a proajlher myself up to
?V-tii?e, aj?d I wus?atjU?od fruin)do
way lie cuuTTTp"*; a'aFWs was a prcacSbt
too or at least a mignty good iu.mi.
he ok he rid up to nie. '"Sa niuy,' (ua
culled ?Ii do nigger x?uvju, S.nu,j -low
doz de do, sir V
'l'utty, woll tank 3*ou, boss.' (sod I)
'how doz you do V
"lbe quite well, Sammy.'
O. ho did talk so awuet and oioe.
Sammy has you got an pig hams?'he
ax.-d iu his sweet way.
'No, Sir, boss, have uo hauls,' I (
nod.
*Got any chickens den, Sammy V he
fuithcr enquired.
We had chickens, hut I told him no,
causn I didn't want him to git ,um.
'Any eggs, Sammy V
'No, Bir, no oggi.boss.' I replied.
'Pleosc hold mjhoss, Sammy.' I tuck
hold ob do bridle, and ho got down off
his hoss and went to de ohicken coop,
and pulling a lar<,o buuch of keys fr um
hin pocket unlocked do door, went.in
and filling his higi hat wid egg? cum
toating dem baok where I wuz I felt
dat my time wuz ;oout up. having told
n lio and hud beet cotuh in it. Hut
my faith in de Lurfhad so fur sustained
rue. Ho sot do Int ob eggs on de piaz
za and den he tuned round to git. up on
his boss, down went do old hat and
broke ebboregg but four?
Utuph ! how I vuz skerd ? I fait
shore dat I should soon bo a dead nig
ger.
'Sammy,' scd ho as ho looked at de
eggs on de grouuu, 'ain't dat a hell ob a
case?'
I wir/, fctonishod (o hoar him use such
ugly language, and I sod; 'yes, inoma,
dud is a bad casj'
'Ye-1,' pcs he, "but 'ain't it a hell ub :\
case?'
Not wishing to cuss, being a preach
er, T Bed 'yes, roossa, drt an a very had
case.'
Den be drug out and old fword and
its be, b 8 eyes flashing lire liko do
debil:
1 Damn your "old soul, didn't I ask
you it' it wiuent a most a lull ob a
cafici"
Thinking he wuz gwinc to cut mo in
two, T jumped about thruc lo it high and
hollored out;
'Ycb, mossa, damn my soul if it 'aiut
a most hell oh a case !'
Iso been a wicked man ebbcr since
but if I'hb lost dut nasty Yankee will
hab to answer fur it, which is sotno cou
solution.'?llockingham Spirit of the
South.
A wcok conclusion?Saturday night.
There is a boy residing near Hocking
ham, only fifteen yonrs of age, who
weighs 250 pounds! 11 in nam e is Long.
i t*di .***?? Hook My Frock.
i")t> ..tin Mo ' ?' '"?' '
4 A day or ttro ago Justice Jocko, of
St: Louis, received a call from a youog
rtinh and a young woman, each of- whom
was the bearer of a portly carpet-sack.
'Be you the squire V asked the young
man with an air of diffidence.
'I be. Do you want to get married?'
'Yes, sir. ? We want it done right
away, don't we, Mollie ?'
?Yes, Squire,' said Mollie, 'but hain't
you got a dressing room, whore I can
put on ray bridal dress and titivate a
little V
?I am sorry to say my bridal chamber
ifl crammed full of hobby horses, toys,
trinkets and stuff seized by the constable
from a fancy store. However, thore it
is, if you think tl>ere is room enough
for you to dreas.'
The bride looked into the room adjoin
ing the office, and declared that she
could make out to slip on her dress in
it. With carpet sack in hand, she
^entered tho lumber room and closo 1 the
<2'ior. The bride-groom asked for another
room, saying he had his wedding Gains
in his valise, and would like to put them
on. He was told there was no other
room vacant, and that he would have to
take a seat and wait until tho brido had
enrobed herself and then ho could take
hin turn.
The young man sat down with an air
of impatience, holding the carpet-sack
between bis knees and twirling his
thumbs. Constable McKeary, whose
appearance is that of a Don Juan of the
most killing type (although in reality
he ia. the chastest man that ever chased
a I juryman or repleviued a widow's par
lor furniture,) had been writing at his
desk when the bridal party enterod, and
now .arose and passed into the passage
way leading downstairs. The young
man with the carpet-sack turned red iu
tnc? ?aJ\c_8awjL the door eUjse upon
the o^frtable. He "^evidently tnought
,McKeary had g?ne into the store room
where the bride was making her toilet
He became rorvous, threw his carpet
sack into the corner, arost. sat down in
another chair, and was extremely fidget
ty The more he tried to conceal his
emotion the rodder his face grew. At
length, unable longer to endure the
agony of doubt aud mistrust he ran to
the door of the store room and entered.
A scream was heard, and then the
young man returued looking very
sheepish.
1'his rash act of the bridegroom's
came near breaking off the match, but
the Justice explained to the bride that
it wan all a mistake.
'Aro you a married man, 'Squire ?'
asked tho bride, putting her face to a
crack in the door.
'Yes, I have been married ever so
long.'
'Well, then, I wish you would just
come in here and hook my frock-'
The justice complied with the modest
request, and in a moment the bride came
out in gorgeous attire. The bridegroom
then entered the room and made his
toilet, and when he returued the cere
mony was performed without dolay.
Then the brido re ontered the store room
und changed her dress, and tho happy
couple marched out with thou carpet
sacks, highly elated.
?Ami They Shall Pay a Tax.'
My beloved brethren, the lex roads.
?An they shell pay a tax.' Now there
he umny kind oh tax. Thar be shoe
tax. and vnrt-ix an thar be attax of the
eholymorbus and tax on lawyers?which
my beloved brethren, i? the best kind of
tax, but the hardest an most dimoultust
to collect.
Hut thar's a day a eotiiin, my bolovud
brethren when all these tilings will be
brought up a standing,' glory halalu.
lab !
Now, what does the book *ay, >uy
retched sinners ? Does it say 'wo unto
! yew editors'/" Not a bit of it, my be
! l?Vod mourners. It says; Wo unto ye
lawyers?yew skribos and fariscize.'
An the ?J<dgo will say in that day;
'Vow Arp, an Underwood, and Print up
?stand up.'
'Yes, Lord,'
An the Judge will ax. 'Did pow pay
any tax in the other world?,
Tin:i) will they all an?wer, mity skeerd
'No I.oi ii. Tho law reads; Injuns aud
lawyors not taxed.'
?m Then *h?ll the Jedge, with a mity
stern eye say; 'You lie like forty,?
Pcilico, put these fellows ov?r on the
? . ? v ?> V* : *
loft with the billj gotcs, and feed 'em
on rat tail files and carpet tax for 999
years?Clerk call up Tom Aleck and the
rest of em,'
An, my beloved brethren!, tbar shall
be weepin, and wailing, and smashen or
teeth?Bill Arp in Rome Commercial.
Disc out lit tire of a Snob.
An amusing story of an English noble
man, recontly deceased, is fold by the
'Man About Town' in the English
Sporting Gazette. We give it in his
own wordHj
'The Duke,' he says, 'was onco in
church, no matter where, wheu a eollec
tion was announced for some charitable
object. The plate or bag, or whatever
it might be, began to go round, and tho
duke carefully put his hand into his
pockot and took out a florin, which he
laid on the pew before him ready for
transfer to the plate. Betide him sat a
litt'e snub who, noticing bis act;on, imi
tated it by ostentatiously laying n
sovereign along side the ducal florin
This was too much for bis graoe. who
dipped his hand into his pocket again
and pulled out another florin, which he
laid by the side of tho first. The little
suob soon followed suit by laying another
sovereign beside the first. His grace
quietly added another florin, which was
capped by a third sovereign on the part
of the little snob. Out came a fourth'
florin to swell the duke's donation, then
the littlo snob triumphantly laid three
sovereigns at once upon the Board The
duke, not to be beaten, produced throe
florins Just at this moment che plate
arrived The little suob took up his
handful of sovereigns and ostcntatio usly
rattled them into the plate then turning
defiantly toward his rival as who would
say. 'I think that takes the shino out of
you' Fancy his chagrin when the duke,
with a* grim smile, put one florin into
f..? -, *-?-?>-"l ''/';<*k'?^pa9HUft*|f> remain
ing mx hack into his^pmWt Hi* grace
used to chuckle whon he told that story,
and 1 think ou the whole he got the best
of it
Hailway Signal Codi) of the United
Slates.
We publish the following railway sig
nnls for the benefit of all interested:
One whistle signifies 'down break.'
I Two whistles signifies 'off brakes.'
Three whistles signifies 'back up.'
Continued whittles signfiics 'dun
gcr.'
Rapid short whistle, ' a cattle alarm.'
A sweeping parting of the bauds
on level of the eye signifies 'go ahead.'
Downward motion of the hands with
extended arms .signifies 'stops.'
Beckoning motion of one hand sigui
Ties 'back.'
Red flag waved upon the trick signi
Ges 'danger.'
Red flag stuck up by the roadside
signifies'danger ahead.'
Red flag carried upon a locomotive
dignities 'an engine tollowiug.'
Red flag hoisted at a station is a
signal to stop/
Lantern at night raised and lowered
vertically is a signal to 'start.'
Lantern swung at right angel across
the track means 'stop.'
Lantern swung iu a circle signifies
'back the Traiu,' \
A Cruel Disappointment
A story is fold in Paris op a son of
M Uixio. This eminent mas for ;i s |?i t
time incarcerated in tlie fortress of Vin
cenncs, after ilio vonp d etat. Hin wife
accompanied by nneol her sons, went to
see him. They dined toge'hor in his
chamber The son was extremely sad
and taciturn during the dinner, and at
last atttaotcd *his lather s attention.
'Why, my deaj boy. what is the mat
ter V
'Nothing, father;' replied the lad of
eleven. ?
'Nonsense; I sco something is ihe
niRtter with you. Come, tetl whjtit
is.'
The boy blubborcd, 'Why, pa, [ am
so disappointed. 1 made sure of seotng
you in a dungeon, chained to the wall,
and you ain't.
The late djpar:ed?last winter's boa
nets.
An Indianapolis beggcr goea about
soiling his wife's wodding riugs to buy
. bread lor his children. He has ahca ly
told tilty of them,
A Colored Girl's Remarkable jppi*
ory.
There is a negro girl in Brucetown,
about 9 jears of agn, whose mainory : it
truly marvellous. Her wonderful pow
era were first brought to the notice of a
white man, who,keeps a grocery lo that
city, about two weeks ago. Hohad been
reading aloud in her presence tha day
before, and accideotly hoard her repeat,
word for word, what ho' had rsad (torn
the paper, though twenty four hottrfl
had intervened. After this he tostad
her memory frequently, and has found
bor c puble of repeating thirty or forty
lines from a book after hearing it read
ouce over. Her intellect in othor ire*
pect docs not seem at all aboro, if equal
to the average, Such instances of rnora
ory are not very unnsual.?Mary Sura
men ills tells of an idiot in Edinburgh
who never failed to repeat tho sermon
word for word, eflor attending the kirk
euch Sunday, 'Hero the minister cough
cd-; Miere he stopped to blow his nose ,
She also tells of another whom she met
in the Highlands, who knew tho Bible
so perfectly that if he was asked whara*
such a verse could tell without hesitation
end repeat tho chapter. We remember
also to have road a year or two agoiaa
account of a man in Now York; .who
could read ono side of the Herald) 2nd
then repeat it, word for word, Jadvertistf
meats and all. Thirty years ago/ or
thereabouts, there woe a book paddlor
in this part of Kentucky, who had *
considerable reputation, for his remarka
ble memory. Old Jimmy Hutchinson
sold Pilgrim s Progress, ClelUnde
Hymns, Children of the Abbey, and
Solitude Sweetened, and was able, to ra
peat whole pages from almost ,any .part
of these books. .
?. * . n f ? Y! r\
Shaving a Granoer ?PersonsWha
I visit barber shops would give a premium
for a ^IjMrher .who1 would not insist upon
ting to a 'shampoo,' when they only
wished to be shaved. A man who called
at a tonsorial establishment oo Smith
hvld street succeeded in nonplussing a
most persistent knight of the razor. The
1 arber insisted noon giving the trans
ient customer a 'shampoo,' sad the T.
C. peremtorily demanded why such a
request was made. Thou a little colloquy
ou.tued something like this :
Harber?'Your head's very dirty,
sah 1'
T. C?'Well, I know it is, and I
want it dirty.'
Harber?' Want it dirty ! Why,^rhat
(ah V
T. C?'Well, I'm a Oranger, ?od I
want to have soil on my head !'
The barbor ceased his importuning*, .
and quivtly shaved his man.?P?ttburg
Chronicle.
A Rkpko.bate.?A person applying
to the Judge of Probate for a letter of
administration, walks up and raps. -The
Judge bids him walk in, when the
stranger inquires ?
'Docs tho Judge of Reprobate reside
here V
'I nm the Judge of Probate, sir/
answered tne Judge.
'Ah ! all tho same, I supposo,' said
the stranger. 'My father died detested,
and left a number af fatherless scorpians,
of which I am chief. As it is, and being
the oldest infidel, the business naturally
dissolves on me and if you will graut me
a h'tter of condemnation, I will Bee you
handsomely sacrificed
A School Mibstress B^ajns a
Pi ph..?'I ho Eldora (Iowa) fjcdg^r, of
this week, says. 'Mr. Smith, mail ear
rior between ?rundy Center aod; Union,
brings tiding! of a fatal ease of punish
tuout by a school teacher. His story ia
that .ui Wednesday of last week, a
m'IxmjI mistress in Fairfiold township
undertook to eha.-tisc ono of. hor mipil.-<,
a b-iy about fiftocu yoars of age., The
I boy made a lierco rcsistuuoo, and the tide
of eon diet began to sot in against tho
female disciplinarian. Gathering a
heavy chair which was near, she lifted
it high o~cr In r head, and with * swoop
itU "in aster ftroko' brought it down up
on the Mevotcd head of the recalcitrant
student, scttlipg his resistance and. his
oarthly oxistonce at a single blow.'
. IHIWI ? ???illll.I i -
Truo politcuoss is good nature beauti
fied aud refined by art.
A bad habit to get into, a oftat ^hat pj
not paid for.
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Never strain at a gnat and theo swal
Jo" ^alf a dojen, captla,
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