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HE.&UMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, 1S50. Consolidated Aug. 2. 1881.1 "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's.' THE TRUE SOFTHROX, Established Jua?, I$6#. SUMTER, S. C., TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 1886. New Scries-Vol. T. No. 27. p|t 8?afe|oaK m? jjoirfjpit -Pt&lisfce? ersry Tuesday, BT > N- Gr. OSTEEN, : SUMTES, S. C. V TERMS: Two .dollars jier annum-io advance. A D.V ?KTISRKE NTS - - - ., - One Square, first insertion............-....^! 00 Every subsequent insertion........ 50 Conir&cts; for three months, or longer will be ro*de at reduced rates. A1I commonications which sabserve private in teres ta will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries- ?od tributes of respect will be ?barged for. ;. - i By ;wTxxrs COMFITS. AS EPISODE EC THE LIFE OF A YOUNG GIRL. ?:?> PABX THE SECOND. THE DISCOVERY. CHAPTER TUL Onthe day after Isabel left Lady Lydiard's boose, Mr Troy set forth for the head office in Whitehall to consult the police wi the question of the missing money. He had previously sent information of the robbery to the Bank, of England, and had also adver? tised toe loss in the daily newspapers: The air was so pleasant and the sun was so bright that he determined on proceeding to ; * lus destination on foot He was hardly out of sight of his own ofSces when he was over? take by a friend, who was also walking in th? direction of Whitehall. This gentleman was a person of considerable worldly wisdom ?and experience; he had been officially associ? ated with cases of striking and notorious ?rime, in which government had lent its as? sistance, to discover and punish the criminals. Tfrft npftrirvrvof g fcriwm in -ffi*; position might be of the greatest Value to Mr. Troy, whose ^practice ?as -a -solicitor had thus far never brought him into collision with thieves and mysteries. -**He accordingly decided, in IsabeFs interests, on confiding to his friend the nature of his errand to the police. Con? cealing the names, but concealing nothing else, he described what had happened on the previous day at Lady Lydiard's iiouse. and then put the question plainly to his compan? ion; "What would you do in my placer **In your place,1* his friend answered, .qmetly, "Ishculdnot waste time and money v "fa consulting the ?p?!ic&.'h "IJpt consult the police!" exclaimed Mr. Troy, in amazement. "Surely I have not made myself understood? ^ I am going to the bead office, and I have got a letter of intro? duction, to the chief inspector in the detective department. I am afraid I omitted to men? tion .that" - "It doesn't make any difference.' proceeded the other, as coolly as ever. "You have asked for my advice, and I give you my ad? vice. Tear up your letter of introduction, and don-t stir a step farther in the direction Of Whitehali." Mr. Tarey, began to understand. "You dont believe in the detective police?" h? said. - "Who ca? believe in them who reads the newspapers and remembers what he reads?" bis friend rejoined. _ "Fortunately for the detective department, the public in general forgets what it reads. . Go to your club ancL^&k-T st the criminal history of our own tmie recorded in the newspapers Every crime is more or less a mystery. You will see that fhe; mysteries which the police dis? cover are, almost -without- exception, mys? teries made penetrablai.by the commonest capacity, through the extraordinary stupidity exhibited zn?-the means taken to hide the crime.?hr> thee other hand, let the guilty manbr woman bea- resolute end intelligent" person, capable- of setting bis (or her) wits fairly against the wits of the police-in Other-words, let the mysterv really be a mystery-and cite me a case if you csar{a reaBy difficult and perplexing case) ia which the criminal has not escaped.. Mind, I-d??t charge the police with neglecting their work. 2?o doubt they do their best, and take the greatest pain3 in following tho routine to which they have been teamed. It is their misfortune, not their fault, that there is no man of superior intelligence among them-I mean no *m?n who is capable, in great emergencies, of placing himself above conventional methods and following a ; new way pf his own. There have boen such? men . in the police-men naturally eadbwed with that faculty of mental analysis which can decompose a mystery, re? solve iti?tp its component parts, and find the . dew at th?"bottom, ho . matter how remote from ordinary observation it may be. But these mg i have died or have retired. Ons of them WOT?d"hav6 been invaluable to you in the"case you have just mentioned to me. As things are, unless you are wrong in believing in tj?* youm;. lady's innocence, the person who has stolen that bank note will be no easy person to find: In my opinion there is only oneman now in London who is likely to be of the'slightest assistance to you, and he is not in the police." "Who is he?" asked Mr. Troy. "An old rogue, who was once in your bnmehof the legal profession." the friend an? swered^ ?f?oumay, perhaps, remember the man; they"cati him 'Old Sharon.' 9 "What! the scoundrel who was struck off the reC of attorneys years since? Is he still alive** " ' -* ^ "Alive and prospering. He lives in a court cr a lane running out of Longacre, and he offersadVice to persons i eferested in recover? ing missing objects of any sort Whether jon have lost your wife or lost your cigar case, Qld?bnron is:equaHy useful to you He has an inbred capacity for reading the riddle the right way in cases of mystery, great or small. In short, he possesses exactly that analytical faculty to which I alluded just-sow. ? have his address at my office, if you think it worth while to try him." *<Who can trust such a mani * Mn Troy objected. "He would be sure to deceive me.? ^Yoc are entirely mistaken. Since he was struck off the rolls Old Sharon lms discovered that the straight way is, on the whole, the best wayr even in a man's own interests. His consultation fee isca, guinea; and he gives a signed estimate beforehand for any supple? mentary expenses that may follow. I can tell you (this is, of course, strictly between ourselves) that the authorities at my office took his advice in a government case that puzzled the police. We approached him, of course, through persons who were to be trusted to represent us without betraying the source from which their instructions were derived, and we found tho old rascaUs advice well worth paying for. It is quite likely that he may not succeed so well in your caee. Try thc police, by ali r^rns; and if thoyfaii, why there is Sharon as a last resource." This arrangement commended itself to Mr. Troy's professional caution. He went on to Whitehall, and he tried the detective police. They at once adopted the obvious conclusion to persons' of ordinary capacity-the con? clusion that Isabel was the thief. Acting cn this conviction, the authorities sent an experienced woman from th*? of?lce to Lady Lydiard's house to examine the poor girls clothes and ornaments before they were pocked na and sent after her tb her ann t's. The search led to nothing. The only objects of any value that were discovered had been presents from Lady Lydiard. No jewelers' or milliners' bills wer.? among the rapers found in her desk. Sot a sign of secret ex txavagance in dress was to be seen anywhere. Defeated so far, the police proposed next to have Isabel privately watched. There might be a prodigal lover somewhere in the back? ground, with ruin staring him in the face unless he could raise five hundred pounds. Lady Lydiard (who had only consented to the search under stir s of persuasive argu? ment from Mr. Troy) resented this ingenious idea as an insult She declared that if Isabel sias watched the girl should know of it in? stantly from her own lips. The police lis? tened with perfect resignation and decorum, and politely shifted their ground. A certain suspicion jfchey jremarked)always rested Jn cases of this sort on the servants. Would her ladyship object to private Inquiries into the characters and proceedings of the ser? vants? Her ladyship instantly objected, in the most positive terms. Thereupon the "in? spector" asked for a minute's private conver? sation with Mr. Troy. "The thief is cer? tainly a member of Lidy Lydiard's house? hold," this functionary remarked, in his politely positive way. "If her ladyship per? sists in refusing to let us make the necessary inquiries our hands are tied, and the case comes to an end through no fault of ours. If her ladyship changes her mind perhaps you will drop me a line, sir, to that effect Good morning." So the experiment of consulting the police came to an untimely end. The one result obtained was th? expression of purblind opinion by the authorities of the defective department, which pointed a$ Isabel or at* one of the servants as the undiscovered thief. Thinking the matter over in the re? tirement of his own office, and not forgetting his promise to Isabel to leave no means un? tried of establishing her innocence, Mr. Troy could see but one alternative left to bim, He took up his pen and wrote to his friend at the government office*. There was nothing for it now but to run tho risk and try Old Sharon. CHAPTER TX The next day Mr. Troy (caking Robert Moody with him as a valuable witness) rang the bell at the mean and dirty dodging house in which Old Sharon received the clients who stood in need of his advice. They were led up stairs to a back room on the second floor of the house. Entering the room, they discovered, through a thick cloud of tobacco smoke, a small, fat, bald-headed, dirty old man ia an arm chair, robed in a tattered flannel dressing gown, with a short pipe in his mouth, R pug dog on his lap and a French novel in his hands. "Is it business?" asked Old Sharon, speak? ing in a hoarse, asthmatical voice, and fixing a pair of bright, shameless black eyes atten? tively on the two visitors. "It is business," Mr. Troy answered, look? ing at the old rogue who had disgraced an honorable profession as he might; have looked at a reptile which had jost risen rampant at bis feet. "What is your fee for a consulta? tion f "You give me a guinea and m give you half an hour." With this reply Old Sharon held out his unwashed hand across the rickety, ink-splashed table at which he was sitting. Mr. Troy would not have touched him with the tips of his own fingers for ?1,000. He laid the guinea on the tabla Oid Sharon burst into a fierce laugh-a laugh strangely accompanied by a frowning contraction of his eyebrows, and a frightful exhibition of the whole inside of has mouth. 'Tm not clean enough for you, eh?* ho said, with an appearance of being very much amused. "There's a dirty old man described in this book that is a little like me." He held up Ms French novel. "Have you read it? A capital story-well put together. Ah, you haven't read it? You have got . a pleas? ure to coma I say, do you mind tobacco smoke? 1 think faster while I smoke-that's all" Mr. Troy's respectable Hvyj waived a silent permission to smoke, given under dig? nified protest. "Ail right," said Old Sharon. "New, get on." He laid himself back in his chair and puffed out his smoke, with eyes lazily half dosed, like the eyes of the pug dog on his hp. At that moment, indeed, there was a curious resemblance between tho two. They both seemed to be preparing themselves, i?i the same idle way, fer the same comfortable nap. Mr. Troy stated the circiunstances under which the five hundred pound note had dis? appeared in clear and consecutive narrative. When he lia! done Old Sharon suddenly opened his eyes. The pug dog suddenly opened his eyes. Old Sharon looked hard at Mr. Troy. The pug looked hard at Mr. Troy. Old Sharon spoke. The pug growled. "I know who you ai-e-you're a lawyer. Dont be alarmed; I ne~cr saw you before, and I dont know your name. What I do know is a lawyer s statement of facts when I hear it. Wno s this?'' Old Sharon looked inquisitively at Moody as he put the ques? tion. Mr. Troy introduced Moody as a competent witness, thoroughly ac-quaintcd with the cir? cumstances, and ready and willing to answer any questions relating to them. Old Sharon waited a little, smoking hard and thinking hard. "Now. then!*1 he burst out, in his fiercely sudden way, "Tm going to get to the root of the matter." He leaned forward with his elbows on the table, and began his examination of Moody. Heartily as Mr. Troy despised and disliked the old rogue; he listened with astonishment and admiration, literally extorted from him by the marvelous ability with which the questions were adapted to the end in view. Lu a quarter of an hour Old Sharon had ex- . tr&cted from the witness everything, liter? ally everything, down to the smallest de? tail, that Moody could tell him. Having a ow, in his own phrase, "got to the root of the matter," he relit his pipe with a grunt of satisfaction, and laid himself back again in his cid arm chair. "Well," said Mr. Troy, "have you formed your opinion?' "Yes; i've formed my opinion." "What is itr Instead of replying. Old Sharon winked :oaSdentially at Mr. Troy, and put a ques tion cn his side. "I say ! is a ten pound note much of an ob? ject to you?' "It depends," answered Mr. Troy, "on what the money is wanted for." "Look her9," said old Sharon; "I can give rou au opinion for your guinea; but, mind this, its an opinion founded on hearsay ind you know as a lawyer what that is worth. Venture your ten pounds-in plain English, pay me for my time and trouble in a barning and difficult case-and 111 give you in opinion founded on my own experience." "Explain yourself a little more clearly," ?id Troy. "What do you guarantee to tell j 2S if we venture the ten pounds?'' < "I guarantee to na*ne the person, or the persons, on whom the suspicion really rests. : And if you employ me after that, I guarantee before you pay ire a half penny more) to >rovc that I am right by laying my hand on ? ile thief" . "Let us have the guinea opinion first," said ; Mr. Troy. ? Oid Sharon reade another frightful exhibi? tion of the whole inside of his mouth; his : Liugh was louder and fiercer than ever. "I like you," he said to Mr. Troy; "you are so ! : ieviiish fond of your money. Lord! how j i rich you must be! Now listen. Here's tho ?guinea opinion: Suspect, in this eas:?, the rery last person on whom suspicion could j possibly fail." I i "Here s the guinea opinion." \ Moody, listening attentively, started and ', ;har>ged color at these last words. Mr. Troy j ooked thoroughly disappointed, and made io attemnt to conceal it. "Is that all?" he ? tsked. "All?' retorted the cynical vagabond. ' 'You're a pretty lawyor! What more can I ay when I don't know for certain whether he witness who has given me my informa- i ion has misled me or not? Have I spoken to he girl and formed my own opinion? No! j lave I been introduced among the servants ; (as errand boy, or to clean the boots an: j shoes, or wha+ not), ani have I formed mj j own judgment of them- No! I take you I opinions for granted, and I tell you how ! should set to work myself if they were opinions too; and thaf s a guinea's worth-i devilish good guinea's worth to a rich mai like yen!" . Old Sharon's logic produced a certain effec on Mr. Troy in spite of himself. It wai smartly put from his point of view-then was no denying that. "Even if I consented to your proposal" ht said, "I should object to your annoying th< young lad? with impertinent questions, or tc your being introduced as a spy into a respect able house." Old Sharon doubled his dirty fists anc drummed with them on the rickety table inf comical frenzy of impatience while Mr. Troj was speaking. "What the devil do you know about my way of doing my business?" he burst out, when the lawyer had done. "One of us two is talking like a bom idiot, and (mind this) it isn't me. Look here 1 Tour young lady goes out for a walk, and she meets with a dirty, shabby old beggar-I look like a shabby old beggar already, don't I ? Very good. This dirty old wretch whines and whimpers and tells a long story, and gets sixpence out of the girl, and knows her by that time, inside and out, as well as if he had made her-and, mark! hasn't asked her a single question, and, in? stead of annoying her, has made her happy in the performance of a charitable action. Stop a bit. I haven't done with you yet Who blacks your boots and shoes? Look here I" He pushed his pug dog off his lap, dived under the table, appeared again with an old boot and a bottle of blacking, and set to work with tigerish activity. "Pm going out for a walk, you know, and I - may as well make myself smart " With that announcement he began to sing over bis work-a song of sentiment, popular in Eng? land in the early part of the present century -44 'She's all my fancy painted her, she's lovely, she's divine; but her heart it is another's, and it never can be mine! Too raHoo-ral-loo.' I like a love song. Brush away! brush away! till I see my own pretty face in the blacking. Hey! Here's a nice, harmless, jolly old man ! sings and jokes ovef his work, and makes the Idtchen quite cheep? faL What's that you say? He's a stranger, and don't talk to him too freely. Ton ought to be ashamed of yourself to speak in that way of a poor old fellow with one foot in the grave. Mrs. Cook will give him a nice bit of dinner in the scullery, and John Footman will look out an old coat for Kim. And when Les heard everything he wants to hear, and doesn't come back again the next day to his work, what do they think of it in tho ser? vants' hall? Do they say, 'We've had a spy among usf Yahl you know better than that by this time. The cheerful old man has been run over in the street, or is down with the fever, or has turned up his toes in the parish dead house-that's what they say in the servants' hall. Try me in your own kitchen, and see if your servants tako me for a spy. Come, come, Mr. Lawyer! out with your ten pounds, and don't waste any more precious time about it!" "I will consider, and let you know," said Mr. Troy. Old Sharon laughed more ferociously than ever, and hobbled round the table in a great hurry to the place at which Moody was sit? ting. He laid one hand on the steward's shoulder, and pointed derisively with the other to Mr. Troy. "I say, Mr. Silent-man! Bet you ?5 I never hear of that lawyer again!" Silently attentive all through the interview (except when he was answering questions), Moody only replied in the fewest possible words. "I don't bet," was all he said. He showed no resentment at Sharon's familiar? ity, and he appeared to find no amusement in ? Sharon's extraordinary ialx. Th^ oi l vaga? bond seemed actually to produce a serious impression on him. When Mr. Troy set the example cf rising to go, he stiil kept his seat and locked at the lawyer as if he regretted leaving the atmosphere of tobacco smoke reeking in the dirty roora. "Have you anything to say before wa go?*' Mr. Troy asked. Moody rose slo wly and looked at Old f.har cn. "Mot ju3t now, sir," he replied, looking away again, after a moment'3 reflection Old Sharon interpreted Moody's look and Mood v's reply from his own peculiar point of view. He suddenly drew the steward away into a corner of the room. "I say!"' he began, in a whisper. "Upon your solemn word of honor, you know-are you as rich as the lawyer there?"' "Certainly not" "Look here! It's half price to a poor man. If you feel like coming back, on your own account? five pounds will do from you. There! there! Think of it-think of it." "Now, then?" said Mr. Troy, waiting for bis companion, with the door open in bis hand.- He looked back at Sharon when Moody joined him. The old vagabond was settled again in his armchair, with Hs dog in his lap, his pipe in his mouth, and his French novel in his hand, exhibiting exactly the picture of frowzy comfort which he had presented when his visitors first entered the" room. "Good day," said Mr. Troy, with haughty condescension. "Don't interrupt me," rejoined Old Sharon, absorbed in his novel. "You've had your guinea's worth. Lord! what a lovely book this is! Don't interrupt me." "Impudent scoundrel!" said Mr. Troy, wh*n ?9 and Moody were in the street again. "What could my friend mean by recom? mending him? Fancy his expecting me to trust him with ?10! I consider even the guinea completely thrown away." "Begging your pardon, sir," said Moody, "I don't quite agree with you there." t "What! you don't mean to tell me you un? derstand that oracular sentence of his-'Sus? pect the very last person on whom suspicion could possibly fall'? Rubbish!" "I don't say I understand it, sir. I only say it has set me thinking." "Thinking of whfit? Do your suspicions point tc the thief?" "If you will p?ense to excuse rn?, Mr. Troy, I should like to walt a while before I anmver that" Mr. Troy stood suddenly still, and eyed his companion a little distrustfully. "Are you going to turn detective police? man on your own account?'' he asked "There's nothing I -won't turn to. and try, to help Miss Isabel in this matter," Moody answered, firmly. "I have saved a few hun? dred pounds in Lady Lydiard'3 service, and I om ready to spend every farthing of it if I can only discover the thief." Mr. Troy walked on again. "Miss Isabel seems to have a good friend in you," he said He was (perhaps unconsciously) a little of- ' fended by the independent tone in which the steward spoke, after he had himself engaged to tako the vindication of the girl's innocence into his own hands. : "Miss Isal-el has a devoted servant and * slave ia me," Moody answered, with pas? sionate enthusiasm. "Vory creditable; I haven't a word to Fay against it," Mr. Troy rejoined. "But don t j ? forget that the young lady ha3 othor devoted j friends 1 -eside you. I am her devoted friend, I ' for instance. I hr? ve promised to serve her, | ' and I mean to keep my -.voi-'i. You will ex- | < cuse me for adding that my experience and I j discretion are quite ns likely to be useful to j j her as your enthusiasm. I know the world j well enough to bo careful in trusting stran- I gers. It will do you DO harm, Mr. Moody, i \ to follow my example." Moody accepted his :nproof with noonmin^ I patience and resignation. "If you have ? anything to propose, sir, that wiil bo of scr- j vice to Miss Isabel," he said, "I shall be happy ! ? if I can assist you in the humblest capacity." j ' "And if not?" Mr. Troy inquired, conscious j of having nothing to propose as he asked the j '<? question. 5 "In that case, sir, I must take my own j f cotirse, and blame nobody but myself if it j ' leads me astray." j . Mr. Troy said no more; he parted from ' Moody at the next turning. , 1 Pursuing the subject privately in his own j j mind, ho decided o i takiig the earliest op- j ? portunity of visiting Isabel at her aunt's ! house, and on warning ber in her future in- j 1 tercourse with Moody, not to trust too much ? to the steward's discretion. "I haven't a ? doubt," thought the lawyer, "of what ho ,r means to do next. The infatuated fool is going back to Old Sharon!" ; c ITO 3E CONTINUED.] 11 What Our Editors Say. A Silver Lining. Augusta Chronicle. The Uoited States can afford to have a coin of its own. A nation with half a continent for its domain and sixty millions of people for its constituency, with varied resources including a store of mining wealth, need not be dictated to by foreign countries about its cur? rency. This country bas too groat a food and fabric raising capacity to dread the turn ot baiancc of trade against us. Our wheat and pork pour out io steady streams and our cotton lines the ware? houses and supplies the factories of the old world. The vigor or our industry and the variety of our enterprise forbid that we snould be enslaved by the at? tenuated gold nugget, -which circulates in its narrow sphere and magic power as if it were a sort of madstone Silver is an American product, it makes up into a convenient and popular coin, it circu?ales as a valuable complement and companion to gold, and it goes to com? pose the money of the Constitution. But silver is not tn outcast in the in? ternational make-up by any means. Gov. Brown has already shown that with those South American countries with whom the balance of trade is against us, this balance may be paid in silver; while those who are indebted to us pay us in gold. This gives us the same advantage that England has in dealing with India where silver is used exclusively. The farmers of Germany have made their voice heard in 198 pe? titions which have reached the Reich? stag, protesting against going further with demonetization of silver, and ad? vocating the double standard. The ex? G'.-vernor of the bank of England be? lieves that the Royal Commission, on account of the depressed condition of trade in Great Britain, will report that the present condition of the silver ques? tion had an important bearing oa the depression. The present Governor of the Bank of Eoglaud has expressed confidence that the United States Con? gress would not alter the provisions of the Bland bill. Bimetallism, Mr. Grenfel said, was of vital interest to trade and agriculture. The meeting resolved to form a gold and silver league. There will be some sunrise tnrned into dark money vaults and upon moss? back bondholders vet abuut this silver question. St. George's JSTevs. Ourr Southern peopie seem tc have an irresistible fascination for getting in debt. They seem to enjoy procur? ing an article and having the payment deferred until some future day. This fancy is probably the result of ante? bellum institutions; of those glorious days when the natural increase of negro property more than compensated for the reckless extravagance of the fortunate possessors. It is certainly high time for us to profit by the experience of past years, and exercise a more stringent economy. A restoration of cooSdence among those who furnish the capital of the country tvi?i come when the people by their ef? forts towards self-support give earnest )f their purpose to pay for aid granted. When the masses shall have learned his lesson-the plain dictate of common ?ense-then, and not till then, will licaucial depression be a thing of the pasr and the country enter upon that ira of-commercial prosperity and hap? piness ?hat its wonderful resources, genial climate and fertile soil give evi ience of its attaining. "Live at Home." jXewherry News ? Herald: We publish on our first page a most excellent article on the subject of farm ng and commend it to tbs careful con? sideration of our farmers. We know hat advice is generally a very cheap bing, and nearly everybody knows just jow his neighbor should do in order to meceed, better than the neighbor does limself. The article to which we refer s a plain statement of facts by a farmer o the interest of his fellow laborers. We believe the farmers of Newberry bounty have learned the lesson and are endeavoring every year to become more ndependent, and are trying to live at lome. ' Cotton, it is true, is the money jropand is the great staple of our South? on country, but what is the sense of ?ontinuing to raise this money crop, md buy our corn and bacon, when it iosts more to buy these than we get for ?ur cotton. As long as that plau is )racticed our farmers will continue to rrow poorer. Take the money men imong the farmers of Newberry Coun V. and they are those who raise cotton, tis true, but they live at home first, mri when their cotton is sold, the honey does not go to pay for rations tlready consumed but. to thc increase of heir bank accounts. Carolina Spartan. A young"lady may revel in joy when he makes her first entrance into socie y. and she may feel that she is entirely fessed when contemplating her cngage nent ring for the first time, but tbe^e oys grow dim and fade when compared vitij the supreme delight, the satisfying oy, with which she, when a child, vuuld crawl from hnr trundle-bed, hivcring with cold, or frightened by a iream or noise, and cuddle up closp to he mother's heart. Blessed are the ;hi?dren of small ur large growth that ;avc a motlier to go to iu nil their Tit? le troubles. is He Ashamed of Kis Teachers? Abbeville /'rca? and Banner. We sec by the Netcberry Herald a nd Fetes that the County School Cm m is- i ioncr desires to keep the naines 'if the eachors, to whom certificates have been twarded. out of the newspapers. While t. is none of our business, we are con frnincd to ask the reason for this public ?flicer's strange proceeding in withhold- ? ng his official acts Has certificates ? leen denied to some who should have | i ad them V Has partiality been shown i n any way ? Or, is the Schooi Com- ; nissionf-r ashamed of the lot? It seems ; trrinue to one at. fhis distance that ;'tiy iubi'C ellice- should withhold the light ?om his ofneiu! ae!s. unless it bc based >n a cm em pfc lor the people whose uou?'y p^ys the expense. ft Sis 1 ?rtii, SUMTER COUNTY. j To His Honor Hie Presiding Judge of the Court of General Sessions to he held for said County, at February Term, 3886. The undersigned Treasurer of Sum? ter County, respectfully submits the following Report of the number, cha? racter and amount of Claims for the neal year, ending October 31, 1885, .which have been audited, alloved, and ordered paid, by the School Commis? sioner for said County, and by the County Commissioners for said Coun? ty, and which have been paid by him the said Treasurer. Claims Paid by Order of the School Commissioner. School District No. 1-Sumter. No of To Wiwin and Certificate. Character of Amount. Claim. 2-? P McQueen, salary $50 00 7-Miss M Pierson, salary 30 6-Mrs LE Stein meyer, salary 35 10-W R Delgar, insurance 20 44-L Ida Beames, salary 12 50 321- M E Glover, salary 25 322- M A Savage, salary 40 323- C R Stewart, salary , 30 324- L Ida Reames, salary 12 50 325- W T Andrews, salary . 20 326- Ralph Wilson, rent 5 - 327- L Ida Reames, salary 12 50 32S-C R Stewart, salary 30 387- T P McQueen, salary 50 388- T P McQueen, salary 50 389- ? P McQueen, salary 50 390- T P McQueen, salary, 50 391- Mrs LE Stein me yer, salary 35 392- Mrs L E Steinmeyer, salary 35 393- Mrs L E Steinmeyer, salary 35 394- Mrs L E Steinmeyer, salary 35 395- Miss M G Pierson, salary 3u 396- Miss M G Pierson, salary 30 397- Miss M G Pierson, salary 30 39S-Miss M G Piersen, salary 30 399- Miss L I Reames, salary 12 50 400- M A Savage, salary 40 401- M A Savage, salary 40 402- M A Savage, salary 40 403- M A Savage, salary 40 404- C R Stewart, salary 30 405- C R Stewart, salary 30 406- C R Stewart, salary 30 407- E A Andrews, salary 25 408- E A Andrews, salary 25 409- E A Andrews, salary 25 00 410- M E Glover, salary 25 411- M E Glover, salary 25 412- M E Glover, salary 25 413- M E Glover, salary 25 414- Mrs C V Spann, salary 25 415- Mrs C V Span a, salary 25 416- Mrs C V Spann, salary 25 417- W T Andrews, salary 20 41S-W T Andrews, salary 20 419-J H Witherspoon, salary 20 557-Darr & Son. advertising 1 50 573- Miss R M Singleton, salary 30 574- Miss R M Singleton, salary 25 575- Miss R M Singleton, salary 25 290-Miss R il Singleton, salary 30 293- E A Andrews, salary, 25 294- E A Andrews, salary, 25 386-Watchman and South? ron, advertising 1 50 School District No. 2-Concord. . 5-Miss A H Pringle, salary $25 00 2S-T C Seaffe. siove, etc., 14 20 46-Mrs T B Mahouev, salary 25 52-J Grier White, salary 30 88- Miss L I Reames, salary 5 89- Miss LI Reames, salary 5 93- W M James, salary . 2o 94- W M James, salary 20 95- R B Burgess, salary 20 117-Miss A H Pringle, salary 25 133- J Grier White, salary 40 124-S J Newman, blackboard 2 50 134- M A Lew, salary 20 137-Mrs T B Mahoney, salary 25 140 -Miss A H Pringle, salary 25 162- M A Levy, salary 20 163- Mrs T B Mahoney, salary 25 164- W M James, salary 20 165- 11B Burgess, salarv 20 231-Mrs T B Mahonej, salary 25 ?04-R B Burgess, salary 20 253-T C Searle, stove, pipe, re? pairs, etc., 2 239-Miss L I Reames, salary 5 295-Miss LI Reames, salary 5 328- Miss A H Pringle, salary 25 329- Mrs T B Mahonev, salary 25 330- M A Lew, salary. 20 423 - J Grier White, salary 40 126-???-iss A H Pringle, salary 25 427-M A Lew, salary 20 128-S Pringle, salary. 15 ?29-S Pringle, salary 15 130-Miss LI Reames, salary 5 131 -S Pringle, salary 15 132- W M James, salary 20 133- W M James, salary 20 134- R B Burgess, salary 20 514-1 R Brunson, building school house 45 545-A Moses, nails, etc., 3 03 569-E W Moise, land for sch'l house 10 571-W J Brown, desk 5 School District No. 3-Privateer. 531-E J Cochrane, salary $25 00 332- E W Da bbs, salarv 22 333- W T Andrews, salary 5 334- W T Andrews, salary 4 50 357-J A Christmas, rent 3 50 505- A W Bovd, salary 25 506- Mrs M A Hughson, 25 00 507- W H Cochrane, salary 25 527- Mrs M A Hughson. salary 25 528- C E Lynam, salary 25 529- E J Cochrane, salary 25 530- C E Lvnam, salarv 25 531- E W Dabbs, salary 22 537-R W Durant & Son, stove, &c, ll 40 546- A V/ Boyd, salary 25 547- A W B<<vd, salarv 25 54S-E J Cochrane, salary 30 519-W H Cochraue, salary 30 539-M A Hughson, salary 30 550- A W Boyd, salary 5 551- W T Andrews, salary 5 552- C E Lvnam, salary 30 55:{-E W Da bbs, salary 22 554-E W Dab bs, salary 4 40 559r~E J Graham, building scirl house. 75 504-Miss W Dinkins, salary 25 565- " W Din kins, salary 25 566- *' W Din kins, salary 25 567 - " W Din kins, salary 5 576-?W H Cochrane, salary, 25 School District. No. 4-3/hacheter. :;7 -E W Dabbs, salarv $1S 00 U'.i p; W Dab bs. sa la rv is ?LS -G J Davis, salarv 30 ?19 O J Davis, salary 3D 13) Cl J Davis, salarv 30 221-(J J Davis, salarv 30 222 J-: W Dabbs, salarv IS >.'>5-E W Da!.!>s. salary 4 50 501 -F J Graham, buil'g school house, 75 School O'?triH No. 5 -Mvldlcion. 13-M A Glass, salary $.".0 00 23 Miss Z A Moore, salary 30 ?5 AV T Andrews, salarv 5 ?2 Z A Moore, salarv 30 iS2 - V. A M< '.ore, salarv 30 96 M A Glass, salary 30 W T- Andrews, SHlarv 5 177 -Z A Moor*, salary 30 L9?- M A ( i ?ass. salarv 3? l?.2 7, A Moore, salary, 30 ?36-W T Andrews, salary 5 M0-M A Glass, salarv 30 ?79 W J Graham, "wood for school 10 ?S0-M A Glass, salary 30 >s5 . S Cantov, wood for school 7 j '.'M - M A Glass, salary . 30 | #2-W M Stevens, building n _ school house 160 50 : *0>- Miss ZA Moore, salary 30 1 . 370-Miss Z A Moore, salary 30 ?384-WW Moore, Tent " 28 School District No. 6-Slateburg. 35- Miss E G McLeod, salary $20*00 36- J R Ballard, 44 20 ?8-Janie Sanders, " 20 49-F L Zcmp, lumber, 50 97- F L Zemp, building school bouse, 75 69-Miss E G McLeod, salary 30 93-N P Lenoir, " 20 98- R M Lenoir, " 25 99- Miss E A Gilbert, " 30 107- D H Bowens, 44 20 108- J M Harrison, " 15 296-Miss ?J Sanders, 44 25 235-R M Lenoir, " 20 336- Richard Gayle, repairs on school house, 10 337- G H Patterson, salary, 20 338- D H Bowen, " 20 339- N P Lenoir, 44 20 435- Dr W W Anderson, work on school house, 25 436- Isaac Simons, rent, 1 50 437- Isaac Simons, rent, 4 50 438- Miss A A Kennedy, salary 25 439- A A Kennedy, 44 25 440- A A Kennedy, " 25 441- A A Kennedy, .? 20 443-J M Harrison, " 20 444- J M Harrison, " 20 445- J M Harrison, " 10 446- G H Patterson, " 20 447- G H Patterson, 44 20 448- G H Patterson. ' 44 15 449- Miss E G McLeod, " 25 450- E G McLeod, " 25 451- EG McLeod, " 20 ! 452-"N" p Lenoir, " 20 453- N P Lenoir, 44 20 454- N P Lenoir, " 15 455- R M Lenoir, 44 20 456- R M Lenoir, " 20 457- R M Lenoir, " 15 458- J B Edwards, " 20 459-J B Edwards, 44 20 460- J B Edwards, ? 15 461- C E Moody, " 10 462- C E Moody, " 10 463- C E Moody, 44 10 464- C E Moodv, 44 10 465- Miss Susan Lani?, 44 20 466- Miss Susan Lang, 44 20 467- Miss Susan Lang, .44 15 468- J R Ballard, 44 25 469- J R Ballard, 44 25 470- J R Ballard, 44 20 471- T C Searle, stove 8 475-Miss S lani?, salary 20 532-Miss J Sanders, 44 25 555-Miss J Sanders, 44 20 School District No. 7'-Providence. 63-John Jenkins, repairs $ 9 00 50-Miss Eva MeLeod, salary " 25 66-C F Chappel, 44 25 7.1-Miss H A Carter, 44 35 80-Z M Mitchell, 44 25 88*-Miss A Osteen, 44 25 98- JSFolk, 44 25 99- Mrs M E Jennings, 44 20 173-Miss E J McLeod, " 25 39- Miss L Carson, 44 25 40- T C Scaffe, stoves, etc., 13 05 86-M rs M E Jennings, salary 20 225-H A Carter, 44 35 303- H A Carter, 44 35 304- H A Carter, 44 35 305- Z M Mitchell, 44 25 306- Z M Mitchell, 44 25 307- Z M Mitchell, 44 25 308- J S Folk, 44 25 309- J S Folk, 44 25 310- JSFolk, 44 25 311- Mrs M E Jennings, 44 20 312- Mrs M E Jennings, 44 20 314- C F Chappell, 44 25 315- C F Chappell, 44 25 316- Miss A Osteen, 44 25 317- A Osteen, 44 .25 476-Mrs M E Jennings, 44 20 502-Miss A Osteen, . 44 25 541- Miss Eva McLeod, 44 25 542- Miss Eva McLeod, 44 25 572-L R Jennings; lumber, &c. 9 10 School District No. 8-Rafting Creek. 17- Mrs S A Ives, salary $15 00 18- Miss Leland Hudson,4* 25 19- Mrs C A Wienges, 44 25 26-G W Murray, 44 25 73 -AL Boyd, 44 25 90- G W Murray, 44 25 91- Miss L S Hudson, 44 25 92- Mrs C A Wienges, 44 25 118-Miss L S Hudson, 44 25 147- Mrs S A Ives, 44 15 148- Mrs C A Weinges, Salary, 25 151-Mrs S A Ives 44 15 175- E R Reynolds 44 18 176- E R Reynolds 44 18 215- Miss J V Dinkins 44 5 216- Miss J V Dmkias 44 5 275-E R Reynolds 44 18 161-G W Murray 44 25 297-G W Murray 44 25 340- Mrs S A Ires 44 15 341- Mrs S A ives 44 15 342- Mrs C A Weinges 44 25 343- Miss A L Boyd 44 20 371- H L Dukes * 44 20 372- H L Dukes 44 20 373- H L Dukes 44 20 314-H L Dukes 44 20 375-H L Dukes 44 20 477_G W Murray 44 25 478- Miss A L Boyd 44 2Q 479- Miss A L Boyd 44 * 20 4S0-Miss AL Boyd 44 20 481- E ll Reynolds 44 18 482- E R Reynolds 44 18 483- Mrs C A Weinges 44 25 484- Miss L S Hudson 44 25 485- Miss L S Hudson 44 25 563-Miss J V Biotins 44 5 558-Miss J V Diukins 44 5 School District No 9-Spring Hill. 100- il A Johnston, Salary $25 101- Miss E Colclough 44 25 116-Miss E Colclough 44 25 138- S tl Boykin 44 25 139- SHBoykin 44 25 180-Miss S A S-huhz 44 50 51-Miss S A Schultz 44 25 58-H A Johnston 44 25 60-Miss J V Dinkins 44 40 62-A Moseloy, b'id g school house, 100 256-Miss S A Schultz, Salary 25 -93 -H A Johnston 44 25 344_Mis> K B Colclough 4; 25 345-A G Frierson 44 30 358- H A Johnston 44 25 359- Fl A Johnston 44 35 360- Miss E C;!c!?.tgh 44 25 361- S ii Boykin 44 50 362- Miss J V Diukins 44 40 556-J T Gibbes 44 62 50 School District No. 10-Garter's Cross^ > vg. l_>t;s3 R E K:iruold, Sainry $30 30-Mi? A E James 44 15 41-Mis? M K Wilkinson 44 25 ?-l -Wil?nm Holn.es .? 25 72-S E Anderson 44 15 127-Miss U K Uaincld 44 30 102-Frank L;?l>oo, Repairs 6 160-Wm ile!mos. Salary 25 ir?8-Miss M E Wilkinson 44 20 174-S E Anderson 44 15 197-Miss R E Rafi??ld 44 30 199-Miss R E Rhffieid 44 30 201- Wm Holmes 4 4 25 202- Miss E E Fraser 44 6 210-Miss A K James 41 15 213- Wm Holmes 44 7 25 214- fleury Prescott, Building Gbtmocv 6 75 223- Miss K E Fraser, Salary 6 224- S E Anderson 44 10 226- Miss A E James 44 15 227- Miss A E James 44 15 US-Frank Laboo, Repairs 5 272- Miss M bu WilkiosoD, Sal? ary ?0 273- Miss ME Wilkinson,salVy 20 284-Miss A E James *4 15 318- Miss E E Fraser " 6 319- Miss E E Fraser ?' 6 346- Miss M E Wilkinson " 15 472-Miss B E Raffield " 15 School District No. \\-Buhopville. 11- 0 W Childs, Salary ?25 12- Geo McIntosh, Repairs 2 22-Miss F A Williams, Salary 25 31- Miss A E James " 15 32- Miss L A McLeod 44 30 48-Miss Essie Dinkins " 80 53-Wm Thomas, Repairs 5 61-Miss L A McLeod, Salary 30 67- J R Davis " 20 68- 0 W Childs " 35 69- L L Thomas " 20 85- Miss Essie Dinkins ?? 30 86- Mrs M L Barrett, Rent 2 50 113-Mrs M L Barrett " 5 87- J R Daria, Salary 20 103- Miss F A Williams 44 25 108-O W Childs 44 35 112-Miss Essie Dinkins " 30 122-Legrand Thomas 44 20 128- Miss A E James " 15 129- Miss A E James, Desk 1 50 233- JR Davis, Salary 10 250-li L Thomas 44 10 254- Miss F A Williams 25 255- Miss F A Williams ?. 12 50 274- Miss A E James " 7 50 191- Miss L A McLeod " 15 193- 0 W Childs ? 21 194- W JBramlette, services 10 195- Mrs M L Barrett, rent 1 25 196- Miss Essie Dinkins, Salary 15 203-Legrand Thomas 44 20 207-J R Davis ? 20 212-Miss LA McLeod 44 30 School District No. 12-M. Clio. 47-Mi?s D M Walker, Salary $22 50 120- Miss S L Wilson *4 12 50 125-P E Heriot (Nov '84) " 22 50 188-P E Heriot (Dec '84) 44 22 50 158-D M Walker 44 22 20 169- M E Wilkinson " 10 170- M E Wilkinson " 10 178- R T Muldrow 44 22 50 179- B T Muldrow " 22 50 182-J T English 44 22 50 184- RT Muldrow 44 22 50 185- J E English . ? 22 50 186- DM Walker " 22 50 187- P E Heriot 44 22 50 347- S Anderson- " 15 355- S Anderson " 15 364- Andrew Johnson 44 15 365- Andrew Johnson " 15 366- S Anderson .? 15 367- P E Heriot " 22 50 368- P E Heriot " ll 25 488- R T Muldrow " 22 50: 489- RT Muldrow " 22 50 490- DM Walker 44 22 50 491- D M Walker " ll 25 494-M E Wilkinson 44 10 487-J E English " 22 50 492- M E Wilkinson . " 10 493- M E Wilkinson "10 'School District No 13-Lynchburg. 75- J C McCall Salary $25 76- J C McCall " 25 77_V E Van Lew " 20 78- E J Wilson " 22 50 79- ^E J Wilson " 22 50 104- ? S McDdbald " 20 121- S L Wilson ?. 12 50 153- L J Wilson " 15 154- L J Wilson " 15 155- Aaron Gibson, repairs, . 4 171- J H Hill, Salary, ll 25 172- J H Hill " 22 50 200-VE Van Lew 44 20 234- Miss S L Wilson, " 10 235- Miss S L Wilson 44 10 237-VE Van Lew it 20 276- V E Van Lew 44 20 277- Miss O S McDonald 44 20 278- Miss O S McDonald 44 20 287- Miss J A Buddin 44 25 288- Miss J A Buddin " 25 348- E J Wilson . 25 349- J H Hill 44 22 50 354-Miss O S McDonald 44 20 356- Miss J A Buddiu 44 25 503-J H Hill 44 ll 25 514- J A Buddin 44 25 515- S L Wilson 44 10 51S-JC McCall 44 25 520- S L Wilson 44 10 521- J L Bradley 44 15 322- J L Bradley 44 15 323- J H Hill 44 22 50 . School District No. 14-Shiloh. 20- J O McLendon, Salary, $23 21- Thomas Sims 44 20 34_J C Buchanan 44 4 0 50 105- J O McLendon 44 23 106- J B Lowry 44 23 135- LRagsdale 44 26 136- L Ragsdale ?*4 26 141- Thomas Sims . 44 20 142- Thomas Sims 44 20 149- A E Turner 44 20 150- J B Lowry 44 23 152-R L Hickson 44 20 L67-J O McLendon 44 23 LSI-R L Hickson 44 10 192- Miss L Ragsdale 44 26 >05-Miss M E Hudson 44 27 50 20b-Mi>s 31 E Hudson 44 27 50 i?l-S Tomliason 44 33 ?29-R L Hickson 44 20 :30-R L Hickson 44 20 ?39-J B Lowry 44 23 ?40-J B Lowry 44 34 50 ?41-J P Gibbes 44 26 lu- MLRagsdale 44 26 >49-J F Perkins 44 20 !S1-L Ragsdale 44 13 >63-J P Gibbes 44 26 ?04-J P Gibbes 44 13 ?08-Miss J P Perkins 44 20 >09-J P Perkins 44 20 ?10-J P Perkins 44 20 iii-J P Perkins 44 10 ?12-Miss M E Hudson 44 23 50 ?lo-J O McLeudoa 44 34 50 ?20-S Tomlius??a 44 39 ?33-J Ii Lowry 44 20 ?34-J B Lowry 4< 20 ?35-Miss M E Hudson 44 25 School District No. Ib-Maycsvilte. 14-J E Atkins, lumber, $ 6 83 24-James Levy, Jr., salary 30 ?78-M A Warren 44 30 ?79-31 A Warren 4' 30 39- J W Cooper, hinges, &c, 2 40. 40- Mary Moore, salary, 22 50 i 42- E Coleman 44 16 43- D L Paisley 44 25 74_H j Davis 44 25 81-ii J Davis 44 25 84-James Levy, Jr. 44 30 .07-E Coleman 44 16 31-James Levy, Jr. 44 30 146-E Coleman, Salary 18 155- H J Davis " 2$ 156- D L Paisley, Salary 22 157- Mary H Moor? ?. 22 60 189- Mary H Moore . 22 50 190- D L Paisley ? 22 217-E Coleman - " 13 238-A A Straus8,stove pipe ete, 2 10 242- D L Paisley, salary, 23 243- Mary H Moore 22 50 244- H J Daria " 25 245- James Levy, Jr. M 30 271-E Coleman " 14 286-E Coleman *' 17 . 301- D L Pai>ley f 20 302- E J Wilsen " 20 320-E Coleman " 18 350- E J Wilson 20 351- E J Wilson M SO 352- D L Paisley ? 25 353- D L Paisley 23 369-E Coleman ? 14 377-E J Coleman ?? 20 495- Ben Wilson, rebuilding school honse, 35 496- R. A Chandler, nails and hinges. 4 48 498- J J Muller, stoves, etc. ll 20 499- J B Cochran, repairs, etc. 27 76 517-J E Atkins, lamber, IS 81 576- J C Stargis, salary 60 577- J C Sturgis " 60 School District No. IQ-Shimming Pens. . 8- H Y DuBose, repairs on school bouse, $12 . 9- J B Carr, sash and lum? ber, 18 81 15- M Hill, salary, 30 : 16- EE Fraser .. 30 27-J H Witherspoon " .... 20 29-AMcDuffie "18 33-L W Jenkins <. 20 45-A E Turner 20 57-S T Frierson " 20 59-W G Kennedy, supplies 13 83-Jared Miller, furniture and repairs, ll 25 109- L W Jenkins, salary 20 110- E E Fraser " 30 111- J H Witherspoon " 15 123-MJRill " 35 i 130-E L Triplett " 15 j 126-A McDnffie " 18 j 145-T Frierson " , 20 228-J A Hoggins " c 25 \ 257-A McDnffie ?f 18 258- L W Jenkins " 20 259- A E Turner " 20 260- S T Frierson * 20 261- E L Triplett " 15 262- J A Huggins . *. 25 263- J A Huggins . 26 .. 264- J A Huggins " 25 266- E E Fraser ' " 30 267- E E Fraser " 30 269- M J Hill 30 270- M J Hill " 30 536-L li Fraser, Jr., legal ser? vices, 10 638-W H Cuttino, recording 2 6G 560- M J Micbau, repairs. 6 65 561- M J Micbau, -building school house, 30 _> 570- M J Micbau, building school house, . 118 571- M J Micbau, building schoolhouse, 85 Incidental. D Wilder, School Com? missioner, expenses 80 85 4-J D Wilder, School Com? missioner, salary 75 00 66-Watchman and Southron, advertising 5 00 61 \-W F Rhame, services as examiner . 12 00 64- J D Wilder, School Com? missioner, salary ^ 78 Ofr; 65- J D Wilde? School ?bm# ; missioner, travelling ex? penses 29 #5 114-E C Rodgers, School Com- . missioner, salary, 80 00 116-W F Rhame, service as examiner 9 00 143-Darr& Parmelee, adver? tising . 4 CO 160-Darr& Parmelee, adver? tising 38 00 159-Watchman & Southron, advertising 38 00 208-J D Wilder, School Com? missioner, salary 63 00 20? J D Wilder, School Com iwsioner, travelling ex? penses 22 75 251- J D Wilder, School Com . missioner, salarv, 63 00 252- J D WUder, School Com- . missioner, expenses 16 95 283-J D Wilder, School Com? missioner, salary 45 00 299-J D Wilder; School Com? missioner, salary 4& 376-JD Wilder, School Com missioner, salary 646fe; 37S-Watchman & Southron, advertising 4 00 379- W F Rbame, services ss examiner . 380- J D Wilder., School Com? missioner, salary 45 00. : 381- Miss R T Muldrow. ex? penses Normal institute 5 00 382- Mrs L E Steicmeyer, ex? penses Normal Institute 6 OOL 383- Miss ?J Dinkins. expenses Normal Institute 6 00 497-Miss M E Wilkinson, ex? penses Normal Institute 6 54 500-J D Wilder, School Com? missioner, ta?ary 45 00. 516-Watchman ? Southron, advertising 5 00 558-Sumter Advance, adver? tising . ?? ? 18 25 385-Miss D M Waiker, ex? penses Normal Institute * 7 00 . 422-J D Wilder, salary 48 00 (Continued on next page.) tm ?? - ' Recently, when a handsome young ?3 woman went to a shop to get on? ol . / those wooden contrivances that are used for mashing potatoes, and taidt "I want a masher.:'' .every man in th* r shop, from the cashier to the manager? ^ started io wait on her. In Armenia children are sometimes, \ betrothed while yet in tile cradle. Th* v matrimonial engagement is not O^ufeS.. so headlong in this country! but noW and then a young couple here are mar? g ried who ought to be still in their era* || dies-though very few infants a? j "still" in meir cradles? Two'city girls drove au old iisaSf horse out to a farmer's one day lately* and this is the story they told of the , old nag on their rc?urnt **We would have had a real nice drive if she hadn't : stopped to eut grass, and then whom ' we trie i to get hiui to go ahoad-oh? how -vieioas'il acted!" 6 00