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J. S. BiRNETT, attorney at law, ELBS3TON, GA* JOSEPH W. WORLEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ELBERTON, GA. W-ILL PRACTICE IN THE NORTHERN & Westtfu Circuits. ocl2,tf JOIIY T. OSBORN, ATTOENEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, ELBEKi’ON, GA. WILL PRACTICE IN SUPERIOR COURTS and Supreme Court. Prompt attention to the collection of claims. nevl7 ly R. W. CLEVELAND, PRACTICAL SURVEYOR IS prepared, with new and improved instru ments, to attend promptly to all business en trusted to hitu ORDERS SOLICITED [nvl4,4t* THOS. A. CHANDLER, (Clerk Superior Court,) Special attention psid to the COLLECTION OF CLAIMS, THE several parties' I now hold claims against will save trouble and expense by settling immediately. nov.24,tf glbevton §usutciss Cavclss. J. A. WREN, PMOTO&BAPHiC ARTIST Has located fora short time at DR. EDMUNDS’ GALLERY, EL3ERTON. GA. WHERE he is prepared to execute every class of work in his line to the satisfac tion ef all who bestow their patronage Confi dent of his ability to please, he cordially iuvites • te"t of his skill, with the guarantee that if he does not pus3 a critical inspection it need not be taken. mch24.tf. MAKES A SPECIALTY OP Copying & Enlarging Old Pictures H. K. GASRDRIER, ELB ER T ON, G A., DCACER IN iitranittniis. H ARDVY A RE, C HOCKEItY, SOOTS, SHOES, HATS Notions, &e- LISHT CARRIAGES & BUGGIES. ■tiP" J. F. AITFX) ELBEIUON, GEORGIA. WITH GOOD WORKMEN! LOWEST PRICES! CLOSE PERSONAL ATTENTION TO BUSINESS, and an EXPERIENCE OF 27 YEARS, ■ • hopes by honest and fair dealing to compete any other manufactory. deed Baggies, warranted, - $125 to $l6O RSPAIRTNG AND BLACKSMITIIING. Work done in this line in the very best style. Th Best Harness TERMS CASH. My 22-1 v J. 51. BAUFIEI.D, l||P THE HEAL LIVE Fashionable Tailor, Up-Stairs, over Swift & Arnold/s Store, ELBERTON, GEORGIA. JSSTCaII and See Him. THE ELBERTON DRUG STORE fi. C. EDMUNDS, Proprietor. Has always on hand a full line of Pure Drugs and Patent Medicines Makes a specialty of STATION RY and PERFUMERY Anew assortment of WRITING PAPER A ENVELOPES Plain and feney- just received, including a sup ply of LEGAL CAP. CIGARS AND TOBACCO of all varieties, constantly on hand F. A. F. SfOBLETT, pa niGAL season, ELBERTON, GA. TTfH contract for work in STONE and BRICK anywhere in Elbert county 6m ,,j| ijj Llici. sp4. <* TTtnmtMiit. o 1 mi i't* ttini'. t!nui at htt i ill 4m.*K*iAoUr* Iraw. AaiWt O. Mutton A 00., Poi tUu*L Hutu*. THE GAZETTE. ESTABLISHED 1859- jSTew Series. From the Sunny South ] BIOGRAPEIOAL SKETCH 0E HON. JOHN H. JAMES. John 11. James was born in Henry county, Ga., on the 14th day of July, 1830. His father, David James, a native of North Carolina, emigrated to this State about fifty years ago, and married the beantiful and accomplished Miss Sa rah Sanders, of Franklin county This estimable lady has passed from earth, but her husband survives at a green old age, full of mental and physical vigor— a sturdy, respected and independent far mer, at the old homestead in Henry. The childhood of John H James was unmarked by any features of particular interest to the public. Asa member of a respectable and industrious family, de voted to rural pursuits, he bore his part in the labors of the farm with uncotn plaining and cheerful spirit. Dutiful to his parents, careful of their happiness, affectionate and just to his brothers and sisters, he illustrated in early years the embryo of the Christian character which makes him appreciated and honored by the good and noble of the State. He was never known to murmur at the circumstances of his early life, nor in summer’s heat or winter’s cold to desert his post cf duty. Through many a melt ing day he has followed the plow or ban died the hoe, as a barefooted boy, and in many a wintry blast labored cheerfully for the bread of the family. After the crops were laid by he was permitted to enjoy the meagre advanta ges of the neighborhood schools, in which he obtained, by close application, a limited knowledge of the rudiments of an English ed ication. For about three months he attended a boarding school at the village of Jonesboro, after which he entered the great University of Nature, in which he has gathered a fund of prac tical knogledge that constitutes him one of the best informed men of this country. The facility with which he measures char acter, circumstances and things, is won derful—enabling him, with unerring pre cision, to reach conclusions. At the age of twenty he bade adieu to the old home, endeared by many fond memories, and located at Atlanta. Tiere was a vital prompting energy within him that requned more active an 1 excit ing scenes and employment than were fmnished by life in the country. Howev er dear were the pursuits and associa tions of his childhood and youth, lie yielded to the stern bidding of his natui e and sought the city, not for idle enjoy ment, but fir the performance of a man ly duly. A situation was promptly se cured at ten dollars per month. Soon it was advanced twelve dollars and a half, and as hi capacity and fidelity were dis covered and his experience increased his salary was enlarged, reaching in due sea son one hundred dollars per month. At this peiiod that was considered as first class compensation, and none but first ciass clerks could command so much. For five years he continued in the rela tionship of an employe, and enjoyed the fullest confidence of his employers. In 1855, having saved from Lis earn ings two thousand three hundred dollars which he deemed sufficient to justify bus iness on his own account, he determined to engage in that of an auctioneer. Right ly judging that change from point to point was necessary to the life and profit of that pursuit, he determined to con duct it as an itinerant. For years he was punctual in attendance at those places in the southern States best suited to the success of his plans. In five years he had accumulated property valued at twenty thousand dollars, and demonstra ted to himself the wisdom of reliance upon his own mental suggestions, which have proven unerring guides to fortune. In 1860, feeling that his possessions were ample, and influenced by a true and ardent affection, he sought and gained the heart and hand of Miss Susan C. Leonaid, daughter of A. K. Leonard, Esq., of Talbot county, to whom he wus married that year, Blessed with a wife of proverbial gentleness and beauty of character, he felt that an era had dawned upon him replete with the promise of happiness, and that his changed condi tion required a changed pursuit. Accord ingly, with fortune enlarged, be located permanently in Atlanta, engaging in the business of banking. Succef>s rewarded his efforts until the war of the States was instituted. This c'rcumstance, which disturbed the financial condition of so many citizens fell with heavy force upon the fortune of Mr. James, leaving him only a small portion of his acquisitions with which, after the smoke of the con flict had passed, to resume his selected pursuit. About four thousand dollars in cash, and real estate of perhaps twice this amount in value, constituted all that was lift him by the tedious and terrible strife. Undaunted and with a cheerful spirit, he reopened his bank, and has steadily prosecuted business with unva lying success. Grasping results through a power of peiception well nigh pro piietic. his conclusions have proved un ening. He h s acquired fortune after fortune, until he now ranks as one of the wealthiest men in tne State—owning as much (or more) real estate in Atlanta as any other citizen, and wielding a bank ing capital equal to every necessity of his busmtss position. Mr. James enjoys the confidence of ail who know him. His caj aeity and integ. ritv chal’enge the criticism of the world. No one can truly charge him with a single act either of illiberalit.y or dishonor, and and none will doubt the power of his intllect who judge itjthrough the medium EL.BERTOBT, GEORGIA, DfiC’R 22. 1875. of his achievements-theonly reliable test. During the panic of 1873, when many of the wealthiest bankers were compelled to suspend—some going into bankrupt cy—a heavy pressure was brought to bear upon the establisment of Mr. James by the unexpected demands of depositors. At this juncture he closed his bank until he could marshal assets, whtn a number of the wealthy men of Atlanta, volunta rily and through the press, proposed to assume, in his behalf, liabilities varying from five to fifty thousand dollars each. Such a manifestation of faith is seldom met with in the history of bankers and banking institutions, and this was a man ifestation of . confidenoe unmistakably sincere, since it was based upon the ad | vanee of large sums of actual capital for immediate use. These shrewd men had measured not only the integrity but the | ability of Mr. James, and this act was i the highest commendation that could ! have bee given. The financial storm passed, leaving many a noble wreck as the censequence of its fury, but the establishment of Mr. James survived the threatenings and came out strengthened even in the face of the dangers which seemed to impend. Unwilling in such a period to enforce collections out of his nany debtors— feeling that such a course would result in great inconvenience and perhaps seri ous injury to them—he placed promptly upon the markot a large amount of val uable city property, which he brought to actual sale by public outcry. Thus he was not or ly enabled to extend extraor dinarv favors to his patrons, but to make such additions to his banking capital as would.prepare him, in all events, for the panic stiicken depositors. Mr. James lire wrought out for him self, in an incredibly short time, the rep utation of an accomplished and far-see ing financier. He entered upon the are na. of commerce when but a plow boy, and has handled the great financial pro bltins of his day witr, the 4 iC ‘iity and success of a master. hen fresh from the farm and ffl,*uis conclu sions .tnd his actions were marked by ac curacy, and tile history of his acqnisi tioii snow few errors of jn Igmenfc in too many details conslituliug his business decisions. Men bom in the lap of wealth educated to the highest degree m litera ry and ci n.mneuu udiooL, having long experience in bulking under the most advantageous ciicuustauces, esteem it a yrivilege to advise with Jonu H. James. His fortune has been made, not by niggarillv savings, but heroic invest ments. Relying upon his own cornpre In anion and judgment he has amassed la giiy by ventu iiig where others feared to go. As an ii. unration, hererlised over twenty thousand dollars from the pur chase of a lot of bonds of a suspended bank. Tiie securities were freely adver tised in the papers of the State, and by distributing handbills. Their character and the tir e of sale were brought to the j notice of bankers generally, but they failed to complement the situation, and suffered Mr. James to buy them for a lit lie over three hundred dollars. Dealing in stocks and bonds is an important fea ture in his banking business, and tho’ regarded hazardous, has brought him only an unbroken succesion of financial triumphs He scans the question, de cides, acts and succeeds. No one has displayed so much enter prise, good judgment, or refined taste in the improvement of Atlanta. The most valuable, beautiful and imposing struc tures are due to his designs. His bank ■ block, extending on "Whitehall from Al- | ! abama street towards the railroad cross ing, the Executive mansion and his pri vate residence on Peachtree street, are ornaments to the city and monuments to his liberal enterprise and refined tastes The latter is a costly and magnificent model of architecture. Though, as stat ed, his sales of city property in 1873 were considerable, lie still retains a large amount of great value, bringing him ! good annual profits by way of rent. Ev t ery Fom in his spacious bank block, em ! bracing basements and attics, is occupied. ! Here is situated his banking business, j the machinery of which moves with quiet I precision and the absence of all ostenta ! tion, which seem to be copied from the j | equanimity and deportment of its pro- j | pristor. With him the front portico is a ! favorite point. There he may be seen j I almost every morning, greeting the pass : ers by with his genial face, or engaged ie pleasant conversation with those who | pause in the sunshine of his presence. } No one would imagine that Mr. James : has an unpleasant care on his heart, or a distuibing thought in his brain. His eye beams with a mstre that burns stea ! dily, and his countenance is serene as a cloudless morn of the Spring. Free fiom j all affectation, ready at all times to coin- I municate with others, showing no selfish ; reticence for the sake of gaining advan • tage, practical, far-see ng, sensible and ! good, no wonder that his presence is an i attraction which causes many of the ’ passing throng 1 1 halt before him. I To say that Mr Janies is a noble char acter is only the language of true descrip tion At home, in society, or in Ihe count ing room he illustrates tins truth. Ilia f uuily consists of a wife, a little girl about ten and a son about nine years of age. No happier home adorns tiie State. ! Affection presides over it and with gen erons care provides for every want To wards hie employes ha maintains a re spectful, polite and kind deportment, never assuming that chilling austerity so common with those who wield capital in control of labor. To society he always adds a charm by his genial good nature. He is a man of great liberality, fur nishing a striking exception to the max im that human nature becomes miserly in the ratio of its accumulations. The evidences of his generosity are seen on every hand. At his own expense two commodious and handsome church edi fices have been built in Atlanta, and to the completion of another be contribut ed the sum of three thousand five hun dred dollars. Both of the churches which lie had erected are regularly sup plied with pastors and services each Sab bath. Though he has been a devotedly pious member of the Baptist denomina tion since his eighteenth year, and now attached to the Second Baptist church of Atlanta, he is possessed of nothing like bigi try, but gives to all churches and all races, whether Jew or Gentile, Catholic or Protestant, home or foreign, white or black. Thousands of minor charities have relieved the neeessities of the poor, and if the worth of men should be mea sured by tlieir gifts to the needy, that of Mr. James would appear pre eminent. His donations to chu.tches since the war sum up more than §15,000, an amount considerably in excess of the entire c p ital winch he resumed business, Tht fact that lie gives in the prime of life, while in the vigor of health, distin guishes him from the most of those who have bestowed charities and benefits. It is the general custom to cling closely to the sordid dust until robbed by death of the power of enjoyment, and then to be queath portion to charity and the church. Though temperate in all bis habits, he has never joined a temperance society. His advice, however, to all now is to guard themselves with jealous care’gainst tne insidious indulgence in strong drink. He is a member of the Masenic fra ternity and lives in obedience to its in junctions of purity and charity. To give some idea of his appreciation by the de nomination to which lie is attached, it may be said that he is prominent in al most all its important enterprises, being a trustee of Mercer University, trustee and treasurer of the Georgia Baptist Or phans’ Horne, also, with the help of his good wire, superintendent of that insti tution. He has given moie to the •“Home" frhttii any other man, and liis wife m ire fcuan any otlur la ly. H : Ins for a njunber of years been President of few At Bible Society, also of Fill ton County Siobath School Society, both of which are composed of members of the various orthodox den miinations In this we have proof tuat he is esteem ed by Christians of other churches who have measured his virtues and honored him. In IS7I, Mr. James was called unani mously to the Mayoralty of Atlanta, hav ing first been nominated by a popular vote of the Democratic citizens over three gentlemen of highest standing so cially and politically. This indicates this strength with the Democracy of the city and his great personal popularity, This is the only office he ever held It was not sought; but accepted because tendered by his constituents in a man ner so complimentary. A high appre ciation of his administrative abiiiity and his integrity prompted their choice. As proof that his administration was accep ted and approved, he was strongly urg ed to allow his re-election. This he de clined. His public service was character ized by, a desire for the common interests of the city and by the strictest honesty. In 1872, his name was suggested in connection with the Gubernatorial elec tion office. Many citizens of foresight and influence desired to see him in posi tion for the exercise of his great finan cial mind in redeeming the State from her financial embarrassments and per plexity. They saw in him the hope of Georgia, and, therefore, entreated him to allow his name placed before the nominating convention of the year.— This lie declined to do and apprehending j that his position might not be fully un derstood, and that this might interfere v/ifch the desired unanimity of that body, he published a letter in which he de clared that he would, under no circum stances, be a candidate at that time. The suggestion of his name for Gov ernor brought out a number of jealous and unjust comments, designed to pre judice his standing with the people. It was alleged that he had realized a large fortune from the Treasury of Georgia by the sale of his magnificent residence for an Executive Mansion. The ; facts and figures show that his profits were exag gerations. The original cost of the land, building and furniture amounted to the seventy three thousand dollars. For these he received ahundred thousand dol lars in depreciated bonds, which, by ex traordinary shrewdness, lie managed to dispose of to Henry Clews & Cos. for eighty-five thousand dollars. This left him only the apparent profit of twelve thousand dollars. The land cost Mr. James ten thousand dollars. Upon this for three or four years, while unproduc tive, he paid State, county and city tax es. Add to this the interest on its cost —ten thousand dollars ; then to this add the interest for one year on the cost of the building, it having been about that length of tiraein process of erection, and consequently unproductive. When theses amounts are summed up and subtracted from the apparent profit—twelve thous and dollars —it will be reduced to an in considerable amount, if not altogether absorbed These facts and figures are capable of easy prouf, and certainly vin dicate Mr. James effectually against this charge. As soon as it was sold he built another fully as handsome, which cost about the same, which clearly shows Vol. IV.-jSTo. 34. that he built first one for his own use. The more serious allegation that he ab sconded from the Confederacy daring the struggle for independence was put in circulation. This was regarded by the opponents of his political advancement as a fatal shot—one which would cause him to hide his face in shame from his countrymen ; one that would class him among the enemies of Georgia, convinc ing all that he was untrue and therefore unsafe to her interests.—Mr. James was apprised of the zeal with which this slander was circulated, and also that thousands of honest people believed the report. He gave no dinct denial, calm ly awaiting the period of his choice to employ the proof at his command for his vindication. The facts are these: For a short pe riod'lie was in the military service, but upon the tender of his personal aid as beam* of dispatches to foreign powers, he was granted a release from the army and furnished a passport beyond out lines. Embarking at Wilmington, N. C. on a blockade-runner, he reached Nas sau in safety, and remained there most of the time until the close of the war. He visited and spent a short time in Canada, and while there devoted him self, at great personal cost, to the object of relieving Southern soldiers who lan guished in Northern prisons. Many re ceived the benefits of his liberality and knew not to whom they were indebted. To make his plans effective, it was essen tial. that profound secresy should be maintained. When he advertised in the New York Herald it was under an as Burned name. Perhaps those who were his beneficiaries have ini ocently be lieved or circulated this unjust charge. If so, they should, when informed of the actual facts, be eqilly active and zealous in doing justice to a persecuted patriot. Tli“ passport of Mr. James was grant ed by Hon. J. P. Benjamin. Secretary of State of the Confederate States, and was doubtless allowed on hypothesis that tue applicant could and would ten der more efficient service beyond our lines than as a private in trie ranks. It is a! surd to say that Mr. B.njannn, in 1883, when able-bodied soldiers were in so much demand, wo and 1 brave- al.owed his departure on any other account. Lest some m vy dispute the eoiredness of this statement and persist in urging the fa se and prejudieal charge, we are permitted to publish the following copy of t!io passport, and to refer to Mr. James for the examination of the origin al: Confederate States of America. Ti all whom these Presents shall, come. Greeting: I, the undersigned Secretary o( State of the Confederate States of America, hereby request all whom it may concern to per mit safely to pass J. 11. James accompunieu his wife, a citizen of the Confederate States of America, and in i-a.-e of need to give him all lawful aid and protection. Given under my hand and the impression of the sea! of the Department of S.nte, at the City of Ric itnond, this the twelfth of October, 1863. [Seal] J. P. Benjamin Secretary of Slate. This act of Mr. Benjamin was approved by Eon. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War, as appears by reference to an original letter from that offeer now in possession of Mr. James. This passport was itot granted in blindnesss, and if the person to whom it was issued is subject to public censure those who granted it must also be condemned. Tiie Confederacy not only required soldier" to fight her battles, but agents to assist out side of her limits, aud many were employ ed in the latter capacity. Wc know s me of these and they rank to day as high in tiie affections of their countrymen as the he oes who breasted the storm of ac tual battle. Why then seek to make Mr. James a sacrifice on this account. During the war he was owner of one-half iateiest in the paper which bore the signifi cent title of the The Southern Confederacy. During his proprietorship of that journal he had employed a3 editorsat differenttimes.Mr. Win. Smith, of Nashville, known as “John Happy,” Mr. Cardoza, and last, but not by any means least, Mr. Wattcrson now of the Louisuille Courier-Journal. The writings of Mr. James correspond in style to that of his conversation and public speeches. They are concise, unembelished, to the point, clear and forcible. A recent article, originally published in the daily Constitution, on the the subject of the usu ry and homestead laws, regarded as the ablest review that has emanated from any of the leading men of Georgia. It has beeu reproduced in many papers both Norih and South, and its arguments and theories attracted the favorable notice of the greatest financiers and statesmen of the re public. # Tiie views of Mr. James on a number of important State questions, show that he as eidowed with the elements of statesman ship which may be brou lit into requisition for the good of his country. A lurot; number of influential Georgians have urged him to become a candid ite lor Governor at the next election. They be lieve that he, more than nnyotlter per son, is adapted to that position at a period when our financial condition de mands extraordinary wisdom aud ability tor its successful management- If an army must bi led to strile and victory, we would select our greatest military chief; and if tho financial qustiona of the State need to be solved to advantage, common sense demands t hat our greatest financier should be called to the helm. No man who rightly judges can doubt that Mr. James towers far above | all other men in Geotgia in this particular. His ft tends and admirers believe Lin ad ministration would so adjust and regulate the finances of the Thate as to liberate th ) people, in a great "degree, from the burden of ti xes uuder which they have toiled since the war; aud this opinion lies at the base of their anxiety tor his election. During the war a Georgian started io Marietta with soma chickens for sale. He met a squad of soldiers, and thtfy bought all the chickens he had but ono old rooster. He insisted they should take him, but they were out of money and couldn’t buy. The old man said he hated to go to town with only one chick en, and was greatly puzzled about it. At last one of the soldiers said to the old man : “Old friend, i'll play you a game of seven-up for him.” “Agreed." They played a long and spirited game. The soldier won. The old man wrung the rooster’s neck and tossed him at the soldier’s feet, and mounted his swab tail pony and started for home. After getting some two hundred yards he suddenly stopped, turned round, and rode bac k and said : “Yinvplaycd a fair game and won the rooster fairly, but I’d like to know what in the h—l you put up agin that old rooster.’’ One of the importunate juveniles who solicit pennies in a northern city was asked : “Where is your mother ?" She answered diffidently: “She is dead.” “Have yon no father ?" “Yes, sir; but he is sick." “What ails him ?” “He lias got a sore finger, sir." “Indeed." “Yes, sir." “ Then why don’t lie cut it off ?" “Please, sir," responded the little maid, “he hain’t got any money to buy a knife." Jones went to the theatre one even ing. The play was bad, the acting worse. On all sides Jones’ friends wove hissing both. “You take it comfortably," said a friend to Jones. “I came i* on an order, and don’t fed at liberty to express an adverse opinion," was the reply. Presently, however, Jones rose hur riedly, indignation in every line of his face: “By Jove, I must go out and pay," lio exclaimed. Transfer Pictures. —The decorations on carriages, sleighs, furniture, boxes, Ac, and other painted surfaces, often show tho most delicate artistic skill, aud the question arises, how are such views and ornaments placed there without great expense? The cheapest articles aro frequently covered with bits of landscape or flora! occorations that could not bo painted by hand without increasing the v-iluo of the articles. The secret is, these paintings are transferred to the ar ticles adorned by a process called “De calcomanie. ’ When the method was first discovered high prices were charged for the transfer pictures, and also for teaching the art, so that few could afford to purchase. Recently, however, deal ers have reduced the rates so that now these pictures may be ob tained at comparatively low cost. J. L. Patten & Cos., 162 Wiliam Street, New York, are large dealers in these goods. For the small sum of ten cents they will send complete instructions, with cata logue and ten specimen pictures, to any one who wishes to learu this beautiful art. The Ckntknial of 1876.—This highly favored country is about, to celebrate its hundredth birthday. Under its favored privileges, its citizens have been happy ; worshiping God according to the dic tates of their own consciences ; pursu ing their chosen avocations unmo lested ; growing rich and prosperous. Some have attained the most exalted po sitions from the smallest beginnings. This is particularly applicable to Dr. Tntt's Liver Pills. Ten years ago they had but a limited local reputation, but in this time, aided by scientific research and conscientious business direction, they have attained celebrity that there is not a country on the globe that they are not known and used. Wherever disease prevails, especially such as result from torpid liver, dyspepsia, costiveuess, sick headache, fever andague abound they are eagerly sought for. Get The Best.—Beyond all question the most economical sewing machine tobuy is the Wilson Shuttle. It is perfect and durable in workmanship simple and easy to operate, and its work is superior to all others. It is sold at a less price than any other first class machine, and its pop ularity, so well deserved, is daily in creasing. Machines will be delivered at any Railroad Station in this county, free of transportation charges, if ordered through the Company’s Branch House at 183 Ca nal street New Orleans. They send an elegant catalogue aud chromo circular, free on application. This Company want a few more good agents. A sure thing — A village doctor went to viit a patient in a neighboring hamlet, and took his gun with him, that he might wing any game he might encounter in crossing the fields. A peasant, meeting him on the way, asked whither he was going. “To see a patient,” was the answer. “What, then,” said the peasant, “do you fear to miss him in the ordinary way, that you take your gun with you?” • ■ . A boy at Mona, lown, was struck by lightning recently, and the back of hia new coat torn entirely out, although no other injury was done until the boy got home, when his economical father thrashed him for tearing bis coat How sharper than the lightning’s flash it u to have a particular father.
