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PROFESSIONAL CARDS. thosTw7teascy7~ ATTORNEY AT LAW, HARTWELL, GA. Willjipraetice in Superior Courts of Ilart, El b*rt, Oglethorpe and Madison. Prompt atten tion to collection of claims. ly. R. If. JONES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ELBERTGN, GA. Special attention to the collection of claims, [ly SHANNON & WORLEY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ELBERTON, GA. W r ILL PRACTICE IN THE COURTS OF the Northern Circuitand Franklin county jggjySpecial attention given to collections. J. S. BARNETT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ELBERTON, GA. JOSBN T. OSBORN, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, ELBERTON, GA. WILL PRACTICE IN SUPERIOR COURTS and Supreme. Court. Prompt attention to the collection of claims. nevl7,ly A. E. HUNTER, M. D. PRACTICING PHYSICIAN Office over the Drug Store, ELBERTON, GEORGIA. WILL ATTEND PROMPTLY TO ALL cases. [Ang22,6m ELBERTON BUSINESS GARBS. J. F. vYTJUO (Carriage IpAKUFAcrR ELBERTON, GEORGIA. WITH GOOD WORKMEN! LOWEST PRICES! CLOSE PERSONAL ATTENTION TO BUSINESS, and an EXPERIENCE , OF 27 YEARS, He hopes by honest and fair dealing to compete any other manufactory. Good Baggies, warranted, - $125 to $l6O REPAIRING ANDBLACKSMITHING. Work done in this line in t very best style. The Best Harness TERMS CASH. My 22-1 v J. M. BARFIKM), THE REA 1. LIVE Fashionable Tailor, Up-Stairs, over Swift & Arnold’s Store, ELBERTON, GEORGIA. Bar-Call and See Him. T. M. SWIFT. J. K. SWIFT. TITOS. M. SWIFT & CO., Dealers in CEMMI UCIIEI At tho old stand of Swift & Arnold, ELBERTON, GA. I) ESPECTFTLLY SOLICIT A CONTINU- A ance of the patronage hitherto awarded he houS' , promising every effort on their part to merit the same. jan.s THE ELBERTON DRUG STORE H. 0. EDMUNDS, Proprietor. Has always on hand a full line of Pure Drugs and Patent Medicines Makes a specialty of STATIONERY ™ PERFUMERY Anew assortment of WRITING PAPER & ENVELOPES Plain and fancy, just received, including a sup ply ot LEGAL CAP. CIGARS AND TOBACCO of all varieties, constantly on hand. NEW STORE! NEW 600 BS! I. Gr. SWIFT, Will keep on hand FLOUR, MEAT, LARD, SUGAR, COF FEE, HAMS, CHEESE, CAN NED GOODS, &c.&e. And other articles usually kept in a first-class Provision Store, which will be sold Cheap for CASH and Cash Only. F. W. JACOBY, HOUSE HIGH POP Glazier and Grai er, ELBERTON, GA. Orders Solicited. Satisfaction Guaranteea, SEND 25c. to G P HOWELL & CO., New York for Pamphlet of 100 pages, containing lists of 3,000 newspapers and estimates showing east of advertising. ly THE GAZETTE. ISTew Sei’ies. For The Gazette ] MOBNING, NOON AND NIGHT. With roseate hues and smiling face, Aurora heralds the blushing morn ; Thus childhood in its beauteous grace, Begirt with flowers, seems care to scorn. Blithe as the lark on airy wings, Soaring aloft the sun he greets ; The prattling infant gaily sings, Tasting alone life’s honeyed sweets. Then as the glorious orb of day In splendor drives his gilded car— E’en to the zenith where each ray Doth far surpass a brilliant star— So the beauteous maid with dark brown hair, And eyes as bright as sparkling dew, Seems to our vision far more fair Than aught on earth that meets the view. But bright as shines the sun at noon, E’en it too, like all else, must fade ; Must travel onward and, ah I too soon, Leave earth beneath night's sombre shade. And so with life—tis short at best, And soon each one must pass away ; But happy they who sink to rest, With Hope’s bright star to light the way. Elcho. MRS. GREEN’TsON-IN-LAW, “Well, Serepta, I’ve found out all about them. Mrs. Green sat herself down in front of the fire, took off her bonnet, and shed upon her daughter a smile to great satisfaction. “Found out all about whom, mam ma ?” Serepta questioned, with sweet demureness. “Well, upon my word, you are the most obtuse girl of my acquaintance. When you saw me come in just now, you understood that I’d been out walk ing I suppose ? Yes ? Well, I’m glad you did. You know I don’t often go out walking without an object, I sup pose! I’m encouraged to find that you understand that too. And you remem ber those two young men we met twice yesterday when we went to your Aunt Jane ! Of course you do ; you needn’t answer that. Well now, knowing that I have been out, and with an object does it not occur to you that I went to find out all I could about those two your.g men. It will be seen that Mrs. Green had the gift of speech in addition to her many other attainments. Her daughter too, was a fair practitioner, in her na tive tongue, but on this occasion she merely said: “But I don’t see why you should want to find out anything about them.” “Of course not,” responded the ma tron. “But if I were your daughter, and you were my mother, you would understand it well enough.” “Why, what in tho world has that got to do with it, mamma ?” But the young lady still kept her eyes rather too persistently fixed upon her little bit of embroidery and it is to be feared that she was fencing with her parent. “You know well enough that it has everything to do with it,” responded Mrs. Green. “When two handsome young men meet us together in the street, and then put themselves out of the way to run against us again, you don’t suppose they take such pains to get another look at me, do you ?” “They might. I’m sure you’re worth looking at twice,” responded the daugh ter, very prettily. “That’s nonsense, and you know it. They wanted to see you. You’re young and rather good looking, al though you are not altogether my style; and there are not so many young and pretty girls in this village that strange young men are going to neglect any of them.” “Oh, mamma! How you talk.” “I talk like a prudent woman, and act like one ; so I went out to find out all about those two young men. One of them will do very well indeed.” “Which one is it who will doin quired Serepta, laughing, and beginning now to show a litttle shy interest in the subject. “That one with an Ulster overcoat on,” replied the elder lady, shooting a very sharp glance at the young one. “Why, they both wore Ulsters,” put in Terepta, falling into the trap with great simplicity. “Aha! I thought so,” chuckled the astute Mrs. Green. You noticed them a little while they noticed you a good deal. AYell, its’s the tallest one, I mean the one with the dark complexion and black [mustache. Charles Edgerton his name is.” “The other one is much the best looking and the most gentlemanly, I think.” Said the daughter. “George Merton. Oh. yes; but he won’t do at all. He is handsome, and Las plenty of talent too, but he has neither money nor position. Mr. Ed gerton has plenty of both, so he’s the one that will do.” “Why, I thought”—and then Sarepta stopped and bit her lip. “Thought what?” “Nothing, only that we were doing a rather queer thing, discussing these two gentlemen as if they belonged to us.” “Queer, maybe, but prudent,” and tho prudent mother withdrew to med itate upon the advantages of a son in law with both money and position. The fact goes without saying that there is more or less wickedness in this j world. If there were not, good Mrs. j Green would have been spared the sur- ESTABLISHED 1850- ELBERTON GA., JAK’Y 3,1877. prised, mingled with humiliation, that fell upoD her the same evening. Mother and daughter had set tbem selvesMown beside the evening lamp to chat and sew and to have an altogether cozy evening when the bell rung, and Mr. Charles Edgerton and Mr. George Merton were shown into the room. Mrs. Green was almost astonished out of ail courtesy in contempting the impertinence of the young men of our day, who were calling without waiting for iatroductions. Her surprise was no means lessened, but the course of her contemplation was turned when her daughter showed what the girls of our day are capable of, by welcoming the two gentlemen very serenely, and introduc ing them in a very matter-of-fact way to her mother. The explanation of it was tbatThese young persons had met in the merry summer time in an out of the way country nook, where Sarepta was so journing with a city cousin, friend of the Messrs. Edgerton and Merton. Mrs. Green accept the situation grace fully, and was pleasantly courteous as became so polite a lady. But when the call had ended, and mother and daughter were left again to each other’s companionship, Serepta listened to some animated remarks. “A nice trick you played me !” said Mrs. Green. “Let me go on asking questions about those two men, and you knew all about them all the while! Why didn’t you tell me ?” “Why, mamma, i didn’t know that you wanted to learn anything about them. The first I knew you had found out all 1 had to.tell," and more too; so what was the use ?” “Well, you might have told me before. And how was it we didn’t recognize them when we met on the street ?” “I did; I bowed and they lifted their hats the first time we met them. You did not see them at all that time, for you were busy looking at Mrs. Bunce and her new cloak.” “The first time ! Did we meet them three times instead of two, then ?” “I did not count the times, but I think it must have been three.” “Humph! Well, I’ve nothing to do now but to see that no trouble comes of all your smartness. To begin with, I noticed that Mr Merton was rather more attentive to you this evening than there was. any necessity for. I want you to remember that he is not the one who will do ” There was no reply to this injunc tion. Perhaps it was not heard, and subsequent facts rendered this all the more probable. The two young'men prolonged their stay in the village and made frequent calls together at Mrs. Green’s house. Mr. Edgerton was all that could be desired in the way of friendly courtesy, but George Merton was that, and more too. It became more and more appar ent that he aimed to become the one who would do. He came often with his friend, but more often by himself, and one day he called, not on Sarepta, but upon Mrs. Green herself. The nature of bis er rand may be gathered from a remark of that lady’s during the conversation. “I am very sorry matters have gone so far,” she said, “and I tried in every way to prevent it. All I can do now is to say that I will never give my con sent to your marriage with my daughter. I esteem you very greatly, but I long since made up my mind that my son-in law must have fortune and position. “But, my dear madam—" “I have had my say, Mr. Merton, and nothing will ever make me say differently. I don’t mind saying to you that the same question from your friend would receive a very different an swer. George Merton went away then, and Sarepta received a little lecture from her mother. The girl was a little pale, but very quiet, and her mother thought she v/as going to be very sensible. She felt a little discouraged, however, when Sarepta said, quite in her natural voice: “I know he is poor, and without po sition, as you call it, but I will never marry any other man as long as I live !” and that ended the conversa tion. After this matters went on much the same as usual, except that George Mer ton came no more to Mrs. Green’s House. Sarepta was a little quieter than of old but altogether acted in a practical man ner that gave her mother very great encouragement. One afternoon the young lady dress ed to go out for a walk, and stood for a time with one foot on the fender bar listening to her mother’s talk which ran pretty much in this strain toward the close: “I haven’t seen Mr. Edgerton for two or three days, have you ? And— his friend seems to have disappeared altogether. I must say it was very proper of him not to come here after I gave him so decided an answer. Why, bless my soul! Here he is now !” And there sure enough he was stepping leisurely in through the open door of the room. He had evidently screwed up his courage, and was keep ing it up by a little bit of bravado not quite natural to him. His hat was pulled tight upon his head, his step had the least suggestion of a swagger ! in it, and he carried his hands in the pockets of the short, odd looking jack et which he wore for the apparent pur pose of making him look unneccessarily independent. His manner put Mrs. Green on the offensive, as if it were a challenge. Her face took on its hard, set look, her hands folded themselves together un der her apron, and she stood looking at him very frigidly, and failed to no tice that her daughter was not so much suprised as she ought to have been. “Good afternoon, Mr. Merton,” said Mrs. Green, very much as if he had been a sewing machine agent. “We were just speaking of—your friend.” ‘ Ah Charlie ! Yes, poor fellow, he has gone back to the city. He really need ed a longer rest but he couldn’t take it without losing his situation, and he can not afford to do that.” “His situation? Why—” “Yes, you know he is a bookeeper. But, no; I remember now, my friend Mr. Garwood got our names mixed in tell ing you about us. “I see,” said Mrs. Green, in a tone that implied many thing. * “But come, dear, if you are reedy we will go for our walk now” said George, in a queer hurried way. “I just drop ped in Mrs. Green to take my wife out for a walk. “Your wife! What!” and Mrs. Green sat down and waited for more breath. “Mamma, you will forgive us, won't you ?” pleaded Sarepta. “Perhaps it was wrong, but you were so firm, so we were married yesterday.” “Of course I forgive you, now that there is nothing else for me to do,” said the politic lady. “And if you will wait a minute I’ll go with you. It will close people’s mouths As they all started out together, Mrs. Merton said: “George, you ought to have told me about this ridiculous mistake.” “I know I ought, but you see, my dear, I couldn’t resist the temptation of giving your mother a son in law with ‘fortune and position,’ in spite of herself,” here plied. World Correspondence: The revolu tionary leaders have now no hope of in stalling Hayes according to the forms of the constitution, and their present plan is a coup d’etat to seize the city and ex ecutive departments on the 4th of March —like the French, who, when they make a revolution begin by seizing Paris. In a word, they are a goiDg to do every thing which it was feared the secession ist!; might attempt to do in 18G0-61, namely to capture the Federal capital by a quick, bold military movement, seize the Government offices and trust to the love of peace and qniet on the part of the people for submission to the revolu tion. Unluckily for the secessionists of 1860-61 they had no such leaders as Cameron, Jay Gould, Sherman and Mor ton ; and they thus lost their opportuni ty. These men are playing the same game with a boldness, a vigor and ax audacity that either of the two Napo leons could hardly surpass. Hayes is nothing in himself. But we read in his tory of many cages where a weak pre tender to the throno—a child or a wo man, maybe—was carried into power by cunning, bold conspirators who had their profit to make by the operation. Richmond Dispatch: Mr. O’Conor’s letter was, we donbt not, written for private use only. He is not the man to be reckless of propriety in what he writes for the public eye. We take it beyond doubt that Mr. O’Conor did write the letter. It appeared on Wednesday in the New York Times, and the next day in the Tribune, and has not been disowned by Mr. O’Conor. Indeed, he has not seen proper to explain that it was a private letter, not intended for j publication. In viaw of Grant’s malici ous attempt to defame the Northern Democrats in his message we suppose Mr. O’Conor sees no occasion for expla nation of any kind, and we are sure the Democrats generally enjoy with delight what Mr. O’Conor said of him. The bold opinion which Mr. O’Conor avows, that the march of McDowell upon Rich mond was the death of the Republic, is one in which a great many people north of Mason and Dixon besides Northern Democrats are disposed to concur. The number of such persons is increasing. It begins to be too apparent that the subjugation of the South has led very nearly to the subjugation of national liberties. If there be recuperative pow er enough in the people to re-establish them a short time will show it. What his Angel Saw. —He had just wedded a little angel with a musical voice, limpid blue eyes and a brow on which candor had set its seal. They made their bridal tour to Venice, where they went from palace to palace, watched the pigeons wheeling round the towers of St. Mark’s, explored the mys terious canals in their gondola As they are returning homeward at night the young husband, whose fall heart is over flowing with emotion, says : “Well, my love, what, has impressed you most of all that we have seen in this wonderful city?” The young wife timidly cast down her eyes. “You remember the cafe on the Pia zetta?” Yes, my angel.” “Well, at the third table from the door I on the left there was a duck of an officer, with such a love of a mustache!” Indian scalps, with right ear attached, are worth SSO apiece at Dcadwood City. Vol. Y.-No. 36. For The Gazette.] THE CHILDS PLEA FOR GOING TO SCHOOL. a song. Boy. —l mean to go to school to-day, With marbles, bat and ball; For I do dearly lore to play, And I can beat them all. 0, I will go to school, O, I will go to school; O, how I’ll play and frolic there, For I will go to school. Mother. —lf that is all you’re going for, You need say nothing more ; For yon will make a vagabond, And beg from door to door; So you can’t go to'echool, So you can’t go to school; I have enough for you to do— You cannot go to school. Boy . —l’ll learn to spell and read and write And metaphysics too; Philosphy and algebra ; O, mother will that do? O, so studious I’ll be ! 0, so studious I’ll be I I will be kind and good to all, And they’ll be kind to me. Then, mother, when you have to lie Upon your dying bed ; I’ll take my seat close by your side, And bathe your fainting head. Can I now go to school ? Can I now go to school ? I’ll love you when you’re in the grave, For sending me to school. When you’re among the blest above. On Canaan’s oeaceful shore, I’ll try to meet yon, mother dear, When life with me is o’er : O, how joyful to see I 0, how joyful to see ! My lovely mother throned above ; How happy wc shall be I Mother. —O, dearest boy, make haste and go, And study all you can ; Be kind and just and good to all, And make a Christian man. Yes, you may go to school, Yes, you may go to school ; For if I fill a pauper’s grave, I’ll send you oa to school. Stinchcomb. Elbert County, Ga. TERRIBLE FIGHT BETWEEN POLAR BEARS. The Cologne Gazette contains an ac count of a combat which took place in the zoological garde; s of that city be tween two Polar bears, which, that jour nal remarks, “a Roman emperor would assuredly have paid a million sestertii to witness.” These two bears had been brought from Spitzberg five years ago and had been placed in a large pit, with a tank in the center. Until recently they had remained upon excellent terms with each other, but a quarrel ensued between them, the result of which was that the female bear took refuge upon the summit of a large rock in one corner of the pit. The male did not attempt to follow her, and she re mained there three days, when, pressed by Lunger, she descended again. As soon as the male bear saw her he imme diately rushed at her and attacked her with his forepaws. The keepers at tempted to separate them, and belabored the male with heavy iron bars, but the bones in the head of the Polar bear are so much harder than those of the ordin ary bear that these blows took no effect. The male bear continued to wreak his vengeance upon his companion, and, af ter having almost torn her body into ribbons, he dragged her to the bottom of the tank and held her there until he felt assured that all sign of life was ex tinct. He then brought her body back to the floor of the pit and dragged it round the tank for nearly an hour. Af ter this he withdrew into his sleeping den to rest from his labors, and the keepers at once closed the iron bars upon him. Having examined the body of the dead bear, they found that it had received more than a hundred wounds; the neck and head were crushed almost to a jelly, and the flesh was hanging in strips from the back and sides. During the whole combat neither of the bears uttered a cry or sound of any kind; but, except in this particular, it must have borne a singular resemblance to what may some tirnea be seen in Lancashire without pay ing a million sestertii. A curious discovery is announced by Prof. P. B. Wilson, of Washington Uni versity, Baltimore, that minutely pulver ized silica is taken up in free state by plants from the soil, and that such silica is assimilated without chemical or other charge. The experiment consisted in fertilizing a field of Wheat with the in, fueorial earth found near Ricbmond- Virginia. This earth, it is well known, consists of the shells of miscroscopic marine insects, known as diatoms, which, under a strong magnifying power, reveal many beautiful forms that have been re solved, classified and named. After the wheat was grown, Prof. Wilson treated the straw with nitric acid, subjected the remains fo microscopic test, and found therein the same kinds of shells or dia | toms that are in the Richmond earth, ! except that the larger sized shells were ! absent, showing that only silica particles above a certain degree of fineness can ascend the sap pores of the plant. This discovery opens anew line of research in agricultural investigation, from which important results and very much addi • tional knowldedge may accrue. 0(1 B WASHINGTON EETTER. FBOM OUB REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION AND INACTION GRAVE PROBABILITIES —PATRIOTS VERSUS PARTISANS —A SCENE IN THE GALLERY THE “lobby” HOW IT OPERATES THE STORY OF THR SPIDER AND THE FLY — HOW VICIOUS LEGISLATION MAY BE PROCUR ED THIS SESSION —BTC., BTC. Washington, D. C., Dec. 14, 1876. A few days, and tvro Weeks will have passed since Congress assembled ; yet little or nothing looking to the connlry’s weal has been accom plished. The intense excitement caused by the existing state of political affairs ; unsatisfactory debates, pro and con, in the Senate and in tho nonse; dilatory motions (known in congression al parlance as “filibustering”), and partisan harangueß have se far consumed ranch of the time that should have been devoted to an earn, cst and nnpartisan consideration of measures that arc essentinl to the common good and closely identified with that spirit of liberty and progress, which (if it docs not) ought to char acterise the entrance into our second centennial epoch. Worse still, there is no prospect of a speedy settlement of the vexations questions now pend ing, in fact, it is not nt all probable thnt tho fourth of March, next, will definitely settle mat ters. It is very evident that the Democrats, believing they had honestly and fairly elected their candidate, will take, a firm and decided stand ; while the Republicans are, on their part, equally undisposed to yield. The address issued yesterday by the chairman of the(National Dem ocratic Committee has been met to-day by a similar document issued by Mr. Chandler, chair man of the Republican National Committee ; one insists that Mr. Tilden, the other that Mr. Hayes, is fairly elected. And when it is remem bered, that the political gulf between the House and Senate, instead of getting bridged overby the re-adoption of that now famous “twenty second joint rule,” is.beeoraing widerjday by day, each of these two legislative bodies manifesting a dogged disposition to stand on its dignity and insist upon any prerogative to which it may as sume itself entitled, it must be admitted that the prospect before us is anything but bright, and that it behooves all good men and true, ir respective of party, to endeavor to pour oil upon the troubled waters, and to remember that it is far more noble tD boa patriot than a partisan 1 As was to be expected, the assembling of Congress under the peculiar circumstance brought hither a much greater throng of sight seers than is usual on the opening of a congres sional session, and the galleries in the Hall of the House of Representatives, where the greatest excitement centers, are crowded day after day. Avery large proportion of the audience are colored people ; but a majority of these, who belong to the poorer classes, probably geek snelter here because it is warm and Co9y, and better, by tar, than to walk the streets or sit in a cold, comfortless room. It not seldom happens that some robust durkey will fall asleep, to as tound his neighbors and the august assemblage on the floor presently with a snore of immense proportions, as if half a dozen alligators were simultaneously replenishing their breath through the nostrils. It was on such an occasion that “Big Jake,” a stalwart negro well-known in Washington, having gently entered the realms of morpheas while seated in the House gallery just opposite to General Butler’s chair, caused that gentleman to tarn a back-banded sumer sault in his chair, and present a resolution af terwards, to the effect that no person having oyster-horns in their possession should be ad nutted to the galleries. Mr. Holman only rose, said. “I object!” and then sat down again I One would think that, in view of the import ance of the questions which now agitate tho entire country, and which can only find a peace able solution in Congress, that vicious element known as “the lobby” would meet with little encouragement aud postpone its operations till a more auspicious period. Not so, however. The new-comer will not readily detect the lob byist amongst the hundreds who daily crowd the galleries, passages, and even the floor of tho House before and during each session ; but to the habitual frequenter of the capital the men and women who, headed by “Sam. Ward,” the king of lobbyist*, percolate all branches of our legislature are well known. Their perfidious influence makes itself felt everywhere and is by no means limited to the Halls of Congress, which is simply their workshop. Let the new member, who is iuexperienced in the ways and wiles of these tascinating tempter*, beware, for his weaknesses will soon he found out and ho made the most of. Confidiug and unsuspicious, he is inveighed into the dangerous net betore ho lias the least premonition of danger; it is the old story of the fly and the spider repeated every day and hour. The single vote of a Con gressman is ofteu worth many thousands of dol lars to the parties who employ the lobbyists, so they can afford to be liberal, and are. But very seldom is a vote bought for the actual cash “in hand paid,” because that is too dangerous and revolting, but it is ofteu purchased with a din ner, abi ief period ot dissipation, or the smiles and soft whisper of a pretty woman. The choicest dinners may fail, however, and wine and tho theatre may possess no attractions ; but the last and mod powerful tempter Eve like, generally carries the point 1 A book could be written on the peculiar insti tution known as the “lobby,” to which we are indebted for neatly all the bad or vicious legisla tion which encumbers our statute books. Point me out a single scheme of successful public plunder, and I will show you the particular lob by through which it was effected. Unscrupul ous, bold men and dashing women come hero tram all parts of the country, and after a session or two, retire with a handsome competence made by successful “lobbying.” Comparatively few operate on their own account; as a rule, (at least, where important measures are involved, which promise latgt gains) there Is a concert of action, and all plans ate iuid carefully before hand and manipulated with a inaster-hand for evil. This session tho lobby is as active as ever, in the hope, doubtless, that measures which in volve pecuniary gain to somebody may be tacked on to “some of the appropriation bills,” and, in the excitemcntof the moment, be carried through without scrutiny. Iu this, it is probable they will succeed, unless, indeed, the House should witbold all appropriations (except pensions) with a view to enforce the recognition of Mr. Tilden. Should the House of Representative* pursue this course, the complicated machinery of the government must stop running after the first day of July next, unless it can run itself on credit, for the very good reason there will be no money in the Treasury with which to defray government expenses ! L. J}. How the Boat Goes.— Agentlenan on board a steamboat with his family was asked by bis children: “What makes the boat go ?” when he gave them a very minute description of tUe machinery and its principles in the following words: “You see, my dears, this thingumbob here goes down, down'througli that holo and fastens the jigmaree, and that con nects with the crinkum crankum ; and that man—you see he’s the engineer, you know—kind o’ stirs up the what do you call it with a long poker and they all shove along, and the boat goes ahead.”