The Athenian. (Athens, Ga.) 1827-1832, December 07, 1827, Image 4

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?OBTST. ed by his p: else, se her goad tempi bring her over to o Madam, if 1 were true sdniiments of my my self that you would listen favourable ear ?” “ Speak,” said she, wi at the same time, condes “ I love, madam,” continued r of speaking to J been interrupted by the increast, e service he pre air of profound fare the j respect ;. »ptf, thUs scalping acquaintance .1 flatter he attended hot home/ On the road he lem with a | said with a most insinuating air, that he had j wished for aifcof portunity of telling her majestic, but j the immeasurable decree of respect he felt air. 1 for her; and having prefaced her willing with ears by such a discourse, he added era* WITHERED BLOSSOMS. The blossoms are wither’d, we tread o’er their form suc ]j intensity, that ?/ls impossible for me I phatically. On the plain, as we pass wth ®“ t a ^ r ^ l .V® , “any longer to conceal rn> flame.” ' “If the homage of k man of tolerable for- U \lnd\hTv!L t np’V, n improte r cted I unwept, from the “ Do you imagine,” said she “ that I have tung, high rank, and most fervent desire to bough. 1 ’ •' - not perceived it W please you, will be Acceptable, you will find But lately wo gaz’d on their beauties, and pray’d “ You astonish me, madam,” answered these qualities in your most humble, affec- ThaH-he^sunbeam woul c ens an ripen eir cheVa^j^i “ I thought that my admira-1 tionate and devoted slave.” And w’e hop’d, ah, how vainly,—for see where they tion was JfTofound secret until to day ; be-1 There was no resisting the compliment, fade I—’ " V . cause, the/oetter to conceal it, I had feigned The widow’s answer was couched in such ’Twould be long ere the garden would lose their a p assl0 jj/for another person.” gracious terms, that Combiac ventured to perlume. i y. g a y no more about it,” repli ed Madame ask permission to wait on her at home Thus often young Genius is prais’d and caresrfi. j jg j\T/*snil : “ you ought to have told me The widow acceded, and under pretext ..of when 1 should have approved playing afpiquet, the Marquis de Mascarille Till the blast of detraction sweeps #Svc£>n&Way. I do now.” - (as Combiac had created himselt on this oc- Oh, then, how the world views the fallen with scorn! “ ™ Adam,” cried the chevalier, passion- casion) said so many agreeable things, and How it heedlessly tramples the withering(mmd! a ate\y^ ro j himself on his knees, “ I will played his part so well, tbit the widow Was All his worth, aU his hopes, arc to darkness con-Vhot rise all you have promised me that hand perfectly delighted. ' ‘on which my happiness depends.” j The idea of having made a conquest of so “ Rise,” said she, in a most condescend- great a man, (for titles must make great ing manner—at the same time extending to j men) induced her to treat him with the great- him her hand to kiss. est affability, and in a 3hort time, the mar- 1 Ah, madam I” exclaimed the chevalier, I quis had made such an impression, that be springing from his knee'sin a transport, I was admitted to the house on the most inti- how much do I owe youj£ r Allo.w me to mate terms, ask how long I must wait before my^Sappi-1 At length he told the old lady that he ness shall be completed ?” e could no longer resjst so many attractions, “ When you will, chevalier,” said the la- and that his life depended on her returning dy, affecting a languishing air. v j his love. The widow blushed, and the The chevalier muttering his indiscreet J Marquis went on to tell her, that he should thanks, retired one of the happiest of men, I not have hesitated t so long in making his and told his young mistress as he quitted J proposals, but that being of an extremely her, that her mother had just consented to jealous disposition, and as madam had a their marriage. J marriageable daughter, he should be always Delighted to hear this, Nichon ran to her J alarmed lest those who came to pay their sign’d. As dull and unfeeling the hearts of the crowd, To the pilings of Virtue in misery’s hour ; In the reign other sunshine they greet her aloud, But leave her neglected when storms overpower. The many will tread on the best of their • race, When rain’s sharp blight o’er their, prospects has Or coldly *wj^ga2e on the sufferer's face, Then pai%n* their way without ’pity or moan. Then court yiot the smiles of the world; they are vain'/ Nor trust not its promises,—fear not its strife : ■ But cherish thyteonscience thro”eh sorrow and pain, And confide imthat Being, v.VLi favour is life. For He, who deeic'fcj^S'W nppear, To adorn the searoCL ’Aftth /imT’-cndors once more, T Will cause joy to arise f. g*» each Btb’g£ l \ an d tear, And thy leaf to be grci j, when life’s’winter is o’er. :5. f Italian.) \. r %- : ve beauty, , so sari appear, siduous duty, J 1 * ec with a tear ?— Hjttive measure, V . (From f Oh, who art thou Whose looks sf fl All court thee And yet all gp I sing in low an > / Of days and And young acd « Dwell on thef^trajns of Memory. Oh, who art thou oftyouthful brightness, 1 With airy step n.rf locks of gold \ The heart to meetj.rA.u'bounds in lightness, \ The cyek vn^iV il^ thy form behold ?■ voured by rapidity of motion to make up fori making him A cloak as speedily the lightness of my attire. I thrust my Mr. —begs it may be made fui hand into the pocket of my pantaloons,'part- | to cover and conceal his ordinary, tnai is, y- ly to warm my fingers, and partly to ascer-1 multitude of bad habits and handsomo •, • tain whether the state of my finances would j enough to wear upon any occasion, as it ^ permit me to become the possessor-of ; this only by his own fireside that he shall ven- seemingly indispensable article of clothing] ture to sit without it, and indeed not then, —the dishonoured note of an intimate ac- j if company be expected.”—Europ. JMag, quaintance met its convulsive grasp—the answer was decisive. “ What a fool was IJ Inordinate Ldvers of Physic.—In the Ger to lend my money; I might have guessed it I man Ephemeride.% the case of a person is would never be repaid me—and yet the fel- described, who had taken so much elixir of low told me so plausible a story ; he borrow-1 vitriol, that his keys were rusted in his pock ed it-r-under a cloak !” In the midst of et by the transudation of the acid through my vexation I could not help smiling at the { his skin, and another patient is said to have idea. “Cloaks arc all. the rage now, in- taken argentum nitratum m solution, till ho deed,” continued I, “ that puppy was not became blue. But all these philosophers, aware of half the truth of his observation— doctors, and divines, sink into insignificance but the fashion is not a new one.” (before Samuel Jessop, who died at ^jK^age I finished my walk, and sat down with alof 65, in 1817, whose inordinat keen Appetite to my dinner. The beef stake 1 for physic led him to take in 21 ycafcs, j was terribly tough, and vilely dressed, and less than 226,934 pills, besides 40,0()0.bot. the stupid old woman who “ does for me ” ties of mixture ; and in the year 1814, when had forgotten there, was no mustard in the his appetite increased, his consumption of house. I felt quite miserable—I drew my pills was 51,590 !!! Truly he must have chair close up to the fire—it was as low as thought with the prophet, “ The Lord has my spirits—I snatched up the coal-skuttle created medicines out of the earth, and he in a pet, and flung its contents into the grate, that is wise will not abhor them.” Eccles. , put what the stupid old woman aforesaid | xxxviii. 5, 6. cAlls “ a witch,” upon the top of them, and, placing my feet on the fender, fell first into j The Sleeper Cured—Some time since a a.brown study, and secondly, into a doze, writer in the Lowell Journal, after adverting My “brain was troubled with thick-coming to the new invented cure of intemperance, fancies.” A . / ' | expressed a desire that some one would long past by, , ith weeping pleasure mother; and kissing her, thanked her veiy earnestly for the excellent choice she had j made; adding, that she had always thought I the chevalier the most elegant and agreea- man in the world. “ I am very happy,” answered her moth er, “ that vou have no dislike to this mar- ! I strive to gild i And cha All love 1 And prld of sadness, £unny lope, le of gladness, nam .- of Hope. ft DOW BEWITCHED. ated from the French. icre lived a widow, who, al- iwas no longer young, had evjgcv Ton to be thought so, and possessed enough to second her pretensions, had a daughter about the age of fifteen, tvhom she thought it prqdent to keep in re tirement, because she feared, and not with out reason, that the girl’s budding beauty might deprive her of some of the conquests which she meditated. As it always hap pens in such cases, her precautions turned out to be useless. Every sun that rose di . minished her charms in the same proportion as those of her daughter increased ; and al though Madame de Mesnif might have over looked, or at least pardoned this, yet, when she found (as she did afterwards) that her djlwgbter’a modesty and elegance of man ners were so perfect and irresistible, that )tbey had captivated the affections of the old lady’s most favored lover—and this, too in 9pite of all the rouge and patches that she had employed to retain him—her anger knew no bounds. The chevalier, knowing with whom he had to deal, conducted his proceedings for some time with so much finesse, and so completely concealed his . passion for the daughter, that the coquet tish mother still continued to believe herself the sole object of his affectionate attentions The young girl, however, knew better, and was not slow in perceiving that her charms had made an impression on the heart of his mother’s admirer. She was, naturally enough, flattered by his attentions ; and with that vanity (if it deserves so harsh attentions might be smitten with the superi or attractions of her mamma. “ Therefore, madam,” he added, “ It must be, that you will marry her without de lay—and after that we will live in a state of perfect bliss.” Gross as this was, the old lady swallowed riage, and that you approve of my ^choice. I it; her extreme, desire to be made marchio- M. Pastourd is a very worthy man ; he will j ness made her then regret, for the first time, do his duty bv you, and you will be perfect-1 that she bad refused her daughter’s hand to ly contented with him.” J Pastourd. She graciously accepted the Nichon, who put wholly a different con- J Marquis’ offer, and told him- that his wishes struction on these words to that which her respecting Nichon should be complied with, mother intended, blushed, and was hasten-1 On the same day she eent for the chevalier, ing out of the room, when her mother called I and told him she would consent to his im- her back to ask who had told her this. - j mediate marriage with her daughter. Pas- “ The chevalier Pastourd himself,” an- ] toud, who was of course acquainted with the swered Nichon ; “ he was too happy at the j plot, agreed to every thing—and in twelve idea of marrying me to conceal it long.” i hours afterwards was united to Nichon. Marry youscreamed the mother, J The day after the marriage, and as the- Do you believe you simpleton, that he ask- J widow was expecting a visit from her mar ked for your hand in marriage! Upon my quis, she received from him the following honor, that is a pretty notion for a child of tetter : ^your agA. Go nurse your doll, and prepare I “lam extremely grieved, madam, that receive as yonr father-in-law the husband I business of importance, compels me to go you promised yourself.”" j into Gascony, from whence 1 have received Nichon was overwhelmed at these words 1 letters, stating that the greater part of my and thought it best to retire. The next property, (including my patent of nobility) time Pastourd called, he was astonished to which had been preserved by my illustrious find his mistress in very low spirits, and he I ancestors with the greatest care, from the fell into the same humour from mere sym- time of the deluge, has been destroyed by patby. The widow perceiving it, asked fire. All that remains to console me under him what was the matter. I this loss and disappointment,' (for, without “ I am alarmed, madam,” answered he, J fortune or title, how shall I pretend to the to perceive the # rr.elrncholy of your daughter, j honor of your hand ?) is, that I have' been and fear she does not approve of our union.’ * I the instrument of bringing about your daugh- “ It matters little whether she be pleased ter* s marriage ; and in bidding you farewell or displeased,” said the mother ? “am I not for ever, permit me to advise you, in case the mistress ?” yo\i should receive any more offers of mar- “ That is true;” replied the chevalier; j riage, tp inquire a little more cautiously after “ but I would not think of possessing my-1 the gentleman Ilian you did respecting self of her hand, against her consent.” j yours, t Mascarille.” “What! her hand !” exclaimed the mo- It is of course impossible to describe the ther ; “was it her hand you asked me to lady’s indignation at being thus grossly de give yonl” ceived and affronted, for she now saw “ Yes, madanv” said the chevalier; ^‘and through the whole affair. She went into I swear that I ncVer will accept any other.” the country, and declared she would never. “ Then «r>u aje likely to remain long un-1 return. Time, however, changed this de manded,” said the lady, with a contemptuous termination ; and the apologies and forbear- sneer. “I do not intend that my daughter shall ance of her son-in-law, and the affection 0 * 0 marry for some years to come, and I beg attentions of her daughter, induced her that henceforth^you will discontinue your forgive them, and to abandon that silly va- visits.” * nitv which miffht have dfestrovr3 her hnnni- Cloaks and mantles, in endless variety next discover a remedy for sleeping in meet- and most tormenting confusion, floated be- ing. This would certainly be a desidera- fore my “mind’s eye.” Gradually mv turn, and we have heard of nothin" approach- dream assumed a more comprehensible ing nearer to it than the method detailed itt shape. I seemed to stand in the middle of the following story. large room, or shop, or warehouse, for, I A few years since, an aged clergyman in with vision-like indistinctness, it partook of the western part of this county, speaking of the semblance of all three. It was hung the solemnity attached to the ministerial of- round entirely with every kind of cloak which fice, said that during the whole term of forty the ingenuity of man or woman ever invent- or fifty years that he had officiated therein, ed. There was the pallium of the ancient, his gravity had never but once been disturb- and the capote of the*modern Greek; the ed in the pulpit. On that occasion, whilo toga of the Roman, the poncho of the South engaged in his discourse, be noticed a man,' American, the gay mantle of scarlet and directly in front of him, leaning over the yellow plumage worn by the New Zealan- railing of the gallery, with something in, his der, and the shapeless fur coverings of the hand which he soon discovered to he a huge stolid inhabitants of Lapland and Kamschat- quid of tobacco just taken from his mouthy ka; tho toquelare of the last century, the Directly below, sat a man, who was in the plaid of the mountaiu Gael, the ermined constant habit of sleeping at meeting, with robe of royalty, and th$ red cloak of the iti- his head leaning back, and his mouth wide nerant apple vender ; not to metftion those open. The man in the gallery was intently now sported by. the life-guardsman, the engaged, iaising and lowering his hand, and Bond street lounger, the banker’s clerk, the taking an exact observation, till, at length, haberdasher’s apprentice, the lady and the having got it right, he let the quid of tobac- lady’s maid. Amongst the earlier speci- co fall, and it fell, plump into the mouth of mens, I recognised many which had the ab- the sleeper below!—The whole scejie wa» solute property of bye-gone heroes and phi- ^o indescribably ludicrous, that, for (he first losophers, and I gazed with much interest and the last time in the pulpit, an involunta- on the blood stained robe of Caesar, and the ry smile forced itself upon the countenance tattered mantle, through the holes of which of the preacher. The unexpected intrusion Plato discovered the pride of Diogenes. of so unpleasant a mouthful, awoke the “A change came o’er the spirit of my dream. I sleeper, and he was never known to indulge was still in *he same room : but the relics in that practice afterwards.—Mass. Spy. of antiquity and the refinements of modern luxury had vanished, and their place was I ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE, supplied by other cloaks and mantles to the first Tuesday in January next, at Wat- each of which, was affixed a label, bearing kinsville, the HOUSE AND LOT in WAtkins- its particular denomination. I was on the oecupredby Gapt. Burch. A TRACT OF J. f . • . . c , . , .-LAND, near the Hog mountain road, contaminc one point of turning to inquire of a by-stander if hundred and forty-four acres, adjoining Powell and they were exhibited for sale, when my at- Thomas: also the One Half of Five Hundred and tention was suddenly arrested by the cla- | Seventv-five Acres upon which George W. Merri- nanie) which belongs to her sex, whenever | £ she expected the chevalieT’s visit she took | jmore pains with her toilet than before : her 1 hair was better arranged, and her dress was ' put on with a taste that greatly increased her natural attractions.—Her charms soon became talked of, and she grew the object *of universal attention, to her mother’s, great ) , disquiet. ' / * The chevalwfr who has' been mentioned was cajled Pastourd, and, seeing the attrac tions of *1-19 mistress, ho naturally enough feared that some rival might present himself; to obviate which, he made a declaration of his passion to the person by whom it had been inspired. Nichon (for so the young lady was called) felt so much confused and pleased with this her first conquest, that she did not observe her mother, who entered the •toon at the time. The anger of the matron visits.” V \ j nity which might have destroyed her happi A thunderbolt could not have more as- j ness tonished poor Pastourd, Avho made the best of his way home overwhelmed with grief, I The Cloak.—“It is piercingly cold,” said I and took to his bed refusing to see any one. to myself the other day, as I sallied into the I The valet to whom this ordjpr wa£ giW en was a fellow of great readiness, most in domitable impudence, and very much at tached to his master ; who, in consequence ofCombiac’s good,qualities and former ser vices, had permitted him to use great fami liarity. Seeing his master sq much deject ed, he anxiously inquired the cause. The chevalier told him all that had passed. “Is that all!” said Combiac, with the greatest calmness. “ Don’t disturh your self, I pray. You shall he happy in less than a month. Upon the faith of a valet, who has a reputation to loose, I shall ob tain Nichon’s hand, and that with her mo ther’s consent. The old iady has never seen me, but I know her character. I will obtain admission into her house in the cha was beyond all controul. In the greatest raeter of a nobleman ; nothing is more easy rage , she asked Pastourd if he visited at her house to insult her daughter. Pastourd was .a little confused, hut, like a man who knew the world, he Sought to divert the old lady’s rage. “ No madam?” he replied, “my intentions ble, and your suspicions do me wever, confess o any other than d for this mis erely beg your yourself on this subject; take I very humbly aad pardon.-” t - » The lady’s vanity and ar forbade her doubting that her wore her chains ; she put on a m hie smile, and forgave and forgot the that had excited her suspicions. ~ ‘ 1, who was sq completely engro geth- ill ise t-b 1 V** mour of many voices, and the rash of a con-1 "S" 1 “5«eS,tn^M l> fo7,° f . D braJfi?' siderable number of persons into the ware- ] heirs.—'Terms, four eqv house. Males and females of every rank interest from the date,It an<¥description, statesmen, lawyers, physi- norqnnaI “'' nr,h ' nn * 1 f cians, ecclesiastics, merchants, soldiers, maids, wives, and widows, all wanted cloaks. The walls were stripped in an in- vr.tnljfevr ffits, bearing LWcureil .I*/ iproov«« personal security, and a montage on the premises. JAMES MERIWETHER. Adm’r. October 26, 1827. ADMINISTRATOR^AUE. than to imitate the manners of a fine gentle man ; well enough at least, to impose on an old coquette; and you shall see how well I bring matters about.” . Little persuasion was necessary tp induce the cheValier to accede to this proposition. Combiac dressed himself conformably to his new Character, hired twe footmen of his own particular aj^nAintance, dressed them in magnificent liveries, and took a house in the same street with the widow, yho was in the habit of passing a great at her windows, dressed like a Park, with my coat buttoned up to my chin which was smarting under the effect of a sharp frosty wind on its newly shaven sur face—“ Confounded cold,” said I, rather more audibly, as a sudden gust from the north-east compelled me to -plap both my hands to my hat; and at die same time sent the spray of the angrvrJrpentme smack in my face. “ Cold,” dnpyj a‘voibe just be hind me, “ not at ifil^nne bracing wind— charming weather for i walk, Jack!” and turning round, I beheld'my quondam school fellow , enveloped from head to heel in a dark blue military cloak, of first rate cut and material; : ts t-ollar of the choicest sable, drawn close \ound his happy ears,' confined in front by la pair of silver lion’s paws, and furnished with the usual quota of silk cord and tassel, while sundry of its am ple folds were flung in studied negligence over his left shoulder, so as to display the Voluptuous black velvet with which it was lined. I felt colder from the very compari son. “ Why don’t yon get a cloak, Jack V* chuckled the comfortable looking rogue, as my eye wandered (somewhat invidiously, I confess) from my own little threadbare black coat to the almost regal mantle before me. “Cloaks are all the rage now, and pretty snugthings they are too, 1 can tell you ;” day 1 and, with -the most insulting grin of supe y*4|y ’ riority, he drew its graceful drapery still Stant—the master of the shop and his as- first Tuesday in January next, at the sistants were hurried and worried almost out .^ r £T^l^53riSS?- € SrS , ad of their wits, SO great was the demand, SO J county, when sitting for ordinary purposes, will be impatient were the customers. A candidate 8 °^ ^ etwccn tlM5 usua * hours of sale, Two Thirds of for a seat in Parliament seized a cloak mark- Canct W Park deoeis d ^1 j • i- »» j ,• . .» .. . . t*anet w. Park, deceased, lived. To he sold for the Patriotism, and, anticipating his privi- I benefit of the heirs and creditors of sait'. deceased, lege, ran off without paying for it. Those JOHN ESPY, labelled “Charity, Honesty, and Tolera- „ RUSSEL JONES, $ mrs * tion,” were speedily purchased by a purse 1 proud citizen, 3 usurer, and a Jesuit; and I EXECUTOR’S SALE, that of “ Veracity,” by a projector of new I Friday the 28th day of December next, at joint Stock companies ; to be brief, every 1 > " The late residence of Martha Lester, deceased, one chose a cloak of some aort er another, “} pg leth Q7P 0 county, will be sold to f’lc -.highest -j j. ../r . .it | bidder, on a credit of twelVe months, all the Vaidna and seemed indifferent as .o the expense, 0 f the Estate of Alexander Lester, deceased, cX provided its colour was the very reverse of ing of Lands, Negroes, Horses, Cattle, Hogs, the dress they wore.under it. “ I must have F °dder, Household and Kitchen Furniture, W - 1 and Gears, Plantation Tools, and other articT , - . . ., . tedious to mention.—Terms made known o terwards as I may, 1 can no longer with- of sale. THOMAS j. STAMPS stand the temptation. I will not be the only * person in the world without a cloak,” and I hurried up to the master of the shop, ex pressing my fear that he had none left which would suit me. I was soon undeceivtd, however, by his displaying fresh and appa rently inexhaustible stores of similar gar ments ; and with all the bustle and volubili- YVM. October 26, 1827. M. STOKES, EXECUTOR’S SALE. B Y order of the honourable Inferior Conrt of Clark county, will be sold at the Court-house door, in Watkinsvillc, Oft the first Tuesday in Janu ary next, between the usual hours of sale, the TRACT OF LAND whereon Robert J. CabbeU, de- ceased, formerly jived, laying five miles from Athens, ty characteristic of the slop-selling inhabi- on Trail Creek ; it being the Real Estate of the paid tants of. Holywell-street, Hemming’s-row, jl eceasc<J ’ a . nd so j d , for the benefit of his heirs.— Oranbourne-ally, &c. ; Le heaped Mantle Tc ”“ 3 '.h after mantle on my back, till I was ready to 1 good bye, sink under the burden, commending all the while the formation of this, the quality of the other, and assuring me that he knew many authors (for, with the shrewdness na tural to his tribe, he had guessed my profes sion at a glance,) who had made considera ble fortunes merely by publishing their works under a cloak. In vain did I impl ore him to desist—his shopman followed his extraor dinary example—I waxed warm—warmer the heat became excessive—>. spired like the fat man’s excellent song ; and well I might; for, waking with the efforts I made to extri ROBERT BILLUPS, > ,, , THOMAS MOORE. \ Lx r * November 2, 1827. ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. O N the 2Gth December next, at the late resi dence of Alien Bonner, deceased, on the Apa- lacbie, will be sold, the Personal Estate of the dec’d. in part, among which there are a number of very tine Cattle.—Terms on the day. JAMES MERIWETHER, Adm’r. November 9—45 td* ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. to wit* Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Household and Kitchen 0 . J Furniture, Corn, Fodder, Cotton, and Pluntatidtk 1 cate myself from this mountain of mantles, I r ° ol3 » ’>‘ c - T ~ Tcrm i 5 xo^T^Xd^'* 8 found myself within the poker’s length of a fire, large and fierce enough to roast an ox. My “ witch had suffered the fate ancient ly allotted to witches, and perished in the flames which were new roaring up the qhjm- ney. I pushed back my chair, wit4 a queen. Combine, .whose first object tvas q$oaer round him, nodded a to get a footing in her house, commenced ^ind strode off, humming, “ Lome undef my “ phew!” relieved the solitary candle befdre his attack by constantly looking at her irif the j Pladie.” fine of about two inches of wick, and, opoq most languishing and amorous mannen/and, “ Cloaks ere all the rage now,” replied ITmgiwy desk, wrote and despatched the fol he even went k one day trKhe church she fre-!mentally, as, resuming my walk, which -h^d 1 lowing riota to my tailor ** .'-N, w xffl ■ \; J . M 1 ' November 9—45 40da ADMINISTRATRIX’S SALE. O N the first Tuesday in January next, at the Court-House in Clark county, will be sold, Two Negroes. Molly and Isham, belonging to «h^ estate of Presley Garner, deceased: sold agreeable to an order of the Honourable the Inferior Court of said conhty, r.itting for ordinary purposes.—At tfie amc time, wit! be hired, the, balance of the Negro®. ■ 4 Im-n-