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WI\RNE INTELLIGENCE.
>un Kises 7:02
S':n Sets 4:58
U-h v\'a:er at Fort Pulaski 412 am. 431 pm.
iCentral Standard Time.
Arrived Yenterdav.
steamship <iate City, Goodins. Boston—C and
Anderson. Asrt.
City of Augusta. Dagfrett. New
y.’.ris -C < i Anderson.
steamship Cyphfones, Kelley, Swansea
s, chan & Cos.
amcr Ethel. Carroll. Augusta and way
landings—W T Gibson. Manager
steamer Bellevue. Garnett. Darien—W T
Git son. Manager.
Sailed Y'esterriay.
crramsbip Dessoup. Philadelphia,
steamship Dora Foster [Br;. Bremen,
steamship Imperial Prime ißr), Bircelona
and Genoa.
MeamshipGladiolus |Br]. Reval.
Steamship Gordon Castle IBr!. Reval.
steamship Eastry [Brj. Bremen.
Memoranda.
• harleston. Dec 3—Arrived, steamers Sal
tern : Brj, Uren. Now York: Oza, Robinson.
■ York, and returned.
Sailed, steamers Auroro fßrl. Davis, and
p, >sarabia |Br], Martin. Liverpool: bark
] -us ißrl. Hire. Falmouth.
port Eads. Dec 3-Arrived, steamships Piz-
Z3 *' Pizzati. Ceiba: Helvetia [GerJ, Scheei.
Hamburg: El Sud. Higgins. New York.
Sailed, steamships S Oteri. Santa Marta:
A -Italian. Hamburg: Barbadian. Liverpool:
iMK.ntork. Liverpool via Newport News.
1 Sew York. Dac2—Arrived, bark Christen
Knudsen [Nor|. Nielsen. Savannah: schrs Jas
Haird Boyce. Jacksonville: Harry B Ritter,
jvtersen. Brunswick; Sarah H Potter. Far
n m Brunswick.
Philadelphia, Dec 2—Arrived, bark S A
Kandelph. Burns. Jacksonville.
cleared, schr Isaiah K Stetson, Trask.
Jacksonville.
Baltimore. Dec I—Arrived, schr Douglass
Gregory. Stillwell. Savannah, I before report
o.i at Southport. NC. leaky, and with loss of
Toiler: towed thence to Baltimore by tug
.\lt x Jones]; schrJ E dußignon. Turner. from
Savannah.
Dungeness Dec I—Passed, steamer Hawk
hot (Brl. Robson, Galveston for Bremen:
) ark Aurora [Nor j. Rose. Savannah for Goole
Antwerp. Nov 30—Arrived, bark Halden
[Nor]. Dahl, Pensacola.
Hamburg. Nov 30—Arrived, barks Mexico
Mr Moncrief. Savannah; Yineta [Nor], Ped
ersen. do
Rotterdam. Nov 30—Arrived, bark Mary E
Chapman [Br], Kyffln, Savannah.
Maritime Miscellany,
Pensacola. Nov 30 Schr Erie. Brown, from
Mobile for Port Spain, was caught in a gale
and had hull and rigging damaged in sundry
places. She put in hero. A survey has t een
held and recommended to repair.
Notice to Mariners.
Pilot charts and all hydrographic information
mil be furnished masters of vessels free of
charge in United States Hydographic Office,
in the custom house. Captains are requested
to call at the office.
Passengers.
Per steamship City of Augusta from New
York—J Kaufman, Miss M E Shappan. S
Morse. L Fernandez. Mrs \V J Jones and
maid. Robt Moore. A P Davis.Dr C E Monger
and wife, H t Estill and wife. E S Kessler
ami wife. B M Garfunkel, MrsC Hall. 11 Flan
nugan. DEKemlo. w ife and 2 infants. FB
Hi!.hard. VV K Beard. Miss M R Waites. Mrs
I VV Percy.W Moles, J H Gallagher and wife,
A Kalman. K B Riggs and wife. G Brown. D
< > Muller. J C Moses. J Markowitz and wife.
M Parker, Mrs < Schultse. Miss p
J)enn\. John Parker and wife, Master JT
Parker. Master Henry Parker, VVm Riddle. F
Lacier and 27 steera/e.
P"i steamship Gate City from Boston -
A H Crowell. Mrs J K Bassett. L A Fanning*
ton Mrs Fannington. N M Williams, Rev L
M A Curran. Jennie Cooran. W O Ames. J W
K' isey. 1) VV Kelsey. Mrs L M Stevens, C II
Thompson. Mrs Thompson. 11 B Thompson,
Alice Thompson, J M Gould, and 9 steerage.
Exports.
Per steamship Dessoug for Philadelphia
151 bales upland cotton. 200.500 shingles. 71)
bales domestics and yarns, 110 bales linters,
* bbls rosin. K-2 bhls spirits turpentine,
ci ttl feet lumber.3so bbls sugar.lb casks clay,
to bids pitch. 1,063 pkgs fruit, 26 pkgs vegeta
288 tons pig iron. 63 bales paper stock, 50
bbls molasses, 15 bbls rosin OiI,BWO pkgs mdse.
Consignees.
Per South Bound Railroad. Dec 3
( V. stult.s & Cos. Smith Bros. A B Hull & Cos,
H Solomon A son. H Traub I Epstein & Bro,
I mxn .v <’o. M Ferst’s Sons A (_'o. u Trenor,
A Ehrlich & Bro, Eekrnan & V. D.I Morrison.
Mohr Bros. Frank & Cos. Lindsay & M.Thomas
A M Ludden &B. .T H Heynart, Plymouth
Pork Pants Cos. C H Medlcc
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway,
Pc -2 Chesnutt & o N. .1 P Williams & Cos.
Peacock H & Cos. Ellis V & Cos. Greigsr .1 & W,
rlsr v Cos. Lemon M Hunter P& B.
vv B Cooper A Cos, Savannah Guano Cos. WB
Daniels
Per Central Railroad. Dec 2—Butler A S.
John Flannery & Cos. Woods G & Co.Hunter P
B I)welle C A D.MontogueA Co.Stubbs & TANARUS,
.is Wood & Bro. Warren & v M Maclean A
i " 'V W Gordon & Cos. G W Tiedemun A Bro.
'■ T Erickson. H H Cohen. VV A Hoffman,
.t I) Weed A* Cos, Southern Cotton Oil Cos. E A
SchaulJ, Ludden £B, Lindsay AM, .) W
M kell. Standard Oil o. Mohr Bros David
Mur. bison. M Fersts Sons Cos. H f rank,
savannah Brewing C". R Kirkland. S VV Wat
M| n H c Husbands. K F Wilder A S Smith.
Thomas A M. E M Hopkins. J D Weed A Cos.
M Husky, McKenna AW. .lames Douglass.
T .1 Da vis,-(Tins hdmonston. W D Simkins. T
H Williams. J G Butler.
P p r Savannah. Florida and Western Rail
"a\ Dec 2- VV W Gordon & Cos. Butler AS.
John Flannery A Cos. Stubos A T. ( has Ellis.
W<>ods G A Cos, .1 s Wood £ Bro. Warren A A.
’1 Maclean A Cos. MY A ft I Maclntyre D 5'
.* Per.tins & Son. A. P Brantley Cos,
P’vciieCA D. l.emonA M. Crawford H A Cos.
W W Chisholm A Cos. Edwards T A Cos. Ellis
V A (*o. Greigg JA W, Hunter VA B C and
•*" MeNatt A M. Savannah N SCo. Pater-
DA Cos -IP Williams ACo peacock H A
Do. .1 Dixon A Cos. M Ferst ’s Sons & Cos. W m
Hobbs. W D Simkins. a Solomon A Son, C H
• f/,me . S Guckenlieimer A Sons.B alley AJ.
M' Dor.ough tv Cos. A Ehrlich A Bro. savannah
1 Press Assn. L R Myers A Cos. 'l' W
Jbcii Lovell A L. P \\ Rushing A Co,steamer
Hrlle\ ue. J W Teeple A Cos. .J ti Fox. .1 A Sul
1 'an. MS A D A Bvek. Geil A Q Baldwin F
1 Fawcett Bros. Palmer Hardware Cos. J s
' "dins Lindsay A M.southern Cotton Oil Cos,
g\V Tiedeman A Bro. J E Teitjen. .1 W
>o;|, 'lev Lippmati Hros. Adams D PAOf'o.
( "riklin? MU Cos. Jackson M A Cos. The Miller
' 1 * VV Allen A Cos. M V Henderson, K Kirk
‘.Mid Schroeder A to. Heppard A Cos. K Ford,
lutual Co-op Assn. Savannah Grocery Cos, T'
Sampson.
Per steamship Gate City from Boston -
f ' pold Adler, p H Baldwin. Capt A Brown.
i k Bros. ESByck ACo J G Bon hert.
i iHer A M Barbour A Cos. Bradley A J. J G
Bun ee. Estate S W Branch. Collins G A Cos.
1 hatham Furniture Cos. ( ornweli &c. ( oiiat
H - M J Doyle. A Doyle Electric Supply Cos.
• • Eaton. (' K Eaton. Fretwell&N. Finn
Gcil AQ. S (?uckenhatmer A Sons .1
V :, iez. .1 B Gaudrv. M Y Henderson. G M
•'lt KavunaughAß. Lindsay AM. s K
Lippmanßros. John Lyons A Cos. N
• an Myers &ii. I)P Mycrson. order notify
•' Martin C A Munster. Meinhard Bros A Cos,
MeFarlane, A s Nichols, order notify
i Hull A Cos. order notify Herman AK.
1 crn-r Hard ware Cos. U Putzel W H Rav.
•'h’osenheim A Cos, E A Schwarz,S EA W Ry.
■/ >r tiith. Savannah Steam Bakerv. H Solo-
TL '\ - Son. The Miller Cos. J A Thomas A Bro.
, 1 überdy. i hens Bros. J 1) Weed A Cos. H
''■'•lor. AMA C w West. CR R A Bkg Cos C
6 " llv - Southern Express Cos. - Learner Alpha.
jmttkt t. (; harKer.
, r steamship City of Augusta from New
1 " r k Appol A s. Leopold Adler, (i W Allen
" Estates \V Branch. MS&DAB.vck.
Bluestein. J G Butler. Bradley AJ. K A
; k well. T Heren It. (ieo J Baldwin. VVm A
i;hop. E S Byck A Cos. Bvck Bros. G Bera i
, P E Jack. CRH A Bkg ( o T Cooley A
, * ornwellAC. Commercial Guano t’o.
• is-e Plantation Club. W G Cooper CColl
ii. A Cos. M Dryfus A Doyle. Eckman &V.
Dbdd.G Eckstein A (?0..r H Entelman.
Ehrlich A Bro. I Epstein A Bro A W W
r ,ins - R Einstein M Ferst’s Sons & Cos,
eA M Frank A Cos. Fretwell AN. Gar
■ ‘ 'Cl m son B M Garfunkel. Fleisehinan A
. Duckenheimer A Son*. CGrav A son. \*
‘'H er. J EGrady & Son. J E Gutman.
V'u n&B - Glaiber vV. T HeuislerAll.
■ ' Baas. A Hanley, A B Hull A Cos. 1) Hogan,
, Hicke. flecker J J M Cos. J M Johnson.
' '-'>n M Cos. H Koort<. J Kuck. N Lang,
•ppman Bros. John Lyons & Cos. J Lvuvh.
v sSons.Llndsay .v M A J.effler A M.n
Lewis. Ludden A 13. Mutual Co-op
. Vf -McMtirray. Mobc Bros. L A McCar-
Monu Qtr News. L U Mvers A Co.McKenna
,Uv* McGrath & Co.C A MunsVer.N Y Boat
‘M o D P Mverson. Norton A H. S H Op
-1 nncimer. order notify Whitaker A Taylor,
v 1 botify S Holper. Palmer Hardware Cos.
t, 1 . a J/^ n A Quint A Bro. V S Ross. Rosen
a Mur av. Rogiran A E. Solomons A Cos,
N*,\ nr ! ah Grocery Cos A Strau.<s. s F A VV Ky
tn Bros, H Solomon & Son. H Suiter,
i George E Sauls. Schaffer s Pharmacy. R C
~ e * s Solomon. Southern Bank State of
Gh. V\ D Simkins. J T Shuotrine A Bro. E S
'-rliooner D X l'homa>oi. ft Cos.
ft Cos. i, VV Tiedeman ft Bro. \I.
VVeU. AMA. c\V West Watson ft C J A
'Varmg. T West .v Cos K Yowqk ft Cos steamer
Katie, steamer Alpha steamer Bellevue So
Bound Ky Southern Kxpress Cos.
Per steamship'lallahassre from New York
■ 1/ ;itr '' Cos. I,eopo!d Adler.Appel ft s.
* ’ VV Allen ft Cos. Geo .1 Baldwiti. F G Bell.
News. R Hewkk, 1. Bluestein. S Blumenth.il.
Braid ft H. Kstate sVV Branch Bradlev ft .1
Brush KLft l’ Cos. .1 <. Belter K S Bvek ft ( o
M s ft l) A Byck. Cohen ft B. SolomonCoheu.
W H Clarkson, Collat Bros. Collins G ft Cos. P
Collier. K M i onnor. VV G Cooper.!trawford
H ft Cos. Cornwell ft C. Crohan ft 11. A Deutch
''n.K ft Hk/Co. care .1 W Comer A Doyle.
.1 Dixon ft Cos. James Douirlass, Jas Dowlinu.
Miss Minnie Dovle. Jos Denckman. M Kaau.
F.ckman ft V‘. G Eckstein ft Cos. J K Einstein
A Ehrlich ft Bro. 1 Epstein & Bro. Electric
Ky Cos. w n Eshedor. Falk Clothing Cos. AG
Feel.v. VV Estill. Fawcett nros. Fretweli ft X.
\V VV Ferguson ft Cos. M Ferst's Sons ft ('o.
I'leischman&Co I. Fried. Frank ft Cos.
J H Furoer. B M Garfunkel. Gazan ft B T F
‘•le*on ft io. Gelt ft Q. c M Gilbert ft Cos,
■ E Grady ft Son.C Gray ft Son. Chas Graham,
(.■reat Atl ft Par T Cos. Gardner ft E. J Gurd
ner Ag,. S Guckenheiraer ft Sous. H Gabel.
Haontuoii ft Jioyal. p Hagan. A Hanley, J 1)
Harms Hecker J JM Cos. Heuisler&H.
H Hirsch, VV H Hoffman. D Hogan. G A Hud
son A B Hull &Cos Jackson Mft Cos. Albert
Jackson. Kavanaugh & B. Miss A Koko//vm
ka. Kolshorn ft M. Krouskoft MCo s lCrous
koff. C K Eadeveze. X Lang. 15 Laskv. Vlrs E
A Lee. Launey&G. U B Lester Grocery Cos.
B H Levy ft Bro. Lindsay ft M.Llppman Bros.
E Lovell s Sons, Lovell ft L. Ludden ft B
uohn Lyons ft Cos. .1 McGrath ft Cos. P Me Mur
ray. McKenna ft VV. E I. Mastick. Mohr Bros,
Meinhard Bros ft Cos. The Muler t o. .1 F Mims
ft Cos. Morning News 1) J Morrison. C H Mor
rell Mutual (i L Cos. Mutual Co-Op Assn, Fred
M.vre.s ,lr. L R Myers &Cos Mever ft R. New
Haven Clock Cos, S L Newton. Norton ft H .1
Nicolson Jr. TJ O Brlen. Oglethorpe Club. S
H Oppenlieimer. Oppenheimer S ft Cos. order
notify EGabel, order notify National Bank,
order notify George Meyer Re - I, Paltrowitz.
Palmer Hardware Cos. N Paulsen. Pauls raft
l o. Peacock H & Cos. F L Parley. Mgr Moieska
Cos. J Perlinski. Planters R Mill, G B Pritch
arri. L Putzel. Jas Hay. C S Richmond. Gen D
Riley. Isaac Ross. S M Ryals. Say.mnah Bft
Cos. Savannah Brewing Co.Savannah t.uano
Co.Savannah '' ft WCo Savannahrirocery Cos.
SFftVV Ky care FVV Storer Savannah
Press. Savannah N E Cos. S A Schreiner. H I.
Schreiner. .1 T Shuptrine ft !sro. Smith Bros.
J L slater. Solomons ft Cos. H Solomon & Son.
A Sonnenberg ft Cos. J E Sternberg. Ellen
Stone. Jno Sullivan. .IJ Sullivan. H Suiter.
Savannah Steam Bakery. F VV Storer. Mrs M
.1 Thee. Telfair Academy Arts and Sciences.
SE 1 hens. Theus Bros. .1 A Thomas ft Bro.
G VV Tiedeman ft Bro. P Tuberdy ,J K Tucker
J V Furlong. P A Warren, Watson ft P
.1 ]> Weed ft Cos. Frank Worm T West a co.
AMft CVV West. Western U Tel Cos. F A
Wheeler. Winfield Mfg Cos. Jno Wohanka. So
Bound Ry, steamer Katie, steamer Alpha,
steamer E G Barkrr, steamer Bellevue,
Southern Express Cos.
LIST OK VESSELS
Up, Cleared and Sailed for This Port.
STEAMSHIPS.
Abendana |Br], Bartlett. Bremen, sld Nov 28.
Avonmore [Br|, Miller. Liverpool, sld Nov 28.
Badsworth |Br|. Kendall . Nov.
City of Worcester |Br|. Fortune. Antwerp
Passed St Servan Nov 26.
Cumeria (Brl, New. Cardiff.
Enchantress [Brl, Hamburg Nov 13 via Phil
adelphia.
Grecian Prince [Br[. Marr. Newport News.
Greenwood [Br|. Mehegai. -—. Nov
Gambetta [Nor], Weit/.en, Savannah via
Bluetields. sld Nov 28.
Iris ; Belgi, Smit. at Antwerp.
Mareea [Br], Tate, at CarthagenaOct 24.
Mobile |.Br], Layland, London, sld Nov 18.
Ramleh [Br], Ainslie, Swansea. Nov 14.
Start |Brl. ’ihompson. Shields, sld Nov 14.
VVm Storrs [Br], Daniel.at Liverpool, Nov 16.
BAH KS.
Antonio Casabona jltal ], V’alle, White Haven,
sld Nov 21.
Adelphia [Norl, Markussen.Glasson Dock sld
Nov 7.
Alice M Claridge [Brj. Dill. St Michaels, sld
Oct 27.
Adele [Sw]. Persson. Liverpool, sld Oet 18.
Amaranth |Gerj. Moller, Rotterdam, sld Oet
23.
Giale [ltal], Fcrvola. Oporto, sld Oct 26.
Gloria (Aus], Scopimch, Rotterdam, sld
Nov 11.
Innerwick |Br], Waters, Sharpness sld Nov
Ludwig Holbcrg [Nor], Kaldager, Dublin,
sld Nov 8.
Meteor |Gerj, Niemann. Saltport, sld Nov 6.
Mic Figlie (Ausl. Palcurich, Bordeaux.
Martha (Ger|. Niss, Hamburg, passed Isle of
Wight Nov 7.
Mark Twain [Nor], Neilsen. Saltport, sld
Oct 18.
Skogsfjord [Norj. Moller, London, passed
Deal Oct 18.
Sylphide I Nor] , Andersen. Liverpool, sld Oct
18.
Torguato [ltal], Trapani. London, std Nov 28.
\ edo\a R [ltal], Rasetto. Plymouth, sld Oct
Bit ICS.
Robert Dillon, Leighton. Las Palmas.
SCHOONERS.
Aaron Kenpard. Steelman. Philadelphia sld
Nov 3n.
A D Lanison. Smith sld New York, via Nor
folk Nov 24
Anna Pendleton. Thomas. New York sld Nov
-17.
Charmer. Daboll. New York, ski Nov 2b.
F C Pendleton Pendleton, at New York. Nov
Isabella Dill. Coliison. Haltimore. sM Xo\ 29
via Norfolk.
Jennie I*’ Willey Bulger, at Wilmington in
distress
Jennie Thomas. Young, at Baltimore Nov 30.
James M Seaman. Toombs, sld Nov MO.
.1 K dußignon. Turner. Baltimore, sld Nov 30.
John R Bergen. Hines. Boston, sld Nov 21.
RFC Hartley. Falkner, Boston, sld Nov ;X).
J’he Josephine. Townsend. Baltimore, sld
Nov 25.
Yanlenr Black. Lacey. Baltimore, sld Nov 29.
Willie L Newton. Coombs, at New York
Nov 30.
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Coppce. Mary C. Hungerford and Madge
Roberston: while the other contributors
include Arthur Beardsley Mitchell. Theo
dore Bartlett. Arthur Quillet- Couch and
(ieotges Ohnet. As might be expected,
the number is particularly strong in
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The Forum, which its readers regard
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"Necessity for Immediate Tariff Reduc
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President (J. Stanley Hall, and -Israel
Among the Nations." W. E. H. Lecky.
The December number of the Southern
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decorated with drawings of holly and
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Tyvo interesting sketches of travel appear
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trated article on that historic town, and
" A Quarter of San Francisco." by .fancy
Hope Marr. An able aud scholarly
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four charming stories tieing offered.
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The Christmas number of St. Nicholas
contains Kudyard Kipling's story of the
dance of the wild elephants in the jungle,
and a multitude o/ good things for girls
and boys. The November St. Nicholas has
been out of print for two yveeks. The
wonderful [xipularity of St. Nicholas
excites no surprise. All the little folks
want it. and even crown jieople find it
very interesting. The Century- Company ,
Union Square New York
HE KNEW TOO MUCH.
A Young Man On His Wedding Trip
Learns Something and Pays for It.
From the Chicago Evening Post
U. F. I>aly,lrenerai passenger agent of
the Lake Erie and Western road, recently
made a trip through the western country.
During its progress he was standing one
afternoon in the union depot at Kansas
City, preparatory to proceeding to Den
ver. The west-bound trains had hacked
up on their allotted tracks aud were re
ceiving their passengers A tail, weli
dreused man with a lady on his arm pres
ently approached the roar sleeper on the
Burlington train. Mr. Daly's experi
enced eye told him at a glance that they
were bride and groom Without liesita
tinou or inquiry of any kind the man was
proceeding to hand his bride up the step,,
of the Pullman sleeper when the con
ductor demanded his tickets.
"Oh. I have got my tickets all right.”
replied the tourist. - I know where lam
going, and I don't need to show my tick
ets to you."
"I am very sorry at having to incon
venience you." replied the conductor af
fably, -but my instructions are not to
allow any one to get on my train without
first seeing his tickets."
There is no law to make me show you
m.\ tickets." growled the man. "I haven’t
got to, and I don’t mean to. I tell you. 1
know where 1 am going, have got iny tick
ets. and am able to take care of myself.
I am no jay out on my first trip abroad."
"I am sorry," again replied the con
ductor, courteously, "but my instructions
are peremptory. Stand aside, please, and
let these other passengers in the car"
"Oh ! show him your tickets, dear, and
do not make all this fuss about so simple
a matter.” sweetly remarked the bride,
as she looked up into her husband's face
with a smile.
"No; 1 will not,” replied tiie gentle
man. -I haven’t got to. and. now that
m.v ire is aroused over this thing. 1 don’t
propose to back down. 1 know where I
am going and how to take care of myself. '
“There is our superintendent of cat
service you may speak to him about this
matter,” said tiie conductor, as he saw
his superior officer approach. "If he
says you can board the car without show
ing your ticket, why. it will be all right. '
"What ; s the trouble here)" asked the
car superintendent as he came up to see
what the altercation was about.
“Your conductor demands that I show
him my ticket before I board the oar.” re
plied the man. "I say I haven't got to,
and do not mean to. I know where 1 am
going and am able to look after myself.”
“Have you got your tickets)" asked the
superintendent.
■ Yes: 1 have them in my pocket all
right. I know what lam doing."
"Have you got your sleeping car
ticket'”
“Yes: I have it all right in m.v pocket.
It is for section 7. 1 know what I am
doing. I tell you.”
“Oh, well! Let the man on the car,"
said the superintendent. "If he lias his
tickets as he says he has it is not worth
while contending with him over the mat
ter aud delaying the other passengers.”
The conductor stepped aside and let
tiie couple pass, calling the phrter to take
the sachet as he did so. Presently the
train pulled out of the depot and was
speeding across the prairies at a rapid
rate when the conductor began to collect
the tickets in the sleeping car. As he
did so lie noticed that all the seats in
section seven were occupied, and lie im
mediately surmised that there was a
peg out of place somewhere, and there
would he more fun with the obstreperous
passenger. He kept his counsel to him
self. however, and went on with his col
lections. When he reached section seven
he look the tickets of tiie two parties oc
cupying the seats opposite his bridal
friends, saw that they wore for that sec
tion- for the upper and lower berths re
spectively- and his surmise was thereby
developed into a certainty. Without
asking the man again for his tickets in
passed through all the other sleeping
cars on the train. look up all the tickets,
and found that every berth was occupied
without leaving any for his friends.
Returning to the car where they sat be
found the regular train conductor enter
ing bv tho otiie • doin', and waited till he
reached the se.ut which the couple aeon
pied.
‘•Tickets, please," demanded the train
conductor.
The man druw forth ids pasteboards,
and tiie conductor examined them closely.
“These tiekuts do not read over this
road." remarked the conductor, as he
folded them up and handed them back.
••This is the direct route to Denver from
Kansas ( ity. Your tickets read round by
Pueblo."
"Tickets, please." put in the sleeping
car conductor, who was quietly, heartily
enjoying the mans discomfiture. "These
tickets are not for this train. They
read by a different road altogether. Yoii
liave made a mistake in getting on tiie
train.”
"What is the fare from Kansas City to
Denver!” asked ;he man.
• The fare is JIS 50," replied the train
conductor - f36 :t0 for two.”
The money yvas counted out without a
word.
"Can you sll me a berth)” asked the
man." turning to the sleeping car con
ductor.
"I am very sorry, but every berth on
this train is sold. The best J can do for
is to put you in a chair car. There arc a
few seats still unoeeuuied there. Porter,
take this gentleman's traps to the chair
car.”
On reaching the door of the car the
man turned, and. in a, tone of voice loud
enough to be heard by every one in tiie
car. said:
"Conductor, at the suggestion of this
lady, m.y \ife. I want to make \ou an
humble apology for my hoggish ness for
refusing to show you my tickets in the
first place. There yvas no occasion for it,'
1 thought I could take care of myself, but
now 1 find I cannot. I have hail to pay
for my ill-breeding, but no more than I
deserve. I want to apologize as publicly
as the offense yvi.y committed You have
acted tb* gentleman all through this
affair, and now humbly apologize to you
as I ought.”
A GHASTLY EXECUTION.
Legend of a Rojral Castle—A Strange
and Solemn Scene.
From the New York Tribune.
There is a legend attached to the royal
castle of Stockholm which is very weird
in its way. and which is often told b.v
Scandinavians around the fire on yviuter
evenings. It is the tale of a vision seen
by King Charles XI -a vision yvliich is
supposed to have |e-c -aged the assassina
tion of Gustavos 111. and The consequent
decapitation of (iirnt Ankerstriini. the
assassin, am! the Itssociates. Thus runs
the story: King Charles, in deep grief at
the loss of liis queen, whom lie had pas
sionately loved, yvas sitting in his apart
ment one night. In attendance yvere
Count Brahe, liis aide-de-camp, and tin
kings physician. Tim bereaved nion
arch had given no encouragement to cun
versatiun. and silence had reigned for
some time, when the castle clock
struck tiie hour ol midnight. The
king rose and expressed his
yvish to retire for the night. Ife
asked yvhat Kind of a night it was, and
the count went to the window and yvith
drew the curtains—and immediately
stepped back in amazement. The royal
castle in Stockholm is an immense pile of
buildings, surrounded b.v a vast court
yard. The Swedish diet (parliament) is
domiciled within the precincts of the
castle, and when in session occupies, noyv
as in King Charles'day. a great hall op
posite to the royal aparDnents Front
the long row of windows streamed a
blaze of light. Parliament was not in
session, and the illumination at this mid
night hour was wholly unaccountable.
The king commanded fount Brahe to
sum;nou the marshal of the castle to his
presence. The old mau came in a state of
bewilderment and trepidation, and could,
of course, give no explanation of the nt.\s
ter\ The king determined to ascertain
tho cause for himself, and bidding tiie
seneschal preosli lmu nitli his lantern
aud keys, lie crossed the deserted court
,'atd with his two attendants Entering
the vestibule of the Diet hall the.\ became
aware that the walls were hung with
black cloth, entirely covering the faded
tapestries Awed anil impressed, the
Party stood silent and undecided for a
while, a murmuring of many voices, evi
dently proceeding fmm tho great hull,
being faintly but distinctly audible. De
ciding t.i solve tiie mystery at all hazards,
tiie king commanded tin* seneschal to
open the door forthwith. In mortal ter
ror the old servant foil on his knees and
implored his majesty‘to forego his de
termination. declaring bis own inabilit y
to obey his king's command Turning to
the count, the king hade him open the
door " Your majesty can bear me it
ness," said Brahe, "that I have always
done m.y duty in defence of my king and
country. I fear no mortal foe. hut I con
fess 1 have no courage to face those of
another world in whose awful presence
we evidently stand."
The physician likewise showed his tim
idity or unwillingness, whereupon the
king snatched the key from the hand of
the seneschal, exclaiming: "I perceive
that these tilings concern myself alone!"
Without further hesitation, heopened the
door, and crossed the threshold, his at
tendants following, in fear and trembling,
but ashamed to desert their master.
A parliament was in full session and the
vast hull was crowded with people. None
looked at or seemed to be aware of tile'
king and tiis party as they entered. A
noticeable thing was the unfamiliar garb
of the members of the midnight parlia
ment. It was not that of the iieriod, nor
that of the past The Swedish rigsdag
or diet of that day consisted of a supreme
council and president and the members of
the four estates of tho realm—the nobles,
clergy, burghers and the peasants. As
usual, the benches in the lower part of
the hall were occupied by the peasant
members: above them sat the burghers,
the clergy and members of the nobility
according to their degree. At the ex
treme upper end of tint gnat apartment
was a raised dias, occupied by the su
preme council or court and the president:
in the center appeared a magnificent bier,
upon which rested a corpse, partly cov
ered with a velvet mantle. Displaying the
royal arms of the House of Vasa. A large,
open space intervened between the
raised platform and the first benches
of the nobility In ttie midst stood
a block, aud the headsman burning on
his ax.
The murmuring had gradually died
away into silence. An eager and horri
ble suspense was apparent in the lures ol
tho assembly Rresently the president
anise, a gigantic figure, but bent with
age, made a sign ,vht reupon a woful
procession of men. bareheaded and with
manacled hands and attended by guards
in strange uniforms, was seen issuing
from a side door and approaching tin*
scaffold. Another sign from the presi
dent aud the first mau knelt down and
was dispatched by the headsman One
after another came up and suffered his
doom, deluging the floor with blood. The
last, a man in middle life, was evidently
the chief criminal. He lifted his hand in
monace at tho judges and thru laid it on
tiie block. It was severed at once by a
stroke of the ax. the head followed im
mediately and rolled in a strange manner
up to where tho king stood, seemingly be
spattering his feet with blood. In amaze
ment and horror the king exclaimed in a
Mud voice, "Merciful Lord, is this to be
iny reign, or does it forbo-ie the future)"
The response came from the aged chief
and was repeated by the multitude:
"Woe! woe! woe to the blood of Vasa!”
The words, though faint and distant,
were distinctly hoard. As the sounds
died away the light faded and the figures
grew dim and shadowy and soon the
whole vision vanished. The guest hall
was empty and dark, save where the sen
eschal's lantern made the gloom visible
In the ante-chamber the worm-eaten
hangings appeared as usual. When the
king reached his apartments, having
sworn his attendants to secrecy, he com
manded the physician to place on record
the jtotentions scene which they hud nil
witnessed that night. He then affixed
his signature and seal.. The attendants
likewise signed the document , which is
soid still to exist among the secret ar
chives of the Vasa family.
DIGGING KAURI GUM.
A Curious But Important Industry of
New Zealand.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Digging for gum ! What kind of gum!
Kauri gum.
What's that ’ Is it good to eay
Well, if you can chew glass without
discomfort, or munch dinner plates
without disturbing your digestion, you
may eat- Kauri gum. but not otherwise.
Kauri gum digging is an industry
peculiar to New Zealand, though copal
gum. the product of an African forest
tree, is procured in a very similar man
ner. The gum is the hardened sap or res
in of the kauri pine, and is found imbed
ded in the earth of moorlands, where the
soil is light and clayey. Such soil con
tains pieces of hardened gum, varying
from mere fragments to blocks as large
as a man's body, though it is not usually
thought worth while to gather pieces
smaller than a goo i-sized apple. It is
just below the surface of the ground,
or at a depth of from six to twelve feet.
The land which contains it is usually
poor aud bleak, though the gum some
times occurs in growing kauri for
ests, especially around the roots of old or
dead kauris. Almost in any place where
the kauri grows gum tna.\ be found,
though not, perhaps, in sufficient quantity
to make the extraction of it remunera
tive. Curiously, the sap or rosin of the
living trees is not of any value, being too
soft. It must be buried underground for
many years before it acquires the hardi
ness uecessar.y to lit it for Die market. It
is said that the Maoris collect the soft,
fresh gum and bury it in the ground, that
their children may hereafter find in it a
source of wealth. This is probably- a
statement of what might be rather titan
of what is. for the semi-civilized races
aiv not usually burdened with any keen
sense of responsibility to the generations
yet unborn. In fact, tlu-.v do not manifest
much prudence m regard to their own
future.
AI’I'EAUAXCI: or nit: 111 ti.
The gum. as it is dug up is in a semi
fossilized condition, and is found wher
ever in past ages kauri forests grew. and.
of course, the existing kauri forests are
making deposits which will he useful M
years to come. It is very like am Iter in
appearance and in general qualities,
though it is not so beautiful or valuable.
A piece of the vim rublw-d smartly on
the co it sleeve will attract small objects
by virtue of the electricity generated In
the friction. Clear or prettily-marked
nieces are often made into brooches, car
rings or other small ornaments, hut they
are too brittle to be of much value. In
color the gum varies from a pale yellow
to a brown or even jet black, and, like
amber, is clear or clouded. Naturally
enongh, a substance so like amber is often
fraudulently passed off as amber, or used
in the various .compositions made to
counterfeit that beautiful product. The
clearer it is the more highly it is es-
teemed Smalt insects, hugs an.l flics
arc sometimes found imbedded in it.
Kauri gum cauic into the market in the
years ls.pi and I*4l. when New Zealand
was tii st colonized bv the British. Tho
Maoris used to collect it and sell it to the
storekeepers at 2o to a toil For
many years the amount exported was
very small, not more than ton tons pet
al- num Most of the gum that is pro
din ed is s fid |.> the United States. New
York and Boston inlying two thirds of
the whole annual output, and much of
yvhat is shipped to England ultimately
coming to this count ry. The gum-digging
industry employs about 2,000 men. though
this number is constantly fluctuating, and
at times as many as 4,000 peopU* have
neeti engaged in it In the three years
trom l*;o to |BJ2 inclusive, tiie amount
exported yvas very large. lieing shout
I.YOOo tons, valued at *2,500,(UK)
This large output vrs succeeded b,v a
period of depression, during which it yvas
siipjHised that tip* supply had given out.
and that gum-digging would no longer he a
profitable industry. Hut ill a few years
new gum fields yvere discovered, and
large deposits were found further down
in ground, yrhieh had been worked before
oo the surface This encouraged more
persons to engage In the work, am# the
annual output began to be large again In
IST*. 3.410 tons were exported ; in ISi'.l Mie
amount fell slightly to 3.24; tons; in isso
it lose again to .VitlO tons. From tB;Vi to
1880. inclusive, the total output was about
iO.iKKt tons, valued at more than *IO,OOO.
Odd. The price of gum varies ennsidera
hl.v. according to its density, clearness,
hardness and other qualities, but t.hr a\
crage price is about *2IA a ton
ANCIENT KAt'ltl FottKSTS.
'The land which is now covered with
ferns yvas once clothed yyjit li kauri forests,
but lioyv long ago the forests died and
hoyv old they yvere yvhen they died is very
hard to tell. A great kauri forest, how
ever. must have required hundreds nnv
tliowsands, of years for birth life and
death, and yvitli this general statement it
is. perhaps, best, to rest content.
There is about it a certain vague
ness, which is attractive of itself and has
the merit of commit ting one to nothing
definite.
The work of gum digging is arduous,
and the hours of labor, especially in sum
iner. tire long* Of course, camps vary
considerably in tho amount of labor done,
according to the nature of their compo
nent elements. There are hard-work
ing camps aud lazy camps. There
arc also many men yvtm work alone,
and yvlio do fairly yvell if they earn
on an average *l."> a week To
earn this amount a digger must be up
early and go to hod pretty-late In sum
mer lie must be up at break of day, get
his breakfast and hurry off. carrying a
"billy," with tea and food for the day . a
spade, a gum-spear and a "kit" in which
to put lx is gun. The spear, spado and
sack arc the three Ss which arc as indis
pensable to a gum digger as Ihe three Rs
arc to a city bookkeeper. Tho spear is a
pointed iron rod yvitli a long handle With
it the digger prods every spot yvlii'-lt lie
considers likely to contain gum. When
the point of tin- spear toilettes' gum there
is a feeling yvliich the digger soon learns
to know. Then lie digs out the gum. fills
the sack and returns to camp.
COMMON BUT BLIND SAYINGS.
The Origin of a Few Seemingly Mean
ingless Adages in General Use.
From the Indianapolis Journal.
“110 was mad as a linttor,” is a phrase
ofteu used to indiente that a person lias
been very angry. But why should a hatter
bo more addicted to angor than the tailor
or the shoemaker) No one can ttill, and
consequently the phrase has no intelli
gent meaniug if taken as it reads The
original phrase yvus "Mad as an utter,"
tiie last word being the Snxrtn for “adder,”
which gives it sense, as the adder is sup
posed to bo always mad aud ready testing.
"Mad as a March hare” is another
much-used phrase. The barn is not m
putod to be ferocious at any time. Tlmso
who have given information respecting
tho hare assert that, in March the animal
is particularly wild amt shy. Con
sequently, tin* phrase can have no mean
ing except as a sarcastic allusion to one’s
lack of spirit, and courage.
One often heats: "lie's as dead as a
door nail," yet it is probable that most of
those who use the phrase cannot tell why
a door nail should he deader than any
other nail that is made of metal. It is
explained, however, that tiie doornail in
earlier times was the plate on the door
upon which The old-fashioned and noyv
unused -'knocker" struck to arouse the
inmates of the house. As the plate or
nail was struck many more times than
any other nail, it yvas assumed to be
deader thin nails struck ouly yvhen driven
into wool.
"I acknowledge the corn." meaning to
retract or take hack, has a number of ex
planations. tiie most plausible of which is
that in 1828, one Stewart, of Ohio, made
a speech in < ongress in yy nidi he declared
tl.at, "Ohio. Indiana and Kentucky sent
their haystacks and cornfields to New
York and Philadelphia for a market.”
WickiilTe. of Kentucky, questioned tho
correctness of the statement. "What do
they solid'’’ asked Stewart. "Why.
horses, mules, cattle and hogs.” “What
makes your horses, mules, cattle and
hogs!" continued the Ohio man; "you
feed *lhh worth of hay to a horse: you
Just animate and get on top of your iiay
stack and l ide off to market. Hoyv is it,
yvith y our cattle! You make one of them
carry *.Vt worth of hay and grass to the
eastern market. How much corn does it
take at 33 cents a bushel to fatten a bog)
Why. thirty bushels. Then you put
thirty bushels in the shapo of a hog and
make it walk off to the eastern market.”
"I acknowledge the corn,” shouted the
Kentucky member.
"All talk and no cider." is an adage
which is said to have originated in Bucks
county. Pennsylvania. A party
yvas assembled to drink a barrel
of superior cider, but the eiders
of the assemblage engaged in a |>-
litical discussion which lasted so long
that some yvlio yvere less interested in
politics than cider withdrew ou tho plea
that the invitation was a Trap to get them
to listen to a political talk rather than to
drink cider One of them said: "It yvas
all talk and no cider "
"To take tin* cake" liad its origin in the
cake yvalk* in which colored couples par
ticipate. t lie prize being a cake. Hence,
any one who does a tiling conspicuously
well, or, sarcastically, and more usually,
one yvlio fails, is said "to take the cake."
• A little bird told me is an almost uni
versal adage based iqsm the idea that
this übiquitous wanderer from the van
tage of the upper air spies out all strange
and secret things and tells them to those
yvlio can understand. Thus in Ecclesias
les x. 2fi: "Uiir.se not the king, tin. not in
thy thought : and curse not Die rich iti
thy bedchamber: for the bird of lie* air
shall carry the voice, and that which
hath wings shall t-di the matter ’
"Let us return to our unit to.is." mean
ing let us return to tin subject mutter
from yvliich we have yvandere I The
phrase comes from an old French play in
which s draper yvlio had been cheated by
;t lawyer of six ells of cloth. uppe.ki-K in
court to defend a shepherd yy 1m had stolen
28 slu-ep ot the draper. The pretence of
the thievish layy-y-er causes the draper to
wander from the sheep thief to ht.sswind
ling layvyep. confusing the two misde
meanors. which caused tho Judge to fro
quently I’xidaim: "Let us return t, our
muttons'’ (sheep
"Not worth a tinker s damn," is really
not profane in itself, as the last word
should be, spelled yvlthout. an "u.” A
tinker's dam is a wall of dough or clay
raised around a spot which the plumber
is repairing, just as he desires it. fixed
with solder The material can be used
but once, consequently after being used is
worthless, flem-c the force of the adare
for a comparison of worthless tilings
"Every thing i* lovely and the goose
hangs high. " is a much used expression.
Inn why the hanging of the goose, high
.should have any thing to do with making
everything lovely is not clear, unless, as
is explained, hangs is a misapprehension
id tiie word "honks." the cry of the wild
goose as it flies. On clear days yvild gees*
ny high, hence they "honk" high Con
sequently tlie adage means everything is
lovely and the weather is fair.
I I put a spoke iff his yy heel" has very
littie meaning ns the word spuke js now
used. and. instead of being a threat,
might 1- considered as a pledge to assist.
It had its origin many years ago yvhen
wheels were solid except three holes ’o
receive a "spoke" or pin when going doxvn
hill, which acted as a brake. In ln8f), in
a memorial, two measures designed to in
terfere with tiie arbitrary government of
James II . are spoken of as such spokes
in. their chariot wheels that made them
drive much heavier."
A GREAT PHYSICIAN ON DEATH
Sir Andrew Clark’s Secret of Health
Tennyson’s Deathbed.
From an I’crview in Westminister Review.
"Keep my name out and then tell tho
world yvhat I tell you. as far as words can
tell such things, of that glorious death
bed down on tiie Surrey liills.'’ and then,
yvitli glowing emotion, with a voice that
rose and fell, and often grew husk.v and
unsteady, he told me of the last watch by
the bedside of tiie [met.
"I stood by the b-xlside of thousands of
fellov.- creatures,” he said, -and have
seen very grand and solemn deathbed
scenes, but never, never one like that
from yvliich 1 have Just tome home.”
Sir Andrew, yvhen lie groyv animated,
had a strange magnetic power over hi*
hearers 1 have heard others, students,
medical men and private friends of his
often observ-ec this and 1 sat in spell
bound silence as he told of tho glorious
da,v which, in the midst of the autumn
storms and rain, dawned over the world
as the port lay on his deathbed.
One sentence I remember of the de
scription which he then gave me. “The
distant hills, shrouded in mists of perfect
white, coaid lie seen through the oriel
yvindow of the room where Tennyson lay
liken pterenf breathing marble
He went on todescribo the night, flooded
yvitli moonlight, the perfect stillness, the
dying man's request for Ids Shakespeare,
and. "after that the dark,” and then Ivx
rose again, and walked up and down the
room. J also ross to go.
"Sit still." tie thundered, suddenly.
“Shall I tell you yvhv Tennyson's death
yvas so peaceful; This is not to be put
into the papers to-day. Probably it
would not interest them to-day But tho
secret is this: He lived a quiet, laborious,
simple life. It is a nercl yvliich few moo
learn in time to profit by i* I yvas his
friend is-fore | was his physician. Meta -
physics drew us together. Gladstone,
too. is deeply interest!- I in that subject,
aud we all three agreed in our taste for a
simple life, ami a life of work.
“Half the disease of the generation is
due to people's idleness. Idleness, the
oeginuiiig of all evil The mother of a
pampered darling of a daughter sends to
ini'. The girl ails, no one knows why. I
a tit to mne amt prescribe. I knoyv before
l go yvhat is the matter with the girl. ’Go
to your local medical man,' I say. ‘He
can manage the ease very yvell.' But uo,
i’ must be Sir Andrew, the grumpy Soot,
and Sir Andrew proscribes long walks
aud less ri h food and csgular meats and
earl., hours. And presently, yvhen the.
.voting lad;, has regained her red cheeks
and high spirits, they think I have par-'
formed a wonderful cure!
“Notv let mo tell you how I myself have
managed to live at all. I am fit;. Over
thirty years ago, yvhen I was a young aud
obscure Scotch practitioner in Ixindon, 1
applied fora, place on the medical staff of
the Ixmdon hospital. The authorities
there said : ‘O, let us give Hie poor chap
it chance. He is a consumptive; he won’t
last long fast us. in pity, give him tlio
post,.’ Well, 1 liave outlived nearly every
one of them. All of my life I havo been
delicate; I have several times been at,
death's door, but by reason of a simple
life and a life of work. I have managed to
get very close to three score and ten.”
BOA CONSTRICTOR IN FASHION.
No More Will tho Alligator Figure
in Sweet Woman’s Fancy.
From the Philadelphia Record.
The alligator has had his day in fair
woman's favor. She wore him on her
gown. Site copied his rough ami scaly
skin in her eropons and woolens. Site
clasfK'd him in her hand in fiockethonk
and card case. She buckled him about
her waist; she hung him on her hip in
shopping hag and reticule: she evrn
strapped him about her waist in the fortu
of a bracelet, with her watch set inside.
Hut now she lias transferred her affec
tion r,o tho boa constrictor, anil it is his
mottled gray and yvliite skin that clothes
noyv her favorite card ease and purse,
that is fitted about her delicate waist in
a girdle yvith silver buckles, and on some
occasions is seweil in strips on her tailor
gown as a decoration. Now the new
purses arc delicately ornamented with
gold or silver, or gold plated silver, in
patterns not attractive or easily coupled
in plated goods. Sometimes just a cord of
silver or plain band of burnished gold, en
chased. finishes tiie purse. If corners are
used they are very modest in size and
beautifnl in workmanship. A dainty lit
tle scroll of gold or silver runs around
the edge with turquoise set in in tha
form of forget-me-nots, or a faneifui
scroll appears in a corner yvith a painted
medallion head in the center These
medallions are also employed on brushes
and on other toilet articles.
A DEACON’S FALSE TEETH
Cause No End of Fun During Services
in a Long Island Town.
From the Petersburg Dispatch.
Patchogue. L 1 . Nov. 28.—1 tis said
that there arc more persons in Patchogue,
young and old. who use false teeth than
in any other town in Ixmg Island. A set
of false teeth caused lots of sport Sunday
night in the Congregational church Pas
tort'olton was in the midst of his dis
course Deacon Homan, yvho has only re
cently been ordained in his office, yvax
seated near the main aisle listening in
tently. yvhen he sneezed. He sneezed
hard, and the startling boom of the artil
lery was followed by a rattling fire of in
fantry. anil the deacon’s false teeth weru
skating down the aisle toivard the reg
ister.
With a mighty bound the tall deacon
leaped out iu the aisle and pounced upon
his teeth Just us they wore making up
their minds which hole iu the great reg
ister to go into The clatter of the dea
con s feet on the edge of Hie register yvas
tlie signal for a cross-tire volley ot snick
ers and audible laughter, aud parsons be
gan shaking as if they had a touch of the
(ieorgia ague. The minister thought the
audience yvas laughing at him. and greyv
red in the face as lie preached harder
than ever. The choir witnessing the dea
con's dilemma hid behind the plush cur
tains of tin- choir loft. Deucou Homan
tost no lime in regaining the privacy of
lii.s seat yvitli the recreant teeth pressed
to liis side.
With a despairing cry Die young girl tlirex
herself o:i the couch and . giving way utterly
to the freu/.v of griet that reeked tier lie tug,
soboed us if her heart would break
What is it. darling - tenderly asked her
loving mother as she hunt over the prestrata
form of Dip beautiful creature.
Alas! 'she sobbed, making a supri me ef
fort to control hers-lf. • J am ruined Hs
torgol to pul any jx ukvts in iny bicycln
trousers.' —Judge.
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