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VOL. IV. garb# : i CHARTER: TRION R. A. CHAPTER. No. 19, meets at Trinn on (lie Friday j night boflire the third Sunday in April, j May, June, July, August, and Septem ber and on Saturday night hele'.e the third Sunday in Ootober. Novempcr. j Dnaoinher, January, Folrnarv. and i March, (5. O. BRYAN, 11. I*. (J. 15. MYERS, Sect’y. ATTORNEYS: J. M, Robertson, AKorm't sit ban', a.nd Solicitor in Oliancfrj. Chattanooga, - - Tens. r!t\HTIPF, ill riiiiiit wy, Pin* uit amt Huprom« CnurM in* Tmiii'sset! ••ml IJ. S. l)isitir| Court, in a'ljtiinintrin ii«or>»ia. (PJ-. Mli :.u ill i/'oiirl lliima. Robert At. \Y. Ulcnn, Attorney at Law, LaFaYKTTK, - - - - (jrKOKtil A. WILL PIIACTIGR in the ro'irts ofilm Kmiii! ami adjoining circuits. I’olliutnnm a Ffim'ialiv 11 (Hew tin cur.iar wji,.«»siU! Druu ti«re. , 3 3.» Mm. JwUN I* UK LA N) C. I*. tioUEB. I*li«*iau & Goree, Attorneys at Law, Poss illock, 2411 Market St., ♦7IIATTANOOUA, - - - TF.NNBBSEB W. U. & J. P. Jacoway, Attorneys at Law, Trknton, - - - - Georgia. rRAOTUJB in tin* rountios of Dade. Walker anil CaMiina, ami a tj'»li;ii‘tr counties, and in the 8n |ir«*me and Feder.il t’mirts A'wi, Jackson, DeKalli »h i*'liemkae, in North Alahani i, and elsewhere by r*|)«‘eial enniraet. .'Special atieiitimi given to the col lection of claims. W. M. Henry, Attorney at Law, SuMMicrtvn.i.E, - - - - Georgia. WJ II.L practice in the Koine and adjoining Cir \y cuits. Collections it specialty. J. C. Clements, Attorney at Law, LaFayette, - - - Georgia. Wl I. practice in ilie several connth-s of the. Koine and Cherokee Circuits, and the Supreme four? of (inorgia. P. IV. Copeland, Attorney at Law, L Fayette, - - - Georgia. Wild, praetice in the Superior Courts, of Koine \ V Circuit. Kisewln rc Hy special agreement. Col Im nmis a>p cia ty. (Ofliee in rear of Culberson’s riore.) H. I*. Lutiipkiii, Attorney at Law, La Fa yktte. - - G eoii r. rv. il.l. tiivr. prompt title tit ion to all hu.siaew. 1 entrusted to him. fity- Olliee at Sliulord St Lumpkin’s store. DENTISTS: Dr. Geo. B. r Jordan, E&CKidcn? Mentis!, Rising Fawn, - - - - Ga. Offers hl« professional services to I lie people of Pride and Walker counties. Penial operations per forni'-d in a neat and substantial manner. All work warranted to give perfect satisfaction. Will make a professional trip through McLe tuores* Cove, on the first of cm.li month. Dr.'J. P. Faun, Itrsiili'iit Dentist. Dat.ton, - - - Georgia. >■ T AM I’REI’A'IEO with nil Ills I Modern improvements in Rental ippllances to turn out as good work as .-an b -ba.l In the State, and at as low prices as can be doueiiy an v fi rate lass woikiuin. I gii'irantee all work turned out to stand any ml ill reasonable tests. Special attention given to correcluir irregularities in children’s teeth. ijj-i, -idies wai'ed on at their residence, when tin able *o visit tbc ofiicc. A liberal share of patronage solicited, (pjht ifftee: Up-stairs oh Hamilton street, opposite Na tonal Hotel. Will visit LaFavette, Walker Co., at Superior Courts August and February. HOTELS: SORES HOUSE, J. WITHLItS Proprietor, La Fayette, G kukuia. above house is thoroughly fur “*■ uished and prepared with the very best accommodations, for transient and local custom, and at reasonable prices. Satisfaction guaranteed to those who fa vor it with their patronage. THE ROME HOTEL, llroari *t., Koine, Ua. In Tkn Steps op the Railroad. AO OtIAIIUS A lit: OLD IOCMTED In the Principal Fquare of jtlte City, convenient t » the Wharf, the Ranks ainl the Post Office, and is thoroughly renovated and repainted. J.L- .VI ESTBS, Proprietor. NATIONAL HOTEL, J. t|. A. LEWIS, IProp’r. Dalton, - - - Georgia, This house is a large four-story brick, within a few steps of the Passenger do TH»t. BOARD PER DAY - - - $2.00 Polite and attentive porters at every train; pass them your checks, walk right over and make yourself at home. VV. M. LEWIS, Clerk. —DEALER .IN — Staple Dry Goods, FANCY AND FAMILY GROCERIES. All kinds of produce taken in exchange for goods. We keep the best wagon yard in the city, and feed stock at reasonable rates Our yard is free to all during the day Walker County Messenger, Chattanooga Advertisement*. vwrMurrßHnMTrxxuiiinnnrs' 'mmm T. H. PAYNE & CO., Successors to Patton and Payne JOBBERS AND RETAILERS OF School Books, Station* ery, Blank Books, Wall Paper, Pic ture Frames and Moul dings . —:o: Our stock is complete in every line titul prices BOT r B" 031 ON SCHOOL BOOKS, PATOU, Envelops, Pens. Ink Pencils anti slates. :o: — We make 'Picture Frames of every Jiscription and price. • -:o: The Largest stock ot WALL PAPER in East Tennessee. FROMLET Sets. Thebes? and cheapest in the market at SI. 10, £1.35,81.50, 81.75,83.- 00, 83.50, 88.00, 88.50, 85.00 perse t. Ba se ha lisa nd bats of every description. Send for Sample and prices T. 11. PAYE A CO., Chattanooga, Tenn. A REVOLUTION A. W. JUDD, Portrait and Landscape PHOTOGRAPHER, has secured the exclusive right for the wily of Chattanooga to use the WONDERFUL AROTYPE PROCESS. ! -°“ This is the process which has brought i about sue 1 ' a startling revolution in the ; manner of producing photographic I prints. The a retype prints are made with printer’s inks on a common hand press, and are therefore absolutely per manent. The most remarkable feature of this improvement is the cheapness with which the prints can he produced. Wc respectfully solicit an inspection of the requisite specimens of the work on exhibition 212jMarket street. Chattanoo ga, Tenn. Ke«pcctfnly, A. W. JIIDD. ,1. 11. CADY & CO., 198 Market Street, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE. —— Keep on hand a full lino ol Newspapers and iVrimlirals, Hooks and Stationery, Whole sale and Retail, Wall Paper, Variety Goods, Wrapping Paper and Paper Hags, School Hooks. -§o§— Will sell any Book publish,ed. If not in stock will order promptly. -§o§- Call and sec me me when you come to \ Chattanooga and get bargains. Tlielrurcstand Best Medicine ever Made. Acowubinatlon of ftopSf Buchu, Man* drakle anil Dandelion, with all tho best and most emurativo properties of all other Bitters, nakee\tho greatest Blood Purifier, Liver :*eg u |%ntor T anii Life anti Health Restoring Aguiia varth. No disease possibly loop erfst where Hop Bitters are us%e<l,ao varied and perfect are their oiH-ratinn&BßA They givs low li Vo asl to tho and indra. To all whose o%mployments cause irregulari' ty of uriimry organs, or who re quire an andmlbl Stimulant, Hop Bitteraaru without Intox icating. No matter whatyour or symptoms an* what the disease or allwuent Is use Hop Bit ters. Don’t waituntilyouamfu rick but if you only feel bad or miserable,Buso them at once- It may save your life.lt has* »a vcd hundreds. SSOO will be paid for a cal se they will not cure or help. Do not Bufferl orletyourfd*nd Buffer,but use and urpfe to ulO Hop B Remember, Hop Bitters Is no^^ v-<; * (ln, KB ,; <J drunken nostrum, but the n '* HetUcinO ever made, the and IIOFE” ami no person or should be witlKiUtthem. QBBBRnid 0.1. C. is an alksolutc* and irn dibjv- nm-B i&MH f..i Dnmkenesa.U'eof opnim. toWeo and I noreoties. AU sold by dniwri-ts. Ken ( i#P for Circular. hop ntttrr* ntu. Co., f lloehestiT.N.Y and Toronto, < mt. LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1881. The Little Shoe. Laughing ami humming an Idle air, ■ 1 threw the drawers contents aside; Trifles of ojd days I scattered there, And papers in Imste untied. Struck, as it were, hy a random shot, I felt all old wound bleed anew ; Carlesslv seeking I knew not what, 1 came on a little shoe. Memory Hashed on me, sadly sweet Hangout the laugh of yore; Echoed the heat of those tiny feet That pattered along the floor. Cluibby round face, so demure and [wise, Shone out with brow so angel fair; Dieamy reflection of hare-bell eyes. And halo of golden hair. Pet names, and jokes of her infant [|day, Struck on my hear, with a sudden [blow, Life in the morn of one dreadful day, And death ere the sun was low! Poor little relie ! brief hour of sport! What shame to me if tears will [fallf Springtime of babyhood, oh, how [short! Tills poor little shoe—how small! CINDERELLA. 'Really it’s quite a riddle, when one entries to think of it,’ said Mrs. Dale, putting the tips of her ringed fingers meditatively together. 'Je annette is a charming girl, with a most taking way about her. I am sure there can be no doubt about her marrying satisfactorily. And Marian’s music is an excellent card to play. But when one comes to Philippa— ’ ‘An odd little gipsj’, isn’t she?’ said Mr. Dale. ‘Dec ! dedly imprac ticable, I should think.’ ‘Neither pretty, accomplished nor womanly,’said Mrs. Dale gloomily. Mrs. Darrel Dale had invited her brother’s daughter from Hemlock Hollow, in the Catskill Mountains, to spend the summer at Niagara I‘alls with her. ‘I dare say,’said she, confiden tially to her sister-in-law, the far mer’s wife,‘they’ll till marry well before the season is over; and in any event, the experience will be worth a deal to them.’ And honest Mrs. Humphries took all her ten year’s savings but of the Hemlock Hollow Bank, to equip the three girls for the sum mer campaign. Jeannette took to waltzing and the German as naturally as if she had been born to them; Marian slipped gracefully into a musical and literary groove; but poor little Phillippa seemed to fit nowhere. She was shy and silent in the bail room, struck unaccountably mute when she might to be talkative,and seemed to prefer the woods, beside the great cataract, when all the world flicked to the ball room of the Clitton House or the Interna tional. 'Because Aunt Theo.’said honest Philippa. ‘I never know what to say to tho gentlemen when they ask me to dance.’ ‘But, my dear child,’ said Mrs. Dale, "that’s not the way to get into society. ‘I—I don’t think I care so much about society, Aunt Theo,, said her etioai Phillippa. ‘Then you’ll never get married in the world,’said Aunt Theo. in an accent of despair. But even Phillippa was roused into interest when the cards came out for the grand fancy masquer ade hall at the International Hotel, and Mr. Dale gave each of his nieces a hundred dollar bill, to en able them to appear suitably for the occasion. ‘I shall personate ‘Undine,’ said | Jeannette, thinking how well she ; would look in sea green crape, crys tal fiiuges and water lillies. ‘Arid I shall he Sapplm,’ cried out Marian. ‘Capital!’said Mrs. Dale. ‘And you, Phillippa ?’ ‘I don’t know said Phillippa,con trading her black eyebrows. ‘Mr. Mortimer says 1 ought to go as a BW-’ 'Then my dear be a gi| sy by all means. If Mr. Mortimer is good enough to express an opinion it shouldn’t he neglected.’ And both Marian and Jeannette looked a little jealous, tor the Hon. Mortimer, from Montreal, was the lion at Niagara Falls just then, and his gracious notice was enough to ensure the lucky recip- j ient a front place in the ranks of fashion. ‘When did he say that ,puss?’ dt mantled Jeannette, jerking out the ribbons of her sash. ‘Oh, yesterday, when we were ever on Goat Island.’ ‘Did lie walk with you ?’ ‘A little way.' ‘1 hope you made youself agreea ble said Msirinn t.irtlv. ‘I don’t know whether I did or not, said Phillippa. 'And now, j Aunt Theo, if you’lil give me that bundle of work, I’ll take it to Elsie Dupre. There will he just time he fwe tea for us to walk there mid hack.’ ‘But the band will play presently and’— ‘Thank you, Aunt,’said Phillippa ‘but I don’t care for the hand.’ Elsie Dupre was asl : m, consump tive looking girl, who lived among spruces and tamaracks on the Can adian side, and took what sew ing, embroidery andjlace mending she was lucky enough to get —a girl in whom Phillippa had become somewhat interested, perhaps be cause she was so friendless, and sha lowy, and foreign. But instead ol being singing at aer work, Phillippa found poor Elsie sobbing at the window, while her grandmother, a hooked-nose saffron skinned old crone, sat rock ing herself back and forth liy the fireless hearth. The girl put her brown warm ■hand on Eisie’s slionldr. ‘Elsie,’ said she. ‘stop crying. Tell me what is the matter ?’ ‘Don’t touch me, mademoiselle,’ wailed poor Elsie. ‘They are com ing to carry me to prison to-night.’ And then in answer to Phillippa’a startled eyes of enquiry, she told her how Mrs. St. George had sent a moire dress there to he relrirntried with costlv Spanish blonde—Mrs. St. George of tho Clifton House, whose pearls anil diamonds, and splendid V ilet were Ihe marvel of the place—and how hy some acci dent the old grandmother had con trived to upset a kerosene lamp upon it. ‘lt is mined, of course,’ said El sie, clasping her hands;‘and I cun' not pay for it —so I am to he ar rested for the money it is worth.’ ‘She must he an old hag!’ said Phillippa, impulsively. ‘She is a cold, hard woman, mad emoiselle,’ sighed Elsie,‘who knows not the meaning of the word mer cy. Arid if they put me in prison, my old grandmother will starve. ‘They si.all not put you in pris on!’said Phillippa. ‘How much Was the dress worth ?’ ‘A deal of money, Mademoiselle, a hundred dollars!’ wailed Elsie. I’aillippu Humphries put her hand into "er pocket, where the hundred dollar hill that Uncle D-de j had given her lay inside the folds of a tiny blue velvet pnrtmonaie. ‘There is the money’ said she ‘gdve it to the odious old harpy, and do not cry any more, for your eyes are swelled twice their nsual size al ready.’ Elsie looked incredulously at the little brown slip of paper. ‘But, mademoiselle, you are sure ly not in earnest,’ she said. ‘You cannot he!’ ‘Yes, I am,’ said Phillippa, shaking back the jetty rings of hair from tier solemn black eyes. ‘Take that money, pay Mrs. St. George and don’t talk any more about it.’ * * * * # * ‘VVjII, Phillippa,’ said Mrs. Dale, when her niece came hack again, ‘have vou decided upon your char acter yet ?’ ‘Yes,’said Phillippa, quietly. ‘I will he Cindere'lii !' ‘Who?’ said Mrs. Dale with her hand behind her ear. ‘Don’t you remember Aunt Then? The little brown skinned girl who stayed at home while her sisters went to the prince’s hall.’ ‘Whata very odd choice!’ said Mrs. Dale. ‘ls it?’said Phillippa. ‘Weil 1 always did like to he different Irotri other people, Aunt Theo.’ The masquerade hall w.is a brill iant success. ‘Undine,’ in silver green crape and water lillies, was I as lively as a dream. 'Sappho’ was tall and pale, and delightfully clas sic; but there was one drop lacking »—!.»-i iiiwii ii ■m'M- -nmKT v.'n I iii tin* cup of happiness.’ Morti mer, for whose benefit half the ‘ belles of Niagara F ill had dressed that evening was not. there. ‘So provoking of Phillippa,’ said : Aunt Theo, ‘to go and throw away that money.’ ‘A good deed is never thrown I away mv dear, and really thalCin | derrella idea of the little girl was not so had, Ha, ha, Im I she did stay at home when her sisters went to the bull,’ ‘She will never hum wisdom,’ said Mrs. Dale with some asperity. It is so strange she don’t cure lor ! such things.’ But as it happened she did care j for such things. And on that iden tical moment she was standinglon one ot the starliglited verdadnhs with a pink Shetland shawl around her shoulders, peeping surreptitnus ly through the windjws at the waltzers. ‘Miss Phillippa!’ She started guiltily. ‘Oh Mr. Mortimer! I am not do ing wrong, am I ?’ He smiled, as he drew, her arm through bis. •But why are you not dancing in side?’ ‘I—I preferred not to-night.’ ‘Little Phillippa,’ said Mortimer, standing under the shadow of a ■ drooping elm, ‘yo.i are equivocating now. And as it happens, I know i the truth.’ ‘I don’t understand you,’ said Phillippa. ‘My valet is in love with Elsie Dupre. She has told hitn all about your deed of kindly charity and lie ' has told me.’ ‘Yes,’ said Phillippa, in a low 1 tone, 'my uncle gave me money lor ; a dress bat I preferred helping El sie to going to the ball.’ ‘You told your Aunt you were going as Citiderrella.’ ‘How do yon tumv? But that is not strictly Urn ,’lau d eti Phillippa ‘1 was to he Oinderrella. And ’ so 1 am I’ ‘Ttien Phillippa, if you are Cin j derrella, will you let mu be the Prince?’ ‘Mr. Mortimer !’ ‘Sweetest, I have been looking nil | my life for jost such a noble Itear ! led girl,’said Morlitner. ‘And now 1 that 1 have found her, I shall not 1 willingly let her go.’ 'Do you mean, —’ ‘I mean, love, that I want you for my wife.’ Mr. Dale could hardly credit his own ears, the next (lav, when Hugh Mortimer formally requested nf him tlie hand of his youngest niece in marriage. And Mrs. Dale lifted her hands to the ceiling. ‘To think that it should be Phil lippa after all !' said she. i As for ‘Undine’ and ‘Sappho,’ ! they swallowed their mortification [ and congratulated the little brown 1 gipsy as cordially as possible. ‘After all,’ said shrewd Uncle Dale.‘Phillippa invested her him dretl d liars the best nfany of you.’ A Trap for Seven. Catch a rat in a Irap and he will fight. Trap a man and —well, you can’t rely on him. It is according to the trap. In the heavy stage roach, as we roll out of Leadviile, are seven men. One is an army officer, who has half a dozen scars to prove his bravery. Cut, off from Ins command on '.lie plains last summer, hy a score of Indians, he intrenched himself, and fought the hand off until help arrived. Two of them are deepr redoes, who have killed their men. Three of the others are stalwart tnineis, each armed with two revolvers, and they look as if they would prove ugly customers in a row. The seventh man might do some ; shooting on n pinch, hut he hopes there won’t lie any pinch. In the j crowd are ten revolvers, two dcr- j ringers, three repeating rifle's, and four or five bowie knives, and there is perfect, gone! feeding as the stage i rolls along. It is tacitly understood ’ that the army oiptain is to assume j ■ command in case the coach is at-j tacked, and that all are to keep co< J and fire to kill. It is 10 o'clock in the morning. The windows are down and the passengers are smoking, and talking I and seeking for comfortable ptisi -1 lioi.s. The coach has just reached 1 tho ton of a hill,' when eVtry horse j is suddenly pulled up. ‘lf it’s a h’ar, we’ll have some fun,’ growled one of the miner-', as lie put IPs head out of the coach window. ‘lf it’s n robber, gin me the fust j pop at him!’ whispered one of the j desperadoes. No one could say what the j trouble was, when a wiry little j chap about five feet, six incites tall, } wit h black hair and eyes, clean face j and thill lips, appeared at the left hand door with a cocked pistol in j either hand, and said: ‘Gents. I’m sorry to disturb you. but I’ve got to make a raise tnis | morning. Please leave your shoot ers and climb down here, ore at, a time!’ It was sudden. Is was so sudden that it took ten seconds to under- J stand the drift of his remarks. Then every eye turned to tiie right hand door, and the two revolvers held hv a second robber was seen at the open window. It was trap. The rats were caught, and would they light? ‘Gents, I’m growing a leetle im patient,’ continued the first robber, ‘and I want to see the procession begin to movt!' Let's see? The captain was to lead us. and we were to he cool and fire to kill. , But the captain was growing white around the mouth, an.! nobody had a weapon in hand. The rats were not going to fight. One of the miners opened the door and descended, and tho other six humbly followed. The seven were drawn up in n line across the road, and while the robber held hi“ shooter on the line be coolly ob served to his partner: “William, you remove the weap ons from the coach and then search the gentlemen. As William obeyed every victim was ordered to liobl his hands over his bead, and whatever plunder was taken from bis pockets was dropped into William’s hat. Four gold watches, two diamond pins, a telescope, a diamond ring, a gold badge and 81,200 in cash changed hands in ten minutes. Not a mao bad a word to say. The driver of the coaeh did not leave his sent and was not interfered with. When the last map had teen plundered the genteel Dick Turpin kindly oh served; ‘You are the most decent set of men I ever robbed, and if times weren't so blasted hard, I’d make you a present of sloapiece. Now. climb hack, and the coach will go Oil.’ Not a weapon, or si time piece or a dollar had been saved. Seven well armed men li.'.d been cleaned out by two and not a shot fired. Each man took his seat without a word. Mile after mile was passed in silence, and finally the seventh man, the mini who might light on a pinch, hut didn’t, plaintively sug gested.' ‘Can’t some of you think of a few remarks which would he appro pos to the nccasiur ?’ No one roiild and the silence was renewed. — Detroi Fire Press. Many years ago there lived at .Salem, Connccticutt. an eccentric man named Ainasa Kilbnrn, about whom numberless stmies are told to this flay. On one occasion in summer he had a five-acre lot of choice grass, cut and spread out to dry. In the afternoon a shower came up and drenched it. The next day the hay was spread to dry. Anothershower carnennd redretichd it. On the third day tileprogninme was repeated' On the fourth day, after the hay had been properly j dried and raked into windrows, a cloud pillar moved up over the western horizon, and a distant growl of thunder echoed from the j hills. Kilborn was mad. lie looked at tin. hay and looked at the cloud, j “Run up to the house, hoy," said j he. in a voice trembling with resentment, “and bring down I bring down a fire-brand, quick,' now!" The boy asked no questions, t He came back with a blazing torch, and Kilborn touched oil each wind- ' row. “There,” said lie, “i’ll sec if j this bay will get wet again!” ' NO. 30. Afraid »f Being ('heated. The uneducated mind does not see through those forms by which business is transacted. There is n well known story of two honest Dutch neighbors. One of them Hens, borrowed twenty dollars from the other, J icob. 'Mustn’t I give you a writing for dis, Jacob?’said honest Hans, us lie pocketed his money. 'Yah, Hat is what dey do. I dinks.’ Hans scrawled some thing which meant that he had borrowed twen ty dollars iron) Jacob, and would repay him a j soon as he could. J'e handed it to Jacob. 'No. I don’t, keep this,’ nnfwered Jacob, scratching Ids head as if in doubt. ‘You must keep chit so you will know vou owe me de money.’ A similar perplextiiy us ton writ ten promise to pay once sent an bmp st hut ignorant hoosier out of a court room, in hot haste, lest he should hb cheated In the early days of Indiana, the lawyer used ttf follow the courts in the differ ent counties. ‘Riding the circuit,’ it wts called, and demanded horses that could s'.rugglo through the mmldv roads and swim over deep, rapid streams. During a court session, a lawyer bargained for a pony for twenty five dollars, on a credit of six months' The next day the owner brought the pony, hut required se curity for the payment of the price. The lawyer drew a note at the top of a sheet of fools cap. arid signed it. llis brother luwpers, some twen ty in number, signed it, and then the court— three judges—wrote down their names. The lawyer presented the thoroughly signed note to the man and was surprised to hear him say : “D > you think I am fool, to let you get the court and all the lawyers sin your side? I see you mgiin to cheat me out of my pony.’ Up jumped the alarmed man, ran out of court, mounted the pony and galloped for home us fast as the horse could carry him. So Letter for Burch. A in.'in from Brunch County, (Ids Stale, being in Custer City soon af.er a postofliee was es uhliili 'il there, went to the shanty one day with intent to impure for mail matter. A man from Missouri was just alien i of him ami in quired if there was any letter there for Zaeliai'iiili liiireh, “lie you the fellerf*’ queried the postmaster. "I Hill.” “Named Zjiclmriali, are ye?” “Yes, sir.” “Too Infernal long for this country. You’d better chop it in two.” “I axe l if there was a letter here fer Zaehaiiah Burch,” said the Missour ian, with a bad gleam in Ids eyes. “And I beard ye, and there ain’t nothing of the sort here.” “Kinder seems to me there is.” “Then I'm a liar.” The pair looked each other for a minute, and then I'lireh remaiked : “Jlehhe you are!” Uiiele Sum’s otilehil hopped out of den anil went for Zaeliai iah Burch. It was a piety even muteh for ten minutes and l lien Ihe Post master got Ids favor ite hold. Soon after that event Mr, liui'ch observed: “Stranger, I reckon its no use pro longin’ Mil* sorrowful affair.” “I reckon not, hut ye inquired for a letter for Burch,” “Yes.” “And you give it to me purty strong that sich a Mter had arriv.” “Yes, I did,” replied Burch as lie felt nf his left ear to gee what portion was left for future tights, “but I’ve bin tiiinkiu’ powerful hard in tiie last ten ininits, mill I guess the ole woman hack in Missouri lias put otf writin’ till next Sunday! Let's gn out and take sunthiii to tiring tears to our eyes.’ Mr. Maguire of a Kansas town, was elected constable, and the lu rid paper which opposed him said: “Mr. Maguire will wash himself before lie assumes the idlice of con stable.” The notice maddened Maguire and he called on the edi tor to complain. “You object to that statement?” asked ihe editor. “I do.” replied Maguire. “Very well, I’ll retract it,” said the editer and then he tint in his paper the statement that lie wislio ' to retract his announcement that Mr. Ma guire would wash himself before assuming otlice, as Mr. Maguire de nied the statement and even that retraction didn’t satisfy Maguire, but increased his wrath. Some men are hard to satisfy.