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C0tmig Contis Vol. 2. The Courier. PUBLI IIF.D F.YEKY FRIDAY. sun sen i pt mx it a tes. One copy, one year................. *1 -do One copy, six months.............. 75 One copy,three months............ 50 (STIUCTI.T IN ADVANCE.) a n run tts ixg n. t tks. SPAC'E. 1 w ! 1 m 1) m i 0 in I 1 Sqanrc -1-----i---;--- * { 1 ’ ? jjjj * [Jj] *]! 1 ~ o u » 8 a 2 5u 5 00 I3 p()j 00 25 is oo Ot) 25 35 00 00 V, Col’ll 4 001 8 00 10 0 00 10 00 25 00 3o 00 00 00 I 10 OO 1 15 00 35 00 00 00 100 00 One inch constitues a square, and there on . cents per line lor each Insertion. Professional cards inserted $8.00 a year Thc aboAC rates will not lie divinted from as they have not hccu lrnide with a view t o reduetiou Advertisements must take the run of t lie paper, as we do not, contract to keep them in any partieultn- place. Bills are due after the first insertion, ami the money will be called for when needed. .S’liort communications on matters of public interest and items of news respect¬ fully solicited from every source. .ill advertisements emanating from pub. lie officers will be charged for in accordance with an act passed by the late General Assembly of Georgia—75 cents per linn dred words for each of the first four Inser¬ tions, and M5 cents for each subsequent insertion. Fractional parts of one hun¬ dred are considered one hundred words; each figure and initial, with date and sig¬ nature, is counted as a word. JESSE E. MERCER, Editor and Publisher. Railroad Schedule. 1,'LAKEl.r EXTENSION. Leaves Blakely daily- at 7:30 a. m.; ar¬ rives at Arlington at 3:30 a. m.: arrives at Leary at 9:39 a. m.; arrives at Albany at 11:30 a. m. 4:20 arrives at Leaves Albany at p. m.; J.eary at 5:58 p. in.; arrives at Arlington at 0:57 p. m.; arrives at Blakely at 8:12 p. in. Count, Oil smut i lion. B. B. Bowe SoHeifur Gcm-ral: Spring term i-onvei In Mureh. Fall to 'in September. C 0UXTY OFFICERS. Ordinary, A. !. Monroe; Sheriff. W. W. GladiLn; Tax Collector, E. S. Jones; Tax Receiver, Thus. F. Cdrilray; Treasurer, C. IT. Gee: Countv School.Commissioner. J.J. Reek; Counts- Surveyor, C. P. Norton; Cor¬ oner, A. G. Giulson. COUXTY COURT. L. G. Cart ledge, Judirc. Quarterly Au¬ ses¬ sions 4th .1/omlay in February, May. gust ami November. Monthly sessions, every 4th Monday. com viss tox mis it. n. John Colley. .J. G. Collier and J..T. B. Fain. Courts held 1st Tuesday in each month. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AXI) XO T A It IES P UB LIC- 574th District—B. J. Thigpen, J.P.; C. F. Blocker. N. P. and Ex-officio J. P. Courts held third Wednesday in each "Tia'lii Dfstriet-J. L. Courts Wilkerson, held second J. P. John Hasty, N. P. Thursday in each month. Pac^N AL^Coui'ts^lield*th'inl ^ami-day in each month. 1283d District—C.J. McDaniel, J. P. Courts held first Saturday in each month. 13t(i—Tlios. 5V r Hollow-av; J. P. C. I.. . Smith* N: P. Courts held 2nd Saturday in ctich month. John A. 1304—Yhos. 11. Griffin, J. P. Cordray, N. 1*. Courts held 1st Saturday ju each mouth. _ — Baker wownty . n; Directory, ___*...... SUPERIOR COURT. B. B. Bower. Judge; ,T. W. H alters, So- g35J 2Sf^ r «"rt?&grSi Monday it* May. Fall term ou first iveqiber. COUXTY COURT. John O. Perry. Judirc. Monthly scs- gions held first Mondays—Quarterly ses¬ sions. COMMISSIOXEItS R. R. W. IF. Williams. T. H. Caskle, J. H, Boddilorti, H. T. Pullen. Courts hylii firs’. Tut'-lajs l„ COUXTY OFFICERS. Ordinary, W. T. Livingston; Sheriff. .J. B. George; Tax Collector, Ii. B. Grfo.m Tax Receiver, J. M. Odom; Treasurer, I v G. Howell; Surveyor, O. D. Brown; Coro- nor, B. D. Hall. JUSTICES OF THE PE WE AXD *<X TA KIES P VIS LIC. ti71st District—8. J. Liviutrstrai, J. P.;. W C. N.r : Courts Ih' 1,1 1st s.t- unJay-m each month. nuoth District—G. T. Galloway J. Iff- T. II. Caskie, N. P.; Courts held 2ml Saturday in each month. 957th Distriut—G. D. Lamar, J. P.. II uiomii C ° UrtS hCld M SilUlr da-m e«h H33 District—L. J. Mathis. J. P.;R. E. McCulluii, N. P, Courts held 4th .Vatur- say iu mouth. BY THE YEW HEDGE Up and down the terrace pacing, where tin* winter sunlight glowed, And the Sound of falling waters timed my footsteps as 1 tin de, Pacing where the tall yew hedges kept the lutt r I last away. And the noontide smiled like Sum mel¬ on the January day. ITp and down t\ie tevvnce pacing, for a musing hour alone, While the river’s music mingled with the baffled east wind’s moarn; And a presence seemed beside me Very “ close , and very dear, , A -t ong hand my hand was clasping, * «*• “ “•>'“• u " , 0r ‘ , ls ° , f '’ ouusel< , . wo, , ' l,s ot f comforf , ' words of dear companionship; And tiie blue ei es spoke as soltiy as the mobile eager lip; Hopegiew hr glitei, g-ief grow sweeter doubt, ashamed, shrank quite away. As wo two paced on together in the January day. • Swift and sweet the moments parsed me as the sunshine paled oYrhead, And to common life returning, fell the slow reluctant tread; Yet my hushed heart from its com¬ mune, patience strength both drew i And north skies, with Southern splen¬ dor gilded nil the darkling yew.— All /Int l’cay liound. Nelson’s Protege. It was a blight morning in spring. anil the English fleet lav at anchor in Portsmouth harbor, awaMog the a<1 . mil ill’s signal to start out on a cruise. The flag-ship, a huge, formidable ship of the line, with it*dark sides bristling wbh guns, was all in comm,(ion. The r.iL the mo-t famous sailor of Ins ling off fiom the short, was ready to receive him. tins of .he squadron were m ? 11 ■o dischurges of her tn-avy ordinance,. as Admiral Nelson touched her deck. suiToundad with a brilliant staff. Sianditig near the edge of the quar- ’er-deek, and watching tlm scene with intense eagerness, was a l td about eighteen. He was dips ed simply, but oca tlv, and Ins cheeks glowed and liis ■ yes kiiidl d. a- he watched the excii- ing e\eiits that were g-dug on around ; him. As he lemmed the salnteof the ! offi.-ers, the admiral chanced to ub- serv. d the hoy. j “Who is this?” he asked, turning to the captain of the vessel. “He’s a young bid that eagle aboard a fe w hours ago,” replied the captain. ‘He insists oil seeing you, .-ir, as he , avs ) (as nonudliing of importance to say %,) you,” “Well, my lad,” said tfio admiral, kindly, ‘-’speak o.ut freely,’* | j 'V p’-e-.-e, sir,” said the boy, “I've coipe to a~k yo.u to take me to ' s , a with yoii.” . j “I s that all you have to say, you young scamp?” asked the captain j shall) ly. | “Let hiui alone,” s lid the admiral, j laughwg. “•What position do you want?” lie asked, turning to the boy. *. IfTiU would t .-.ke me as , 0 nr cabin-boy, sir,” saifl the boy, “1 i i i , i. , » -W. tero.1 ■( you wit,h to rise above it ” said the admiral, kiutily. , “It unfit,ea beginning,” replied the j ad It y„u give me a sta.t I II w W -h my way up, «r. Yon did ^ and I mean to, do it, too.” The a Irniral ga?ed at Imn kindly-, but seaychitigly, and then f-a.d, with a smile: “I’ll Hike yen with ,ue ou tliis cv-tise, a,,.l if jo.i «*,rt .,, rise give you a chance. "h !lt a yonr n . iaje ‘j-' “■Edward Li-e,” was the reply. tv \eiy "til, „ + then, , Edw.ud, - I . take , , , ^ i ’ ,lalex l e 1 > ou t) prove loyeyont- your. self worthy of ti. ■ i rust.’ -I II do it. sir.” s-.iJ tiro boy, ear- uestlv •?’ as he moved aside ’ resinctfullv 1 } ’ to let the admiral ,. , p.is-. In two hours the Vanguard stood out to s n, followed by the t0 ’*° il1 tlleK ' rI S ” Vi ' JC 0 ,ltat Gibral- Ut - The young valet of the admiiul made a decidedly favorable sion upon the officers of the ship LEARY, GA„ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER i 4> 1883 . f »r«- the completion of the voyage “’Tistoo bad,” said the admiral to his fl ig captain, one day, ‘‘that that hoy should till a menial’s position.” The captain agreed with Ins comman- der, and the resu't ot the matter was, that a few days afts r the arrival of the Vanguard at Giliral'er, Edward Leo was given a midshipman’s warrant by Earl St. Vincent, at the special ’re- quest of Admiral Nelsou. Then came the famous cruise in the Mediterranean, in search of Bonaparte and his fleet. In the terrible gale that dismasted the admiral’s ship, young Lee proved , that .. . he , merited the kmd- ness lux great commander had shown !'! I hen m ’ « c.mit d «? il brief halt at »*“.*«* by'.acuse, the arrival of the wislied-for re-en’orco- meats, and the departure for Egypt. the dawn of the memorable 1st of August revealed to the ey«s of the jsij tlie tricolor floating over Alexandria, and the French fleet in the bay of Abouldr. Elwurd Lee .vas standing by hi, chiof on the deck of ihe flagship. “There they are,” burst from a scoie of voices, as the distant vessels cable in view. “Yes,” muttered the Iv y; “and we’ll lie there before night.” Nelson glanced at him approvingly. ‘■There’s a chance for promotion for us all in there,” he said, smiling. He was right. The fearful enciaunt- or which carried such s >ch sorrow and despair to s )* many English homes, brought to these two fame and honor. Through the wli de acti n the aduiir- al’s eye wasm, the young ‘-middy,” through that long and th filing s,,,1,niel it nevi i h-st the gleam <lf which had illuminated 4 as >' e lK ‘ ard tl,e > ,mn " 8 « ,lor ’“ word’s in the morning. The same dispatch that greeted hini ns Lord Nel-on informed him that It is ieque.-d <9* » ^tenancy fm jpung Lee was 3teadf devotion tiNfe onl conspicuous bravery u iii . times of d 0,1 ma de tiieyouthf il In nten- 1,nt ' a ted ,1,a " ln ||IS ,jav J- Tne bittlu of iho Baltic wa* a a »> 0 nior.ibb day to hi n. Il was ,rul J tl,e g'™ 110811 battle In* bad been i"- 1 hough soveiely wotin red he re- Lised to go below, and stood at his p ,,Ht ulltl1 tl,rt < ' ,0 ' <c * ,,f tllc acll ” u - d "on t* i H\ de Pai k i gate the rig- na ^ ^'' r discontinuing the light. Lieu- m| ht L(*e riq ormd it to Lord Nelssu. 1 he admiral, puttingthu gffSi to his blind eye, said, with mock g.avi v, r ally i on t se* the signal. Ec -p our fla S sti 'l Tliat’s toe w.iy I answer such signals. Na:I mlue tu t, e ’ ' It se ined that the fortunes qf the g rG | t admiiul and liis protege Wire mysteriou-ly unit, d,.for this victory, vlucii made ol’ic a viscount, ma ie the other a first lieutenant, though he had bllt <>* « e * 1 *' 1 commander, who had become warmly attached to him, through all tb e years that intervened so that when the great day of Trafalgar came, was the second in command to Ha dv. As the tu tion began L,,,d Ndson a PP oaclied him, and, |d' icil 'g bis hand on his.shoiilifiT, said, “ We 8° in 8 t0 have » ,iartI Ja - V > Edward. I hope you may pa*8 through it safely.” t„ ,lo duty. l‘ M d,” said Lieutenant Lee. “But," ,, , ... , . mn.o.ui ., anc 1L a » 1" 111 ’ •«- ’ y to p rend er yourself ^ so f.-iniv ' dr-iw ' ii non von the fire of some - „ ‘ I ^ Viav, a preHOutlmeut, ^ «» »'*“'™ ; ))“• " 1 • ” ' claimed, proud,v laving Ins hand on the insi-na “ i, d in Imnor I will d , e The presentiment was iodized. It '* ‘ S <,! - A» >o H o„ *rok, u, „e hour! hatt.e, the captain and lieutenant of the sl.i-. anraun to him n an ‘ -iwonv ° of - 1 ” - ««•«• “Go bi.vck Ip, your po-t, Edward,” lie stud, as the lieutenant knelt down, by him. Then lie added, “God bless you, lud.’ With a sad heart the young man tunieltoliis plrtco. Thy fa’e which had seemed louni e hit destiny with that of his commander was fully real- ized on tli it d iv; for, j ist as victory was gained, a heavy tli charge of grape from a French ship-of-the-lino swept the deck of Lord Nelson's ship; and when the smoke cleared away, Captain Hatdy saw his lieut *nant lying almo-f in fh? sun - spot where the eonquei'or of the Nib) had fallen, with his breast torn open by the terri¬ ble discharge. Spontaneous Combustion. In the spring of 1780 a (ire was dis- coveve j Board a frigute of Cron- **»■ All,, tlio si'riitiny no cause for the tire con’d be found. The pr ib ibili'.y is, however, strongly in favor of spontaneous combustion; for in the following year the fiigute Maria, which also lay at anchor off Constadt, was f nnd to lie on fire. Thu lire was, however, early perceived and extin - gniched. Aft'-r strict examination nothing could lie discovered as to its origin. A commission of inquiry was held, which finally rep tried that the fire was probably caused by p rc, Is of matting tied together with pick-thread wliich were in the cabin where Hie fire broke out. It was found that the parcel of matting contained litis ian lampblack, prepared from til-soot moist-nod with hemp-oil varnish. Ill,Co is -q mace of this the Russitn Admiralty gave ord'-rs for the experi- meet to bo made. They shook 40 pounds of Ore-wood Boot into a tub and ponied about 83 pounds of hemp- oil vainish upon it. This stood for an hour, aft r wliich they poured off tin- nil. The remaining mixture t! ey . whipped up in a mat, and the bundle was aid close to the cabin in the fr.g- ufe Maria where the midshipmiL had ih b berth. To uvoi I all susjiici m two otlic rs sealed botli the mat and the door with iln-ir own seals and stt- SOSt uigtri^i Ah smoke should up* so a as j e . ir i,.f ol inalioii was to be giv:n l’i e ex, *rim nt was m.idu about too 2(itb of April at about 11 a. m. Early U i the following morning, about 5 a. ni>| sinoks wppeai’ed issuring from the c ab]n. The commander was iminedi- a tc y informed by ;v> oliieer, who through a small hole in the dour s.w t| iC m;l (, smoking-, Without oponi g || le ( ] 0 or lie dispatched a messenger to tiie ni ( nihi r* of the commission, but n« the amOke b -c ime stronger and fire began t , ap, e .r, il b came necessary t () break the se ils and ojien the door. simner was the air admitted than tq.. m.,t began to burn with gr a - er forci’,«i»d pres ntly buist into a flame, jfj-. GeuraLqf the Imperial Academy ,,{ Scienc was appointtd to make fur t| lt .r experim-nts, (1 V J r. suits of w jeh cot)tinned tlie suspicion i f spontaneous combustion in tin ll is- stun official mind ill a remarkable de- giec.— VKumbur's Journal. The Art of Advertising Tiic newspaper has become the !e- gitimate iuliA.-itor of the patronage of advertisers. It offers advantage* that i,a other vehicle, pose-ses, and it c-n- notbe as,nine,] that that the advert is- ing jiage.s of a paper are us carefully reiKl as the news portions, but it lias giadually educated the reader to look for what lie or she waptq in the adver- Using columns, and those \yho read ti Je paper qnielty at^ home are far m re «° ov - r thoi ' and 1,,oli "here to. supply them than the- man ‘ ,ie ^ " ho » probably ,llilll ' i “!? more of selling his own goo<L than of b lying his uwighbor’s. Tfleu the scope, of this method of Jvertis- illg j. ralltVs , It tak .. s b-.sius,, or .a two line uolio-, or it may cover an entire page, amltliere lar j 3 a 8« «*'"<? L-muy for s* houses ' ,t f kep a mini of cduca i .n and skill in literary *»»«« *** *■; h iperm-cid ibis depart- meiit of thetr Mksmea-. and it is won- derful bow much lie can find tosiy 'y.,1 „u ..... w ...... ... 1 “ie t ot , .. tu iato b- always fi.-sii and -icw, to be shoH, yet clear and c ilcis-. lo be humoioim win n hum,,»r will tell, but t-o be plain and tbr-.-t. The iiemr .STfY.e'V-f-S the moie lilt- ly it is to be rial and make tut impr s.siou. A Lawyer Outwitted. An aetiin) incident which occurred , <^ SH,| tly in the Circuit, Uunrt of Culp- " p H Ooipity, Ky., is woith relating. Several weeks since a blight country named ('.ut.night “swapped” a ' lors ‘ tlm trading ttiek order and l ' as ^ * c ' 1 ' “ undo belonging to a lawyer of this place named Ilewitt who fe.-ls himsolf aid • to take care of number one. Wlio i the 1 ittcr earn * to contemplate his bargain ho concluded that he I ad been cheated, and brought suit against the boy for a sum which lie considered lioness try to make tli" trade ju t. O i the trial the lawyer, who conducted his own cas-, proved the horse to be v o tli 1 ilU or $125, On the dcfeiiS! Cartwright took tli stand to testify for himself, and ■swu e that he consul red Ilia mill * obt lined by him worth 375 or 3 30. On cr s- examination, H wett b gan with tlio question: “You have ju-t sworn tint the mule is Worth 375 or 310; now wi.l von tak-- a 3100 for it?” Promptly the witness replied, “lbs I wi 1.” Toe lawyer rose, inked the court (Judge Grace) to excuse the transaction, took out his pocket-book and paid over the money, which the wilmss accepted. When the too practical ntlorney re¬ sumed his s at, the boy thrust $10 t >- ward liiin and said, -‘You have just proved that the lior-e is woith only 310, now will you take that price f r it?” The shout that iuteiraptep the proceedings for 11 moment W is only r •. i mkl . d by the curt, who ,.ppr, dates a hor-e trade him.elf and the too , ma. t lawyer found that the practical m tli- od of determiai g value* had (level p- ed toe unexpected, and that he Was the one being cln-ifly cross-ex tmiu d, in part by the witness, but mmc ly 310 of the wealth that lud just pass'd from his poss s ion. T o stubborn however, to yield as the witness had gracefully dPme, lie dcc ine l the offer. 1, is dosed the evidence and the jury ' “ 10 ........* - 4-— An Exciting- Time- An amusing am-c lote has ju-t been told by the famous natina’ist Biehm, in a lecture on Sioeriti. A few weeks m, inhabitant of the vi'lag -ot To nski- g P \od went in his Wagon lo a ndMibor ing wood to pick up spine sweet pine- apple keruolt'. His wagon was already more than liujf full, when the pe maot, coming hick to it witlia umv load, saw ig the middle Of it a large bear, devour- ing with undisguised nttisfadi m the fruit, of which liis race is* exceedingly fond. “H't hot!” cried the terrilied man to his hois •. Off, of course, the hovS 1 ’, the more so that, till hough' lie had not seen the bear, lie had perceiv- ed itspn Bence by (ho sense of smell But (he l>cir himself was the most f igliteuol of the tlnec, an 1 begin to howl lamentably. This ma Ie the horse speed away all the fast r. It being confirmation dhy, the uu- thin ities and till the people were stand¬ ing at village limits, waiting for arrival of the Bishop; On a signal giv¬ en by a hoy who, from the Steeple, hal si.-i u tin-cloud of dust raised by the peasant’s wagon, the church bulls rang joyously, an, I all llio throng of people »*tr«ck. up the hymn, “Gospodine pun- ’ Judge of their astonishment, when, ns tlie wagon rushed into the vdlagc, iiisteail of the Bishop, tli y saw miserable beir tiimbl ng on all Hides with the jolting of the wagon, " nd howijng as often as lie Could get breath enough to do so. Mayor, men, priest, chon- boys, and peasants fed in all directions, and a few utes later the wagon having been over- turned, the bear limped buck to hi* native forest.— Ex. .....----- -IV «*l U» l«V. “I «* M friend of yours tlidotber day on the ^ talk.ed T° me U to death for an ^ hour. ’ “Yes, I saw him afterwards,” replied tlm ftOb.-^ and tlxen add-d jokingly: He must be getting crazy, for be said lie had seen, you*and you wer® a v-ry „io„ l..y ....... „Yo.;, ,lo. elared the boy. I* s clean gone, pa. YYby, the Mil fool trie,] to, j.raise von to me by s .yiiyj yon w«ce one of tlm* best fathers ii* the wL-lu ------ T,,efarmw n,slk< * 8 U *?’ whil ° lll « * 011 behind a dry gojvlff conn- ter. No. 6. Net to be Fooled. A ci‘y mi.-sio mry i » the employ of the Albany Yonng Mos Christian Association ns i middle-aged of solid P°rt, and hen vnlent ivp-ct Toe cut of h s clothing i* oitiniiica', ar.d alto- getlier lie depots li is calling at a glance. His special duty is to viVit tin* hotels, make the acquaiutanca of yonngstrnngeis, and invite tln m to tlm me t ngs of the asso iui “Yd ir n in.o is Jarvii, I belie'e,” hi said, in his politely insinuating mil *- uer to liis g u st. * Y u a e right,” was the reply, “Y u am going to spend a f>w days in the city ?” ’’Yes; I am.” “And yon will Inve some 1 isnpa horns, I pr- same?” ‘•I presume so ’’ Some other conversation was of the same import, evincing a desire for ao- quaintinoo on the one side and of oflishu-ss ou the oilier. ‘•If you have time t * w .Ik a coupla of M icks with me,” sai l the mission¬ ary, at length coming to the p hit where In- meant to entice the s'ranger <o the nnsociation building, “I will .-how you—” ‘Oh. I know what you will show me,” Jai-vis iutcri lip ed; “you will show me a | lace where you li ive drawn a prim, nnd then you will fry to rope me into a banco gmie- Tnat’s what roll'll sin w mi!, if I'll lot you, yo i i i- femul confi 'ciico-w i idler. 11 .tyouVu watted y in-lim t o i in 1 , y u sc um- diel. Get out, < r I will turn you over to a policemai.”—Ex. “Father Hubbards” Tlie other day, when old Maj Solo- man auitonneed his n adiue-s to pro- cte 1 in th> - dir ctioo of chureli, h ; a w ife apptur. d. wearing a Mother Hub- bitd dress. The old man i itently re- gtrdi d her for a lew moments aid asked; “Mary, w hat sort of * coat do yon call tliiilV” “It’s a Mother Hubbard, Jeems ” “Air you g- ing to wear it to * Il il oh:” by, oo tiinlv, Jceins. The3Eo li, e ‘ ,s "** t!u) mo*.’’ Well I m glad to kq iw it," fhe "hi 111,111 >cyliod. “Just wa\t until I get, read - v - 1,,,( l ' ve ’ d S 1 .” * *' C ' ^ raim l, ut into the hitch-; <>l1 ’ ^ il ,,iwd sacks, cut tllt) n,s ouf > sevvsd tlie top* to, ft,ld P'd them on in imitation Wlmu hu returned tq ''' ,l! ,dtoie '^ 11 )°hd Crj^-qf a«tonish, ,Bont !lMl e ' c!ttiw,e ' ,: ‘ {Lent goodiDS*, deems, what's that?” “Father Hnbbayd,” the old piai; icpli d, “You a e n t iff mg to, wear tlp-tq sacks, are you?” ‘ F vc got to be fash ioi able k> keep up with yon. I've g it as much right 11 Wear $hew» meal bags as yqu have to g<> in that bran sack.” •TU tak-it eft” “All right; off go, 3 f.they Hub, banl,’ and turning away, he added tu hinv*c]f; “Oidy onu way to beat a WO; m;ut- and tint is by agreoiu’ with lier. Ef it hadn’t lxien fur the daddy Hub¬ bard I’d been in a mighty bad fix.” -Arkansas Trawler. Anecdote 0 f King Geqyrge III, It is kno.wu that the king, after tho close of the American rerolnttoiinry war , ord^d a Mmnk-giviug ,o be kept through the kingdom. A noble ^tttch divine, ift the pre-ence * his mag.-sty, inquired,. “For whnt oie we to give thueks?”—that yonr majesty lias lest thirteennf his l)est ‘‘I. 1 ruvinces?’' HT* Tl„ "X.!" (U.o divioo »,ldo.i). tl,:„ ,ou, his lost 100, QOtt lives of your subject^ in the cutest?” “No, no!” raid the k . iug . “Is it, then, that we l.avu ex- j„. n( |ed and lost a hundred millions of mo ney, and for the def, „t and t .rmsh- jm, f> f y „ WP ma* stv’s arms?” -*Na “ 8lM .|, t'ling'’’ J s-iid ^1“ the king olVct pfetBautly o“ w e „ ; .bo thanksgiving?” “Oh, tag; re thanks that it is worse ” no A Liter addressed to ‘■Widow Blebford, Vt.,”'tl»r, w the poat* master into a panic, there being eleven widows of that iittac in Richr f rd.