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teusti @U % ©siorj.
Superior court.
TIob. B. B. Bewer. Judge; W.X. Bpcnrp,
’Solicitor General; J. H. e»ram, Clerk.
Spring term convenes oh second M*ndsy
i ,1 .Jane. Fall term #a second Monday
iu December.
OOUyTT OFFICERS.
Ordinary, J. J. Ragan* Sheriff, W. W.
Gladden; Tax Collector, E. 8. Jones; lax
Receiver, M. A .. bow h; 1 i-ciusurer,
II Gae- 0 «un f y. School Commissioner, ^ C.L
Sibley’ 8urye'yof, G. P Norton; Cor-
oner, W. W- r orrester.
COUNTY COURT.
t. G. Cart ledge, Judge. Quarterly May. ses¬ Au¬
sions 4th JfoTiday In February,
gust and November, Monthly sessions,
every 4th Mknday.
COMMISSIONERS R. R.
J*%b Colley, J. G. Collier and .T. T. B.
■ in each
Fal*. Charts keld 1st Tuesday
anantk.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND
NOTARIES PUBLIC.
*74tM District— TV A Beckc*m, J.P.: G.
Lsrssi w u*
wenth. Wilkcreeu, J. P.
II954 ©IstrtctJ. L- second
T*h* H**ty, N. Courts 1 held
Tkiriday i« each uioath.
District—J. 0. Price, J. P-; "H- W-
'*2Cth C*arta held third Saturdsy
Pace, N.P. "
!* each ■•■th. J.
13834 District— J. K ' P rice, r.
4*«rta held 3rd Saturday In each month.
E. H. Davis, H. P. V. L. T
IMS—Tho». W. Holloway; J■ P-
Saaith* N: P. 0*orts held 3nd Saturday
ia aach mouth . ffrlffln, J.P. , _ John A.
1544 —Thos. H. Saturday
ebsrdray, N.P. Courts held 1 st
pi e«eh mouth.
Sakcr Scmiy mvwtevf
tUrERIOR COURT.
i *. lower, Judge; J. FT. ITaltcrs, ?•-
Heitor Qeueral; B- F. Hudspeth, Clerk,
tsrm c*«venes *n first Monday in
8«riar * first M«n4ay in No-
M»r Fall ter* *n
TSKifeer.
COUNTY OOURT.
Jaa* O. Perry. Judge. Monthly see--
•Jena i’eld flr»t Mondays—Quarterly April, ees-
*1om first Mandays in January,
Jsty ard Octaker.
COMMISSIONERS R. R.
r William*, T. H. Caftkte, J^ W.
Thayer. W. L. Sperltn. r*urts held ah
#nt TitMdayfl i* each ra#noh.
JiffXTY OFfr ICERS,
w. T. Ltvlnc#t*a; Sheriff, G.
T ., _____ J, Treasure? 1 *!*
G* Rewell; iarveyer, C. *. Br#wn; C«r*.
»*r B. D. 'latl.
in TIG MS OF Tilt PEACE AND NO¬
J PUBLIC.
TARIES P.;
mat Dietrlet—8. J. Livingston J
0. Odd». N. P.; Courts held 1st Sat¬
W. month.
urday i* each
h900th District.—G. T. Galloway J. P.;
K Oaskle, N. P.*, Courts held 2nd
T. each month.
Satur ay i»
957th District—J. H. F.rere.'t J. P-, E.
C Biown, N\ P. Court* held od o-iur-
4syiB«aeh month. R-*•
IDS Dtatriot— L.'J. Mathis. J. P.
Mc< all N. P. Courts held 4th Satur¬
m.
’ each naoa!*-
Wtoffriad
B UKRT. v
Leave# BietHy daily at 8:30 a. m.; ar¬
rives at -trlinsiCoii at a:19 a. ra.: arrives at
Leary at 10:1-5 a. m.; arrives at A1 j»uv at
13:00 a. in.
Leaves Albany at 3:35 p. m.; arrives.a>,
j.eary at 5i)4 P-tfi *. arrives at Arlington
et .p. arrivt J « fit Blakely at
p. in.
41,*^ Wxr T '
S:3S*m. srrlv.’s at Al’any at I0:C5 a.
leaves ABrti.y p. ! f 9 ;
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UCfllE VALLEY.
SIGHTS AND SCENES AMID THE FIELDS
andfouestsof that favored land.
‘Tis (We season when Oetotfer
Clothes the earth iu garments sober,
.Fills the earth with sad surprises
i-br all nature sympathises,
With the summer glories dyiug,
Filmy storm racks swiftly llying,—
H’raitU-like shadows come and go,
And the sunset’s ghastly giow,
Half illumes theleaden sky
Where * he sombre c oud hanks lie.
This portion of the country was witb-
ft doubt, ’ a part 1 of the ocean bed at
.
“he time. J lie lormation of the rocks
indicate it. I noticed some rare sueci-
mens of rock with scu shells imbedded
in them, eud when the country was
first settled there were spots of ground
entirely covered with oyster shells.
And then those long sweeps of level
land, running from the northeast to
the southwest— they are just as plain
as cau be thechauuels of those sweep-
> u g ocean currents. The Pine JJeSert
Is an instance, so is the Red Levels,
xiaen thebe are intervening sand dunes
and low-islands like the Hitcliity Hills,
that roll away toward tho line of
Hit. Y'o-«, it was a part of the
bed, and it requires no very
stretch of the imagination to bear
muffled moan of the tumbling
as the ttfttu mu wind sweeps along
louely gorges, leaving a shower of dead
leaves in its pHth. That desert is
Yvondriiul place. When you
Buck creek you leave the halidey ta-
ters behind. In the fetreams that trav-
the desert, ’ for it is well watered.
notwithstandiug ita name, the water
j s st} ;lnd tianspsieut that Sinai!
objects are readily seen on the bottom
where the water is very deep. As you
drive along on a ridge you peep over
to the left and see tlu scraggy tops of
tlie dwarf flints iar below, and the view
tor miles aud nines is totally uuob-
slructed , and the sky is so very blue,
and seems so tar removed that a puff
of cloiiii floating lazily overhead seems
entirely Beperated from the blue vault
of hwaven, a waif of the atmosphere,
drifting ainriesely by, midway between
the earth and sky. Such are the skies
in autumn, and they must be ju%t as
bright in the spring.
‘Mid these woods, when In the skies
Shone the spring-time's laughing eyes,
And the flowers began to peep
from their long and wintry sleep,
And the blue bird sang with ZP.Bt
As she built her cosy Ufi6t.
‘Mid these scenes, one morn iu May
Rode a, vetrau all in gray,
He had ridden fast and far—
Oft such fortune tis in war,
For his foes by field and flood
Clamored loudly for his blood.
Iti an old ducumeut, one of the re¬
turns of “Tax in Kind,” I find the
name of Gabriel Toombs who lived in
Chattahoochee county. His lortune
Ciu6t have beau ample as is attested by
the amount of produce returned to the
assessor. He was a brother of Robert
Toombs, the Celebrated soldier-states¬
man, who occupies such a prominent
place iu our bLtory. • AN ben the Fed¬
eral ttoops invadeu General Toomb’s
home hb bltided their vigilance ami es-
oaped. AVith one uiteuclunt be set out
*«* «* P U,llal ' on of int l,w ‘ ll#rG *^
rial, in Southwest Georgia. Squads of
Federals bad been sent to the various
county sites, but by some mistake those
for Marion county were sent to Taze-
well, the old county site, jrietead Of
Bih-nu Vista, which was Hen the site,
Gen. Tobmbs expected they would be
at Bueiia Vista, and accordingly, to
avoid u collision with them, he took
the road by Tazewell. Arriving at the
ancient village, he discovered that a
company of blue costs were quartered
there. Without betraying any anxiety
be and his friends muffled themselves
in overcoats and slouched hats, and
rode through unmolested. Across Buck
creek, over tho intervening ridges to
Ucht-e, aerffts that and onward to
residence of Col. Jack Brown, four
miles below Buena Vista, they took
m.*u* way Here they stopped and
dfflnotStoretulbutOol. -«M-d during the night. Gen. Toombs
5 Brown
, uitiL , : i
aud T they ^ sa, up on t.. the ^ live
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.
Iou * E |f b ^x ht ’ c' M^l/usHions
IV' r»*dn’al ?ol
LEAKY GA, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27, 1885.
diers but have kuown that Bob
was sleeping quietty at a farm house
near them, wouldn.t they have
up a rumpus? Bnt if they ever
the fact it was alter Toombs was
beyond their teach.
I S
* i
Hidden In the solitudes
Of these dark and sombre woods,
. For from noisy tramp of men,
Here the wild fox makes his’den,
Here her young the wild doc brings,
To these clear, tipwelling spring's,
Here tlio ranger loves to loam,
Here he tha’tes his humble home,
Here upon his native hills,
/n his haunts, he fears no ills,
Ca n we wonder much that he
So dearly loves his liberty’?
Wilcber And Idi 1!V Wells v ere
the only residents iu the little settle
meet where travellers were wont
etpV> oVer ’flight, in the old times.
They had an election preciuct in
beat. They would get a jug of whisky
an H repair to the polling place, open
the election in the regVthff way, and
then Wetelit.r woilld say: “Well. I
ncmioSie William Henry Hurrisou fof
President.” “I second that nomiu#-
tion,” Wells would say, and then they
would vote for him, aud take a ‘drink,
and Wells would say; “Now’ I nomi¬
nate John -for Vice-President.”
Welcber would second’; tlun
would vote, and take a drink.
Weicher. would nominate sutue
good Whig, VoCIj would vote and
other drink. Iu this maoner they
would nominate, vote and take
toddy uutfl time camo for dosing
polls, when they would formally
n on lice the fact, and close the
box, and by ,the time they gut tliVOuph
tbey would have twent y -five or
good Whig vot’estoige ii.to the con¬
solidated returns.
A Tennesseean stopped all
w-ifeii eld man Wells one night, Sriid
he: “Mr. .. ells, i don’t see how you
manage to make a living lu-ri ” “Wail
til) in the iboTulhg. and yon J
stand.” Next ‘n'Vr-— '"o- 5
'”' ir -
‘riv.uj fesuessee tliree dollars,
which bngiitened the
ideas. And well he might charge,
anise t here was no win-re else to
ou the road, aud Ue bad it all tire owu
way. Good old meu Urey were,
haa lots uf lun in that Bine lAsert.
1 neaio anotitcrfunb-y thing tVnj on
of tne must profnineut men in part
ot the IStnte. Lovett B. 8mtth was one
Of tire foiemdst citizens of the cu un¬
ity. He had a weakness,£ h'dweVer,
and w ho has not? Lovett’s weakness
oonsieied in his always raining—ae-
cuiuiog ru ois statement!—the
horses, t ue heaviest hogs, the largest
beeves and tlio mosteiioiuious crops,
tie uebghtcd iu teihng thfese mou-
sirous yarns, uud Billy Felton, ot
ored memory, was nit! irival.
two lived a day’s journey apart,
there were no houesfct-r meu
jivtug, yet they Were a, ways getting
oil atones ot their own accomplish,
meets. A man came to stay all night
with Lovett amuh, and he wanted to
gaiu some information about the
country, btilitu, as usual, set out to
b>mstiog about what he had done,
“Now,” ouid ne, “you willjiave to stop
at Jfwituu’v to night; it’s just a day’s
ride from here. FYltou’sa nice,clever
gentleman, and he’ll treat you well,
But he is the most uucoUBciousable liar
on earth.” The traveler proceeded
ou bia journey, and late in ttie evening
arrived at Felton’s. He plied Felton
with some questions, and the latter
painted everything iu flaming colola,
bragging about what Ue had done. At
last he asked; “Where did you stay
last uigbt, at Lovett Smith’s?” “Yes.”
‘Well, you were well treated; Lovett
h* *bie to do that, ami does do it; but
be is undoubtedly the greatest liai 1 the
world evor saw.” This cured the strau-
ger. His curiosity w«B Satisfied, aud
he never asked another question till
he reached Wacom— Stumpy Folsom
in Attericu* Recorder.
......! ■ ____SSJJS i a u.Si-J!.
< rhe 41buuv w€ll \ ^ * ttmt
,, everybody who lives m a town Sholild
learn to talk up that town.” The
same thing holds Hue as to counties
?nd «**">*- * *'& bt , added u j
a,at everybody who sells goods iu n
to,ra °«g»»t to learn to advertise the
that town.- dmille (Bariou.
A DAUGHTER OF ARKA9SAW.
___
the colonel tells how And whbhe
IE MET HER-SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL,
Courier-Journal.
1 hey were sitting spuming yarns in
th. law office of Cox % Gride the oth¬
er fternooti. The couversutiou had
lui i*l upon the subject of beautiful
wo *n and where the haudsomest wo-
mei were to be found. There was a
gre, diversity of opinion expressed,
tlie majority stoutly maintaining, of
course, that the girl par excellence
was not to be seen outsnie the glorious
ot old
“Gentlemen,” remarked the old
Colouel, Who had been appealed to for
his views l 6f the situation’, “the most
perfect figure and prettiest face 1 ever
saw wete iu the wilds ofArkausaw. A
party ol us were hunting over in
Ihe swamps between the White aud
ArkausttW rivers. Towards sunset we
came to a deep and inuddv bayou,
whit wekttcW at a glauce it would be
nnpo able to ford. On the opposite
abort canoe of the ,, ilugout’’ pattern,
indig ieous to the country, was moor¬
ed, way oehind the tiees u blue
wreath of smoke curled quieily, muik-
ingth place where Home settler bad
built ijis cabin in the louely waste.
“AUoi A series lit yWls liotii uhr
B'ttdo nat Would have it-ihe ted credit
bb a (.onlabclie brave about to take
b.e vs path, a wouiuii glidtd down
to tne .ank on ihe olhei oiue, glace-
full^f at ded beiselt iu ihe caaoe, and
coinmfei,ted paddling toward us with
siiong, rwilt strokes. As she neared
the jOitc where we were standing we
wit sjjtw tuiit she was young—not more
tnan nhi teeu— and tuth a face of sur-
putSi|ig loveliness, lief complexion
was that jierfect lirouette typfe on¬
ly lot%d in those whoso ancestors for
uiauy ‘^generations h'ave lived beneHth
me 3dbny skies, tier febeffta b'^d the
indeacrii able tint so otCeu seen on the
side oi a ripe peach,* her
.ik(*Awiti f 1 lX 's lSjle her poutin^ bait floaGd N, vu
cherries/
•iuwyi her back in 'silken-, sinning wave-
beafty to the g'Ouud; at id her byes
—ali! geutlemeu, bow shall 1 descihe
the mid night splendor or the transcen-
daut glories to be seen in the liquid
dpths oi those dark orbs?
\ As she fitepp'ed lightly out on the
bank and btoud homing the “dlig-ofil”
to get into, 9bb nisj»taped the Most
ravishingly perfect figure I ever be¬
held. 8be was dressed in the single
C- tton gaimta.n tftshioned out ot
coarse •factory,’ Which is worn by the
females of her Class ill tuooe distant-
wilds. It had evidently heeu made a
year or two bemie, for she ttad out¬
grown it to such au extent tbai it im¬
pel fectly perfoiuied the duties for
which it had been constiuctud. it re-
Veulcd w bunt with which iu artistic
outlines the famous Venus di Medici
could not compaie. The chort skirt
permitted a glimpse of her ankles, that
were absolutely faultless, and—
“l have a book here, gentlemen,
which 1 would Its* to shon you if you
*’tH permit me,” said a dapper little
fellow stepping briskly In.
He was met with a nowl of dissent
from the Major and the Judge uud
the (Japthiu and tilts old Sqire, 80
wild uud fierce that he never stopped
until he was down the stairs,
“Go ou. Colonel; oh, go on!’ was
the uuHuimuu* demand ol his listeu-
«rsl The old Judge stepped over,
closed the door, »ud locked it, rcmark-
iug bis American heart would be dad-
binged it he proposed that tstory
would be interrupted again it the oourt
knew herself, or words to tout effSotl
“I d o'> 1 kuow t,JiU 1 L,ive au Y uioro
to tell,” was the reply,
“Colonel,” solemnly said the vener -
able Major, “if you leave that Qiatch-
le«e standing there holding a ca-
uoe on the bank ol that muddy bayou,
I’ll hold you pemmaily responsible-
I will, assure as there is a U<>d in
“We d.dnt , , leave her ... there; „ replied ,...
the Colonel. “8bS {mildlkd U« Kcroa.
.tre-m. and when we asked what she
charged, she stud;
“Oh, nothin’,! reckoO’ pap went a
ba’r huntin’ tins mawniu , aud took
all the terbacker with him; et ode o-
you fellers will give me a chaw I’ll
call it squat’. We gave her a chaw
and weut- on alont- our business. I
■ever saw W sgaio.”
“I beleive .you’re a liar," vociferated
the Judge os he unlocked Ihe
"an infernal old bald-headed liar.”
“So d<> I,” chimed in each of his
teners as they passed out and followed
ihe irate leader down the stairs to
street below.
The question of which State prod tic
ec tile most beautiful women is still
before the house.
—- *-
IN A TRANCF.
A Nebraska Grim Wrio Sekyis
Have Started on a
Uleei*.
Columbus (Neb.) Special,
A most repiakahle case of
sieeping, catalepsy or simuiar
ous trialudy, is reported, from a farm¬
house six miles north of this place.
The victim of the physical phcuom e
non ,s Miss Minnie D,slier a
o John Dialler, « well-to-do farmer.
bite is, or was a handsome and
ligeut gi«l, 21 years old and «
geneyal favor. e iu the nbi^hbevTiood.
The facts, as related, are that
morning, October 27, Miss
rose uud assisted with the washing
but about noon complained of a
headache, ncco;n|ianied by Au
drowhlheta, which became feo
sive that she found it difficult
move about, which finally
her altogether. She lay down at
ohee dro^ijipd ofl into h heavy sleep.
Aft«rsev«ral liourn the mother At-
tempted to awaken the girl, but v ‘ u "
uie appeared hs though lio ,VjU an
ii iesistable stupor, .u * niotlief call
ed and shook t<,r aHaiti 'and again
without The girl seemed to
Lear and made an effort to rise, but
she was helpless. By a prodigious ex-
ertmu of will-power, however, she at-
last struggled to her feet, opened her
eyes, which before had Beamed her-
iuetieally sealed, and endeavored to
speak. Her bps moved aud the mus-
c |eg fae* wo'-, ed '., 5 *. vvJ iiv-V
but no wbrd was uttered. OuCo or
twice Miss Min uie rartul h^r hand
with a spasm-like motion, aud her
l.otiy twitched tidm head to foet, but
she wBs powerless to stir from the
spot bn Whicli blio stood. After a few
more violent muscular, aud evidently
mtsnli.il struggles us well, she again
‘dropped back on the bid. Her eye-
lips slow ly dropped, the muscles re¬
laxing gradually, until tho eyes Were
completely closed. At the same lirm-
her body became as rigid ns so much
wood, and tne extremines become as
cold as stoue. Her parents, alarmed
by this smgulrr condition, nt one.-
summoned the family pliysicinn, who
treated the caso lightly. dtecluHtig Uie
girl as simply prostrated from over¬
work and nerV..u« excitVnoent, and bo
said she would be about all right the
next day. When he called the next
day, however. Minuie Jay in exactly
the Same state, except that her face
had assumed a more deathly pallor
and the extremities Beetned colder than
before.
THE HEART AND PXJLBE PEAT*
The patrauts flow beCuttre almost
frautic, believing the girl tlyiug; aud
the old do-tor also acknowledged that
he could iu no way accouut for the re-
murkabib case. He called iu other
physicians, who made a careful exam¬
ination, Lilt could reach uo definite or
poetive agreement as to tile exact ua-
tnre of the girl’s condition. 'They ail
deb idl'd that she was in some kind ol
trance, but frratlkly couf«B«<d they
could not thoroughly anaiyz. th«
Bymptoms, noue of them liavmg seen
wnythmg of the kind before. Tho
Best thwlictil authorities within reach
were then summoned, but with uo
more satifactory results for tho pa-
feuis. Every effort was made to re-,
yive the trunse-bouud girl without
avail* and during the interim of ovfer
three weeks from llie tithh she was ta-
keu down until the p.esent, she has
laid rigid and chid -is marble, aud
with every appearance to a
unacquainted with the facta, <>t a
corpse. Sh* has neither partaken ol
food, spoken a aylable, hot movsd a
mussle in all tin. tirnfe Bat perhaps
the most wonderful and peculiar . ea-
tur* o'the case is that withiu the Wt
few dew days M.se Minn.e h«« at in-
been subject to crymg sp.-lls;
at least, gent tearsjbave trickled from
her motionless eyes and eenrsed down
No7T5.
her lifeless ch-eks. This strnrtfljir beatiifc t'f»-
tnre or the case, the
qf her pulse and brentiling, butli faint
yet distinguishable, lias be*Q the onlr
sign of physical life. It is heteived Iri 1
the debtors that tears aie indicatioi
< f a npeedy termination of her tranV
sleep, either for better or worse. Tlii
famii)-, alarmed beyond measure ity
t- e (lauglitei s conrlitiou, and desirous
of avoiding been unpleasant notoriety^
have assiduous in preventing the
circumstances fiom leaching tbeir
neighbors. No one has been allowed
to see tne prostrate girl, the answer
to all inquiries being that sl.o had
gone away on a visit. The facts how¬
ever leaked ont from one {of the con¬
sulting physicians.
Failed to Sign Her Name.
Jiojnn Herald,
A ma „ who i ivos in a totVo Bofc fap
fl0m Hartford has received a c mmtt-
ni „ ltio „ which( of , reaS() ^
un.il he can find .he paragon itdcscrib
es, be t.ii ni, over to ! he ^ public at large ^
jf t . 18 a(ldrCsf0(11 „ .. fl ng’
ads tllDS; -lama j on person;'
arrived ptyeais.of discretion, and capa¬
ble of supporting uny man in comfor¬
table stylo. In appearance, though
not strictly beautiful. I
such personal charms,'* ’
nanielj; A . 1 , .. -ct ot teeth . nud , a ren-
c/ ,b'amouut of capillary substance
#fl „^ hWd. My accomplish;
^jorniog ffi) r “Kensington
ment« comprise the em-
broidery” applied to the heels of st 00 K-
tugs in all stages, ni t decoration in tho
home—sweeping, washing and ironing,
etc.—-musical ability as shown in the
gkiltxxl munipblation of the dinner
bell, (and all pieliininiiry to it), while
in the minor accomplishments, Ettchau
instantaneous sew ing on of buttons,
aud application of patches, ability to
d ud something n man never had, and
which Ito has put, he doeson’t knoYv
w’ltere oi’ when, I an*, excelled by none
Kud equal)- d tvv .few, Ain poveesSad
M thor .-high etluCntiotr iu umi/u uiaf-
ics, and cau buy ?*2U worth of dreas
goods for oue-fitli the amount, also
wear one bonnet for five yearBj and
have no use [or pocket moiiny, except
to furnish the table, aud to purchase
eigars and tobacoo. Can black boots,
harneae a horse, rise early and make
tires, uud retire peacefully at fi p. to.
in blisaful unconsciousness of club or
lodge or any of tho household. Am
never awukentd by any one catering
the house at 5 a. m., and always ready
to prepare supper at shortest notice.
Iu sliol t, I'm just what you ueed; don't
you think so? F. 8.—I feel it tny
dut v to state that I am afflicted in one
respect, dnd that is—an inability to
tatk much.”
Sam Jonea “Turn” 8tory.
Atlanta Con-tUution .
Sum Jones’ “turn” story as told at
tho Methodist church, Friday uight h
as follows: “There witna married oou-
ple with half adoz?nct ildrefi aud only-
onu bed. The whole family slept ou
that bed—and were so thick that on»
c -uldti’b turu over unless all did. So
when auyoue got tired sleeping on ono
side he’d say “turn"—and over the
whole family went. They got so used
to it that even when they heard Bio
word “tnrn” in their sleep they would
hustle over. Due day the old man warf
fishing ou a log bridge over the river.
The suu wa-t hot and the fish wasn’t
biting, ghd he fell asleep balanced oq
tho log. One of tho boys saw him aud
thought he would try a joke, and hol¬
lowed out “Turn.” Over the old man
weut ker&.p into the water. Now I
went the temperance men to hollow
■‘tifrti” until tho anti-nion who are
asieejj oh the bridge over the prohibi¬
tion river will hear it aud drop in.”
Oue of the features ol bells Brotbere
circus is a hairy mau. WbiieatAlbst-
ny the other night soffle 6! tho towq
boys procured some of that powered
deviltry kuowu as "cow-itch,” aid
tHale pulling at and feeling of the ex-
uaordinary growth of bait ontliebai/y
man's l>otly, rabliod in a lot of it. Then
the hoys stood at a gcbJ distiinefe nrul
watched the *»«<»•« h. . ... -
poor
up to a tent pole and tried to scratcto
his back. The freak was fearfully wratft
and t i-part of tho show was maclflr
more prominent than ever by hi- gyif
tions.-Ex.