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J. W.Marshall P.M.
OFFICIAL. DIRECTORY.
CITY DIRECTORY.
GEORGE 8. SMITH. Mayor.
WILLIAM U. CL'SHING, Treasurer.
J. L). silrso. City Clerk.
WlLLtTT luiTEGEK. Folice Judse.
K. B. WINDHAM, City Attorney.
r. H. MUKPHY, Chief of folice,
I. McCANN, Overseer of Streets.
C KCEUN KE. Cblel of Fire Dept.
8. li. KlCUMONi, Ch'u Board o. Health
COCNCILMEN.
1st Ward Wm . Herold. U. M Bons.
2nd Ward J. M. .fattersou. J . U. Fairfield.
3rd Ward M. li. Mur..ny,J.K. Morrison.
4th Ward F. D. LehbhoO, F. McCallan.
SCHOOL. BOARD.
TPSF R STRODE. J. W. BAKNES.
M- A. HAKT1G N Wm. WIN TE1WTEEN
L, l. BENNETT. V. V. LEONAKD,
J'ostmattei JNO. W. MARSHALL.
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COCNTY DIRECTORY.
W. 1L NEWELL, County Treasurer.
J.W. JENNINGS. County Clerk.
J. W. OHNSON. County Judge.
K. W. UYEKd. SUerln.
CYKUS ALTON, Sup't of Pub. Instruction.
G. W. FAiKFlELD, County Surveyor.
P. P. GASS. Coroner.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
SAM'L KICHAKDSON. Mt. Pleasant Precinct.
A- - luuu. riaitsmouio
, -m h.vlnff hll.tna.a with tTIA ITniinfV
CommtssioMta, will find them In session the
First Alonaay ana lucmutj 01 escu mouu.
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BOARD OF TRADE.
FRANK CARKUTH. President.
J. A. CONNOR, HENRY BiCK, Vice-Presidents.
WM. 8. WISE. Secietary.
FRED. GOROEK, Treasurer.
Regular meetings of the Board at the Court
Uouse.tne first Tuesday evening of each month.
EJZ lEfllK.
J. F, BAUT.1E1STER
Furnishes Freh, Pure MDlc
DELlVEnED DAILY.
Special eaUa attended to. and Fresh Milk
fromaame f nrniahed when wanted. aly
LATTSUOUTH HILLS
TTSMOOTH NEB.
Proprietor.
TiiU Corn l&aX tft Fetd
riattHmontli Telephone Exchanje.
1 J. P. Young, residence.
2 Bennett & Lewis, store.
3 M. B. Murphy Bi Co.,
4 Bonner Htables.
6 County Clerk's office.
K. B. L"wl, rrsldeuci.
7 .1. V. Week liaHi. "lore.
H Weterii Union Telegraph ofllce.
n li II UI...I., rMlYllia
10 I. .Cs.nmbHl,
14 R. b. WHidliaiii, "
15 wayuiau,
16 J. W. .lennUigs. "
17 W. H. Wlse.olllce.
18 Morrlssey Bros., ofllce,
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20 G. W. Fairfield, residence.
21 M. B Murphy.
22 1. 11. wneeier oc no . onice.
23 J. P. Taylor, residence,
24 First National Bank.
25 P. K. UuITtier's onice.
26 J. P. Young, store.
24 Perkins House.
2! R. W. Hyrs, residence.
31 .Journal olllce.
32 Fall field's icu ofllce.
34 Hk.kai.i I't'K. Co ofllce.
3!i J. N. Wise, residence.
M H. M. Chapnian, "
37 W. D. Jones.
38 A. N. Sullivan, "
3'J II. K. l'aliner, "
40 W. H. Hchlldknecht, ofllce.
41 Sullivan & Wooiey,
42 A. W. McLaughlin, residence.
43 A. Patterson, livery.
44 C. M. Holmes,
45 L. D. Bennett, residence.
40 Geo. H. Smith, office.
47 L. A. Moore, tlor st.
49 J. W. Barnes, residence.
60 R. R. Livingston, oflloe.
jo7 J. V. Weckhaeh, resilience.
3:15 ;haplaiu Wright.
340 W. II. behlldknecht "
34 Ceo. S Hinitli, '
iriO It. IC, I.IVlugHtoll. "
315 C. C. Baliaru,
The switch hoard connects Piatt mouth with
Ashland, Arlington. Blair, Council Bluffs, Fre
mont. Lincoln. Omaha KlKhoru Station.
I'apillion. Spriugfit-ld, i.ouivlllo bouth Bend
and W avert)'.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
C A. MARSHALL,
DENTIST,
(Successor to Clutter & Marshall.)
Preservation of natural teeth a specialty.
I' sen Nitrous Uxide Gas.
Office In Fitgt-rald lilock. - PlattHiiioiith. Neb.
S.1IITI1 & BLESOV,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Will practice in all
the Courts In the state. Olllce over First Na
tional Bank. 4yl
FLATT8MOUTH - NEBRASKA.
MIX. A. NALISIiUIt V.
)fflce over Smith. Black & Co's. Dnig Store
first chiss dentistry at reasonable prices, 231 y
II. 31EAIIK, 31. !..
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Office 011 Main
Street, between Sixth and Soventh, south side
Office open day and (light
COUNTY 1'HVSICIAV.
Special attention given to diseases of women
anu ciiuuren. zm
M. O'DONOHOE
ATTORNEY AT LAW & NOTARY TUBLIC.
Fitzgerald's Block.
PLJITTSMOUTH, - NEBRASKA
Agent for Steamship lines to and from Europe.
d!2w52ly
It. It. LIVIXUHTOX. 31.
PHYSICIAN & BURGEON.
OFFI HOURS, from 10 a. m., to 2 p. m.-
Cxajuln.cg surgeon lor V. s. Feusion.
DR. H. 9IIL.L.KU,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Can be found by calling at his ofllce, corner 7th
and Main Streets, in J. 11. waterman's nouse.
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA.
JTAS. 8. HATIIEWM
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office over Baker & Atwood's store, south side
01 Alain netween 5tn ana bin streets. 2ltl
J. B. HTBOUE.
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Will practice in all
tne courts iu tne state.
District Attorney and Hotary Public.
Willi. . WIME,
COZX.ECTIOJV3 H SiJCIi4.Z,2 1.
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Real Estate. Fire In
surance and Collection Agency. Office Union
uiock. 1'iaiismoum rseoraska. 22in3
1. II. WHEliLEB &. CO.
r rwmcir ir.ton t?i. .1 ? w.i..
surance Agents. Plattsniouth, Nebraska. Col
lectors, tax -payers. Have a complete abstract
of titles. Buy and sell real estate, negotiate
piawi, io) 1
JJASIES K. 1IUIIK1SOX,
Notarv Public.
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Will prastlce in Cass
and adjoining Counties ; gives special attention
10 collections ana aostracts 01 title, onice in
b ltzgeraid Block, Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
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J. C XEH BERR1,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
H;ts his office in the front part of his residence
on Chicago Avnue. where ne may be found in
readiness to auena to tne duties 01 tne 01
flee. 47tf,
ROBERT II. 1VI.VDIIAM,
Notary Public
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office over Carruth's Jewelry Store.
Plattsmouth. - - - - Nebraska
M. A. HARTICAN,
Ta A W Y E It .
Fitzgerald's Block, Plattsmouth Nei
Prompt and careful attention to a general
Law Practice.
A. H. SULLIVAN,
Attorney and Counsolor-at-Law.
OFFICE In fha Union Block, front room?
second story, sout . Prompt attention given t
all business . mar25
BOYD & LARSEN,
Contractors and Builders.
Will give estimates on all kinds of work. Any
orders left at the Lumber Yards or Post
Office will receive promot attention
Heavy Truss Framing,
for barns and large buildings a specialty.
For refeience apply to J. P. Young, J. V. Wee
o tc or fl. A. Water man & Son, d&
O. A. WRISLEY & COfG
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DEGT IN THE MARKET.
Made ONLY of Vegetable Oil
and Pure Heel Tallow.
To Induce housokeepers to glYe this Soap
a trial. WITH EACH BAR
WE GIVE A FINE
TABLE NAPKIN
Thle offer lo made tor a short time only
and should be taken advantage of at ONCE.
TVe "WARRANT thla Soap to do more wash
tag with greater ease than any soap In the
market. Ii has no EQUAL for use in hard
and cold water.
YOUR GSOCER IUS 17.
G.A.Wrisley&Co.
of Ctandard Mumdf
Tat! 6oo
mQ)lMP
FREE
RICHMOND IN1BEWAE,
Iiifo in the Confederate Capital.
The Way In Which 'the PriaeaH"
and 91 1 nor llebels P4 the
Time The President'
M Ife aad Sire. I-ee.
The nrasidont'a house, aavs The Philadelphia
Times, was, of course, open on tha evenings of
remilar recentlona to anv man wbo bod a
clean face and wore a decent coat, TUa crowd
gathered there on such occasions was a motly
asaeinblnge. Wide latitude was allowed in
the matter of dress, and the hideous, tnougn
patriotic, homespun figured aide by side with
the nrettv toilet, whose nossessor had run the
blackade or come aouth under tlia flag of
truce. Such drosswa aa these were rare and
merely served to emphasize the uaw calicoes
and carefully-preserved sllka and woolens in
whleh most of the ladies present were arrayea.
Mr. Davis invariably wore citizen's uress at
these receptions, but the blaie or ofllcenT uni
forms male brilliant the spacious rooms of
the old-fashioned mansion.
Probably the president of the Confederate
states was the most unpopular man within
their limits. Grave, gentle, coraiai, ana
digniflod, his manners in the presidential
mansion were all that could be desired, but
outside he was brusque to the verge of rude-
uesn, and carried his private prejudices into
public life. The Examiner attacked him
fiercely and criticised him mercilessly. John
M. Daniel's brilliant Intellect and keen satire
11: a le his paper a power in the country, and
it was by far the most popular among souin-
ern journals. Thus Mr. Davis' mistakes, ana
they were many, were ruliy neia up w mo
public view, while the people were duly in
formed of all quarrels in the Confederate
cabinet or with the generals of the army.
Perhaps the chief cause of his unpopularity
was his scarcely concealea enmity to ud.
Lee, who was, on the other hand the Idol of
the army, and through it of the people at
home.
Probably nothing but Lee's stately courtesy
and perfect self-control prevented an open
rupture between himself ana uavis. 11 was
often charged that only the fear of an open
revolt In the army kept Davla from enaeav-
oring to remove Lee from the command ol
the Confederate rorces. uououesa any sucu
step would have provoked a revolt, but the
vexed question of state rights stood also in
the way. Lee was the chosen chief of the
Virginia troops, and as such could not have
boen removed by even the president of the
Confederacy. Indeed, Virginia claimed a
position among the belligerent states. "The
mother of states and statesmen" had, in
tardily accepting the Federal constitution of
1789, expressly reserved the right to with
draw from the Union under certain con
tingencies, a right tacitly acknowledged at
the time by the rest of the "Old Thirteen."
None of the other seceded states having made
the same stipulation, the was, therefore, In
her own eyes more than any other, o
state assertinar her sover-
fifentv. Even Jeff Davis had too much pru
dence to provoke an open issue between Vir-
s-inia and the Confederacy, ana inus tne wia
Dominion held her eis over her favorite
son. who. In fact, was In the Confederate
army rather from loyalty to his state than as
an advocate or secession.
Mrs. Davis was handsome, and well acous
tomed to society by years of life In Waah-Inp-ton.
She discharged her duties as mis
tress of the presidential mansion with a quiet
mr and dismitv which, if it won her few
friends, at all events made her no enemies.
She was eminently domestic in her tastes,
devoted to her husband and children, and,
after the terrible death of her little boy, who
was killed during the second year of the war
by a fall from the high porch in the rear of
the house, she withdrew from society as
much as possible, leaving her sister to fill her
place. This the young lady was nothing loth
to do, and, Indeed, magninea her omce to
such an extent as the Richmond ladles said.
"gave herself such airs" that she came in
for her full share of the ill-feeling toward
her brother-in-law.
Mrs. Lee was an invalid, whose delicate
health confined her almost altogether to her
own bouse. She held the office of president
of the Soldiers Aid society by the wish or
the whole country, but the active duties of
the nost devolved chiefly on the vice pres
idents. Her daughters were leaders, of
course, leaders In society, and were loved
and admired no less for their own attractions
than their father's sake.
Wealth had little or nothing to do with
social nositlon. Nearly every one was
straightened alike, and privations were ac
cepted as a sort of a martyrdom, of whioh
people were proud rather than ashamed. The
refugees who thronged tne city oeiongea.
manr of them, to the best blood in the state,
and represented families whose hiitoria
homes are on the James and York
rivers and in the Northern ueck.
But little of their wealth was portable, state
bonds paid no dividends, and the state law
prevented the forcible collection of debts;
therefore they were fain to earn a scanty liv
ing by hard work. The men were in the
army on beggarly pay, while the women
toiled in the governmental offices for a mere
pittance. Thus many of the most refined and
c titivated people in the city were In actual
want of all but the merest necessaries of life,
and sometimes even of them.
Government contractors and manufactur
ers made money "band over fist," and who
ever bad anything to sell was sure of high
prices, but merchandise was far safer prop
ertv than Confederate money, which evap
orated, so to speak; its value, measured by
what it would bny. growing less and less ev
ery day. After the so-called funding of the
debt is the second year of the war, by which
one-third of it was practically repuaiatea
nobody bad any confidence In the curreucy,
and whoever possessed it was anxious to con
art It Into less perishable property. Long
beaded people Invested tn land, speculators
hans-ht cotton and tobacco, and thus some
Urge fortunes went up In the evacuation
fires. Blockade runners preferred diamonds.
as combining certain value with the greatt
economy of space, and some very nne jewel
changed bands in Richmond during the r
Many men, prudent otherwise, made large iu
vestments In Confederate bonds, secured by
cotton and tobacco, reasoning plausibly tba
Iff th cause of secession succeeded no letter
investments could be had, while In the r
site event confiscation would inevitably swal
low property of all sorts. Indeed, it is a unit
ter of question how much the cry of "N
auarter." kent up bv politicians on both side
for party purposes, had to do with tbe dogssJvl
determination of the Confederates tc "die in
the last ditch."
During the earlier part 01 the war soldier
worship was earned to tne greatest lengtns
and the women of the south made beret of
all who wore the gray. The uniform covered
any number of sins, and, as a disgusted small
girl, brought np in the most exclusive circie,
expressed it, it really seemed as If any man
with a stripe on bis trousers thought he bad a
rlrht to aneak to anv lady whom Be mec
Virginia society of the best sort is proverbi
ally aristocratic, priding itself on its cavelier
blood and looking scornfully down on all of
less ancient lineage. The war fever changed
all that for the time being, and the xevrler
foors of many an exclusive house opened to
those who, bnt for the uniform they wore,
would have been entertained in the library or
office by the gentlemen of the family without
even a glimpse of the ladies. Some enthusi
astic girls carried their devotion to the cause
so far as to correspond with all and any sol
diers who cared to write to them, a piece of
Quixotism promptly suppressed by prudent
parents and guardians.
The fact that a uniform, especially an
officer's uniform, was accepted as a sufficient
passport to society could hardly fail, some
times, to bring about disagreeable results.
80 surely as the cat is left in close proximity
to the cream jug the cream will be "absorbed,"
and so surely aa yoang people of both sexes
are Allowed to mingle freely in social inter
course there win be more or - less falling in
tore between ttrmm. ' Every wearer of a nnj-
rorm was not exactly the sort or man to
whom a careful father would willingly g"
his daughter In marriage, and not a few un
happy unions were the consequence of this
romantic disregard of social lines. Worse,
aUo; some wretches, trusting to the security
afforded by distance and the difficulty of
making Inquiries In districts occupied by the
Union forces, acted upon the sailor's rule of
"a wifo in every port," and married in Vir
ginia, after having left a wife at home.
Fortunately such cases were rare, and a
greater proportion of war marriages proved
happy than would have been reasonably ex
pected. He Had to Court Her Again.
Arkansaw Traveller.
A minister while mHnx etsg a lonely roaa
In Arkansas that glidd Oder tall bushes
and wound around rugged h.lls. approached
a man who atood at the gate of a rude
house. The minister addressed a question to
the man, but, without replying, tne inner
turned toward the bouse, bowed to a woman
who appeared in the doorway, and said:
Good morain', madam; now s your ue-iiu
an' the health of your familyf The woman
did not reply. "Fino day, maaara, con
tinued the man, "only the sun's strikin' down
mighty peart." Still the woman did not re
ply. "My friend," said the minister, m kj
preach at Harvey's Point and I would like to
know bow to get there!"
'Don't you knowF' asked the man.
"No, sir; I do not."
"Then bow do you expect me to know more
about your business than you doi oay,
there, madam," turning to the woman, 1 a
like to come in and make myself at home.
How's the prospects!"
The woman made no reply, but, Kicaing a
cat out of the way and "shooing" a chicken
that came up on the steps, she leanea againss
the door facing and regarded the man with a
lack of interest that characterizes the sweep
of the eye over a barren waste.
"The church is situated near nere, is is
notf asked the minister.
'Yes, but it is nearer to some places than
It is to here. Say, madam, I am very giaa to
see you, an' I hope that our relations may be
pleasant."
The woman made no repiy.
"Which way must I go, as the roads have
been changed!"
"Go down the creek, (jompumenu or ins
day, madam."
"Will following the roaa aown me cree
take me there I"
"I've dun told you. If yon know better go
up the creek," and he smiled and bowed to
the woman.
"You seem to take great pleasure in being;
polite to the lady at the door. Who is she!"
"The boss."
"The boss or what?"
"The situation. She's my wife."
"Why do yon stand out here bowing to
herr
"Mister, whar was you raised, anybowl
You don't know this country like I do. This
mornin' I went outen this gate with a skillet
follerin me, an' I've got to do my courtin
over agin or it ain't safe to hang around the
house. I've got to win that woman afore the
sun goes down or IU sleep in the woods. X
aint got no time to talk about churches and
things about the next world, for this world
needs coolin' off at present. Arter I win this
woman come aroun' an' I'll talk to you. How
do you do, madam! Fine lot of chickens
you' ve go No, sir, my friend, I've got a big
job before me an l ain't got tnrongn. one s
got a flat iron back thar an' Is apt to let drive
at any minute. Go ou away now, and let me
make the fight. I'm mighty, persuadln' In
my natur. Fine day, madam."
Whs Speaks tha Pnrcat English f
New York Sun.
Do Englishmen or Americans the better
speak their common language! Having been
a solourner in London for a year ana a nan,
the Rev. Dr. R. L. Stanton deems himself
capable of answering the question in favor
of us. He heard Thomas Hughes read mis
erably. droDDing the letter "r" at the: close
of such words as "morning," and making fre
quent mispronunciations. Archbishop Talc
was by no means a good model in the use of
his mother tongue, and the English clergy.
as a rule, are faulty in speaking. - Passing by
their, peculiarities as to single words, their
ordinary use of the vowel sounds is such
that, unless you give olose attention, you can
not understand them. Dr. Joseph Parker,
one of the foremost pulpit orators in London
among dissenters, invariably pronounces
"chaDter" as though written "chapter."
Many of the vowels have a peculiar twist as
they come from his tongue. Dr. Stanton's
ear detected fewer variations from the best
educated American usage in Mr. Spurgeon
than in any English preacher.
I'sappreelatlve.
The Argus.
When we sit down and read to the wife of
our bosom one of our tenderest, purest, pret
tiest. Kushingest pieces of poetry, and turn
our tearful eyes to hers for sympathy, to hear
ber say, "Yes, love, but did I tell you Mary's
baby bad the measles f" it makes as so sad that
we want to go out to Dakota ana live a lire
of celibacy with the prairie dogs and jack
rabbits. And when this same consistent
angel shows us a hand-worked "tidy" which
has taken ber two weeks to make, and used
np several miles of twine almost good enough
for fishing lines, and expects us to gusn witn
admiration, we feel that there's a screw loose
in the female organism somewhere.
PHYLLIS.
R. J. Burdette. 1
The shadows closed on the orchard glooms,
fffl a -V !- All 4 iKa lna
A UO BCvUV UI iUV iwubv .sue u- usiiv.
The light winds kissed the mist-trees' plumes,
ivna DOrf on vue-ir wuigs tu. Kiss ui am
Clouds in the red west dimmed the skies
With fleecy fingers, cold and gray,
As the sweet breathed kine with Juno's eyas
Came down the clover-perfumed way.
And the shepherdess there, in the morning
light.
With red lips fashioned like Cupid's bow,
YTar Hear e-rev eves ao tender bright.
And white brow catching the sunset's glow;
I will hear her speak when the lowing herd
Is folded under the walnut trees,
Soft as the note of a singing bird
And I'd give a thousand dollars right out of
the ofllce if I could think of any rhyme for
"trees" except "breeze," but I can't; all the
came I beard ber voice; she hit a brindle
cow over the hin with a cedar paiL and said:
"So, brute, sol Huddup your foot ! Stand
overt I'll spike your tail to the fence if you
strike me with it again I bo, brute, sor
SOME ANOIEST HISTOBT.
Hew Pennsylvania Had Sfarrew
Escane From Uetttnr the Katloaial
CapltaL
Burlington Hawkeve.
Mr son. the star-route trials came within a
very few rotes of being tried in the state of
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia was clamorous
to have both the star-rout and the Guiteau
trial held In that citv of brotherly love. 80
was Lancaster. Pens., and Wilmington, DeL
In 1779, on the 22d of September, the house
of representatives passed a bill authorizing
the president to appoint three commiasionars
to select the most eligible situation on the
banks of the Susquehanna river, in the state
of Pennsylvania, for the permanent seat of
government in the United States, The vote
was 31 yeas, 17 nays. On the same day the
bill was sent to the senate, which body, by a
vote of 11 to 7 struck out the "convenient
place on the banks of the Susquehanna.1
Then a motion to Insert "the river Potomac'
was lost; another amendment, inserting "the
counties of Philadelphia, Chester ana Bucks,
in the state of Pennsylvania," was a tie, 9 to
9, and Vice President John Adams cast. his
vote for Pennsylvania and thus amended
the bill went back to the bouse, where, after
a little debate, the senate amendment . was
concurred in and one amendment- added by
Madison, providing that the operation of the
laws ox Pennsylvania In the . district ceded
should not be affected until- otherwise pro
Tided bv law. When the bill went back to
the senate for Its concurrence in this amaj
ment the influence of -Waahihcton ad Jeffer
son, who laxaml the fQtBgias sag.JTM-Cfc
ucient to nave toe wnoi nojscx laia over so
tbe next session of congreki, and Pennsyl
vania was lefe. Bat, then, Pennsylvania
owes no grodge against Madison for his fatal
resolution, because she doesn't need the capi
tal. She has all the oil wells In tbe world,
and there Isnt room In com etste for Brad
ford and Washington.
Hew Vaele) Jeff Cored Dade.
Salem (La.) Vidette.
"How could I cure a dude, young fellow!
Well, I'll tellyer, so as yes can sell the re
ceipt. A chap with such a receipt ought ter
make a pile outen It. '
"Yar see, my boy Dan took a notion three
or four years ago ee farmin wasn't good
enough for him, so- I give him e note on a
Baptist preacher for 400 and let him go. He
went to ' Frisco and struck the preacher and
mm Mah Than hat arnt iomt edication
and wens ooonter-jumpiu' and cum up to
Oregon.
"He was purty steady and sensible, though
Ibeered be was fine on drees, but I had no
idee he bad got to be a dude.'
"Wall, he got bounced for beJn' goodlook
tn', be say, but I spect it was beln' too sassy
and lazy, an' ne cum np to see toe iow.
"WW f aM tar tha denot there was Danl.
but X hardly know'd him, His pants was a
- . . - . . . . . . .1 u .
anna 01 specuea uy nine, suui wr m
him thai aVfn on a fat hoar and his coat
was about three . sizes too .small for. him, an
as tight as the pants, wnn tne coior ex yei
i Hstar n hd m. fancr brass watch staked
out with two chains on bis vest; be bad a
stiff little hat, a little cane ana a pair or
1 ' TT llmrvswl nn ' tn fYA In a Tjalr Of
plnched-up shoes,' held, out ' two fingers to
shake, and saiai aw, raw, aw m aim gum
- -or know.1 I irat him In the wa
gon as quick as I could, for fear the folks
would think I was moving lunanca vo im
-.-- ninm tie utd authm.' about the team
being very ancient an' the wagon the color of
the road an' the harmony or. nacure. en,
ht ru- ciM rnnnd tha house for morethan
a week, and .went down town showin' oft his
clothes, but he wouldn't do no worn. 1
thmis-ht tnavbe he would come to his senses
after a bit, but he kept on just the same. He
... . a ? . t , .L.
went aown to- tne wooa 10c wita me anu .u
Wat-iira fn her wild beauty. or
something of that sort, one morning while
we got er load 01 wooa. ---
I4T n itan n 1 m vna. a II ffc krlth a rr trfc
chuck it In the wagon, but when he ought to
- . B - . . . ! 1 1
have cnuCaea it in . ne . let nis enu arop, anu
then that made my end sat quick ont my off
foot. - While X was' custdn about my foot he
drawled out suthln' about Its being too
Vaan. and frrtnnad aidawava td the bovs. I
couldn't stand that, and I went for him. I
don't remember exactly now 10 wens ciare
through, but In about - five minutes that
ground was covered" with- rags, and silk
handkerchiefs and plnted shoes like a toma
der had been to work: Ills two-chained
watch was banging in a lot of oak sprouts,
. . .m , . . A,ita l-.. .- ...
the pup naa run on who 01a axiu ua., uu '?
wna wlnfna his oae - with his kid gloves.
white Strips of bis pants bung ter his waist
band like ribbons on a trick mule. Tbe cane
was broke to nieces over bis baok. and three
or four switches besides. Ob, he felt better
than he bad for four -years, an' we loaned
him a DUnaio niae 10 gee noma 111 an cum up
,-it!. tha irnal Ha laid abed for two dava.
an' then got Inside of a pair of overhauls and
t 1 ktv . ..... M .rniv. n m mitcfla
his feet, grabbed an old bat and went to
work, an' baa worked as steoay as a ciock er
ticken ever since."
The Coet mtm Cottage at the Seaside.
"Oath" in Cincinnati Enquirer.
Talking to Warren Leland, tbe former pro
prietor of the Metropolitan hotel, and now of
the Ocean House at Long Branch:
"What do you think about the growth of
Long Branch I" asked I.
"It is steady, and that is what it ought to
be, instead of being speculative. The
place baa already reached proportions
I never - expected to see, and
the increase of cottages and im
provements is now that of a considerable
city. Every year cottage life is always
tempting new people into it and rooting out
the old cottagers, and thus the number of
bouses built bears small proportion ' to tbe
newcomers, most of whom hire tbe cottages
f those who are tired. There are a great
many drawbacks to cottage life at
the seaside. You must have a stable
man, and, generally, a pantryman, a
rook, one or .more chambermaids and
a valet, and they are expecting in tbe short
season to do well by you. So do the milkman,
tbe butter man, the grocer, the ice man, tbe
butcher whoever comes to your cottage
door says to himself, 'It Is no sin to skin
these rich cottagers.' . .Hence the expense of a
house that is at all roomy or showy is out of
all proportion to tbe pleasure of a hotel life,
expansive as it is, compared to cottage life."
Said I: "What is John Hoey going to do
with all thoso elaborate and unrented cot
tages be has built I" w
"Hoey loves to build houses, and has so
mm-h taste," safd Mr. Leland, "in that re
spect that he will some x!ay, perhaps in an
other yeary establish a cottage hotel settle
ment like the Elberon.' One of bis cottages
there has thirty-t wo rooms In it, and is big
enough for a hotel. . The professional cottage
builders at Long Branch," said Mr. Leland,
"expect to get one-third of tbe cost of a cot
tags in the rent of it for tbe first summer. I
think that Long Branch bad better grow
moderately Instead of too rapidly."
effect or the Climate.
Washington Republican.
Dakota has a peculiar climate. A cannon
burst at a Fourth of July celebration in
Fergus Falls, and the four pieces into which
it flew went in four directions. Each piece
crashed into a saloon. -
Reminiscences or Jee Jefferson.
Letter in Louisville Courier-JournaL
An extract In your paper of the 8th inst,
speaking of Joe Jefferson's debut in London
on the night of Sept 4, 1865, in Dion Bouci
cault's revision of "Rip Van Winkle," re
minds me that I was present on that occa
sion. Tbe play was brought out at Webster's
Adelphi theatre, on Fleet street. With the
characteristic modesty of the true artist,
Jefferson made bis debut without tbe usual
clap-trap used on such initial appearances,
but allowed himself to be swallowed up in
the play-bills, display posters, etc., by tbe
modest Boucicault. Nevertheless, Jefferson,
by his unassuming methods, struck the key
note to John Bull's affections, which led to a
theatrical success unheard of in those days.
Jefferson was, of course, almost unknown in
London, and made his -entree on the stage
whistling for Snyder who "vas a dog" to a
cold, dull, critical English audience, who
were, however, soon aroused from their pro
verbial British lethargy by his electric pres
ence, and then and there gave him one of the
most enthusiastic and genuine indorsements
that ever greeted an American actor on tbe
English stage.
It's All Hlxht Xow.
"Was I in de wab, bossT Just listen atdat;
was I io de wahl Why. I seed every battle
that was fit, and knowd Lee and 8tonewall
Jackson and Jeff Davis, and all dem jis as
well as 1 does that - nigger you
see dar shinln shoes. - Gen. Lee par
tickler, he thought a great deal of me, and
when I'd ar him to give me a fur
lough be 'lowed: 'Bob, I. cant spare you.
I'm a gwine to fight dat battle what 1 talked
to you about, and I'm bound to have you by
roe. But, however, if you'll be back in four
days certain sure, you can go. 8ure nough,
I'd be coming back into camp whistlin at
night, and Lee he'd say to Stonewall Jack
son, 'Dene's Bob coming back now; I know
him by his whistle. It's all right now; we
can .go ahead."
A Ctsalae Dade.
Bin Nye, . -
A genuine dade has struck Laramie. He
has a homeopathic head and allopathic feet.
His pants are so tight . that be never takes
them off .and he has plate-glass window in
one eye. -Tbe other i3 closed for repairs. ' He
got on the wildest kind of a debauch hut
night with half an ounce of pepper-sauce,
e-kd a bunch of cigarette He halls from
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