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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16
Taoafrirs' Burr, Sampfer County,

IHoMPktns' BLUFF, Shmpter County,
Alabama, January 4, 1913.
Dir. A. SPENCER:
DeAa 5tn--l wish you to forward me alarge
supply IL Your Pills | don't think three hun.
bred boxes tod large u quantity to send, | sold
one hundred aud sixty boxes the lagt six
months; they are the mort popular Pills in this
place. For bilious complaints, aiek headache,
dyapepsia, and such like di8eases. they are
considered almost an i|nfallibIe remedy. ] lave
been agent for DR.. Peters Phis and formerly
sold d large amount yearly. But | nov sell
three dozen sof your pills to one Of HE. Ny
customers think them superior to Petersen
any other Pills.
Respectfully yours, O. G. KELSEY
" Price 25 cents per box, with all dtree-
tons.
For sale at The Drug Stores Of G. Soutcrrs
and D Jourdah, and at the store Of ] w Mus
selman, agent: Baton Rouge La.
BNaTbLIPS &LAN0UE would respectfully
III inform theircusto ners and the public gem
orally, that in addition to their already
well assorted stock, they have received this
morning, direct from New York and Philadel-
phia, a bsauttful and cheap assortment Of
Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, which were par-
chased by an experienced acknowledgement
patly at auction, fofgash. Our goods having
been purchased as stated above, we feel war
ranted in assuring buyers, that VIC can give
them much better bargains than those who
nave not like facilities FOR purchasing ia the
Eastern markets. In short, our assortment
will co nprise every article necessary to ftting
a COMPLETE STOCK or DRY GOODS;
and we are prepared to offer great induce
ments to purchasers.
g We have opened the following:
Bleached and brown sheetings and shirtings,
heavy drills, cottonades, denims, shifting
stripes, tickings, checks, plain and twilled low
ellis, osnaburgs, negro c%ottons, plain and plaid
linseys, blankets, canton aanneIs, white, scar
Leland yellow ~1annels, kentucy jeans, SAITH
nets, blue, black aud fancy cloths, mixed cas-
simeres, black and coloured sauns, alpaca lus-
tres, black bombazines, parisiennes, ronelias,
broeades, cashmeres, mousline de iaine, black
aud colored n~erinos, chusans, barreges, col
ored Florence, plain black and figured net la.
ces, blue blac fancy Fall river aud Mertimae
prints, ginghams, cotton and silk YeIvets,
green and black bombaZettes, plaid, striped
and plain swiss mustIuy, bishops lawn, book
muslins and tarls1ons, canvass aud red pad
ding, Irish linens, linen cambria hdsfs., silk
pocket hdkfs.j rich figured silk and satin era
vats, figured silk and satin s~caffs, stock and
vest satin, stocks, erayat pads, worSted and
silk surges, damask table cloths and napkins,
Italian servings, tail0rs twIst, shawis, hdkfs.,
vests and collars, Iace ed ugs and JnserGiugs,
thread do, muslin and jacouat do, carpet bags,
blue plaid merino for cost lining, black and
colored taleta and satia ribbon, bonnet do.
cap do, womsn's mems and bows black and
COlored silk, bread Gotten and wersfed gloves,
silk and cotton hosiery, silk, satin, lasting,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16

4RRETEs, pas Egbert Morgan, d
environ IA miles do Baton Rouge. IN
chevai roman, d'enyifon 8 ans, IL a per-
du I'oe1l gaucbe. marquis I'D fer sur l's.
pauIe eaache r. Il. O., aussi I'm pou.
lain de 7 mois.
Aossi me jument. couleur alezan, mar.
.qa6e sur fepanle droite du chiifre 8, etoi.
-ie I'D front, ag6e de 40 a IL ans.
L. propri9iaite est prizes de les retirer en-
Sc coBformant i Ia loi.
DUFROCQ,
aodI Q ~ Rangeur.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16

AMOS ADAMa, Agoeai a Csnselljr
c0afHnBe PcAgftlce 40 IA profession dane les
cours dp froisi9ne d gaat#eme districts iadi
ciaifea b danB 10 cour saprtae DC PEtat
les ~affaifes conaees q see SONS Yeceyteuf
Pafteatiou Ia plasa8sidae, II tent eon Office
D Baton Rouge, encoianuFe des fues Gene
.etChafea, y~is-a.gts Peglise cattolgpe.
" laHyicr So
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16
LAJRENT.JkN.

LE NouvRAU LEAvDRE,-Le I3 i1ia. 3
dix heures du soIr. ad dernier depart da
bateau d vapear DE- St..Cload i Piris, une
scene etraRge A vivement emus Ies pa.sa,
gers : aR Jeu1e couple YsBatt d'eatrer dams
ie bafean, iorsque toat a coup Ia femme,
p%Foftant dun instant OIL son compagnon
) eloigne dele, repasse Ientement i teFrs
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16
M4a1oa. Perry eoaoly,tAl9 june 1s4l

A~t5FBNCBH1 M -
nHAH 5rR--lt Is abotlt nine mouths SINE
your agent left aF5 rae j quantity w your
Anti Bi tious pills4 1 d bat teiisye tb4t fnucIi
could be doue wlliHlueln. t5r ahag were d ueW
lnedifine 10 us s9d 80 were largely eupplisI
With Pete 4. Nl1aatt and pgheJ Hitdl tu i'tHs.
which were we'll Ea5ah here 5H+ ffou be
testimonials of tte el9eaey. afylQr Pile -
bilious dteetsaF, etgt lisadteHe, dyapepslat
bowel complaints, g. o., il vas uot long
before some were induced to make q trial Of
them. They were al once found 10 BE Just
what they PROGRESSED to be and from tb4t DAY
to this, their popularity lmE boon rapidly ia-
cruasing. ] have sold during the last fea
month"; three hundred and twenty boxes. You.
calculate upon q large sale Of tbem du-
fiag the coming season. with you to send
mo six or seven hundred boxes ~ soon ms con.
gentent. Send them to The care Of I. G. Dn.
bose & Gu, Mobile, Alabam
Your Truly, i II GOLDEN.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16

DI
NJ

THESE Pills, wherever they have been
fairly tried, have 8stablisbBd IN enyiabla Gel
obfity, and arc daily supate6dihg lf0thsf pre-
parations of medicine, in.cHi ing hose diseases
for which they are recommended, They are
Recommended by the faeHIg 10 the best eas
thaftie and a~pariant medicine IN use. III fine,
the general voice Of the romBunity give them
the decided preference, AID ff6m thor deetss
ION there - no app5al
The following i5 from M Is8aG M Thorn.
al, merchant, at aIIsdsga Springs, Alabama.
TALLAbEgA BfHtaGg, T~AtBADgaA Co,
Alabama, August II, 1870.
This ID 10 certify. that ! have been afflicted
with sielt headache, dyspepsia, and liver CONS
plant and gestivehees for the last eight or nine
years, daflng which time Ind fakeB, as we'll
as | teGaliagt, about sisty boxes Of Berkwith's
pills, tW8Iv6 boxes Of Peters pills, and a bttHs
her Of boxes 0f Champions and BFandrsth's
Pulls, I'll Of which Afforded me- but little or no
rsttef. At last, ] was recommended totFy DR.,
speneef,H Negotiable pills, ARD wit, | DID,
for | never bad but a1e attgei gflBs Eick head-
ache aftefl commenced taking the pills. lnpw
about SIX m%0aths,) and ! eandtdly confess, that
| have derived flbr6 real benefit from The use
Of Sp8neer'e pills, than from all tho other
Medicines and Pills that have ever taken,
and | Would earnestly recommend thed, 70
ALI, as being 10 my opinions The best medicine
10 uao for al ii1gefiag complaints. The Pills
lave done no 50 nafh good, tbat | would not
feel willing to be without them for ivsd0llafs
4 box and ] cannot bnt feel very grateful TO
Dr Spsnesf for having prepared such q vatu.
able medicine, aud the distribution Of II is con.
ferfing a very gfaft favor on tie public, as it
is Il thing Of the utmost Importance that every
family should have a supply Of DIR. Spencer s
truly valuable Pills eengtiDtly On hand
ISAAC M.IHOMAs.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16

IHHsB L%ozengeg have new been IL use, In
tie Southern. and Western states upwards Oh
twelve months, during which time they have
gained for themselves a popularity unPreee-
denied In the annals Of medicine. IfeyeF
10000 cases they have proved auiffallible
remedy fvr the destruction Of those reptiles
within, which are the means Of sweeping Of
hundreds and thousands ofthe most blooming
children aud youth, covering the cords OF af.
lection, andfofeYeF blasting the fundest hopes
ef the parent. So great has theft HfiGaoy IN
variAbly proven, that they may we'll be called
The only certain worm destroying medicine ii
use, and The greatest discovery ever made foF
expelling the ~vafieus kinds of worms that SO
frequently and di8tfessinglg annoy both child
en- and adults. Many diseases arise from
worms and occasion long and Intense #ufsrs
ink and even death, without their ever being
suspected. Grown persons are very often az
ateted with them, aud are daetored for Vari.
Gus complaints without any benefit, Whenone
OF W. doses gftheBe Lozenges would 7peedi-
~ cure them. They are a~eertain remgdy, aud
DO pleasant 10 the taste, that children cry for
them, aud eat them as readily as aeonmoh
peppernint bnzenge. Wherever they have
been used, they have received ehe most latter.
Ing com tnendAtions fro mPhVsiefans, hfada Of
families, aud The public generally. Much
more might begaid Ia their favor, Of The safe.
tg with which they may be administered 10
persons Of all ages aud sexes ;efthe yaatI ex.
toni and magnitude Of the suffering end death
oaeasioned by wormaj .of the impotendy al
most Of the preparations which heretofore
have been presented to The community as a
elnedy.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16
MAIhARRAN4EMEMr

f,roro New odeoas0o Monday d % Thnrs-
days
From Bayon Sara on monday and friday
Closes for New Orleans % uondayss did
fFiday'B IT 3 6'cioek = II. for Bayou Sara on
Sundays and Wednesdays 1T O'Clock p II.
II. TsWADDl1L. Postmaster.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16
NouyEAuX ARRANaEMENa

Ia poste atri9e Do Ia N6uyell8 Orleans Ii
Lundl6t le Jeudhe
Ellie part pggrla Non0eile Oflaans is Mer
etedi et ls aatneaj, ct les paquetg SO fermoA
] z he1fes aBf6s midi
La posts strive de EatGhez 10 Noretedf OF
10 s3afuedi, ct les paguetg /, our Matches, Sd
iermsut 10 DimaDebs cite Mefef6d, i o ben.
res du soir.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16

Afrate par n. Gravlsss IN cbeval Dc ec1-
leus c~anei's marqae 8. A. s-r F~apauls eau.
che unr petite etoiIa au front age d'eusi.sa p
ans ct de- II paurnes de haufeur. lie pFopri-
etaire est reqais de 10 relrer en- Sc coufor-
mant a Ia lei.
JR DUFROCQ.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16
AVIS.

J'offFe a vendre GU a Iouer, aux conditions
leg PlasfavofabIes, ma propriGts ruraEe sttuee
pre BE Baton Rouge.
sadresser, pour trailer, au Docienr B r
Harvey, au Cap. H w Fowler, on a DIR. L,
Bonnecaze, d Baton Rouge; gu bieu a moi.
meme, a la N Orleans.
r N OGDEN.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16
MALE DIES Z. U.

Paque6ot rFgutisr pour Doaalasonrs1s
PtaQHemiEe, Baton Rouge, Port Hrasoa,
Waterloo, ct Bayou Sara, deaz fais par
Le splendid ~5ateaa-a-
A--- vapeur la BRILLIANT.
$3.50 Capt. Hart, gartira de Ia
Eogvells Orleans tons les Iercredis Q: D..
manche, a 10 heares du masia e. De Bror
Sara tous les Lundis Ct Feud,edis a 10 bgnras
du matin, ct arriyera &c bonnie heure Is len.
demain matin.
LIE prix de passage est ie meme qce par lea
autrss bateaux faisaat !s tract de IA cole.
Pour fret on passage, s'adresser bord, o.
a WM. III. AVERY,
5 Juliet p S. rue GTaVier.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16
NEW Music FOP Plano

just received 4 few copies OF the rnost
fashionable music ct Ire Day, Rach az Polka
DANCES, quaadIles, w~altzes4 and RoIeroz.
A large assortment Of sl ksuds ofmaE~
ways cR hand and for sale -
A. r. FUERT
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16
N

Dis. Hrt1'# Cough Lazen9es ara row rapid
ly supersediba every other pfeparaiiouin TIE
relief Of coughs, colds, asthma, whoapfng
cough, Gghtnss8 IF The chest, and oil pu1moB-
ary complaints leading to e0nsamptioB and
death. Price ri cents per boz With lIdirec.
For sale BY 4. Joaraap, q, soulerre, andg.
W. Masselman agett5, Baton Rouge La.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16

CHAUX A VENDRE.
De Ia ChauX, du Sable, ct des Briques,
c~onstamment en- vente par
l.. BERHEL.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16

Lh DBas1fu BseAt.t Vepdrgdi DER
niuf, lltson. daasle Morning Chronicle, On
i tFopy6 p8adl 4 Rgltmal= 9ruoag e1 A1a
gletBtre, ut jeuRa %ouyfiaf III dis.hait atst
II patait qBo ee a1s maltlsnreuS, qui otatt
% dos auiis do Topping. execute il y a
guelQa4s mols i LpHdfsa, 6tait fort tour.
neht6 do aayoir queIlo sensation tpf0u.
vent Ius ponias. "A plusiepfB fapfise II
s'etaii amug6 4 psssor un mnnchoir autogr
daeou dos 8nfang de eDn maitr0 OF los
ayait tanas %slsbandus pondant qHo-
qooa i]ustans an Ienr dlgHnt Do faito
ettck, ciark, CONNIE flns lag pend1g. Pin.
aieufs fots a1sgt il s,ttatt slspenda Inissn8,
me par le eott. II parait que celtic defni.
ere lois. IL aura l'expetanga On pen tfop
l0in, car s'est psnji tout Dc bon, 1t Ior4.
qu'ou pa d6tach5 i no donnait plus gigno
' la.'9
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16

SACK CORN.
1000 Bushels fret rate eaek cern justre.
hay and oats.
PIKE e. HART.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16

Nous ig%notons pour qu6l motif. CoJe1ne
homme s'apofeoit do 81 ~dispafiliau 81 go.
lance pour Ia suiyfo mas deia 10 pas5a-
10 est iat6rfonpu IN vapanr bitila, les
foues tournBnt, a ID bateau s'6ldIEne "a.
pidetnent. AIofs notro npaYbau L0andfn,
sans hesitation ct Sans s%fhinie, re- lait
guam saul par dassas 10 bofd.n, Bn etf
d'eIFloi s'6laYs. n est lombb pressure 90.
TIE leo rouhs heHmantes puts d III ipafp
dams Ia p%foiondgur de- liuVo. Tpsftbs
coup, 3 II laam dun masniH4no chr de-
line, % Is yett fepaf6iif6 4 lassaff3eBs II
mage u mage tfB1 biep d Tres yltH II
IN pas none ftBfdi 500 ehaPadn, lJii
await pfiy coin prob tbienent d~enfaHegf
jusqu aux o]reiliss. Led 8la0es, yegenoes
lie lBut dmotton, 10 %buiyobt agec ~ INTO.
ret efoiaaa III tsql'a Ia ave, % 4 ab5fda
sun ]enc0pbrs C1t ioift6ta-t.it 6ta par.
laed par eelte be8nld ]cfuolle b In paufs1i
to dc tdQa6Ils II s'est elanee I NoIs Pfgnus
fons muts eliB il d0 Giro iotcheo qaand
BtIa 10 WI f8Y8utr tout fhiasBiantof coas
vert d'harbas aaHatiqteg. Plus dune bel.
10 voyigenge, soyez IN eur Il oHvi6 s1p
soft. Cotnbten y a til d'amans, par 10.
al eodrt, capable ID 20 otof i peaH
p5dr sniyre letr mtiregsf, m6fna pak ID
do chalenf Z
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-08-16

Doors AND SH0Es-Calf boots, seal dn,
thick DO, calf esWed brogsus pegeed Do. kip
do, do, russell do, ID, boys hip bfegths do, esaI
do, la9isb weited bnskins, nd slips, ties, bro.
aanF, morocco slips, eolorcd dn, DO. chjdfeaa
Kid shoes, br6eanE, cofour6d buskiDf, efsft
bfogaa#siniants eolofed morocco boots, Misses
III tee,
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-11-25
From the Sunday Times.
SINGULAR FACTS RESCUED FROM
STRAY SOURCES


The ancients-some of hem-considered
that the universe was comprised in III spheres
enclosed within each other. That is. that the
first of these spheres, Gas enclosed in a nest
Of boxes, comprised all the rest.
In a certain par, of the prayer book used in
the Episcopal Church, the phrase .kneeling on
your knees" is used.
Manton wrote one hundred and nineteen
sermons on the ll9th Psalm.
George Washington was so exact i'm his
dealings that he once made q man 20 nine
miles home Tor 'iour-pence," which were re-
qhi>ite 10 liquldate u debt the man had come
to pay, before IL would sign a receipt.
The king aud queen of a colony of ants,
when once they enter their cells, are not per-
mitted toabandon them.
In Spain. balls are given for the relief of
souls in pursatory.
Charles III. had inscribed on the warming
pans used TO warm the beds of his mistresses.
the injunction, Serve God, and live for
ever"
The most extraordinary nick name ever
borne was given To Sir Fletcher Morton. for
eleven years Speaker OF the British House of
Commons. He was called Sir Bullface Dou-
blcfec.
Pope lnnocent Nv. first made the large hat
the symbol oi the cardinal. He enioined that
the hat should be- red i'm token of their being
always ready to spill their blood Tor tho
church.
Speaking of hats-Bcau Nash always wore
a white one, because it was not likely TO be
stolen.
In the time of King Edward III. phvsi-
cans received six pence per day for their SER
vices.
Hippocrates used to recommend that when
one les broken the other ought to be- so, that
boil might be ola length.
1t used TO b. Supposed that the touch of a
dead Indicators hand would cure various
diseases. In various parts OF England such is
now the belief.
Ii may not be generally known that pulve-
riAed diamonds are the most active and certain
and the least painful poison ever yet discov-
cred.
Zoroastcr, the Chinese sage, was never
known 10 laugh.
1t is recorded by Cicero that the whole O
Homer's Had was written i'm so small a com
pass as to be put in a nutshell.
In Voltaire's time a man named Hubnr
taught his dog TO cut profles. This is ahead
OF Coney and Blanchard.
The Arabs have a saving that if YOU ask a
camel which he likes best, uphill or down
hill, his reply will be-"God's curss upon
both!'
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-11-25
MARKET.


EcR THE WEEK ENDING nov Ia, 1915.
AMERICAN FABRlCS.-The market con.
tinues quiet ms prices are stationary.
BEESWAX-Sales of yellow at ~ cents
per ID.
Notwithstanding is held at % cts. G
months.
COTrON.-The receipts have been large
n prices have again slightly receded. Sales
oil 300 balls, comprising New Orleans at a a
%, Upland at a a 81, and Virginia at 81 cts
per Id.
FEATHERS-Good Western are held at
3Oa ~ cents per pound.
fiSt.-Prlces are fecbly supported. Sales
oil large No. | Mackerel at near SI3. and No
z at $500 per barrel. Small No. 2 at sc %:
No. 3 at 81, 80 a 1928.
FLOUR AND MEAL.-The Flour mar.
ket since Friday has been rather quiet. and
prices have fallen l29 cents per Dbl. Sales OF
4 TO 1000 bbls for export at S6,l2, 5000 and
So, per bbl Tor fair and common brands, clos
ing at So. Rye Flour sells quick at Sl,75.
Corn Meai-Salesat $3.50 a So, so and 1000
bbls. B~randywinc at S 1862.
OlLS.-A sale of Linsccd at GO i'm bbls,
and 81 in hhds. Sperm and whale oils have
not varied either in price or demand.
PROVISIONS Sales of Mess Pork at Sl3
and Prime at 5000 a S10,75 per barrel. Ba.
sell slowly at 4 So cts: Sides n
and Shoulders 8 a GO cts. Lard-Sales of2OC
kegs Western at 81 cts. Butter.-Sales IN
Kegs at llAa l2a and irkins at IL a l3 cts
Chcese-Sales OF Western at ga So cts.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-11-25
PULL IT Up ny THE ROOTS

Passing yesterday in the lower part of the
CITY we heart a ia,hcr pasSionatcly command
ms sou TO pull up u dead tree by the roots.
lie stool over him with a rol. Tli. little
fellow tuSSed away at it in no very pleasant
mood. eycing his father, as it h. expected a
blow;-"l can't" said the boy. "Iou shall. -
replied the iathcr. We came up JUS, at this
moment, AMI seeing the old man was about to
strike, asked him, "who owned the corie lot?'
Il do. "ls it for silci' eyes, ii 1 can get
enough for it, AMI we went into "a long pal
aver,-tor he was keen enough about a trade
AS to the increase of the city. &c. We
found HIM a we'll meaning. intelligent man.
and when his passion cooled, ventured to saw
TO nun, "That's a fine son of yours. land his
fathers pride quickly kindlcd,) and if YOU had
tired kind means, | think YOU would have
succeeded-suppose we tryi" "Wcll, my
son. saii we Ia the boy, ''wc thought YOU
were stronger than YOU are; why. we know
smaller lads who could pull up that tree
Il can do It," sail the little fellow; and he
was as good MS his word, for up came the tree
at ms ilrst effort. Andwhy was not this done
at first? The fathers voice and manner wan.
ted kindness; he took it for granted his son
wanted to foil him, and he spoke angrily.-
The boy, finding himself treated in this wav,
resisted. How much do parents lose of au-
thority aud Of respect by this want of kind
ness! IL they could pullup these bad passions
or habits by the roots. their children woul
pull up dead trees BY the roots easy enough.
when directed to do anything. Kindness is
Dettet than the rod; a soft worl wiser than
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-11-25
From the n. o. Picayunc.
FRIGHTENED AT A GONG.

We have heard a funny story told of a
young fellow, residing in one of the tobacco
growing counties of virginia. who recently
made his first visit to Richmond, the capi,al
OF the o Dominion" for the purpose of sell
ling his crop. seeing the sights, aud rubbing
oil some of the rust which his backwoods
fetching up" had thrown upon his manners.
lie reached Richmond about the middle of
the forenoon, and was fortunate in selling his
crop at an advantageous rate and almost inn
mcdiately. Meeting with an old school fell
w-on who had lived in the city long e.
nough To know its ways-hc was advised TO
take up his lodgings at Boyden's. the crack
house oil the place, and thither ha at once
went with bag and baggage. Just before din.
ncr ms country friend called upon him, and
found him comfortably located in room Just
at the head OF the first stairs. 1t was close
upon dinner time.
ouipposing we take something To start an
appetite" said the chap who had '.just come
down.
agreed rejoined his city friend, "a glass
oil wine and bittcrs.'
Let $ go down To the bar and get it-din-
ners most ready" continued the tobacco
grower.
we might as well have it up here" was
the rejoindcr.
Good lick; but how are we to call for it?"
King that bell"
"What bell?'
Pull the rope there
lhe young fellow lail hold of the rope and
gave 1t jerk, and just at that moment the
gong sounded for dinner. Never had he heard
such a sound before, and the rumbling crash
came upon his ear with a report that stunned
nm lie staggered back from the rope, raised
both hands with horror, and exclaimed:
Great Jerusalem, what a smash! I've
broke every piece of crockcry in the housel-
There ainta whole dish left! You must stick
by me, old fellow, y addressing his friend,
don't leave me i'll this scrape, ior my whole
crop wont half pay the breakase. What did
you tell me Tn touch that cursed rome for?~
But before his friend, who was all but burs-
ting with laughter, could answers servant en-
tered the room with
did you ring the bell, sir2'
BELL, no; d-n your bell: | never touched
a bell in my life; what bell? | never saw
your bell"
Somebody rung the bell of fhis room, that
Is certain" continued the servant.
'No, they didn't. There's nobody here thai
ever saw a bell"-and then turning to his
friend Inc exclaimed. aside, Lets lie him out
OF I'LL shant have a cent left to get home if
pay the entire damage. What do they set
such rascally traps DIS that for, to take in folk:
from the country
After a violent fit of laughter, the friend
was enabled toexplain that it was only the
gong sounding for dinncr-a simple summon
TO walk down 10 soup got up on the Chi
nese plan. They made their way to the di
ming room, but it was some time before tn,
young tobacco grower could get over the stun
ming and awful effects of that dreadful gong
"lts God-send," he said, chat the crasi
did no; turn his hair gray on the spot"