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Something Stranger than Mcsmcr-
ism.-A respectable clergyman informs
us, that being recently in the vicinity OF
Mlddletown, Monmouth county, in this
state, he embraced the opportunity to visa
1t, in company with two other clerical
gentlemen, young female who is excit.
ING at the present time great sensation
in that region. She is, it would seem,
another 'Seherjn ron PrCgOSt,' concern
ing whom Kener, distinguished physi-
clan in Germany, has written a book.
The person alluded to is now seventeen
years old
For four years past she has been az
lllcted with some mysterious nervous dis
order, which has confined her to her bed
for nearly that whole period. At first it
assumed the form Of st Vtus' Dance,
which was followed some time afterwards
with a remarkable scnsiliveness of the
whole surface Of the body, that made the
slightest touch very painful, until recent.
~ 1t has taken on lis presen, marvellous
character. She eats on an average not
more than half cracker IN twenly.four
hours, and her bowels operate only once
IN forty days-yet her face and entire DO.
ny remain full and plump, while the skin
preserves the fairness and freshness Of
health.
This may be considered as belonging
to the preiernaturai and the physical {;
wha, follows has relation to the supernat.
ural, and the spiritual.
She falls into a sort of trance or caial-
epsy, in which condition her soul passes
into the other world. Heaven is opened
to her, and she is able to see and converse
with its blessed inhabitants. They have,
she says, constant intercourse with this
world. Deceased persons become the
guardian angels of those in whom they
lelt special interest while living. She
told one of the clergymen presen, at this
interview, who lived in that neighbour
hood, and had lost child a short while
before, that she saw the chld's spirit
looking over his shoulder while he was
engaged in prayer at certain time in his
study.
The proofs given that she actually had
intercourse with the unseen world, are as
follows; Blood without any wound APP
peared suddenly on the forehead, and
each Of the hands aud feet; and suisse
quently on the posts and Intel Of the door
of her bed chamber, and the marks of
which remain to This in,e. These things
are vouched for by her mother, who is
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Che ituiI,cts.

Sr. LOUIS, April %.
EoW.--The market is very dull, and
the price is shade lower than in the ear
Iy part Of the week. The range of coun-
try flour may be stated at from SO 37i TO
SO so, the highest figure being for choice
brands.
Uhem.-The market has been OK.
tremely heavy during the pas, three days,
but prices have not materially changed.
Sales of fair and prime lots have ranged
from 60 TO G5c., and Jew choice lots
were taken at G6aG7c. Inferior descrip-
lions, including spring, range from 40 10
55c. per bushel.-RpuJHcm.
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On the morning Of the 27th inst, at the resi-
dence Of Henry Sargent (a brothcr.ln.aw) Mr..
CHAR LIS CLiMrsoN, a uatlye Of Ntstham, Sus-
sex co., England, aged 20 years Mr.. e. arrived
the evening previous 10 his death, in such an en-
teebled aud diseased condition, that it is even
doubtful whether he recognized his sister whom
he had not seen Tor many years. lie had been
quitcslck at Buil',lo, and IN his anxiety to meet
his friends, he resumed his journey too soon which
brought ON relapse, which he survived only long
enough TO die in their embraces.
In pekin, Tazwell co. Ills, April 18Th, Mrs.
SARAH q. TENNEr, aged 4S years.
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NOV NotlS Mooney HsnLl.cI.

The paper bubbles arc fast vanishing
from the face Of the disturbed stock mar.
ket. The banks in their fright and their
tyranny, are making their slaves feel the
weight of their rule. The loan.supporl.
ed values of stocks o! all descriptions are
sinking before the wave ofcashiers' ouiIls.
Ohio 6's fell ?! per cent, closing al 81,
and sold by parties who but a short time
since declared that Ohio's would never
again sell under par. The brood Of vi
pers halched in that state by the banking
law of last winter will yet prove the ruin
Of Ohio credit.
1t Is not lille singular, and a good
deal humililting, that the present STIR
should be produced in the stock market
through tie caprice Of the banks. They
have had Sin months notice of the passage
ofthe independent Treasury law. They
refused iour months since to loan freely,
because they were preparing to pay ever
the government money On the lst of
February, according t. their returns, they
were, as compared with the correspond
ing period last year, as follows:
Feb. SIS Fs5. 1916 Lrrsose.
Cash liabilities 4S,-.G 52S 81 20l,1 8 1913 23S
Specie ands pe-
Gle funds ll.723,l22 II 73l, Gs5 . 993 So
Excess lab. 35,493 400 Al 47O,OSl 1868
Loans G6 SS3 UgS TlSgT.sSO 5.OII IS2
This was the state as compared with
last year, after a reduction Of SO ,OOO, coo
OF loans since the February quarter. We
are now told by the garrulous heads of
these institutions, that the effect Of the
new law will he to make them .curtail
s5,OO0,OO0 before July What then
They will be in a position which they
ought never to have overslepped. Their
greed, folly and roguery have caused them
to push loans. that they may profit by it,.
When the peoples law threatens to de-
ptive than Of the power, they savagely
turn upon their customers and make as
much display Of their curlaiment as pos
sIbIe. The state of affairs proves incon.
IesIbIy the healthy operation of the new
law. 1t shows that money is leaving the
gambling table for the legitimate wants
of commercially !. Morn. Ne,cS.
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sisters kiss. He compared the
provocation he had given her, with
the return she had made, and the
tears rolled down his checks. This
affected his sister, and with her
handkerchief she wiped away his
tears. But the sight of her kindness
only made him cry the faster; he
was completely subducd.
Her teacher then told the chill
dren always to return a kiss for a
blow, and they would never get any
more blows. If men, women, and
children would act on the same prn-
ciplc, this world would almost cease
TO be vale of tears. Nation would
not lift up the sword against nation,
neither would they learn war amy
more
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respectable member of the Me,hodis,
church, and others. The gentlemen 70.
Ierred to say that she herself talks yerv
nationally, and moreover very orthodoxy
On religious subjects, and they came away
hvorably impressed so far as her SINGER
ny was concerned.
Permit me to suggest to our LepisIa.
'ure whether, before they adjourn, they
ought not TO revive the old statute against
wIichcrliI-lor, il the above is true, and
all The wonders Of claiIvoyauce are ab,o-
lutte vcrlues, then surely that sin Is We,
eXtant in the world and deserves 10 he
made penal 4
I The above is from the Newark Daily
Advertiser, We DO not mean to EXPRESS
doubt about the facts Of the case, but
we would merely inquire what the blood
on Tie door ct the room or the forehead
OF the patient has To do with the visit ia
heaven-how does it prove the visit -,
bu' we are more particularly concerned
to know what constitutes the orthodoxy
OF The visller ! This is an important mai.
ler-II lady has really been TO heaven
and converscd with the inhabitants of that
place, she must be able TO give much in
formation interesting to common people
SHE may decide some knotv questions
about quallllcaton.--I. S. gazette,
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Mr.. Emerson, the chief Of New England ,

Mr. Emerson, the chief Of New England tran
scendcnlalists. in u recent lecture before the
Boston lyceum, edited his hearers after this
wise
"lI man were an azote or an alkal he might
never change; aud it would he best that he
should not But he isa spirit aud is never sta.
tlona'y. Must and lees will work themselves
pure; carton in the sun will purity ITSELF and
Turn into flowers aud clover; aud vHh man,
,cteeCer he @Jbnd ~ nnorHEls, IN PRISONS,
Oh ON rnE GALLONS, hiS tendency is upwmds -
This is certainly in it's way literary curiosity,
bat thu par, about it that strikes our fancy mos,
is Mr.. Emerson's ascending series. Drothrl.,
prisons, gallows-'in passing from the one to the
other the tendency isup,oWds. Tharc is no get
ting around that.
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The OREGON d hate WAS drawn to A close in
the senate nm ,h, l7,b and m, rrsoIu,i,n from
the house /, giye the n,,ice of the termination o(
the ,.nyc,,,,, y,i,, G,,,, Er,,i, f,r m, i.,i,,
occupation of The O,epon territory. Ui.se5 amen.
DEED 50 as 10 make s,E,,e,ingq,y'' with IT.,
president 1, rive IN, potIre when he pl,a,,l
The vote stood iOtoli. In this shane the resn.
luton wa, sen, tn IN, house. where If ,y,, t,,rp
up on the IS. h, aud amended 50 a, to "dyeel"
the president ia Give the notice, in,,r,J Of l,,,.
ing it Discretionary with him. ouI ,,,urned fl,
tie senate. On m, oo,h. the resolution rs
amended ,,, o,,,n taken mn in the ,eua,e and
the houses amendment tI.o,rrcJ ,o. returned
to the house, aud that body refused to r,ccde
from its amendmcn, is .bou, 70 mni,r,,y. and
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Judge Ca,on has exchanged circuits
with Judge K1rner of the ST. Clair cir
cui, for several weeks. Judge G. will
hold court during the last week of the
term in ST. Clair, and the whole term in
Madison. Judge Kerner will preside at
this springs term in Stark and Peoria.
The change is made on account Of Judge
K9rner's being interested in number of
suits in St. CLAIR and Madison.
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Munsoutowu, April 2s.h, 1916,

The temperance mass meeting was
held according to appointment. fire per.
sons being present the meeting was call
ed to order by Rev. &. W. Bassett. j.
Hubbard appointed chairman, T.. Stanley
scribe, when in consequence of the small
number in attendance and the unpropi.
tlous state Of the weather, the meeting
was adjourned to the last Tuesday in
May, a, 10 o'clock, 4. NJ. 1t is hoped
that vigorous efforts will be made in all
parts OF the county To rouse up the aren~
uon of the people to take hold Of the work
in earnest, and come 10 the meeting pre-
pared and determined to make bold and
rcslslIess attack upon the demon intem.
pcranee. THOMAS STANLEY,
Ottawa, April %, 1916. Scribe.
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Oregon. Tile Notice The three months
debate in congress abou, Oregon and the Notice
has been all for naught--a mere waste Of time.
The question has been settled 10 another quarter.
In Nashvill paper we have the proceedings Of
i'm that region where there still exists doubt
whether General Jackson or some body else is
presiJent-which meeting has done up the
whole business. A resolution was adopted
with terrific unanimity, declaring that, le, Orc.
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New York City Election.

AMMAN II. MicE ~, the democratic candi-
date f)r mayor Of the city OF New York, was on
the l6,h elected by majority of 1888 votes over
the whig candidate, The democrats also elected
their aldermen in 10 out Of the Is wards in the
city. This in a Guy tina, two years ago was car
RED by the wings and natives Where's that
coon
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Al interesting Lnc SUt.-A man has been
indicted in New Orleans for stealing an umhrcl-
la. His counsel contend that this is no offence
that umbrellas are public property, and pleads
custom to take it out Of the statute against felony
A great interest is excited for the result, a. in
case Of conviction it is feared thousands Of other
wise good citizens will be obliged to fly to escape
the wrath Of the law.
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fremont Ilousc, Chicago /.

This popular hotel is now under the supervi-
sion Of j. Gurley & Co., and has undergone u
thorough revision aud reno walton for the ap.
rroachng season. Friend Gurlcy is well know
as the late efficient and popular car,erer of the
American Temperance House, in Chicago, and
We can safely say that he will he fully as efficient,
aud popular in his new quarters. Give him q
call
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Connecticut safe.

We learn 10y the Boston Post u the 18Th that
where there was no choice on the first trial, the
democrats have elected l6 members aud the wings
30 So the house stands nov III democrats
have majority in the senate. So that the state
is safe
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gon belong to whom ii may, II England goes To
ish, about it, the Independent Rangers at Snake
Hollow would be thar. 1t was also sgtc,d, with
like unanmily, that the secretary OF the meeting
should give England the "uoIcc' there wa, 81
much talk about, which they resolved should he
To The effect that, If she came here To iish, she
would get 'terual lhrashing. 50 The questions
settled.
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.


*. NnvtrouErr has received fine supply
ol groceries, &c.
WALKLG nnl IIcrLlxG have been adding To
their stock.
J.GrnLrr & Co have taken The fremont
House, Chicago.
DR.. lIowland has changed his residence.
Daniel Murphy aIvcriiscs a stray horse.
c--FSce Advertisements.
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Ia Indian as well as Tennessee, the Oregon is
no longer an open question. The following from
the Indianapolis State journal settles it:
Oregon is ours; lis the land Of the free,
Tho trmtJrs may cdyl, aud Britain may vry.
We uAk but uur own, we claim but our right;
We tear not the foe, our cause being just
Let her hut strIkc-lhcn miiiiuns u rally
~ stems shall perish, kingdoms shall crumbr--
The sons Of ErIu rush from their caves Vi the
Tsorulng
And the vasslI and scf, burst the bands that
have bound them. SN.
). n, has the thtnts Of the whole civilized
world
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ShcriHaify.

We are authorized to announce FRANCIS
GALLOWAY as candidate Tor the office of
sheriff at the next August election, subject to
the decision Of the democratic county conven-
ton, should one be held
Ottawa, Jan. 10, 1916.
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We are authorized to announce MATTHEW
DONAHOE us a candidate for The Office Of Coun-
" Commissioner at the next August election,
subject to the decision Of the democratic county
convention.
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We are authorized to announce PATRICK
HANLI as a candidate, until the first Monday
in August next, for the office vi Sheriff Of La
Sale county.
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GEN. ALEXANDER MoCLAsKy has been
appointed post master a, llo'derman's
Grove, Kendall Co.
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Null Rojbery.-Tho mail from BulTl.
10 west on reaching Erie on Thursday
week last says the Detroit Advertiser was
found to have been robbed of all its con-
tents. The leather bag had been cut open
and the canvass bag containing tie letters
taken ou'. An examination along the
roule was made which indicated tina, the
robbery had been perpelraeL at West
field, Chalauque CO., aud fastened upon
Hugh NJ. Thompson Of that place, who
was two years ago concerned in a mail
robbery. He was arrested and at the
last accounts was under examination.
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"A JIystery.-We have been informed
by MIR, George X. Amcs, of Bureau coun.
ly, that last Sunday, Esquire Childs and
Mr.. Dodge, found a portion of the skeIe-
ton of man, near what is called Plea
yune Grove, about four miles east of
Greenfield From the appearance of tho
bones and the condition of the clothing.
II was supposed that the person must
have come TO his end last FaIl-lor there
still remains flesh on the bones, and the
'perosteum' is in a,toIeraby natural con.
dlIion, (where the wolves have not eaten
IT on) The clothing was in small pieces,
and like the bones, scattered in all dlrec-
uons-and from these having been some
what burnt, ii was supposed to have been
done by the burning OF the Prairies about
the middle Of October last. From the
length of the 'os lemoriS,' it was suppos-
ed that the person was about six feet
high. The front teeth ON the upper law
had ilIen out but in the lower jaw they
were small, crowded aud irregular in their
sockets. There were no marks Of vio-
leuce on the >kull.-Among the scattered
remains which were about his person.
was found the lIagmenlst of a book, the
title OF which WAS An Essay on Peace
a razor, srop, part Of llIher box, a
brush, and lhlmble. The appearance
of the fragments indicated that he had on
. blue hruadclolh coat, trimmed with
green velvet, cotton vest, checked with
worslcd into half inch squares, the color
being faded out; satinel pants, neither
dark nor light; undershiri, homemade
tlannel dyed-red. There was no trace of
socks, boots, or shoes, and it Is likely
'hat if the deceased had any, they were
dragged away by wolves.
The place where the above remains
were found, was about two miles from
any house, and an equal distance from
any road, or course Of travel in hollow,
away from the eye Of every one-except
the eye Of Him who sees everything.
We have been thus particular, in hopes
that more light may be thrown upon this
shocking and very mysterious affair. We
have not ascertained whether the Coroner
held an inquest.
This certainly is very mysterious cir.
cumstancc-and if murder has been per-
pelraieC, we hope the authorities of Bu-
rcau county will ferret out The guilty.
Any further particulars may be obtained
by addressing Esquire Chids, or George
Il. Ames, Perkins Grove, Bureau coun-
ly, liI.-iisanpin HeraH.
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Election Notice.

IN pursuance OF al Act nf The Legislature
passed in December 1889, an Election rnr
CLERK IF the Court Of Common Pleas
anh General Sessions for Sumter District,
will ,nhe place at the usual places of Elcc-
tion in snid District, on the Scc8Rd M0niay
i'll January next, being The | l,h dny Of
said mouth.
Places and Managers Of Election.
S"micruihc---Wm. j. Singleton, WIN.
N. White j. J. Knox.
Swimming Pcns-R. L. Mcleod, Bcni
Mitchell, A. NJ. Waits.
MachanicspHIc- -Rnbcr, l.. 1lcrriot, ].
w. Remberr, John Harrell.
Spring HiN.-Jos. ). Bos<ard, Thos. l..
Smith, B. f. Rhamc.
Pr0ridcncc john Ballard, G.. G.. jack
son, John a. Cnlclougl. junr.
Stoftbnrg--W. ii. Burgess. ID. T.. Wylcs,
John Murray.
Mnnchcstcr-J. J. BcIscr, II. B. Cain,
r. NJ. Mclcti.
Nrttlrs' Storc--E J. Pngh, }, W. Net
ties aud VIM. Ncltlrs.
Fulton-Th"nas &. Richardson, a. b.
Drailsf"rd, John J. Boyd.
J,srph II. Stukcs' Old Placc-J. H.
Tnh"l Col. J. II. Ragin, Washington
Holiday.
William Starters 's-Jnl,n johnson, Wu
Plat. Wm. a Hilton.
John W. 1Yniars old Plntc- l.. u.
Blackwell, Wm. a. james, I'hnnas D..
Davis.
VIM. r. Pack h's-Es#ac Basual. jas. G.
Strange. VIM. B. Cnskrcy.
1homas Smiths Old Plocc-Thns. r..
Dirkry, l.. j. rIowdrn, Henry NJ omc
ry.
IVithcrspoon's Old Master Groun9-
James Erprs. Win. NJ. Mcintosh, x. II.
FuIlm oo,l.
Nathaniel Mon's Old Plucc-S. B. Gu
ker. John w. Bnkcr, John w. Floyd.
Engiish's Cross RoadS-Juhn e. Rhame,
J"nn .. Duraht, y. A. Mcleod.
james Lo'ccrpS John +. ilnyncsworlh
R"hrit B. M"I,lrow, Il i",l VI. English
CATERS Crc.sing--i.hm Atnrkry,
Jnnr.. Ellns MrCnirh"nn. john d. Shaw
BishopriNc J In II. Dixon, J "
S!"ckt!, VIM. Dix u.
J.. NJ. DARGAN. c. c. p.
N"v 3, lS4G. 6 If
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kIOHs SALE.

TIE suh>rr'hrr. hring drs'r"ls "f clio ing
his business in This place, offers for sale.
four Lots Of lan,l in Sumlcrvllr on Lihcr-
~ street. each Of which measures thirty
feet in front. by one hundred aud twenty
feet in depth. The above Lots adioim;
und are now occupied; the first by Thos.
MrGrr. the second by Jos'p Fielder, the
third bv the Subscriber, and 'he fourth by
Lewis Johnson. Also, one Lot contain
ing thirty Acres, more or less. about one
mile cnst OF Sumlervilic, known us the
Brick Ynrl Lot; one nlher Lot, about two
miles east Of :iumtcrviIlc, containing fifty
acres, inn,c ar less. FERNS made knnwn
on application Ia HE subscriber in Sum.
icrvilse. W. =. IiOYT.
.;nmtrrvillr, :. G. Nov. %, lsA6. 4 Ct
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SII EDI Il 3
nY sRT ug of $ Us mn * EcDTlVNasT TO 81 N n
SrS M % = Su,R n,

snYsSys R,Tug of s iSnRYsEx sTos 81 4 \
sFs DIRE cTEn,
WILL lie snl.l ulS Sumter Court .H 0,,ss,
gIi :tiaf first ai.ti dHy an
Jannary prx,,. Within Tie Legal lnlurs y /
Sale. e.t0tllicEhi hest bidder, f6r Casli, The
folloW!ng Pfnper,y. Purchasers To- spny
for Titles. ,.sE y .S9 ST
81 One 3tract or Ia, 900 acres ofSLnnd III
Salem, nd Joining lands III --- levied ,iipoi,
ms Tho property sof jacob P.fSlurgeOn, 30 i
lliessuit 1f John Grant. s. @N ~ No
Ono tract OF t225 acres dfiLand Ia Uppei
Salem, adjoining lands of 49, 49, levied Gt,on'
as the property of Hiram Stokes, atilbe
suit nf Hardy Stuckey. &
One tract of 900 acres Of Land in
Lower Salem. adjoining lands ot Of ---slc-
vle,l npon as the property nf6 w. s.. Bur-
CESS. at.ftte. suit or AL. flerio. and ~.
E. Dukes. u
One lrnc. of 90 acres of Lane, in Glare.
mont, adjoining lnnils of ---- levied upn,l;
us The property &c VIM. j. Atkinson, al .hs
suit Of john B. Miller, Com'r.
Z. One tract of l75 acres of Land in Clare.
mnnt, adjoining lantsof ----- ------ Irvie! :i7ai
rs The property cf'rhnmas G;dens, at ,hc
suit of All. Haselinr.,
ln;ercs, in me tract ol los acres .nf
Land in Clarcmnn,, u,'ininins lanls al. - ~
rvirI np"n us the property "f Wn. T..
Richardson. n. the sui. OF r. J. Masses.
I Interest in onr%,rarI nf I.OGO arrrs nf
land in Clarrr"nt. adj Dining lands nf --
levied upon ns..lic property "f VIM. T..
Richardson's, nj the sui, "f L. J. Moses. 4
One lrnrt 50 acres of Land III Middle
Salem, adjnining lands "f - levied mp
on as the property of Thomas Hancock.
III the suit Gf :. T.. Wilson.
One tract "f 23 ncres nf Lanrl in Clare
mont. adjoining !nnds of - levied upon
as the property Of p. Nunncry, al the sui,
nf Il. Martin.
TUOS. j.. WILDER.
Sheriff oG Sumter Dist.
Shcrih's Of1irc,
Dec. 9, IS46. 6 3t
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For The Banner.
ORIGINAL POETRY.

How hard il IS to;iin.l u fri.nd, s.
On whdM we always can,lcprn,l;
Sometimes wcthink this friend is got.
'TilIlrinl proves we have him not.
Many To serve same selfish ends,
Declare anil WV iiirv are your friends;
But soon as serving self is Ger,
I'rhrl,l, they arc your friends no mnrc.
Others will act par, more base,
Always be friendly ,uyuur face;
You turn your baek--thcn they your
nnmc
ESpnsc TO "bIoqny and shame.
Apparent friendship others show,
Il" find out all tin, You may kn"v;
Your secrets thus arc ullpumpd out,
AM, then arc han,lc,lnIi about.
Th"sc who of others tell sou much,
My counsel is, beware ,ni such.
Something I" tell of all ,hcy krow
AS freely they will sreak'"f you.
a faithful r,icni highly przr.
A treach'rous one | DO .lcspisr.
All in suspense, ask around
Where can Il nI.f,icntl be found!
Whcne'cr disposed II friend 10 rrus:,
Be always sure prove him first;
Aud when he's tried ,iicn treat him kind
a faithful friend is hard to find.
Rocky BLUFF.