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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-07-25
~MANSFIELD'S
CLOVER HfIIITNG
MACHINE.
M~ANUFAGTORY, ASHLAND, O.

-
THEs subscriber having been for the last ten
Il years in the manufacture e of CLOVER HULLING
AND CLEANING MACHINES, begs leave to call the
attention of his friends and the public to his
preparations for the year 1855.
His faculties for obtaining the very best ma
terials. his large Shops and Machinery, his sew
eral improvements
give him a most decided advantage in the CHEAP
and at the same time DURABLE character of his
Machines.
Heretofore he had manufactured EXCLUSIVELY
his machine called MANSFIEED'S CLOVER
HULLEG AND CLEANING MACHINE
In addition to the above he has made arrange
ments to manufacture several other
CLOVER HULLING MACHINES,
with his improvements attached to them and
ling and Cleaning Machines with the latest i'm
Proyements. In fact any Clover Hulling and
Cleaning Machine, can be ordered of him.
Theseveral kinds of Machines may be des-
cribed as follows:
MANxFsELD,S No. IMPKOVED
VER HULLInG AND CLEANING
This MACHINE has risen rapidly in public es-
timation and now stands the highest by those
who have tested it, is considered eminently SUI
peri0r to all others. 1t will HULL and CLEAN
from 25 to so bushels per day, or from 3 to 10
bushels per hour with much less power than
other machines. 1t has been in use since 1916.
The sales has gradually risen every year and
- destined to supersede all others for its dura-
bfiity, hulling and cleaning the seed most per-
fectly.
1t has been awarded the following premi-
ums:
LIST. The first Premiums ut the Worlds Fair
in New York city, 1853.
I'd. The first premiums at three successive
Ohio State Fairz.
Sd. The first Premiums at the Ashland eoun-
ty Fairs, and wherever the machine has
been exhibited.
The second kind of Glover MACHINE made by
me is called, M~ANSFIELDS No. 2, with the
improved cleaner attached thereto, Patented
1e4e and 1854.
The third kind of Clover MACHINE manufhc-
tured and for sale by me is called, MANS
ED No. 3. known in this vicinity for the
last few years as the
MACHINE.
This MACHINE have IMPROVED and Patented,
1854. Having the EXCLUSIVE RIGHrto make and
sell which no other person has, as have not
cold the right to any one.
I am also making and nave for sale the
COMMON MACHINE,
known as the SUTHERLAND MACHINE, as
made by others.
Any or all of the above MACHINES may be
had by calling or ordering.
= All orders to be addressed to the subscriber
and the machines will be delivered either of
Ashland or any near point on the Rail Road.
Factory on Wooster street, Ware Room on
main street, two doors West of McNulty House
address m. H. MANSFIELD.
Ashland, Ohio.
P. S. ] would caution the public from pur
chasing my improvements from other persons.
NJ. H. NJ.
Ashland, July 9, 1855. III.
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CIIA MUSIC AND PIANO STORE
OF
HORACE

Opposition to the Combination!
MUSIC AT GREATLY REDUCED RATES.
NOTWITHSTANDING the combination of
IN Music Dealers. to keep up the prices Of
n~on-copyright music against the interests of
Ncfirc Composers, and their refusal to extend
to Mr.. WATERS the courtesieS OF the trade, ho
is making immense Substituting abundant
evidence that he has public countenance and
support in his opposition to the Great Monopo-
iy, and in his efforts to aid Native Talent and
adopt tho National Currency. His stock of
American and European Music is immencc,
and the catalogue of his own publications is
one of the largest and best selected in the
United States. He has also made a Great Re-
duction In the Prices of Pianos, Melodeons,
and Musical Instruments CT all kinds. SuPe-
rior toned g. Octave Pianos for $I75, $500,
and 1925, interior of as good quality and in
struments as strong and durable as those which
cost $500. Pianos Ofevery variety ofstyle and
price. up to $1,000, comprising those OF TEN
different manufactures among them the GEL
ebrGted modern imprOrOd Horace Waters Pr
amos Of Gilbert & Co.'S. make Owners ofths
Eolean PATENT. Secondhand Pianos at
great bargains. Price from $40 to $50. Me-
lodeons from Five different manufacto ries, in.
GLIDING the trcH knorn S. d. & H.. w. Smiths
Melodeons, tuned the equal tcmperamcnt.-
The best make in the United States. Price,
S45, $50, S75, $780,, SIZE, SI25, Sl35, $50.
Piano and Melodeon guaranteed. The best
terms to the trade, schools &c. I24 per cent.
discount to Clcrgymen and Churches. All
orders promptly attended to. Music sent to
all parts of the county, post paid ut the reduced
rates. General and Select Catalogues and
Schedules of prices of Musical Instruments
forwarded to any address free OF charge.
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NOTICE.

MTHEREAsmy wife Elizabeth Treee has left my
w bed and board without any just cause or
provocstion. all persons are hereby notified MOTTO
harbor or trust her on my account as J VIII not
pay any expenses for her, in aug debt OF her
sou1 JACOB TRECE
rrre % Is5s. 3ses
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CONDITION OF FARM, &c.

The fences on the Farm are in a good cond ition,
Some are reset. There are 10 acres OF " heat in tho
ground, 81 acres OF Rye 9 Acres OF Oats, IS Acres
OF Corn, 2 Acres IN Potatoes, Acrc in Flax,
! Acre in BrOom-COrn, J3 Acres OF Meadow to
NOW, 81 acres for pasture. There were SOO new
rails made ON the Farm, 100 cords of wood chop
ped, aud Al acres OF land cleared the past year.
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HAG4R, JR.,

April 1900. y. j. RANDOLPH-
s4rWe have been appointed agents for the
sale of CHASE'S DI AMOND PRINTING
PRESS, and keep Il full assortment of the diff
ferent sizes on hand. They are much the
cheapest press in the market, and supply the
place of those of a much higher cost. (2-4w
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The number of Inmates in the Infrm-
airy at present are 81, Is males, and 1
females. The oldest is about 76 years
of age, and the youngest A years. The
health of the Inmates is considered good,
and all connected with the house are
prosperous andhappy, So far as circum-
stances will permit, at least, the Infrm-
airy is kept lea and clean in all its de-
partmeuts and much credit therefore,
is due to the Superintendent and Matron
for its present prosperity.
The State of Ohio We hereby GER
Ashland Co., SIS. tify the forego-
ing to be a true Exhibit of the Receipts,
Expenditures and Condition of the Ash
land County Infirmary for the year com
menceing June 10th, 1854, and ending
june 10th 1855.
+. sHL a:sg5eH; Directors:
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Horses 4. Cows s, Young Cattle II, Hogs 81.
Sheep, old and young, Al. Farming Utensils same
as at former Settlement, The Number of In
mates in the I%nfrmary- on the 10th Of juno 1875,
was 81. Since that time 30, making il all Sc per
sons, Of whom 6 died, 70 discharged, andI bound.
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CLOVER HULLTNG MACHINES,

with his improvements attached to them and
viii now have the best variety of Glover HUI
ling and Cleaning Machines with the latest i'm
p~royements- In fact any Clover HuIling and
Cleaning Machine, can be ordered of him.
Theseveral kinds of Machines may be des-
cribed as follows:
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June 1855 no2 sw
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1855-12-06
The war panic sabsideA---Frcneh Al.
fatrA.
PmLADnruua, Nov. 18th, 1855.

PiuLADEIPiua. Nov. 18th, 1880.
DEAR SIR Things change in tbse " pro
gr,.siye times" 40 rapidly that that not unfre-
quenily man must unsay today what h. A.
serted yesterday. A s'w days ago, owing to
the s,olish casLrs contained in ue London
Tine, and Pod, we heard n nothing bat
wars ami rimors oi war. some were rndy
TO charge il TO Designing scheme u our min
lister Grating war platform 10 secure the next
Presidency soue, again that i waa mad,
foolish act of Palmrston. in n moDsi't of IN
toyicafion from the success II the allies around
Sebas,oinI. H. the csus 81 the explosion On
the mart of thu above haiing payers ~lsss II
may. the panic in England was TREMENDOUS.
80 gr,a, WIS the eScitemeet. that had not
Hat AMI apparently satisfactory 'sn'al Of all
intentions of war. come at oDce, tis ministry
would have ts4n driven from power. a. sf'on a.
public execration could have accomplished ne
work Our minister wa h--t on all sidf- with
inquiries a. To the facts. until b. pabiisb'd a
GNU Nv 'f'FF "" a'as W" sp''h"' f'' r
nation which vas ar"assd. Give asa var with
England stop the importation 81 osr hundred
AMI eighty millious annually u Bri'i-b fabrics,
anil ~ wha, ~oSd this America woud be
Bat We an, Ia have M war. The Tnao IN
striving To throw The sdamr Oh Nr. Cuxn Crm
sSa, lack vabr completely ; sei though il
Ia. no high opinion Of Our oe'oers. thinks its
peoI,Ls tobrsbly respectable
Thrrr !. a, this TIM hut eighty obi millions
s.eJeo,I5s i.i.t against W., anil this. il + sup
Is.-,i, wiTi h. ~iPai Oa' by 't' h>avy erFsr'A
,ious 81 aenr Pork. &c. Tn hf s,ra'"s'
tcos cot no sg.cs. This will raP'dy efsct
change in The m,ooey MARKET, Tie steady 10
auS from our MINIS. viii rs'll oar fupsi ~ a.
10 b. almost Immediately Isrep,'hae no~ thai
II, frvign drsin u beginning to doe hasr'
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~ EOaGE y. CnOss, sssisr 10 ell tIsds 81 HAD
NJ WARE, 81 ~, Asihssy, has nos % h.sI -"
sstpIy 81 en- srtiesSs 10 bis iiss Also Afsnf EsNs
rss,ss Go . e.ssst.ssa sac, u all hisds, sad Da's
Pstsst seif AdlsstlsG Chsras. a..
MA % Is ysrsaes Il sis ysass ~ 10 n"9rN
Ls.s1.s the ssb.srLsr fol. SssfdSnt thsi ne WI 10
40 "a ss.s sssf.etsa 70 oil Who 6sd tos ssssi 10
trCssstry Tr.Ss 10 '.'rsdfshy solicited
u. Y. ChUss
~ ApflesJ, No Kegs ssilS,ss, Ls-'r IO-A
Dee ., IsE WIN
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Than b ssising Proclamation.

ysHrrIvK DryasT~tsf,h T.
~ Sssi, No, 10, ists
~ has pleased iss Crest GIvss u eli god IA sss. tbs
yeayls II this ssss,fui rsvory, With general resi
kssI,s sss smsst ss>ssmsisd prosperity daring The
yss SOW drawing To .ssss no NJ sd proper 'As'
~s .Assid, @. . Chr,',isH people, mshs su'tsss ~
sss~ issmssi b. Go ~ bis pest soodsss, sod ssh ie'
n. ess,ias~a sIs.stss On ssf fs'sfs.
TAssss~s, ., wnis A Genas, Govsssos 81 The Ter
isy 81 hisssse,s, ressss' that ,hs si,asns 'ssrsd
~nI as.srv. sod hs.v THURSDAY, the ssih day n
p,s.mb.s astt s J.y ofTssshssivisg 10 0od for The
sssisA. hspp,sss. sad yss-ysss, 1t sst Ssnys. irs
y~.,f.iy fssss., III vs'ssss rssn Ron ,ss' PAT
soft. ~ that Ssy.
G,,sa sss.r my Lsns a. 10. Capitol, 81 ~. Psnl,
u,s Jsth day u nv. isss
". A. GORMAS.
NJ - Gev1ner
4 Ts4yp EsssE HSs'y
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1855-12-06

Il
A mail arrived On Sunday night ttom pa.
buquc 1t lcN that place on "Wednesday last,
We have received by this mail but NV papers
-nonc usst Il Dubaqac, We gather the fol-
lowing items Of news, however. from the telc-
graphic dispatches IN tbs Dubuque Erprcss as,d
/ Herald;
A large whe~, warehouse and eie,a,srs, owu-
edhy N, q. wA,ksa. WAS DESTROYED by lW. on
the 10th, al Chicago lass not known
CALDWELL conductor IN the Chicago and
Burlington RailrSd. has been on trial IN Chi.
cage charged with the rmhxxlemn, 1t the
funds Of the Company. On thc a6,h. the case
was submitted to the jury, and they returned
verdict Of guilty. C.I.pwnI. was ~utcnc'si to
one YEARS Imprisonment in the rcntcntiary,
The ocean Birl, steamship arrival at New
York on the 25th from Havana Airport was
currn, TIM, CoNch,. Governes Gcwral, had
bccu recalled, and that Gen. ix,nsnIA was 10
hc his succ~sor The cholera was raging with
great violence among the lWgros, on estates
near Cicnhgo,
u VIII IN mn'en"erh 'ha' some Time ago
the b~traycr Of Iovsx, one CAsrxSApA was rs.
sass'na'I IN u" stre's I" Havana ION
NICHOLAS VISOR has b~n summoned 10 an
'~'r '"f inc 'o""SSo" "' "'' """'
News from Nicaragua v not very interest
ing. Gen Coral had carried out the terms Of
the trcaiy and sarrcn''end hi" @'re 10 een
WAlkrH, who Is now sole commander 81 VI"
military
Adviccs have been mceiycd at the War p,e
partncnt, from Gen, HARNr,, dated at Fort
Pierre, ON tho Upper Missouri, wherc h. hai
inst arrived from Fort Laramie with ten cont
panics of infantry, and four companies Of cayal.
~, having traycrsSl over 400 miles directly
through the Sioux country without meeting any
Indians. The guides report that the aysg,e
have all gone north hr The winter, no that the
lud'aa campaign Ia NJ M end for i'c present
SEASON. Gen. iIARSss will winter at Fort
Pierr.
A new minister IL daily cxprtei al Wash
iny,on. from Me,ieo. ALuo,rr has bcp 4,nt
4, I.u,,.,. AMI the sscvlators in SANTA ASS.a
orl,rs nm our government. uro IN ,snectation of
a new minister who will claim. ON behalf Of the
existing government. thu thre millions due for
the Mcrillu valley,
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The following communication presents some
facts well worthy of consideration. Our city
government bas worked wonders during the
past year ; and no person can have good
grounds Of complaint. Bat from the facts
stated in the following. it appears that the
lower levec has been overlooked. The fact
that 81 ,21i wharfage has been paid into the
City Treasury calls loudly for an expenditure
of money, to improve that narrow aud con
tracted locality. especially when il Is recollec,
tod that next year the arrivals will probably
run up TO thousand
To- the Editor. Of the Pioneer and n n"era
Among the many good things our beautiful
and thriving city can boast, is the perfect
unauimity OF the principal officers, in the va
rious branches Of our city government. All
appear 10 look 20 the interests OF the greatest
number Of our citizens, and at the same time
keep an open eye on the finances, so that they
may be equal 10 the different improvements,
now in progress The grading, and other i'm
pravemen,., are certainly very commendabie
The different works marked ont on our prnei
pal streets, show plainly the liberal policy that
predomipates in the City Council. But there
i one portion Of the city which requires tbeir
esuecial attention, and which il would seem
had been overlooked, by other works. have
reference 10 the lower leyee. have sen
,lnrinp the last SEASONS s,eamboa'ing, a. many
IA nine boats. receiving and dlscharging freight
and passengers, IN one day, with bnt htte
more than wharf room for three OF them u
work 10 good advantage. This can be rem
eded, and that too, by expanding part Of tht
money paid By the boats into the cify Treas
ury AZ wharfage The arrivals this season, al
the lower levee. have becn i26 from below and
the amount paid by them for the privilege d
landing at the Port Of 81. Paul, has been 81 :
97i ba, no, not one cent. TO our knowhs Sc
has been spent for the benefit OF steamboat
Owners or the extension OF the lcvee. a lib
erai policy in regard 80 steamboats, and sho~
NJ giving them all the eonyencies.in our power
viii tend 90 continue cor steadily increasing
river trade. There il also smother source o.
apoyapce and loss both 70 steamboats, anc
merchants tina, eould be- easily and enectnsi',
rsmssiiei- and that ia, the loss 81 MERCHANDISE
taken from the leyec by narsai,. OF IN otn''
words. stolen. which has frequently ocrnTres
during the last sessson in broad daylight hl
the appointment two policeman for the =
yee. there would b. less noiss and rovdyrn
AID fever thefts and such . measure woa'
protect the stranger IS well % our merchant
'Tom loss AMI lBconvtsepee. 'oAV
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pr-so in focis.ter has procured patent
fr ehsap anal ,inpg ~tbod n applying va
liyit 10 railroad sars.
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Tvs sensitive aetor Who could no, cit in the
sane room With ba urn On account Of ia
Kissing. has just been kiiIsi with burst d
applsnse"
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The best varieties ofiall apples are selling II
the Buffalo market for Sil2]e pr barrel.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1855-12-06

Tur P,yxssr Of the SOAK Indians has
been completed.
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DAuy M,ns.--An effort is being made by
the citizens or Saltwater and Sbakopec, TO
procure the establishment Of daily mails be.
tween those places and st. Paul. A line o.
stages runs between our city and those Hour
ishing towns, and the expenditure for addition
al mail service would be but small We hope
the efforts Of the citizens Of saltwater and
Sbakopce will succeed.
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ST. LOUIS.

cCARRITT 4 MAsoN,s MAMMOTH rtluSu
= iuss JAZZ r.. No % r. .s 1: so .s
. s.s s ...ss. so. !. % s,' h ~
pp a spisasid ss.cftmsn, Of FURNITURE ior The
Van I'sa. the mos, superior In siys sad quality, and
ps,'ssiMII suited TO 2 large Hna varied demand both
Az sssniss,,oa Of 90, stock will show I, .. b. rom
pe.sd beth II hone aud iotsisa msautastats having
assi sad substantial msdiau as ~siI q. ,hs rel and
% pSnsive.
thsirs Rom % cents 10 $50 Bed.,sds non ~ 90 Ia
Sioo, and so on IN .mos, endless. varsity.
Dssjss have spsias Hair, Cotton, Moss and Shack
Mattresses, ssd I'll iisds II ssadiss
s,ssmbos In part or throughout. odd o, TO msish, In
osh, shsftr. wSlnss, mshoassy rosewood In short
rsil and see.
sspia-dA~u sCAnRlTT 3 MASON
UUpKnyED LITTLE GIANT CokY1 con
= rlAsIaIigs MiLi.Efrss ,saas.d Tbs sub
..is in ~. %s. sf u. ses,s ..,.s,a,ss mills. .ad :.
., ,s,sli, sa.s.a,ssa ia .hs me.t ve.i,l,s m.es."
II Ia nov NOR. ih.a yssr slses the t" Little Cant"
-as introduced 10 the pablls asrtas -hieh tine bs.
been constantly Efswins In the popular favor.
~ % r., %.sos " .s.. , sss e.
..ssiaT ,s.@ .ad -.,sI. :. aailo.. Ne. l. 91s No 2
No 50 ss a.. hounds twenty minutes
a.. .ssisni 10 80, 90. %, wi,hoa, meahsnissi AID
and ~h<p sdjastsd "a 9Th sskty he satfussd
10 tyy. Pusi s,tsstioss asesmpssy each miu.
psTss
se,' r. sal .n g,a4s 's meal 81 a'a' .ih here
" a, go, 10
- eco 4" 20
SsI"'''' '''''' 10 JAMES y. CHADWICK,
No. a. locsd a.. between nsoooa and Third.
se.l-dh.ly ~: Lesls, NO
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Trucker A BTfISttAuS, CAkRlAGE AND
j WAGON BUILDERS, sad FLOW FACTORY, No
West Randoiph street, Ckiesgo, iiiiheis
IRAN sueiss nsss lsstsrsd BY Us are ~ssrsa,si
equal 10 ssY supp lied In the Unis@
Con sitoas from Fsfmsfs o. Merchants prompt
y attended to- whs vii Sad u veuh their Notice 10
write ss. H. e. sANDfORD,
set 27-dAw sms Agent
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DALEY BitOTHEhs, STORAGE FOR
ID wAaDjsG AND COMMISSION MEnCHANrH,
dealers s Gsoes,ss proy i.toss sBd Hardware have
ssi,sa sss shsi sos.,Hn,iy tssp a" hand isrus md
complete stIt.
fam.ts end settlers IN Dsksssh. Rice sna Gooaass
cosstIss ~osld do well 10 give We tsn- We we
sessht sseds ~ the lowest psieSs, aud readily
sasrd "a eel them law fbs cash.
H.-,,sss, Mia. Ter. Msy ~, 1855 Iywkd.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-03-22
Importing n Wife.

Grant Thorburn communicates to the
Waterbury Conn american, the following
incidents -
"ln l647 journied from New Y Yorl over
! land to Columbia, the capital of South Car
ollna, making Ell route through North Car
olina and Virginia. spent two summers
and three winters among those barbarians.
but never heard the sound of the lash. On
a certain day was invited to tea party
in Richmond, Va. There were present
about twenty couple of young men and mai
dens, old men and matrons, and a small
sprinkling of bachelors who had doubled
their teens, who, from appearance, belonged
to the upper tens. Supper being ended,
we commenced cOnversng in groupe. |
was much amused and edited by the con-
versation of an intelligent lady who had
seen eighty winters. She remarked that in
her girllsh days it was customary for cap
talns OF vessels to bring as part of their car
go large company of men and women.
who were styled Redemptionists, who were
sold on their arrival, by the captain for
men-servants and maid-servants, to wait on
the wives and children of the planters or
merchants. They were often sold to serve
two or three years, to pay for their passage.
The old lady remarked that she had heard
her parents tell, that in the early times of
the settlement, it sometimes happened that
bachelors and widowers would select a bon
ny Scotch or Welch lady, buy their time,
and long before the years of probation ex-
pired, they took them for better and for
worse, for bed and for board, thus forming
a life copartnership, which closed the CON
cern.
The old lady related with all the spright-
ly humor OF lass in her teens) the follow
ing amusing incident Says she,m grand
father came from Scotland when IN his
twenty-frst year. He settled in Virginia,
and became merchant and planter, and
grew rich. His agent in Glasgow was Al
exander McAlpin, to whom he consigned
two or three cargoes of tobacco every year.
and received in return cash, dry goods, hard
ware, &c. He had focks and herds, men
servants and maid-servants, hogs, mules and
donkeys. But one thing he yet lacked; he
had no pretty little young wife to sing to
him and beguile the time with her prattlng
lively Yankee tongue, when he came home
at night, fatigued with counting money,
and satiated with worldly pelf-for he had
more of that than heart could wish. So,
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-03-22

Coon FOR Mrs. PARTINGToN.-" It's
queer" said Mrs. Partington, carefully fold
ing the paper she had been reading, and
raising her spectacles off her nose, Its
strange" said she, referring to the statement
that locomotive had been driven off the
track by one Of the switches. "Who would
thought, she unused, that one of them big
iron locofocos would have minded such a
little thing as switch?"
But, aunt" interposed Ike, who was
trimming limb of his Christmas tree with
the bright jack-knife that he found suspend
ed thereto, you know the locomotive has
tender behind"
"To be sure, Isaac" responded the vener-
able dame; "but you needn't talk about it,
my son."
And she drew down her spectacles and
resumed her reading, while Ike went to
switch the cat out of the buttery.