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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-02-22

SCHOLTE Il GRANT,
i6Ll4S CO., IOWA.
p ANkERS, LAND AGENTS, and NOTARTEs
ID PUBLIC. Agents for fhe unitoa States Life In
surance Company, Iowa State Fire Insurance Com
pany, Cooper's Glark's Steam Engine Mauufacto-
ry, and for all important agricultural machines
Editors and Propretors of the WEEKLY pEII.A
GAZETTE, Independent in politirs and Religion-S2
per annum. Plain and Fancy JOB PRINTERS
oetIg dgty
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BELOW ANY COuPETET0R.

hose wishing this kind Of work will save money
lending their orders the Office Of the Gate City
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-02-22

The subscribers, proprie-
tors of the Empire Stove
Works, st. Louis, beg
leave to inform Stove
Dealers in Iowa that they
have established n branch
Of their house in u eoEuk :
where they viii keep con-
stsntly on hand a large
and well assorted stock
ef
GnnLinn &. IKenfs
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-19

ara even so much better looking, besides
which, the >lnyuaritv ef the thing will be
so remarkable: why. sir. YOU will be follow
"d about the streets by hundreds, and per.
maps attract the notice of ROYALTY itself lie
stopped little. as if in admiration of the
picture ne had thus con inrch up then, with
an expresslcn of diabolIca malice, he return
ed the precIons treasure to his caskct; and
"''hout tone OF biting sarcasm, concluded
his remarks with. And now, YOU shall no,
have 1t. after all"
We had lust rushed past Reading like a
cannon ball. hut to me the train seemed mox.
IN" Ike a snail; there was no stopping. nc
chance tor rescue, until we reached Did
cot and could scarcely hope the mailman
would abstain from violence for anothe,
twenty minutes. In hopes to preclude fur.
ther talk, got out book and pretended to
ne 'd'"pl!y engaged with it; but, as it turned
out this was most unfortunate experiment
SIR observed my terrible companion, 4
perceive that von are addicted to stndy: i,
IS one. OF The 'ror>t vices am acquainted witt
bad IN itself and ersnaring to others -
then. with fcrocitv. he aided, how doyc vor
read IN nv presence. SIR
apolo"iscd. and put the volume by. 4,
he continued. when the Grnins in the A
rabIan Nights. whom the fisherman rcscu
ed from the vrS>c! sealed with Solomon's seal
was first shut up in it. he promised riches I,
whom>ocver sh ould release him but after
wards ne promised death. So. sir. was USED
t" benefit him whom found ignorant. hu,
now tear him limb from limb beware, then
how Won answer NV questions Are YOU ac
quaintcd with Shak>perr
Yes. sir, SAID l. co-.iid-ntlv-. am
DO You know Milton. thorourhlv:'
Yes. sir-I think do
En' are you we'll up IN Boswell. Corsica
sir: tel me Naf.' don't believe Won If vo,
say yon are an! .ou say Won are not,
will break vou tn fragments
Now. thanks to a dspo~rton tha, had le,
me INTO ot'h"-wav paths of literature
did happen to have ;,.ru,rd that dr.arv work
pnd sol had III" .rrat pleasure 10 tell N,
t"fn"n'"r In order 70 Try me-. however, h,
hara>>ed me with questions about the book a
Pcr'inaciou>ly "a any senate hou>, ex,,,in,r
and. unless INV memorl had harpened 10 h,
OF the tr'f. do not doubt shat he would hav.
nor" or less eye ured his threat. At last ,b,
wh'Sf''' sounded ~hriIy our approach to Did
cot. and II seemed to me the sweetest mu>i,
| hal ever heard
W" 30 20 Bath together. believer sait
III, companion. breaking off his queries an,
si"ak'ng IN the most >iiverv tones
We do. sir, | am delighted 10 saw an
swcrcd
bnf IN tive minutes from that time ] wa
narratlnS my adventure to some people il
an"'her carriage. and my poor friend wa, il
the custody Of the Great Western Railwa,
police
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-19
A South Carolina View.

The following remarks were made a. q ia-
cent meeting at Charleston. 5. c., called TO
discuss the Kansas question, by W. X. later
who is, We believe, editor of the Charleston
Mercury, one Of the ablest papers in the
country -
What are we to do? Look on the man for
Kansas. See fhe post she occupies. The
North has sixteen States, the South fifteec.
In the United States Senate the North casts
two votes more than We; the House is abso-
lu'ely OF the North. Give them Kansas
they have two more votes in the Senate, and
the whole country hecom. Al oition zed. -
The same cry swels from Maine to Iowa,
= No more Slave States !" 1t ewes Gctfh from
the pulpit, is the burden of the teachings in
Sabbath Schools, in every condition, in .*e-
ry stage OF life. Let that cry be the prertr.
sor OF success TO its utterers; and farewell to
the bright antiril,ations. the fond dream. f1-
the future OF southern institutions. which We
have looked forward to seeing embraced in
The arms OF a Southern Contederucy. and
proudly ,iefying the world 10 strike Kansas
lies at the very gate of the Weston the
route OF the great Pacific Railroad - she
stands out a very promon ory in the Cnion
1t free Institutions gain foor,ns on her >c;I -
IT she Is aided to the ranks ot the fanatics,
then follow Missouri aud Arkansas-all 10
aboIitlonism. If Kansas is made free where
next can sf0rery adrdnce to the West! Not
through the Indian territories-not through,
iowa-'t IS swept back and ei,coinpassed lit
erallv. absolutely.
Will our readers of all opinions, please 10
read the above speech carefully, then
ak them,elves,-Do We wish 10 see slavery
advance? do We wise to see freedom lose
ITS fOOtho!d, and recede? What do We claim
as our blrthrisht: Are we living in the
land of the free, anil the home OF the brave
or in the land Of the serf, and the home Of the
slave ?-Por,sn,ou'h Chronicle.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-19
y Funny Shoppjuc Exrur.;ou

With some women. shop lifting am -unts to
a passion. On Tn s'1.v last. Mrs. Emrlinp
toutrrt of Prince street. entered one of our
Broadway dry coods stores. tor the purpose
of p"rcbssing "a tsW yards OF aelaine." While
the clerk was looking up the d-laine. n. Ia
dv pu' INTO her mn.l rol! orlace. a rennan,
of six. and a rarka.e u: kid gloves. Sh.
dld 'h'>. As 81" Supposed. unseen bv the clerk
neither She was ritht in the >urmi>e re-.
mans to be seen hereafter. The d,lainr
was brought to her, she pronounced it inst
the th'n-. and requested the clerk to cut oil
nnc wards. lie did So Mrs {. then rur-
chased SIX skcn~ and four >,,ooi> OF cotton.
"llavlnG com mIl"fcti NV purchases. tie So
good As to tell IN" hat nv bil is" Mrs. e.
SAID this to III" clerk The clerk r,plied:
"Crrtainiv. There are nine wards of de-
Ian" AT tw" >hi!'ln"s per yard. come 10 cich-
teen >hiliin->. SIX >krin> of six come 10 one
and >ixp"ncr an,! four >,ools O. cotton ar,
one ana iouri'cncc- there is that piece
OF silk
The lady hiu~hcd and said. You refer tc
The piece IN the muh" The clerk said
YES, and went on with his iirurin. iu,; a.
ii no'hing had h,ppcncd
There are four wards in tha;-wnich a,
ten shil!inc~ n yard, come to forty shilinr> =
Ten shiI!nc> ward WHY vou told mt
Yesterday that might have i; for six
II know that. bat since then we have had
reasons ior putin" mp the price
The ladv bit her lips. flushed and said
Well The clerk smiled and went on
"Anl there is the ball q: lacc-ciuhtec,
wards at fifty cents"
WHY. von must surely be- mistaken il
that.-fli'v cents. Why can buy lace e
quail; good at Stewards for eighteen cents.
Il grant it. malam, but as sad before
we have reasons why we should place hisl
value on that peculiar pattern"
/ The lacy gave him look, and again re
marked, Well"
"ihc twelve pairs Of kid gloves are twely,
dollars"
"Nons"n>e- Beck sells the same kind fo
five Shillng>."
That only shows, nv dear madam, ,ha
Beck does not know his customers. But yo,
see that we do
The lady asain gave him look, and a
gain said. We'll"
The clerk said That | believe is all"
The lady said she could think of no,hin
else. In dong this. however. we fear Sh
fibhed. For if We are any Judge of faces. n
was all the while thinking OF the police oi
fee, and an exposure. The clerk hayin
asked if she was sure there was nothing els,
and being answered in the negative. he wen
to the desk with his items, and in few min
utes returned with till amounting to S29
80. The lady gave one more look, but pal
it. Having done this. she retired wit
promptnesS, and reached home in less tim
on Tuesday than on any former occasion
Mrs. {. is a finelooking woman. AMI is cor
>dered one of the best dressed feminines il
the city. but she sometimes pays high pric
for her dry goods
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-19

Hope in the Young heart >lrince.h,
y I!ow"r> III the infant wear.
H"fe III :!e Young heart -nseth
A. birds when those flowers appear.
Hope in The old hear: icrh.
" with"r those early flowers
Hope from .h" old heart iijcth.
y birds from 'h- wintrv bowers.
Eut spring will rrviv, ihr flower.
And the birI> return ~ ,jur,
And death vii renew IIofe- power.
In tie old heart wlilcr!ng.-H. L. Smith E.
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supplied him by TIE way, was not whit less
delicious than that which smokes on the ia
bles of our hotels, though it was far less ex-
pensive.
While we sat thus dreamilv specuating
and commenting upon the scene around US,
man came out Of one of the cabins at the
foot OF the bluff, and went towards the GEN.
tire OF the prairie. We watched his dimn
Ishinc Fl cure for long time. till at length he
seemed to stop, and retrace his steps for a
short distance. We we're left to conjecture
but an instant, for there appeared behind
him, first curl of smoke, and then a slcn-
der flame leaped into the air He had set fire
to the prairie. This part OF the entertain
ment was a surprise. The wind was blow
ing freshly, and the fire seized the LONG tufts
of dry grass. and sent up great volumes of
dun-colored smoke. and shook its sheets of
flame menacnglv towards the fences and hav-
stacks, which Law before it in the distance.
1t was Wild cxritns picture, and We won
dered at the temcrity of the man who had
dared invoke such devourin. spirit; bu,
ne had turned about, and stood quietly watch
ing the progress of the fire, as it swept on
ward leaving its hlackened path wider and
wider every moment We. too. stand watch
INC with intense inter, stand now but a
narrow strip appears to lie between the la
Dor Of months and certain destruction. But
Suddenly, the onward progress is checked ;
the flames sink and flicker: the smoke whrl.
away and the fences and lav>tack> are safe.
a little creek. flowing quietly between its
banks. 81 small as to bc entirely hidden from
our view by the rank grass. and which. in
our excitement, We had quite forgotten. had
proved barrier which the unlnanace able.
element could not overicap. 1t had sad as
ctlcctua!ly to the proud flames thus tar shalt
thou come. and no farther" AS if al! the wa
ters of Nis,ara had rolled aonc its chan
mel. Such thought. is the mission o! many
lonely. retiring Spiri, in this world. They
are scarcely power in the moral world, but
only An inn"nrc-vct sin is often As thor
ou.hlv cowed before unrrctenlins frames,
OF principle, as hy thunIers of opposition
from one whose life fills a broad channel
aud is an Acknowledged power anon. men
But clouds wW come over the sun, and
WEAKNESS will follow sight seeing; and So
We turn our steps honcwar'l. by another path
than that which brought us here We eros,
the creek. which has done so bravelv. on a
broken riI1, and follow it, course through the
prairie. till i: strikes into the Opening
considerable; increased in SIZE and import
ance. Here the bushes crowd thickly upon
as banks. Az" We ha:! with pleasure re~
signs OF the coming Spring.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-19

Fr"m FH'urps .NoH' w.

fr"m FH'wp's Mon'ly.
\ ti,ni! hiU-hing maiden.
With townca>t. fearful eyes.
H. her hand an olening rosebud,
PeriuHcd by devv >iCh>.
on advancing. of rc'reAting.
She las Won our heart the while.
Ani Sc cannot choose but love her
For her ,e:tr-o.rop and her >inl,e
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-19

Youth with thousand n!a~t"d vessel,
Flows :ic >c;, at morning EIGHT:
Ne with shattered k!il'e,ca,itg.
Calmly drifts 70 pur: 1t. mg.It-S,Liiitr.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-19

President. HIRAM RICHARDSON re,cb.r

v;,s pres;a.r.. Isaac \. Hall. t;rn,"n.
HARVEY I. MmEE, Danville
Treasurer. Robert GiR>ox, Rvecste.
Secretary. JAMES MuItR. West Barnet
tx. Commi,ce.-Alex. Miller. ,hn t;ilkerson.
i.arnet: John r. Nelson E.,h.rf Miller. Hreya,e
'ohn Harvey. Eb-nezer l,mer t;ro'on; ]. x. Kin.
erscn. Frank BAILEY. reaciIam; ". B. Norris. Vr.
l.. TrM>srll. Daivilie
Town Committees -Mose.We.son Theron Hou
ard, l'anville; }. X, Hand. VI. N. Bo,I.on, Peach
am; j. Il. Stuart. Walter Abbot. Cloud Hsrre~.
Barnet: II. j. Gib>on. Artirew Iauehl,n. M,se.
Ga,e>, E-eZx.e: Daniel Roberts. Nelsoil Nh;tehsr,
Viz McTaughlin CrIon.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-19

ANN OIpFIrLn RrpivIvrS.-Mrs. -
was y pretty widow of twcntv-cich.. left rich
hv her husband. a respectable and wealthy
farmer OF s.. in the county OF Oakland.
who uiIciou-lv died about The ace of iittv.-
b. a sighIng swain of 30. fell in love with
this charming widow during school var,-
ton. and was thereby di>trartr from study
an, nearly frantic. His father who design
ed him for the ministry" had a peculiar hor-
ror OF the sweet widow, whom he regarded As
little better than one of The wicked Her
ia k ewes. her heaving BOSOM and her elas-
tic tread. were to him only the symbols of old
Nick. He was in despair. and IN his despair
he visited the widow and bc>orc't Of her.
if She had particle Of mercy, not to ruin her
son. In vain the widow protested that she
had used no art>-had only seen the youth a
few times. and was entirely Indifferent to
him-thc father still insisted and the pretty
widow promised that if the boy came arain
to see her. it should be his last visit. Not
MANY davS passed. when the cnamored vouth
made his arrangements for a visit of which
the widow had notice. The few previous
interviews between them had taken place
under circumstances peculiarly favorable to
romance and sentiment, upon moonlit walks.
or in parOr tctc-a-teles. This time the tim
id youth was told upon his arrival, that Mrs.
- was at the barn whittier he went and
found his beau-deal, with skirts knee hch
dressed in a man boots, and covered with a
nan'> hat. Il pipe m tier mo,fh a mug of ci-
der in her hand, >ugcrintcndinc her men
KILLING IIOGS--he never came aHain-it was
TOO kHIi,g- Detroit idccrfiScr.
WIN. w. Prescott, the eminent Amer
lean historian, who resides at Groton, Mass
achuSetts, lost one eye when at college, by a
blow from crust thrown by bow The
sight OF the other was so weakened bv sym.
pathv, that he cannot use it, He according
ly uses the apparatus invented for the blind
"a stylus. with tracing paper, and string.
to guide the hand. He is thus able to sit ur
at night and write without Lighting candle
In this way his grea, historical labors have
been perfected.
! The Eastern Argus tells about one of
its subscribers calling at the office wearing a
hat which he had worn for the last fort
years. OF course he did not wear it ever,
day. but kept it for SUNDAY use and wore j
occasionally on holydays. 1t was still goo,
hat, and looked as though it would last to
torty years more. The owner said that the
changes of style made it a fashionable hal
every five or six years.
/ THERE Is AN END. - Toevervthinq be
meath the sun there comes last dav-and of
all futurity this is the only portion of time
that can in ali cases be infalibly predicted
Let the sanguine then take warning, and the
disheartened take courage; for to every Joy
and TO every sorrow, to every hope and to
every fear, there will come last dav :, and
the man ought so to live by foresight, tha,
while he learns in every state to be content
he shall in each be prepared for another,
| whatever the other may be.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-19

"A shrewd little fellow, who had only re-
Gently begun to learn Latin" occasionally
mixed his mother tongue with spice of the
dead language. 1t TINS chanced, as one ,lav
he was reading aloud to his master, tha. be
astonished him by the translation "Vir, a
man; gin. trap; virgin, man-trap.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-19

Among the curiosities lately added tc
the Boston Museum is a mosquitoes bladder
containing the souls of twenty-four misers
and the fortunes of fifty-one printers-near
~ half full
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-19

FEELING HIS REsroHSrnrLrTY. - The
Prussian school counsellor Dinter nobly
said, II promised God that would look up
on every Prussian peasant child as being
who could complain of me before God, If |
did not provide him the best education as a
man and Christian which it was possible
for me to provide"
-PulI Iernickel saws that woman's heart
is the "most sweetest" thing in the world
in fact perfect homer -comb-full of sells. -
Bee-ware. Pn:pernickel has tried a couple
Of years worth.
Welt. Jane, this is queer world ~
said cara sposa to his wife, at breakfast, the
other morning. "A sect Of women philoso-
piers have sprung up" "lndeed," said
Jane, "and what do they hold" The
strangest thing IN nature" said lie their
tongues "
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-19
TWE PEOPLES
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
~ sArEIs,NIA COCxry.

Will hold il. Annual Far at Peachan,. on the ssth
day of Sept 1856.
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The best disinefccting Auid; the milk Of
hum an kindness.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-19
signs OF the coming Spring.

For ,lIc dounv cath hir.- cover
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
wa. pa,rpItng HI. bea, he ascoyered smoke l.suin,

was pa,rolrng his beat he discovered smoke issuing
from the second story Of the building No 40 Spring
street The officer immediately entered the promises
and awoke the occupants a bed was found To be on
hre; II was thrown Of the window into the street
and further damage prevented.
FIRE IN THosP.os STREET.
Shortly after o'clock Thuriay morning. fire
bfoke out in the fve-story briek building No. 81
Thompson street, occupied the various floor by .he
following parties: Basement and first floor 10y Martin
hoome, as sash mandatory; second floor by f.
bohmer q hremer, cabinet ware manufacturers and
l. Doomald, also cabinet ware manufacturer; third
foor by Paul Myers, and Frelch * Paun Ter, ch air
and sofa manufacturers; fourth floor by John Myers
char ard sofs manufacturer; fifth floor by Ecnst
Franklin, cebnet-ware manufacturer.
The fire originated, it * sad the fourth aoor 10
the establishment of John Myers and thence extended
to the premises of Ernst Franklin. The stock of
Franklin entirely destroy ed with his tools and
machinery, valued at about 81 900; insured for $500
the Harmony Insurance Co.
Tie fremen Of the dstrc, were early on the yronnd
and through their exeons succeeded in conning the
flames 10 the fourth and fifth OoIs The roof was de-
stroyed. Loss of John Myers about 5000; no nsur-
ance. Loss of Paul Myers and Frelich & Paunder by
water about $500 each. Neither firm IS insured.
Damage to the stock of the occupants oftAe second
al third floors by water about $3.50 each; no insar
ence.
The building is owned by Mr.. Roome, and is dam
aged 70 the extent of about $500. Mr.. RoOme is
insured 81 500 on stock in the North River Insurance
Company. Damage about $500 by water. The build
ing insured fer s., 800 in the st. Marks and Pacific
Insurance Companies. The origin of the fire is un-
known, but is supposed to have been caus by the
careessness of of the work boys employed
in the shOn
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE.

The Commissioners of Police met ON Wednesday
afternoon in the Mayors Office, to hear the trials Of
Policemen charged with violation OF the rules and reg
uleIions and derelicton Of duty. The first case called
was that of Lieutenant Sebring, Of the Ninth Ward
char ed with neglect Of duty under the following spe
cifcations: That said Sebring did not the night
"of February %, ut enter on the blotter the name
of Jane Evans who had been arrested by Policeman
=. Rrvan or the disposition made Of the prisoner and
did uot in anv wise Iepor. the facts Of the case TO
"Capan Ackeman. in violation OF section 7s Of the
"Rules and Regulations. E1Judge BEEBE sp-
pear, d as counsel for Lieutenant Sebring and con.
tended that under the section named IN the specca
,,ons the defendant had been guilty o.. no violations Of
the rules and regulations The Commissioners decided
that the specification incorrect, and dismissed tue
case. -
George +. Striuger Of the Fourth Ward charged
with neglect ofdu,y absenting himself from bis post
and testified that be raped several times about
Stringer's beat but could not f0d hm.
The case Of Capt. Walling, Eighteenth Ward, was
next csed. Tie captain Is charged with refusing TO
protect the property Of Bryan McCahl from injury by
certain evil disposed persons, when required 80 to DO
by said McCahil.
The complainant, McCshin, was examined, and tes
ft that Capt. Wal lng refused TO protect bis PROC
trtv and said be would rot send any officers 10 biz
place. Jalen DowiDg was next sworn; he present
during the conversation, but could not defnitivey
tel what took place. Lieut.. Bennett, Policemen
Sherwood. CowGn, ArnauI and kiernan, were next
examine on the part of Capt. Walling, and proved
that the CAPTAIN Lad taken every precaat0n 70 pro-
tect the yIolerfy Of MoCahil.
The case Of Dennis Tracey was ne1t called. He
stands charged with sending an insulting letter to
Jucre Capron ;mpeschiDg the character OF Recorder
Smith.
Mr.. BUSTED appeared az counsel for the defendant,
and after some preliminary arrangement OF the case,
which was as 10 who should SIT If he matter, proceeded
o address the Commissioners.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02

TAr LATE RIor AT ERr.-The passage of "a
yorable bill TO the lake Shore Road has irItaed some
OF the Ere felix's, and the burst out Friday
evenng-having been brought to fury by an atercs'
tion ana fight between young Walker and Cochran, il
Tie Constifutoa printine-ohce. The Clerela u
Plaindoaler says the bells were rung, and crowd Of
was torn down, and grand boIdre made IN
the street of everything in The building OF
combustible nature. A large quantity Of printing
paper, all of the law library of Mr.. johnson,
fairoad attorney snd editor of the paper with al ms
papers and railroad accounts, were also destroyed;
The mob them got out the cannon, and being excited
by the thunder went to work and guiied the buang,
entirely demoli,hirg it. The loes of M johnson must
amount TO several thousand dollars. They atter"ard
pocet ded 20 the house of Mr.. Tracy, another prom
ueut rairoed man. and fired several bullets IN az tne
windows, aid threw brickbats and other missiles at
other bcus, The affair is of the most dIsgraceiA
that ever blacken,d the fame Of any city FROM
Tracy's they went "a Walkers; but his windows be-
iVg fortified by close windowshuters, they were IN
abe TO effect anything. Had they succeeded in get
ting IN, they would have been met with murderous
weapons, as young Walkers friends had assembled
ihtre M considerable numbers. What the upshot of
ihe nat,I will be, remains TO be seen.