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IN pursuance ofIsw FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pls.dsn, The
sd o. America, DO hsr1y declare and make known
st l, "a ~ In.s herein assguaed, 20 witt
Al The land shes sAULT STE MARIE, commencing
day e fourteen day Of Joy next for the disposal Of The
lands situated wIln undermsnuoned townships and aeoa
townships, via
SortA o5As base ias Of ts principal "aiaisa
Toe ISLANDS situated section siI township forty
range two ia section ioa township ry d range ss
sections twenIyeish and twenty nine, township nlyss
I %s: Ave and !" section 'l ''''' ''"''A' ''''
Township fe nine, of,aass ten. sov Or ,0,. .,,
Townships oy three, forty st, forty SEVEN and of eight
Tgwasaips og htss forty s, and iofyssen Of rarss 'ssn
,hteh, ,4..
ro~nships iSny Tour and ioy i've, range twsnJsiI
Township forty nins, Of range twenty, seven a, 49,,
Townships forty eight, forty nine, and MY one oahse %
Townships Oyeishi, feynine, my, and amy one OF rang
township. forty .hvs. my any one, Of range iysir
TSs vacant unsppropistsd lands twenty AVE. wsay
six y sSa G IN a eomenss o. M""d
day August next for the disposal Of tbs pnons land:
uaied within The following named townships and paris township
viz ~ ,eA,t,at a4kn.t
North Of The base line and ~ssi Of hs ssepa "eriden
Township thirty seyeu OF range twenty sevea. "a
TwnsSips injury four and ansa
North Of s line and eat Of the principal merida"
Certain islands situated in the following seon. % VIII IN
lions AND ws ,ss S yissn aaa
Ihry * range esa. in sections and thirty, town
ephJ sections three our, nine an Ten
q the same ,s IN se uss
,huy-four, township thirty one, OF The snine range ~
Lands appre law the Ut schools military
other purposes together with those swamp and an
made thereby unit cultivation granted TO the Sk
the ac entitled enable tte Stn Of AkAnsss apd %
States 70 reclaim and. vhia .hsi, limits" Approve
September 90 1850 tciH be ereuded from Ms sales w
he offering above lands viii BE- commenced on The ds
appoinled and viii proceed in The order y which they are a
Used convenient despatch until The whole shall have bee
offered and the closed but sale shall be Kept
than two weeks private the lands
be admitted unui expiration Of the two weeks
Given hand the city Of Washington inns nm day
April Domin thousand eight hundred ana my 81
- by the President; FRANKLIN flEiCE
TH0s. A. HENDRICKS, -
Commissioner OF the General Land Once
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled TO the right q pre- empton 70 any Of
lands within townships and OF townships above enume
ted required establish the satisfaction OF the
ter and proper land Office and make payment h
practicable after seeing this notice. and beior me day
the pubic sale OF the lands
$3.50 TIIo5. A. HENDRICKS
Commissioner OF the General Land Office
ApriI g. lawI3w Intel. and Star
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n gE Letters OF Madame de scvtgne I, Daughter
and Friends edited ~ Mrs Sarah y. Hale. Ell oS
The Letters Of Lady Mary Worey Montasu edited BY Mrs "a
rab J. Hale. vol. 81 o5.
MAY - FRANCK TAYLOR.
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No. 5G6l
Notice for Restoring Certain Lands in wis
COnsin.

NOTICE nFREDT oivES that the land Offices at MIsER.t
~ PoNr STEyEss PoNT and MENAEHh In thr State
ooSSN, will be sale and location OF any
districts which subject entry their
recent withdrawal BY No $50 and amer Monday
day Of Augu ezePf the following townships, the rcseraOu
81 rtttA OH Be- continued, viz:
Oce Townships to H. inclusive OF ranges
TO I cast inclusive
Once srEyEsss PoIST Townships IS inclusive Of ran.
ges 2 70 q east, Inclusive,
Townships IS and 10, of range 7 east and
Township IS, ofrangs east.
Once Al MESsEHA An the townships district situated
tween township IA and the Michigan line ranges
Cast inclusive,
Given under hand, tho General Land oce city
Washington, this 2ith day Of June, 1855.
THOs, A. HENDRICKS,
Commissioner.
June Gj-law6v Inte. n Stzrl
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EDWARD x. COLLINS,
No, 50 Wall street, ". v,
BROWN, sBtPLEY, 4 CO.,
Liverpool
STEPHEN KEkNARD n CO.,
~ Austin Friars, London,
n. q. WAINWRIGHT n CO..
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a. REV YonK. BnEmEs, And SOUTH
7E4 AhPToN UNITED STATES MAIL sTEAMEhS-
N4 Ths ships eoaprKas tals line the WASHING
as TON, Capt.. Z. cavsndy HERMANN Capt. I'd
Thsse sop Southampton bOu going and returning
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North efts base Of the sa principal rsr,qn
Township %, OF -anse S.
Townships ~, IS, OF ranges,
Townships "a 49, a. Of range T.
Townships -, %, - 93, OF range g.
Townships ~, %, "a, IS, OF range 9.
Townships 20, ~, 23, %, OF range 10.
Townships %, 81, OF range 10
Townships rs 28, ~, nf range IL.
East half IS Townships &c,
Townships IS, 96, "a, 49, OF range l6
Townships 26, 81, os, Of range II.
Afro
public sale will hq held PALxYRA com
mencing Monday the twentieth day October
Poal OF the public lands in such odd numbered
above described situated within STA nles HANNIBAL
Joseph railroad in the following named townships wit;
North Of hs base line ard Of the I'm principal meridian
Townships IS, ST.. So, OF range IL
The townships designated wholly within Of
"r sections width side" OF branches
and the remaining townships only partly within said limits
designated the diagrams which have furnished
specye district land Offices BY the Commissioner OF the General
Land Office.
Lands reserved for Schools military and Other purposes,
excluded from the sales.
,ue right pay granted by the
Of 10Th June 1852 and 9th February 1889 FOR said
and branches and the particular by the
containing the quantities respectively shown the official
without deduction.
Each will be for
the exceeding
make entries the minimum Of 81 50 lands
offered under this proclamation will be received until
close OF the public saes
my hand, city Washington this 6nh day Of
June, Domin thousand eight hundred and y-si1
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
by the Presidesti
THos. A. HtspRtCKs,
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PROPOSED DATES or sAILiKa-lsss.
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hereby certify the beet knowledge belief
above named ruarantorp are good and sufficient.
(signed) E.
Mar s-anwtstbNayAl swG
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TEN CENTS PER WEEK
NUMBER 2o6:

but attach any importance to them affecting
the interests of the country, and they are.
gone You would, no doubt, be astonished to
hear that many children of foreigners, and. in
fact, foreigners themselves, are Know Moth
ings, started to proscttbe. them; but such is
the fact. have extended my remarks furth-
er than intended, but, they have one dssira-
bic feature-that is, truth. Should they prove
may again intrude on yep: /
remain, yours, = JAMES R.aiWARREN;t
BUFFALO New York, Jan. III, 1856. j. n
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JONAH oUrDoSE.-The Pittsburgh Express
dishes up the following paragraph from pas-
per published in 1857: .5eaEs isaa 3zIsT~
"On passage to Jamaica, with troops on
board a little boy, who vas fifer. sitting on
the gunwale, by sudden roll Of the ship fell
overheard, and was directly swallowed bye
shark. A hook was bailed with a piece of
beef and thrown oter the stern, which was
hauled on board On opehing the shark, the
boy was found snugly seated betweeh two ribs.
and unconcerned, playing a tune on his fifs"
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SHERWOOD HOUSE.

rr7HK subscriber hastaken the above house ana mas
entirely reftted and refurnishedlt 1t, ana Is
rta-tain the patrons of the house in satisfactory
hammer He has rented the brick o
Mr. Peter Burke and has goods OF fhorses
riages to let. ,,,..-.a "a .oo5
The large clean and welllocated, and gooo
in consta attendance
no and in ali respects the public Ia hnd the Sher-
wood House good Hotel. fiss-tfl j. A. 8Y YERS.
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TEyNEYAr sORENsON. ea
Cn.PAqRrNa9akSaAIP.

TIME rsirned haye this day formed Co-par no
ship nm Ter the style and irm Of GEO FOSTER q 0
for the r lnsacon ofa raj forwarding and Ct~
RasinssS and have erected for that purpose
iarye and spacious Fire-proof Warehouses on the
ba d and rie Canal and corRor Of Locdst and Dun,
nam nj near the Depot OF the Evansville and
tr1wfor Isvie abroad, whsrs they viii have ample
room and convenient facilities for storing all kinds oil
Produce and Merchandize- - = 81
srhey will give special 70 Consgnments either by
Esyer Railroad, Canal or Wagons, and willforEard
HEemptly at the lowest rates. -
They will give personal attention to the purchase or
yaf of roIce or Groceries in this market, and solicit
one of the irm will the South during the
Winter g I q 4 -
- iLI;lrn.,ron.1e a-Ir7 NJ. w. FOSTER.
- ~ GEO. FOSTER,
faa.vK a5s 81 w. NJ. AMMAN.
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f.f -:O:--- rS0g+ lTl7
The Etua ts patrons the
condition increase in Cash Assets
the rther security their be-
market value at the time
depression in the standard Of same They ars
mime paying good valusble and clean
vestments yielding moderate interest and income Lh&
basis Assetsbave been vaued bArR
coin Ar STEREsr Besides this soiidt; Company calls
tiop security derives fre its
presenting united Phalanx of ExPERIEscED
which thirty tie happiess
results claimants for lossesand
yesr 1886 with greater prestige f future use
ess reached BY really NATIONAL In
surarce Corporation. ,.. 5....I. a.-t
All business attended TO with despateE ano ndeny.
;nns0-tf ALLEN @. HALL0CK. Aren't.
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AGRICULTURAL. . fs.,.,-.-
fHNHE subscriber having received fresh supply Of Impt.
snow prepared furnish the following articles
on the most liberal terms, consisting Of e. -
Corn Crushers, Threshng Machines, Corn Shelters.
Moving Machine. Corh Pffis Reaping MaehfRse,
Plows all kinds, Fanning Mills. Harrows. -,
Cutting Boxes, Cultivators. iz--i OiicH3&H Sa@Es
Ok Yekes, Meat Cutters, Log Chains, ~
xesand Hoes, Trace Chains, Apss, Shoveis, so
Ames' Spades, Days Shoyes .Lipineott's Spsaes.
Lpncet Grain Shoves Best Cast Steel Forks snd
eral assortment of Garden Implements.
orders Threshng Machines, the supply
nhs - - - : THOMAS GRANT; Main strsss.i
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CONDITION OF sel TleT5
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY,

~ JANUARY L, 1885,, i- S-s< 4''
presented to Its Stockhoders and made ont in ssrpi
aneo laws New York Ohio Indiana ulinois
&c. -. ,.f.- rr,s..- : sfs5s.
The name OF the Corporation Is ETNA lN2TAAHGR
COMPANY, located at Hartford. Conneetisst. +" '
ASSETS
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FALL, CAMPAIGN!
EEARDHA ARE AT XFAOEESA lie
NEW AND VERY LARGE FALL STOCK.
CHAC G WELL S

CHAS. S. WELLS,
thanks for the 81
SpSi.s interior Gerchsnss from aaiana illinois aad Ken
and city b Of and
er @ onT that he has ever war ord n hs
ed rates by during depressed state Of the markets.
il Engena and G gs. 5G spS
acurers ok he not only able But deeidsSy di posed
sord rft tSe aas sane to cash
invites careful examination Of his stock and o
anon the articles (most Omrrising his
10 boxes AxssWe Leveretts and cOllinsi
500 dozen Pocket Knives (fult assorted;
S99 90 Do Do ssSf ssssi shes9s and Scissors.
loo ,ros, spoons-iron Brittania and German siivsr
e dozen fgGse MiiIs la! al. E5ia,dss;;; s, s;is,
1000 lbs Brass kettles. turned bOttomsi
800 dozen Butt Hinges, Dol, #..etl-s
ii9o $50 doGen f5GsS Doors Doc soeksand ocEsts
200 200 do DO curry GnErftj Gons. and Horse Cards:
Soo pairs shovel and Tong. iTsn and brass heads
ss s. dozen 90 ss~i sss.yads aFd9 and M Scale
casks Pump Chain and ttxsIres; 1To,
| 5 eases JaPanned Tinwars 1sny tS1ly assorted.
wb;p. and Lashss Brushes Combs Needles. spectacles
Por: Fancy Hardware generally together Tief
goods: s viz 6se. GsaIss and Uis 'f'p
Gun ia fFefs fnd Gtfsi Trimmings,
CarPenters and oOopers Tools GnaST sssS WiLs
os.2 Main street. I'd door below Branch Bank
pots. , and Rd.s .tisa; 81;
Maesssar OIL Bandoline Curling Fluid. Hair Gloss; etc
9ls * a. sss
skin soft and fa s e aShisass
9th Powders ana T0Tss Passes es I
all the other articles in the line Of Toilet
F4E aovis ;a.s By stPo.ss u
WITE LEAD-'OO kegs SRs SSEs fO5 Sslzsn sale = CO
|
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WNRIED BEEF AND TONGUEs-lO0o lbs extra
sugar cured dried Beef; 50 extra cured Bssf
Z. II. COOK SON. =
nh1. Corner Main and 1st.
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coRuER or MARKET WALNUT sTkEETs. 80
EVANSVILLE, IND. p.
been recently rehted and is
now ready for the q either regular
eusora airy and pleasant and the
- he ia sunnlied with the hest the market affords
WAGOS YARD just added 10 the Hotel large
the Country Every will paid to their eefo
and 10 the safety OF theT eattle1 ,.osrYv
D isr@s r1s = ~ ~-'s .l,.-.-- Proprietor.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
cPEAT INCREASE IN THE MAMMOTH STOCK, AND
~ CtiIJ They CnYneu

nCR .taex Of Boots and Shoes is complete eIahra
-irv eysry variety and boys. youths And
shiIdfens heavy work. women and coar
.d 6ne Boots Ties aud Slippers made to on.
-d.r nd 10 Our stock double no
Sin Of any ohsr city We have direct cannseoa
b and raetsres in New Ensia7
en- ire time ana given tn the purchase anu as OF
GOOD BOOTS AND SHOES;
And vinr this one branch merchandising eur nre
No have decided advantage tn Sc whose tle
in assortnens OF Gun bSrres
PFsh hooks Rat Tr4ps. and Corduroy I'm pos
sible -tn-rnove abo5t- without -ahles 49, -
Brv YOUR and Shoes of Boot and Shoe
Nations Of Notion Houses Dry Goods from Dry Go0as
1V'SSsi - ~ " HENDRICKS & McREA.
noris T rst street. r oSel 9Ioe>
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MISCELLANEOUS.
r,f rHn CITIZENS OF SOUTHERN INDIAN A
=. = = X I'm NJ. CK AND ILLINOIS.

rrt{ THn CITIZENS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA
ZEN "a CK AND ILLINOIS.
HAs.D. SAUNDERS: Civil Eagneer having taken up his
w% city Of Evansville would respectfully
p9uce citizens the southern portion OF Indiana
Ke.tlcky that he prepared TO furnish Plans
Etmn work ef deserip ap-
peraiunx professiOn !ir Water Orss DrainaSe -
prS~F 1+eut Rivers for navigAtion purPo es.
onials Of ability frs m e. wilson E,4 Onlel I'm
y Roo Ins.on Ind. George g. Dunn Of BEDFORD i1dai
nAesef EsT Chief Engineer OF the E. and q Straght
y Inc RsiIr ad. be on arplteatiou mhzo
< ssfsf.iss5 sas ssTEYNEYAE sORENS0N.
nH GROCERIES AND LIQUoRa, CoKNkk
So SyyATge AND VINE srs - svILLE. fSD
YENHE this day formed eopartnershp
the purpose doing wholesale Grocery and Liquor
nes Ewing succeeded the business Of Messrs At
Ies stock and made additions TO make
sompsss shA be able 20 offer as sood
Nsssss3 Esz AZ z e " q ~ q s. SORRNsoN.A :
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FIOURING mILnFoR SALE.

YWNHE undersigned offers for sale his tourlng s IN the
town Grayviiie Illinois Almost everything eonnec-
81 th the MIL CINE Buss. boltiug cloths. etc
Thare three run with everything in excellent
nrder do fine and profitable hus-
There also connected with the Mill two story
dwelling well arrsused for comfort with the
To person desteus OF eulbarking IN
of this here offered which hut
sedom The country surrounding this ahounds IN
which be obtained az such prices s to make M s1
he scd on and time given for part o.
purchase 70 make Il II
/ ~ ~ ~ nSsrn;ses ~ = = JOHN RIG ALL
;auS
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REMOVAI..

FE1HB undersigned removed hs Tailoring EstahIisn-
ueut to second Immediately opposite the Fres
terian Church. in the office with Dr. ooo wnere n
would be zlad to old and goody num-
Srr 81 neToa-s and pleased serve them with
ANYTHING line such coats, vests pants'
ara ate to order shortest possible notice
Thsukful he would most
aou vim Of the same at the hands oil a9erH IWS
~Qs
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xvATcti RYPAIRING.

THyHE IaaerSizned baving commenced the above
in Evansville himself with the hope .hat ns
and xiii in descriptions OIL time
machinery will upon trial be found worthy the
only resident citizens o. the cY cut aiss
.omprjSinr the ''eircumambient yeinsFe' -. =. -,
nus sn@p s u AZ INC ,xs "a r. Fl. GATES.
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/ .S1ONIN(s GLASSES.

AMat all .!ms prepared furnish Lookns Glasses in
Mahogany aluut, Rosewood Frames. Locking Glass
Plates Picture Aso. Gilt Frames Picture
Frames and general Pictures and Oil Paint
'hs''A' "HO'0'-i - j q. GEsT.
nhsdSwins No awe.t Fourth street. Cincinnati. o.
6NHEAPER ET!-Superhne and Bdek wheat Flourf
- sale at reduced prices by v1cvrpv
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s1,@A.396 27
LfABILITIgAG

- Ohio Life Ins. & Trust "a .Stk. Gin I'll $500 %
!. MS.h Traders Blk Stk, jersey City 500 90
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U,I sAIT.-25oo bushels for sale = -.
@CSt9 @s.r9s "a GEO FOSTER 4 90.

tIoFrr9ss GEO FOSTER CO.
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FARMEHsS, HOTEI

~ not27 ..f10 ORR. DALZELL co.
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RUN.NENS CHANGE d !.

HAV seld stock of Groceries "a Messrs, u H. COOK
III SoN. WHO xeontinue the business at my old stand
which have ren e them for five They will also
with et business of Family Gre
and Produce hone friends and Will call and
e tn cir stock and give them liberal trial
In retiring from my present business would return my
nd custo for their
very liberal patronage and what still more desirable IN
business their genersl in material aid
found at the Office OF GEO. FOSTER Co.
(sf which member. and will give to the business
that house pers0RAl aerisn, and where shalL De
ian95-ti 'e' NY II w. FOSTER.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-04-16
THE POWER OF a HOLY LIFE,

Example carries with it a power which
is everywhere felt. It's extent however.
does not seem to he fully realized. 1t op-
crates silently but only the more shrciy
and effrctually on that account. With
out 1t, precept is Of but little avail. Men
may recommend certain course of life
IN language most forcible and eloquent {;
yet !: that recommendation be not emtorc.
ed by corresponding example. it will he
attended with but little or no effect. The
exemplary holy life Of an humble Chris
tian does more for the benefit Of our race
and the honor Of Christ than all the blus.
ter'ng Efforts Of host Of inconsistent moi
sy Christians. And If the world is ever to
be wholly converted to God, instances of a
truly holy life must become much more
numerous than they are at present. Yea
it must become the supreme end of all
who profess Christ not only to profess him
but also to exemplify the principles of
what they profess in their lives. Until
this shall be the case. the Christian reli-
gion will be deprived Of one of it's most
important and powerful elements Of sue.
cesss.
"Ihe beatty Of holy life" says DR..
Chalmers, constitutes the most eloquent
and effective persuasive to religion, which
one human being can address to another.
We have many ways Of doing good to our
fellow creatures; but none so good, so eff
cacious as leading vi,tuous upright, and
well ordered life. There is an energy of
moral suasion IN agood mans life, passing
the highest efforts Of the orators genius.
The serene but silent beauty Of holm ess,
speaks more eloquently Of God and duty,
than the tongues Of men and angels -
Religious Herald.
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THINGS You NAY NOT REMEMBER.-Ti
you do not keep your paper, cut this out
and put 1t where you can find it:
surveyors chain is poles, or 90 feet,
divided into one hundred links Of 192
inches. A square chain is l6 square poles,
and 10 square chains are an acre.
-Four roods are an acre, each containing
1910 square yards, or 34,7s7 feet, or 34
yards 2S inches each side. ...
Forty poles Of 3,o25 square yards each
is a rood. And pole is Eve yards and
half each way.
An acre is 4,s4o SOU. IRE yards, or GO
yards, ! foot s l2 inches each way and
3 acres are 100 yards and half each
way.
A square mile, 1850 yar,ls each way,
is GAO acres; half mile, of $50 yards
each way, is 100 acres; quarter of n
mile, or 40 yards each wav, is park or
farm Of 40 acres; and furlong, or 22o
yards each way, 10 acres.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-04-16
REMARKABLE ExECUTI0NERs.

We have observed several wonderful
stories Of late respecting the skill of
the Chinese executioners, who, it is
is said, can strike off the heads of their
victims SO skilliully that tho poor fellows
themselves never discover their loss until
moment or two after they are dead
We call to mind, however, the story of a
German execu;ioners, who far surpass the
Chinese in professional dexterity. Upon
one occasion 1t happened that criminal,
who was condemned to death, had sin,
yuIar itching to play at ninepins; and he
imrIorcd permission TO play once. more a.
his favorite game before he died Then,
he said, he would submit to his fate with
out murmur. The Judge, thinking there
could be no harm in humoring him, grant
ed his last prayer, and, upon arriving at
the place Of execution, he found everything
prepared for the game-the pins being
set up and the bowls all ready.
lie commenced his favorite sport with
enthusiasm. After q while the Sheriff.
observing that he showed no inclination
TO dcsist, made .iyn to the execution, r
to strike the fatal blow while he stopped
for bowl. The executioner did SO, but
with such exquisit dexteri,y that the cul-
prlt did not nbtice or feel it. He thought,
indeed, that n cold breath of air was blow
ing upon his neck, and drawing himself
back with shrug, his head dropped for
ward into his hands. He naturally sup.
posed that it was bowl which lie had
grasped, and seiaing it frmly, rolled it a,
the pins. All Of them fell. and the head
was heard to excaim, as it rebounded from
the farther wall, llurra! I've won the
game