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The County Convention.

W are in receipt Of considerable num-
Der q letters from every quarter of the
county, With reference To the approaching
County Convention. The best feeling seems
70 prevail, and there is "a unanimity of opin-
ion with regard 70 the general purposes of
the Convention, the ground il should assume.
AM the spirit in which the people should
meet. Il IS conceded ON all hands that it
must be regarded entirely, as tits in fact. as
AER ORGANIZATION, into which none Of the
animosities and yexations, none of the obso-
lete ISSUES or questions Of minor importance
which have characterized former divisions.
stall he permitted place. One great. AL
sorong, paramount question il presented for
the consideration Of the American people
II u question which must be met. which
cannot Nc shlrked, which, the longer il il
delayed presents more numerous and more
stubborn obstacles,-a question upon which
the Ferpetuity Of the Union, the integrity Of
our Government and the preservation Of the
Tree principles upon which il il founded, hu-
man nights aud human feelings, good order
and private and public prosperity denend
i y question to decide which in n manner
becoming the American people ii 4 manner
becoming the humanity 81 eycry man who
has heart ii his bosom. III manner AN
sonant With the inexorable laws Of Justice
and right, without an unainching regard for
which no people can prosper ana 10 nation
endure, --to decide winch M "a manner agree
able y tie genuine and spontaneous senti.
msnts of every true republican. Il becomes
them to overlook for the time being al minor
issues, 70 waive all merely temporary and
comparatively unmportant questions for
that one great effort which II necessary 10
vindicate republican sentiments. ID extend
lib arty over all the land where the national
Law IL supreme, to establish aud assure ths
the impresoriptible right u man To lis own
person, and free employment Vi all his
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BENTONsPoRT, Jan. 30, 1896.
MEssRs. EDIToRs Not the lies Nome,
River Improvement Company, but old
HENS, has brought about the long desired
navigability of our beautiful river. And
such a craft as we took passage in A Gov
eminent vessel, toe, showing that Uncle Sam
looks to the 'quid pro quo'' for his munif-
cent donation Of public lands to said Com
pany. We got aboard at Pennington, hav-
ing taken IN overland route to that place.
Not being ''bred to the sen and unac-
quainted with nautical phrases, it would be
with great difficulty that should attempt q
fair description Of our ''fast saler." At
any rate consider her square rugged, one
decked clipper, about SSseven by nine," pro-
PEELED by two horse power with flags astern.
The keel was what might be called binary,
and built of the most substantial oak plank,
without iron bottom, and with far reach
ing bowsprit, gracefully hewn by the hand
of Providence. The railing Of our single
deck was on either side or end, entire
throughout. sustained by immovable stan
chions, and connected at their angles with
stout cable.
True, she was rather low, aud the port
holes being concealed, except few knottv
ones that would stick out, the craft was in
appearance somewhat piratica, or If sailing
from the port of New York, might be taken
for Nicaragua flhbuster, and call forth the
!
| vigorous action Of our most watohfnl and
| thorough going administration. But not
withstanding her suspicious appearance, do
not thiak the Government need he exercised
about the matter.
This unique specimen, was hy its peculiar
/ construction somewhat amphibons, taking
naturally to both land and water It was,
thereby, enabled to haul alongside Of our
hotel, greatly accommodating the passengers,
consisting Of one other beside myself.
Thence we pnt instantly to river. | babe a
hasty farewell to my friends. ana adjusting
myself in the nature of right angle upon
the main deck, ! choked down that beauti-
ful farewell Of Byron's
"Adieu, adieu MY native land
which involuntarily arose in nv mind, The
voyage was devoid Of much interest. notwitb-
standing my vigorous efforts to throw the
vessel on her beams, or TO break through the
staunch railing by retropusiye muscular ae
ton abaft. All efforts were futile and thus
we had mary" incident.
At the town Of Bonaparte, which YOU
know IS great seaport town, we touched
land, and after the ordinary DELAYS AZ shin
ping and unshippng, put to river again.
Cur commander was san old tarH and no
doubt has doubled the ..Horn'' many a time
without serious accident. Thus after short
and prosperous journey, we find ourselves IN
the full enjoyment Of the Inequalities Of this
eoooiy town. more anon. NAToR.
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Republican County Convention.

call having been issued for Convention to as
sembe al Iowa City the I'D of February 1856 for
the purpose Of organizing the Republican party in
this State, those Of fellow citizens in Lee county
favorable - the purposes Of that Convention.--the
exc.u son q Slavery from the new Territories, and
the Limitation Of the Slave power and Influence ID
the strict bounds Of thu Constitution-are requested
u assemble IN Mass Convention, at CHARLESTON
On SATURDAY, February 9th. for the purpose OF
selecting delegates to the State Convention and per
feeting "A local organization
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The committee for the distribution Of the
poor fund.- find many families, especially
q children, very destitute Of suitable cloth
ny From the uncommon seyerit, of the
weather the cash fund viii probably be OK
hauStea for necessary food and fuel by, or
before sprng Under these circumstances.
tue committee ask donations Of Clothing o.
Bedding, new Or second hand. suitable for
men, women or children.
Allcitlzens who have such articles N enara
vii confer blessing % the cold and naked
ana greater On themselves ~ sending them
soon y the Leather Store Of A. n. qboma.
corner q Fifth and Main street.
heokuk, Feb Z, 1866. CoAxtrrr,
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A Speaker.

No mail east Of the river last night Dis
patches TO Springfield (lll.) last Saturday
say that Banks has been elected Speaker.
and that very important dispatches had been
received from Europe, but we have nothing
more than the mere announcement.
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Especial attention given to Insurance of
FARM PROPERTY, DWELLINGS AND OUT
BUILDINGS.
| ASl RES such building contents gu favorable
L terms, for } or Years, i4snres stores Ware
houses, Buildings Contents, and Personal Proper
y generally.
Losses EQUITABLY ADJUSTED AND PROMPT
Li PAID II CASH.
This Company i Joint Stock Association organ
zed under special charter granted by the Iegisla
ture of WISCONSIN,, with al authorized capital of
5000 600. One hundred thousand dollars ii which
Is paid ln and securely invested in bonds and mort
gagcs. The Company being thus securely organized
upon firm basis the directors take pleasure IN re-
commanding II 70 pubic favor. worthy Of conf.
dence ana support, with the assurance that all loss
es shall b promptly and hanorably adjusted Az
THIS - purely a stock Company mutual business
wall be done nor premium notes taken.
OFFICERS
\. NJ. Donaldson, Pres /. " 7. Gibs H. Sec'y
j. w. Eddy. Nice prcs't. A. Glbson q en- Agent
dec. 2id3m ". i. TURNER. Agent.
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NJ Ew9uld respectfully inform the public that
w on account If change in firm. we have
from this day commenced 20 sell stock of East
err goods al cost and will continue do until the
first If March, 1856
Remember the sign If the Big Shoe
0DELL & MATLESS.
\ mir odeli being about to retire from the
business, all persons ind bted t. him or the above
firm, viii please call and settle Immediately.
iau24dawtmcht
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FIRE FIRE FIRE

I)OLlclEa Of insurance issued nj fair rates in the
Il following sound Offices:
Star Insurance Co., New York
Comm REAL Insurance Co. 81 Louis.
Ina Insurance Co, Hartford.
Mound City Insurance CO., It. Louis.
Hartford Fire Insurance Co.. Hartford
Dwellings insured fur term Of years a. extreme
~ low rates. All information gwen and surveys
made By w. w EELkNAP. Agent
Office corner II AIN and Second Sts
ian41lm
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Home
INSURANCE COMPANY.

Office No Wall Street, New York
Cash Capital, $500 900 90
Amount of Assets. S741g72 II
Amount Of Liabilities s5i.G71 6s
fINHIS Company differs from most others in having
L aPad m capital e $3.50 geo 90; aud ~ divi-
dena~ are made to stockholders without first provid-
ing for the unearned premium all outstanding pol
iccs in additions 10 the capital
CHASE. MARTIN, Pres.
A. i. WfLLMAKTH, See.
iau23d3m NM + TTRNFH A rant
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Office of kcokuk Gas Light and Coke Co. }
.innnar,s pona LIZ

ToWI. !
TYNE following articles constantly on hand and
l. for sale for cash oalq
eokeof best quality, soc per bu.hel
Coal slack for biaeksmiths use 25e per bushel.
Tax IN quantities not less than 80 gallons, 10 cts
per gallon the purchaser furnishing eask to put it
IN.
Apply at theof.e on md street between Main
aud Blondeau.
Ess- None of the above articles delivered from the
Gas Works without an order from he office
r.
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Tar pEs MolSEs VALLEY WHio Is issued from
this ohee every Wednesday has extensive and in
crsasinc circulation throughout the DesMoines Val
ley well a. in the rest Of the State and the M
ted states, and as a medium If advertising i not
surpassed. Subscription price $3.50 per annum IN
advance
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:: !: 1: ::::: s
and improved plan and
cementng them, either with one or two glasses with
a cement that not only beauties the picture, but
hermetlcallv seals 1t, not with the basam Of Fir.
which Will even dissolve Ia common spirits, H. the
old patent pictures done but with cement that
will retain It's hrlliancy for ayes T. person who
has been humbugged 81 The tune ot $500 with worth
less patent, should think that such advice AZ Mr.
F. gives under the head Of Cutting Z Patent Am
brotypc. would be very wholesome. Gail at sc Main
street II you wish IL get a good and picture.
Price Of Amhrotypcs from ST 10 70 see
feb2d l.. w. Bt ELL.
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Tothe stockholders Of the IA okuk
III. ElcusunI & uuscnliuc IL. II. & u.
e.. OHERrOP

L. EEps a stock II Family Groceries, variety u
IN Toys, and assortment ~ Musical lnstfu-
ments. for sale Main street, between Second and
Third. Is, 1888. u
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REuEnREH ST. VALENTINES


(t0Mic and Sentimental Valentines, most beauti
" fu and chsste designs
Valentine writers and fancy nute papers and en-
yclops- suitable for the occasion,
feb2d CAVE d SON
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(bE kff.

copartnership heretofore existing between the
n undersigned in the Boot and Shoe Jobbng bus
mess, in the city of heokuk under the style Of
Thompson Stevens, IL dissolved by mutual consent
The business viii be continued at the old stand by
William + Thompson, who will attend 10 the settle
ment and collection Of ali debts fol against the late
firm w Il. THOMPSON,
Keokuk Feb 4th, 1896 c c. STEVENS
A large variety "a Mems Womcns', and Boys
Shoes on hand, which offered the trade ! per
cent lower than the can be so.A after my spring
purchase. 4 fine article Of Mem Congress gatters !;
good variety Of Mems and Women, rubbers. AT the
old sJandon 81 street " THOMPSON
dlw
MEDICAL NOTICE.
- y. PARKER, NJ. ~. Physician and Surgeon.
". Office with Dr. Wyman Main street, between lst
and I'll streets. dly
q. e.. POTTS. VI. ~.
hfFERS to the citizens Of keokuk his services az
~ HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
and Accouchcr
Persons at distance who wish toayail themselves
OF the advantages OF this popular system II cure
can Obtain good boarding in the city while under
treatment, ormay consult by letter.
Office No. Burkes Gallery, I'd srteet, between
Main and Bondeau. feb4dBm
A. c. Sheldon,
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CUTTINGS PATENT 4 NBKOINPE.
M ntl saDss Of Informing 'arsa ' b. D
friends and the pubic that he II .kNIrHJ
not taking Class Pictures alS9Xk8A
new and improved plan, bur that z@sD
he is producing Cuttings Patent Ambrmypes. or
pictures GIass not daubed the back with
black paint, Yarnish, eemented with aH indie
structihlyegment which destroys the tone @ud beau
y II the picture bur adheres strictly - the Cut
ting Patent, hermetically scaled, With tran par
EFT cement, beautiful enameled plate WHICH NJ
riches he picture. giving tone which a. :. only
be equalIed by tine steel plate engrasIng The uti-
itrsi gned has not taught any he art H. he con
siders the eNelasiyeright If Lee County much more
lucrative than tho trihe which men III the ,laguer-
reatype business could afford 10 pay IL the Bar
nnmized be would say, can and 49, hs new Ambro-
type tothe rictimized he would with u loud voice
etclatln avoid baing cheated, The gallery Tor Am
bfoty pes is not on Main -treet but a. No y "a s.
jan3i EMERSON, Artist
Short Credits and Short Prices
WE invite the attention of buyers teouf extern
w siye and varied asso rtment Of
New Goods,
selected and ilnpt rted for our Spring Sales
tur stock IL DIVIDED into Three Departmeuts--de-
voting nioric eaeh-enabing us to give more at
ttnton 10, and better assortment II Cach class Of
good. than can b, found in any house doing general
business. The following among the articles 10
which We devote specialization
Housefurnishing Department..
=
IAINS, Frs,
SATIN DAMAShS, WATERED M0REENS,
SATIN DE LANES, OIL FURNITURE
IMPERIAL DAMASks. CfTINTZ's,
NoReIED QUILTS COUNTER
COTTON PANES,
C0kNlCEs TAsSELS, BLANKETS.
DC. TOILET COVERINGS,
DIMITIkS &c
Linen Goods Department..
LlALA sHEEIlNGn, TOWELS 4 TOW ELTNG,
PILLOW GASELINENS. DIAPERS 4 CRASH
liable CLOTHS, LONG LAWNS,
TABLE DAMASkS, BIRDS FYEUIApEgS
NAPKINS DolL1ES, Ac.
STAIR LINENS,
And every variety Of SHIFTING. CDATd PANT
LINENS.
Hosiery Department.
MhN'S HOSIERY NDGI0NES
WOMEN HOSIERY ANnGINNES,
CHILDREN : HOSIERY &GL0VES
SHIKIS, DRAWERS, &c.
We ask an inspection Of our stock by none but
CASH and approved six MoNrns buyers-to such we
offer crest inducements.
GuitIoH. Anderson Co.
No lI7 Market It. below 18th. philadep hia
al
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MEDICAL NOTICE.
q, g.. poTTS. VI.
A. c. Sheldon,
Wholesale AND RETAIL DEaIIE
IMPROVED AnHROTYpEs.

IN HATS CAPS, FURs & STRAW GOODS.
76 Main Street, keokuk, Iowa
g.f~~ Gash paid for Furs fcb2dEw
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ssIt SALE.

IN0R SALE $40 aeres 81 choice land within four
l Inile. u the city. SMITH & NANsLCkIEN.
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Franklin Fire and Marine
INSURANCE C0uPANY.
FOND pu LAG, W.T..

CAPITAL 100000, CASH PAID n $lOo ,oee
Invested according e The Law Of Illinois
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New Grocery & Provision Store

= W. RtNiAN co, having established them.
~. selves on the south side If Fourth street near
To tho Market House have received large and we'll
selected stock Of Grocsres to which they respectful
~ call the attention of the citizens Of keokuk and
vicinity. Provisions and Feed If all kinds kept
constantly On band. Al articles delivered in any
part of the city free of eharge dec 20, DIFF
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IN0K SALE---ur trade for Town landr or kenk ak
l. City propertyA hauSe and i0t az Walnut IL lis
near theeiit II Cincinnati. apply %
SMITH & NANSICKLEN
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IasIs Aal.I.
Et,R SAIL.

% feet hy - on First Strect, between Main John
)n. Also, House and Lot, corn, II First and John
IA. Apply IT, SMITH a SANrICkLEA
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TO The PUBLIC.

II ANlAG determined. hereafter, to do an > xelu-
siNely cash bnslHess IN retail dep rttnant
We are prepared Is sell ali kinds of Hats Cans Ron
nets, dc.r nj greatly reduced price, Our stsek Il
now very complete, aud 10 kes q nothing but the
best grads q good. always ave the latest styles
anu WIZ sen lower l9f easb than the grades
are sold on credit ~ r., ,.a nn with your dfpast
- All kinds 81 .dlllinery work done 10 order,
~ the sn9rte@t stice.
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SAM'L FoRREY, Sec'y.
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Hosiery Department
BOOTS And SHOES ar Cosr.

No. i47 Market It. below 18th. Philadelphia
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REMOVAL.
The Byron Clothing Store.


NJ HuI FlIElMER has removed from the corner
~. Of 1T and Main street to "a near Main, in
Graham Building. | Of my stock Of Cloth
ing. Gent N Furnishing doods. dc., from to 10 per
cent heiow cost. 70 make for larger and finer
stock If clothing. Call aud see. IL u u your
advantage. n H0FEHEIMER.
JanlGd6w Second near Main III.
\lTILLIAM JAkEMAN, Horse Farrier If thirty
w years experience. Residence on 9TH, between
Main aud johnson.
jau22d5m
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To any ssentiesHan m

" ISllING new Hat We have just received pei
~ Express = dozen soft Hats If Superior quail
lily u the threat csteru Emporium.
u. +. II MPlIREY a GAGE
AEcnEE | l. lA55.
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EssA SALE.

4 Hot ST and lots ~ second street, Apply to
a nof2I SMITH EANSICkLES
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LsFk SALE 20 feet by 40 on johnson street, be-
l. tWctn ID aud Sd streets, south side, apply to
SMITH Il NANSIGhlEN.
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LNDh rALE.--A h0nsc and iot pu Main street
L NOVA SMITH i EAN~ICkLEN
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Sru 4rrt.a,

DROWN aud tan colarei hats, high AMI low CROW
- III every style AMI quality. Just received BY
oct23dwtt u. T. HUMPHREY 4 GAGE.
1--WE hunir-d 1oaeu plush caps, just received 81
L the store Il 4. T.. HUMPHREY & GAGE.
oct23dwtf
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EWk sALh.--A farm containing 20s acres, 1880
L unier fence II miles from the city on the plank
road. Possession gwen the lai Of March next an
ply "a novel SMITH 4 SANnfCkLFS.
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Il FRESH tnVolee u Hate and Gaps u trade for
~ City property. Apply &"
noy14 SMITH 4 yANSICTLEN.
leo ACRES Il Land Ia Washington cunnty. four
loO miles from the County seat, caa L. Lad for
seven dollars per acre. Apply soon To-
n0y2i SMITH 4 NANSIChLEN
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-16
THE PASSENGERS AND CREW OF THE
PACIFC.

Hardly any hopes now entertained that the fate
of the United States mail steamship Pacific will ever
b. precisely known. While there appeared bare prob
ability Of her safety RETAINED from giving her up
az lost But eightyfour days have now elapsed snce
.he set out upon her voyage to and during
that period DO tidings of her have been received
This time greatly exceeds the longest voyages OF
pscket-shps a. this season OF the year with one OF
two exceptions. One vessel, i "a true, was 10 Gays
on the way from Glasgow 10 this port; but TINS TACT
can AFT I'd no grounds for the belief that the Pacific .
yet Affect Beside if she yet above water, with
10 persons on board the horrors OF starvation must
soon set in upon her Her owners considered her Ices
s.ceitain and only those who have friends or relatives
on board persist in hoping against hope. Mrs IL
bridge, the wife Of the csptsn does not despair she
says that her husband VII yet return. Would that 1t
might be so but We fear the expectation il falacious.
We have already published the list of her passen-
gers. BY singular neglect, the agents OF The Inc
in Liverpool do not take the residences other pas'en-
gers, in consequence Of which unable to iden-
ty the majority OF them but BY extended inquiry We
have obtained the Identification Of few. The ioAo"-
ing list comprises the whole of them % IN numoef;
A. W. ATwATEa Of Montreal, Canada west.
AUGrsrrs ERvryG Of Hartford, Conn, Secretary o:
Legation to s.. Petersburg.
Mr.. ERvISG, wife Of the above:
II. c. SHELDON, Of the firm Of Eastman. Sheldon q
Townsend. Fix q. alers. No. y Murray street. Mr..
sheldon resided in Congress street, Brooklyn.
A. X. Carter u Newark, y. j. Nj. Carer Weni
10 Epc,ard a. the agent OF Woodwork planning ma
Ctire.
L. GRAsD SxrrH. NJ Smith Is vel known here
e. a theatrical and musical manager. lie went 20 In
gland to engage aotcrs for NJ AaEsha OF me bioad
way TbeGter
Nj WILsos ~ Newa-k Y. j., agent Of he Perry
Arms Manufacturing Company ot that city
M. JAS l.. RIDGwAT, No. loo aii-st one Of the
firm Of How.sud sni Ridgway Il VII be remem'
bs.ed ,bs; ite sbp Joa3 Ry...j5e, .a;.y -: ~ CO...
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FROM BOSTON.

From Occssionsl Correspondent.
BosToN, Saturday, April IL, 1856.
l am sorry to say that the tenderness with which
treated the unhappy Websteromaniac of The
Boston Courier, in my letter of last week, seems
only to have aggravated his symptoms. 1mmedi-
ately upon reading that letter. he was seized with
fresh paroxy.m which must hat carried con-
sternston to the break tables Of the small and
select company Of his subscribers unless, indeed,
they are all infected with the same affective NAL
ady-" fit audience, though few in which case
the explosion must have tended to exasperate their
complaint / feel, indeed, kind of delicacy in
abiding TO this melancholy case-t seems 30 Like
violating confidence to communicate 10 your multi
tudinous readers facts of which they would never
have heard otherwise, and which were never ex-
pected to transpire beyond very narrow and
strictly confidential circle of anxious friends.
know nothing whatever of this unfortunate indi-
yidusL DO not even know his name Nothing
but sense of what is due to the interests Of
science could induce ME to make any public state
ment in relation TO a suffering fellOwc citizen who
never did ne any harm. But the natural curiosity
of the public to know something Of the diagnosis
of this new description of mania could not be
satisfied without some account Of II.
He again mistakes the smiabe and inOhensive
gentleman to whom, in his distraction, he at
tributes my sin pie epistles, for hyena. Now, II
sou happened TO have any acquaintance with this
worthy person. you would laugh at the extraya-
gsnce Of this delusion. know him well; but
TO say know more harm in him than in myself,
were 10 saw more than know" You would be
yery fond OF him if you liked him only half as well
AZ i do. Indeed, 10 prove TO you how unlike
hyens he must be, | can assure yOn that he mas
been more than once mistaken for minister.
Now, though we may have heard of wolves in
sleeps clothing, did any one ever imagine such
thing ss hyeDa going about dressed in wooden
In TACT. this circumstance drove him to extreme
measures az one time. have often heard him
tell the mournful story. You must know he was
for many winters almost as much distinguished
for White ereat.cOat, which be wore without re-
gard 10 the changes Of fashion as 10 your re-
.pected serior editor. And this is the way in
which it happened:
One day he was driven by stress of circumstances
20 reetauraLt State street to get his dinner.
He bad never been ia the place before, and knew
nothing about IT, He noticed that the tables were
generally filed By persons of epipent gravity,