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PIANO ROKTEs.

Two those desiring 10 purchase Hrst class Pianos,
i We would say that We have just received from
tho popular manufactory OF Eosrdnsn, Gray !
Co., three elegant Pianos with corrugated souDdins
board, Suspended plate, and with or without ths
DOLCE Campana Attachment.' most gratify-
ing proof Of the superiority of BoArdman, Gray 7
their elegant squares and magnificent grands, have
besn sought for and publicly used not only by the
nrss American pisnists, but also nearly all the
great artists who have visited this country. Thai
berg, aottsehalk, Hason, Strakosch, Jenny Lind,
catha1ino Hayes, and many others, have borne
public testimony 70 their great and acknowledged
merit n lhs most altering terms.
PATRICK GROUSE,
78 Main street.. kcokuk,
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JOS. n. n. BERTRAM,
REAL ESTATE AND IN2URANC
AnR d u EN-

BROKER.
OFFICE, NO. 4, KILBOukNE'S BLOCK,
1 bourne's Addition.
Rrsm any Of these Lots the prospect from, and
the view around thecity, isdeiightfui.
They are all near adjoiLing
"KILBOURNE PARKlo
And other Lots in the City be more desirable
for residences.
Block l76 in the oldlimits.
90 Feet on Main-st., between 9th and7th.
Lot I, Block ", on Blondeau.st-
90 Feet In Block 3ol, on MAin-st., between 10th
and llth.
- Feet on Main-st., commencing 100 feet from
l0th street.
70 Feet ON 4th st., In Block 45, very desirable
baildiLg residence.
Also, Lots In Edward kiibourre'f New Addition.
TkRns-I.ow, and very Easy Payments--
For further particulars enquire Mt the above once
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DINwOI.QlT1ON

flNHE CO. partnership heretofore existing between
! the subscribers, under the name and 6rn Of
Wilkinson and Marshall, 10 this day dissolved BY
mutual consent. Richard Marshsll will coatinus
in the business, and sign the namc Of the Arm .
liquidation. ANDREW J. WILKINSON.
RICHARD MARSHALL.
Ksokuk, March so, ls57-ap3-dAw
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keok uk II. Des N n 4 MI e. . q
KAILkOAI i COMPANY


keokuk, r.. Des N MoInes 4 Minn O. eta
KALLkOAL COMPANY.
zl Is6n S:E42 1
ga- DHce IN kiitoprns's Block N0.H az stairs
| sept l i,Is5G.--dAwy
PENNSYLVANIA GENITAL RAIL
NOAD.
600
| TIL kKk TkA1Ns FROM
PistshurEh - PAt1aAelphia.
Trains leave Pittsburgh follows, Mali Z. a. m
| Fast Line p. nj Express Mail 9.40 y. IN.
The EsPress Mail kuLs Daily. the other two sun
days excepted. Making Direct Con-
ncctions with all trains from
81. Louis, No; Dubuque. keokuk and Iowa City
Iowa; Carr Rock island aud Chicago, Ills;
Lexington anJ louisville, Ky; Terre
Haute, indianapolis and Lafayette,
Ind; ;eInrisnati, Columbus, bay
ton, Toledo, CLEVELAND lanes
Vile, Crestiine, Massilon
and Wooster, Ohio.
Also, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, and
ALI Points im the west.
-4 yARE As Low ANY orHER ROUTE ~
Passengers from { no West can rely upon this
as being the shortest aud most ex-
peditious route to
PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE, NEW YORK
AND ALL EASTERN CITIES
TH0S. MOORE, Agent
Passenger Lines Of Penn. X. r., Philxdeip phiA
August 10, 81
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Late Of Hsrrodsbnrsh, XVI
s.nA'.s House
HATCH 4 THO MpSON,
,..............lOWA
DAkTICuLAk attention paid to collections, and
i rcmittances made At esrren rates.
All basiness aPPsstAining TO Banking promptly
a;tendedto
Exchange on England, Ireland, and the Cont
nent. u. W. BAILEY Cashier.
nErxEEScEsi
JIM. Morrison, Cashier Manhattan Co., N. r.;
Chss. b. Foote, Cash r Commercial Bank Cin.;
Kinney, Espy 1 Co., Cincinnati;
s. II. .Bulisn, Cash + Bank Kentucky Louisville;
Northern Bank OF Kentu ~ .xington;
Taylor, Shelby 4 Co.,
Yarnsrs' Bank Of Kentucky, frankfort;
Darby i BArksdale, ST. Louis;
Pitsmsn 4 Brother, /"
X. I. TinkmAn = Co., Chicago;
Mitchell d Cable. Rock Island. lnovl-d
Al. pnnIns n.k. Lows
DEmlNG r LOVE,
tSuccesaors to A. l.. Dsming Co.,)
Wankers auA DeaBors IN kxCAan &c,
Man Street, Keokuk, fsDs.
DARTICULAK attention given to celisetions
i Refer to
E.w Clark, Dods. Co., NevYor.;
Adams Buekinghans,
J.w. Clark 4 Co., Boston;
Drexel Co., Philadelphia
E.W. Clark 4 Co.,
Johnston, brothers 4 Co., Baltimore,
Y. W. Clark Bros, st. Louis
state Savings Institution, :"
Bsuoist Donnelly, :"
Wm- HERON Co., Pittsburgh.
Con nerciai Bank Cincinnati;
N.Corwith 4 Co., GAlena;
Heron Brothers, Dubuque,
D. C. Convcrs, ESQ.,, Cashier State Bank Of Ohio
Zanesviile. ljy7
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FRUIT, FRUIT!


KING X TAYLOR,
Whoissaie Dealers IN T0rsign smd Domesfir
EFutss an0 Mats, ana Coamisst en-
DcAls rs An Oomessi Prod ace.
No. i, Main street kUkU X, low A.
DEINd connected with thu largest houses in
- Boston. New York and New Orleans, thoy Are
enabled TO obtain their supplies frssh from those
markets, which they will sell as cheap as any
house in the west. The following Is list Of part
Oranges. Lemons, Banana,
Pine Apples, TAmsrnd, Prunes,
Dried Peaches, Dried Apples, Dates,
Dried Currants, English walnuts, Figs,
Almonds, Pecans, filberts,
Brazil Nuts Pea Nuts, Cocoa Nuts.
EO BXS. LEAUNS In store And selling at very
~ low, at KING TAYLOR'S,
Jei6ddw l Main-st.
1n00 BUSH. Potatoes, just arriving, and will
1UUU be sold cheap at KING i TAYLOk's,
iolodAw No. Main at.
flSAMARINDs--A fresh supply Just received by
i jeledAw KING ! TAYLOR.
JUST THE THING FOR IOWA!
Wesps Patent Galvanic Cement,
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RAR1AR 4 MAINED,
KIOKUk PLANNING AND FLOORING MILL,
corner - aaA DiufS sss.,
Near the Keokuk IT. Dcs Aoints A. X. Depot;
nKALER6 In LUMBER In the rough. Mans.
II fsctureYs Of Doors, Shutters, Blinds. 6saA,
Dosr snA window Frsmes, nouldinys Of every
slss. saS pattern, fiooring, Weather boarding.,
Shelving, Nantes, Base, Pilasters aud Chain rump
Tubing.
! Plassa and Matched Lumber, from ; . -
1ushss il width.
a lares sssortmsnt Of tho above named aSti-
eies esostaAuy - hand.
& Plasing end saving done to oIdsr, ,st shsrt ne-
tiees sA reasonable tsrns, and warranted -
DleAse. sss
- Particulsr attention paid TO hlliDg orders
tor coantfy butidings copplsts.
Ksokuk ,July dAw
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THnoUGn TICKETS


0
fPon Kc0k m - New YeYk
BY AODIFFERENT ROUTES!
To Boston by 25 different routes.
q Philadelphial5 q
90 Baltimore, IL "
q Washington, :"
Harrisburgh,lo
I" Pittsburgh, 10
Wheeling, =
" Cincinnati, 4
- Chicago, 5
Also, by several different routes TO ali the prin-
sipal intermediate pIacss-
AIso. 10 0alens, Dunieith and ST. Paul.
Also to all the Railroad Cities In Upper and
Lower Canada, via GraEd Ifusk Kaiiwayl Ham
ilton, Toronto, Kingston. Montreal and Quebec.
by thessm routeto Osdsnsburgh, N. y, Platts-
burgh, N. Y. and Portland, Me-,
Can be procured at the
RAILROAD TICKET OFFICE,
Main ST., ore door from Billings House,
KEOKUK, IOWA.
GR- Travellers can save time and money by
buying their Tickets In X keOkuk.
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W.. a. MBCH,
A RCHlTRCT. once in kilbourne's Block, on
IA Aain-st. bet. I'd and sd, ,Keokuk, Iowa.
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! GUNS j! GUNS!
W.. b. ANkAAhs
Ale and Porter Depot,

Ger. mAsn ana FiFos.sss., KsSk M.
A LII orders for Bottled ak ana r0kTkk,
ekA hlleA md dslivsreA in aSy part of the city.
Also, quantity of Ale By the barrel. Orders
from distance respectfully solisitsd promptly
attended TO. W. q. HAWKINS.
iayd6m
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Cabus' salo0n,

#s n = 4 4 = 4 q o,
d - = IA1tr Rssidsncss. er et eAe Saloon.
~ E&epeistor 10 satisAed thai ~ can neu com
d ~ Nm my 6Alosa IN ~ ua1tsd 6tatss.
Il r.B.-wis..1 1fospsss ~ Blan1ts - = esds,.d
~ nsasarsnsnt. I q. g.
2 nAylod ls..as.sI
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1857. IMPORTANT NOTICE 1887.
OWners 1 Shippers Of Live Stock & Freight
VIA
Peoria, Oquawka and Burlington
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KE0KU6 6T0V8 T066I n.
ll k61H6 u ~ GAevs oahlls1 4 6GUo.
pArea y - tnalles teall - n1v 80 owoxSHa
II ths llns = eesyn - - W&eA en1 - ee
y nlisn asd Recommendations y gSlE 1a 171 331o1o
~ tAs pshlis. 1A&
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W. a. MELLON,
w h oil esals q shAan Lssten lae sc M ~,
AND MANUFACIukEhS' AGENf,
No.li cuat-st.......-...-...ST LOUIS, MO.
iNEALEk In Paper, ,Glsss w arc, Window oisss,
Wooden " are, STRAW and B~anst Nosrds News
and Book fapsr, AsntIiA Papers, News and Boob
Ink, Printers Materials, snd Man nufactprsd Ar.
ticiss gsneYA ally. Aso, every sise and variety si
fire -PToof SAtos On hand.
mayl3-d
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-26

Is not apt to wait long. AT least am not. And
my hosts last words gave me ample proof of
the correctness of my suspicious. Without wal
ting for him to finish, fred. His finger must
have pressed the trigger of his pistol, for within
the space of a watch tick, a sharp report answer
ed, and mingled with mine, and ny hat shook
upon my head. .al 1-f= iEssaI s.tf-1fit
Daniel GrOome sEayed andf several times
in his saddle, and then with a.gutgiing groan
sank upon the earth. 1 slipped asFn after him,
and when stopped over ,eSbody, i saw a few
drops of dark blood trickling from his forehead.
Fer few moments felt awe-struek and cen
demned. 1t was a natural feeling in such pres
ence. But when came to reflect upon all that
had preceded the deed, / felt that had done nay
country service. l made the robbers horse
fast to tree, and then remounted and rode on.
1 reached the mills about halfpast nine, and
I found Foster and his family up. They we're
glad to see me, and introduced me to Mr..
Price, whom afterwards found to be the owner
of the place where had taken my dinner.
On the following morning party started out
under my guidance. They we're Foster and Price,
and three men who worked in the mills. When
We reached the spot where the tragedy had hap
pened, we found the horse as Ihad left him, and
nay host lay upon the ground stiff and cold. He
had not bled at all, the ball having made but
small wound, thought had passed clear through.
A little way within the wood, we found place
where the ground seemed at some time to have
been disturbed. and upon digging there we found
two human bodies. Subsequently one more was
found only few rods distant. go r-. ..r.,
The body of Groome was taken up to his
house, and VIC found that Ike had fed. He had
probably been out and found bis dead father, and
fearing that be might be implicated, he fed.
Mrs. Groome, who was q mild, broken down
woman, acknowledged that she had long been
aware Of her husbands crime, but that the fear
of death had kept her silent. --g .v'
Ike, believe, has not yet been found, but his
mother is still living in Illinois with a married
daughter, who is well off. She had grown more
strong and happy since the night on which Ihad
the highway adventure with my host.
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some OF THE BEAUTIES or BANKINe.-The
following rich revelations are furnished by a
correspondent of the St. Louis Republican:
"In conclusion, will depict for you an ILL.,
nois bank. A frame house, a counter so high
that you can barely lay your wrist on the sharp
edges Of it, and so narrow that but one man can
approach at time. The specie scoop hangs
highup, like the laws ofNero, but, unlike them,
covered with cObwebs. Your check is cancelled
in deadly silence. You hear some fumbling be-
hind green screen.-A package Of shinplasters,
as thick as 2 bulls hoEn, and twenty-five cents
in silver, is handed you for your uncomfortable
check. The bundle Is tightly laced, the notes
are inside, so that, with the other inconvsnien-
ces, yoC can hardly count them. You open the
bundle and Sift out the tinkllams, almond trees,
and WiscOnSins, and you are peremptorily told,
''No use in asserting; that is all you can get"
You say: "Please, then, return me my cheek."
Answer: "Your check is already cancelled. -
This i the return made yOu by the best Of them
for geld advanced. on grain. Had the grain
gone down, you would have had it, but, having
gone up, they return you such shinplastsrs for
your advances in gold, or stand suit"
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p A Few Words to Country Papers.

The Chicago Times, noticing country "a
per, applying for an exchange, says:
"The Journal published at Lafayette, Marshall
county, Iowa, comes to Us Of the date of Oct.
18th, asking for an exchange. Though pub
lished two days after the election, no mention
Of that event is made in the paper. Valuable
exchange that"
The above remark of the Times hits the nail
on the head, and should suggest to the weekly
country press the pTopriety of paying more atien-
ton to domestic events. No matter how small
paper may be, If keenIy alive to everything of
interest to its own immediate neighbOrhood, it
will never fail to be useful and appreciated by
way Of an exchange.
Yet, strange to say, many country papers en-
tirely ignore the well-e,tablished principle of
journalism, that news, ike charity, should be-
gin at homo. Instead of rehearsing stale Euro
pean news, old witticisms (veritable Joe Miller
ties, with boards down to their waists.) and
doggerel poetry, they would labor more faith
fullyin their vocation by bestowing some atten-
ton upon matters immediately before and around
them.
Country papers should make domestic occur
rences and local matter their first object--it is
for this they were established in 50 many local
tiles. Foreign news and miscellanies are sec.
Ondry considerations: first, because they must
unavoidably be stale when published; secondly,
because there are few newspaper readers who
donot take one or more dailies for the express
purpose of getting early news abroad. thought,
therefore, be remembered by our country friends,
that their particular province b to be local. Yet
how few act upon this principle. ..-.- .-I
We have some exchanges in our eye at pres
ent writing, which, were it not for the heading,
might be published in Ohio, New York, or Tim
buctOo, for all that appears in their columns.
Like Mrs. Jellaby, in the Black House, "Ihey
can see nothing nearer than Africa" This,
certainly is all wrOng.-EA 4 Her.
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Parson Brownlow on Democracy

Parson Brownlow discourses in the last num-
Der of the Knoxville Wing, on the subject of the
late elections in Tennessee. He Acknowledges
the fact that his party has suffered complete
rout, but at the same time, is indisposed to CO.
alesce with the Democracy. His reasons for
refusal he strongly gives in th&fOllowing brief
extract: '~- Ea....- -. .-..1
We recognize in the ranks of the Democratic
party, thousands of high minded men, ardent
patriots, and true lovers Of their country; but
before we will fall into the support of what We
believe to be the reckless and ruinous policy
thelow-hung humbuggery and yillainous designs
Of this selfstyled National Democratic party"
we would see that unwashed, unterrifed, I'M
eombed, uncircumeised and unregeneEate orga.
nization as far down in He'll, as a forge hammer
would fall in a thousand years! Let no one sup
pose this language too strong, without consider
ing to what sort of an organization it il applied.
We apply it to the foreign Catholic, pauperlov-
ing, anti-American, Wetnurse Democracy, who,
differing among themselves, widely and materi-
ally, on every question Of national policy before
the country, nevertheless agree, affiliate, and
faterniZe, in elections, for the sake Of the spois
with all the parties, Of all colors, and Of all
religions, embracing in paternal hug, all the odds
and ends Of Gods creation. They are party,
whose leaders hunted down to the grave, the
purest patriots and nobest intelects Of the land,
laundering their characters, disappearing
their acts, and villyfying their ashes in their
graves-a party that has trampled on the Con
stitution and laws, and treaty obligations, well
as the settled usages of the country, and with
them all, the sacred precepts of the Christian
religion, under their unhallowed feet.
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PnorHrTIc WoRDs.-The following is en- ex-
tract from a speech made By President Buchan-
an, in Congress, on the independent treasury
bill:
"The evils OF redundant paper circulation
are manifest to every eye. 1t alternately raises
and sinks the value of every mans property
1t makes beggar of the men tomorrow who
indulge in dreams ofwealth to-day. Itconverts
the business Of society into mere lottery, while
those who distribute the prizes are wholly ire
spsnsible to the people. When the collapse
eomes-as come it must-it casts lsborers out
of employment. brushes manufacturers and mer-
chants, and ruins thousands Of honest and in
dustrious citizens"
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select Gale.
nj Y HOS 7.
A HIGHWAY ADVENTURE.

A HIGHWAY ADV ENIORE.
Ny business called me through the northern
part of the State of Illinois. crossed the Illi-
nOis river at Ottawa, intending TO strike Rock
riverat Fosters Mills, Fosterwas an old friend,
who had gone out some years before, and erect
ed a mill upon one of the tributaries of the last
mentioned river, he having bought whole town
ship in that section. It was some out of my way
u my most direct route was very near due west
from Ottawa, whereas this route took me over
sixty miles further north. However, l had learn
ed that there, was quite a good road to Rock
river, and turned my horses head in that di-
rection. / calculated my time, and concluded
that by moderate travelling could reach the
mill in two days.
During the first day my read lay through q
country mostly cleared, and was well travelled
but on the second day struck into wilder re.
gion, and the way was little better than bride
path through dense forest. passed ssvera
clearings, where small huts were erected, and a
one of these latter, I stopped aid getsome din
ner. found young man in charge of the pre-
misses, the father having gone to the Mills
asked what mills they meant, and the old lady
said they were Fosters Mills"
From these people learned that Fosters place
was forty miles distant, and that the only dwell
ing, after leaving two near by, between here ana
there, was sort of stopping place kept by mar
named Daniel Groome. They said he generally
kept food for man and beast, and also had good
supply Of liquor, principally whiskey. His house
was twelve miles to the mills.
This just suited me. could reach Groome'i
BY six O'Clock, and there get some supper, ant
rest and bait my horse. Then could easily
reach Fosters by nine, As the moon was weIl OF
its second quarter.
The good people refused to take anything fo
my dinner, but 1 bestowed half dollar upon
faKen-headed urchin who was trotting arount
upon his bare feet, and then set forward again
There was another hut at the distance of half
mile, and the second about mile Of. saw M
more human habitations until reached Groom's
found the travelling full as good as had ex
pected, and arrived at the forest inn At Just half
past Eve.
This inn was situated upon romantic spot
and to lover Of isolated nature must have beel
Charming retreat. The house was built o
logs the outside surface hewn, and the seam
nhed with cement formed of some sort Of I'm
tough moss and pitch. There were three sepa
rate buildings to this house, the principal on
Oeing built with the gable end to the read, an'
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Kit Carson,

This renowned backwoodsman, q Santa Fe
correspondent tells us, is mild, pleasant man
in the expression of his face, and one would
never suspect him of having led the life of da-
ring and adventure which distinguish him. He
is refined in his manners, and very polite in his
intercourse; his conversation is marked with
great earnestness, and his language is appropri-
ate and well chosen, though not pronounced with
correctness. He has strong mind, and every
thing he says is pointed and practical, except
when INDUCING in vein of humor, which isnot
unfreQusnt. No one can converse with him an
hour without being favorably impressed; he has
jovial, honest, open countenance, and kind
ness of heart almost feminine. He is univer-
sally beloved, and favorite with all classes, In
dams included. He never aIludes to his career,
as an adveHturer, unless questioned relative to
Il. Although he is free and easy in his CONVEX
sa.ion, everything he says in regard TO himself,
partakes of degree of modesty almost incred-
ible in one whose life has keen an unbroken sue
cession Of kardsiips and dangers. The state
ments il small periodical floating about Wash
ington, called /" Kit Carson, the Gold Hunter, y
he says is false. He is represented in this pam
phlet as colossal figure, when he is not over
FIVE feet eight inches in height. He is heavy
framed, and weighs abeuto7O pounds. He is
forty eight years old, but does not look more
than thirty-fve. He went to the Far West in
1897, having run of from his employer, near
BoonviIIe, Missouri, to whom he was apprenticed
to learn the saddler's trade. The facts Of his
life are now in the possession of Washington
Irving, and will doubtless be thrown into the
form of book during the coming winter.
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GBoite 4ortrg.
THE MIsER.
RY CAPTAIN C. W. CUTTER.

An old man sat by frsless hearth
Though the night was dark and chill,
And mournfully over the frozen earih'
The wind sobbei loud and shrill.
nj, locks were grey, and bis eyes were grey
And dim. but not with tears;
.L.a hi, skeleton form had wasted away
VIII penury, more than years.
A rusb-Tght was casting its ftful glare
Der the damp and dingy walls,
Wbsrs the lizard hath made his Shiny lair,
And the vsnomous spider crawls;
But the msansst thing in this lOathsOms room,
Was the niSeT all worn and bare,
Where he sat like ghost in an empty tomb,
On his broken and only chair.
He had bOltsd the window, and barred the door,
And every nook he scanned,
And felt the faItsningI DER and Ger,
With his cold and skinny hand.
And yet he sat gazing iutsntly round,
And trembled with silent fear,
And startled and shuddsred at every sound
That fell on his seward ear.
From this night 50 cold and drsar;
From the drsnching rain and driving blast
With M gold and treasurer here.
lam cold and wet with the icy rsiH,
And ny health is bad, Ills tras;
Yet i'll should light that fire again,
Ii would cost me cent or two.
"But III take sip Of the precious wins,
II will Danish my cold and fears
It wII given lOag since, by friend Of mine
IhaTs kept it for many years"
So he drew flask from a nouldy nook,
And drank of its ruby tide;
And bis eye grew bright with each draught he took,
And his bosom swsIled with pride.
"Lst me Iee-lst me see!" said the miseT then,
ATS some sixty years or more,
Since the happy hour when began
To besP up the glittedng store;
And well have sped with my anxious toll,
n my crowded chest will show:
I've more than wonld ransom a Kingdom spoil.
Or an Emperor could besiow.
"FrOm the Orient realm have Tubies bright,
And gold from the famed Peru;
I've diamonds would shame the stars Of night,
And pearls like the morning dew
And more III have, ere the mOuow'S sun
Ills rays from the West shall fling:
That widos, 70 free her prison'd son,
Shall bring me her bridal ring"
lie turned to an Old worn-ssten chest, -r
And cautiously raised the lid;
Aad then it shone like the clouds Of the West,
With the sun in their plenior hid.
And gem after gem in precious store,
Are raised with exuitiEg smile;
And he counted, and counted them DER and Ger,
In many gFittsnng pile.
Why comes the flush TO his psllid brow,
While his eyes like his diamonds Ihinsi
Why wrthss he thus in sueh torture now1
What was there in the winsi
His lonely seat he Itrovs to regain
To crawl to his nest he tried;
But fading his efforts were all in vain,
He clasped his gold, and-died!