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BATEAUX A

A VIS.--Au TuBLlc.-le batean a vsapeur
ss m : ls.auoss 81 :, va s,sss1s ssss Ilps &C. III /.
antle les Opelonsas ct la Nouvelle-O Ileans,x -
partan. de Washington tous les DIM ANCHES ct Dc
Ia Nouvoiie- ea1ea- tous les MEACIsEDlS pendant y
saison. -Four ifct ~ passage vpir d berd gu
ALFRED 1~4IlAILLIER, Washington.
\. N, B. Les expaditipnaaiTes ~ ipss sasisnateul d.
fret, faront bien attention qu'aucnn n IRE dt
magasin de depot jusqusace que le CONF 3 sers
nayG, on qu'un reeu recnlnaissant lie ectl44.~aFd u fire
sefa enyoys aux ex,,editionnaires, pc pavement
Tous cauX qpi auiu.lt dm net, tfou 2aat %to,liour
lenrs complies 9entrc leg mains de MssSHiea Lwonailiel
a Washington, qni est autaise ~eolleetor ct q &c
gutter nos complies. H&ssUKlIT 81 co.
Washington, 2j Octobre, 1856.
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TIE CHERRY PICTORIAL DE AVER

TT II CHERRY PICTORIAL DE AVER.
- Pour guerir de suite. In toux lie rlumc,l% cnroHa-
mcnt, lie bronchitis, Ia coquelache, la croupe, Iastime
ct la consumption.
&c remede est devcnu 81 notoile pour SOS guerisons
de toutes les varieties de mliadie de 1p~eityine qu'ii est
tout a tait iautile dc prcdaiin les plrilves de SEES yei-
tnes dams aucuae cnmmunautt OF ellie & etc employee.
l. e~sterrlin dc son utilitd est 81 grand ct SEES cures 81
nd tnfgeuses, que piesque toute- les sections du pays
abondent Gu personne publiquement %connues, qfi ont
tta Yestaurdcs d'alarinantes ct meme de dangeienses
M idics DIES pet,noEs par son usage. On ma qua,
chi site IN essai pour que "a supegioIite soft ttabli str
t. autre remade de son genre; ct on SEES vertues sont
l6nnues, lie public n'hGsite plus II ldgatd du remtdo
quill faut employer pour les affections dangcrctses
des orsaues pulmonaites quiNrtgnent dans notrc eli
mat-et non settlement quaid les poui,ons sont sla-
vement atsequts, mails meme pour les varieties moins
graves de rh1nnes. tony, enrouenieAts, etc ct pouy les
cntults ccst le remtde lie plus agreeable ct lie plus sur
qu'm puisse Sc 'procnier.
CONNIE depnis longtemps on sen scrt constant
ment dams toute cette section IN pays nous n'avpns
besoin que d'assnrcr lie public q, Ii qualitd de &c re-
matle est ~tonjours la meme, ct ine lie vrai remedies
est yolidu ct
praparees par JIG, Aver, ehimiste, Lowell, Mas
sachpsetts, ct yendnes par John Posey Ct Pierre l..
Fldbrarl 4 Co., Opelousas: S. y. A.llis, Washington
Jean lite. Polling, Grand Coteau.
Opelousas, G septembre 1856.
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AVIS JUDICIAIRES

AvJS.-CHArLEs G. M1HLER, de Ia Parnisse
III &. I Anlry, ayant pr6sentd me petition feiiet
sdsetre n0hfme Administrator de Ia succession dc
Charles Miller, reinforcement de- ID susaite palnisse
Edec6d6c; M
m consequence, avis est par le present donne i
cenx qui pouIraient avoir des raisoIs legdlcs a oppa
ser 4 II dite nomination, dayoir a les enreeistrer, pa
Hecrit, an bureau III Greifier de- Ia Cor dc District d
ID ssisdte Paroisse, dals les dix jouTs quis suivfont Ii
date tR present avis. * 9s
B0read du Grefaer, ~ Decetnhre, 1855.
ISsI4ASTRAPES, Grefier.
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EDUCATION.

EDUCATTON.-Mon Ecole s'onvrira pour
IA ranhGe scolastique actaelle. LUNDi, lie IL DC
tobre ~courant. A moins dun accord special pour Il
contraire, tois leg tieves seront considerfsi CONNIE
etant entries penr Pannee, ct seront ainsi charges
Ternes-On paiera ~toujours d'ayancc. "
Washington, Lee, IL Oct0bre, 1856.
GEO. LUTHER.
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MAGAsIN DE MONTREs Ell DE b

jkf0f 1A1A - Wa IL L. Ia LII
~ J0tTERiE, q fasicoignure des rucs du Maine
ct Landry, Opelousas. lie.
c. II. EAI.gR. informe respectueusement SEES Pra-
tiqres ct lie Public ell general quill a reinforcement
fait iles arrangements pour obtetrir des Montres ct de
la Bijoutefie a NewYofk, ct gull Il recu depuis une
seBiaine directelneiit de Get endroit 10 premier inter-
Indictment, consistent diarticies les plus bellies ct de
sirables qui alert jamais 6t6 recu dams notre vile.
ii Went d'ouvrir. ct ohfe Il yeiidre a meilieur mar
che gu'a jamais etc Oifert, des
MONrRES EN- OR FIT EN- ARGENT, FINES,
Anglaises ct FRANCHISES, Patent Liver ct LGpine, de
cHAiYEs EFT GOLFERS.
.Chaines pour vests. pour goisset, ct de surctG ct des
Golfers dun fin eNquis.
DIES DOR EFT D'ARGENT.
I'm assortment nlagniii1ue de Beutons dor com.
%prenant des Montnres de pierre dor, Cameo, Jais
MosaTque, Pierre de sang, Gernaline, Pate FRANCHISE
blanche ct EN- coulenr, dor uni ct grave.
UNE BELLE COLLECTION DE
Epinglettes ct Boncles d'0reilies pour DANES, com.
prcnant DIES Montures de Cameo, Masaiqie, Pierre
dor, ct Jais, dor uni, ENABLE de iornes diyerses
ct de qualite siperieure.
Bagues dc toptes ~varittis, ayec montares de Dia-
mains, Rabies, Grenat, PeFie, Opale, Aauamarine,
Ene,aulde, Cornaline Blanche ct Rouge. Caineo,
Pierre dc sang, dor uni, des Alliances, L'assotti
ment Giant %colnplet, les goats les plus diliiciles
%10urront etre s%atisiaits.
Une immense qaantiti de tputes sortes d'articles
Tel que des petites Boueles d'0reilies, Crochets
rieure, Clefs ct Chatmes de toutes qualities, Porte
Crayons ct Plnines dor, avec on sans PfaMes, Porte
Crayons d'Argent, des Croix, Boucles, Agrafes
Golfers de Coral. P~arfumerie, etc. etc.
R6paratioas canfue de coutume u Tencoignure DIES
rues dN Maine ct Landry. q. N. EAI4llIt.
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fDAQUEBOT REGULIER ENTIRE LA
IL NOUvELEE ORLEANS WASH C,
INGT0N lie steamer MON, tirant 1855
,,eu d'eau, Gapitaine John Lyons. partira sssasssts::
Ge Washington pour Ia Noayelle Orleans, par TAT,
ciiafalaya. MARDI proclaim. lie II %courant.
lie prix du Fret sera aussi bas qn'aueun autre
batenu.
Les ordres ct les; lettres pourront etre Opposes au
magasin de NM. Schwartz 4 Kaufman, Opelonsas
Washington, Is Octohre, 1856.
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NENTE PAR LIE sHERIF.-cour tie

NENTE PAR LIE SHERIF.-Cour de
' District.-Paroisse st. ~lAndry,-No. 1884,
Sarah Mcdaniel ,epouse de Charles GIeeuwel d6ci-
de VI Randolph Foglemau.
En- vertu dun writ de ii. ia. delivrG dams 4 1aile CT
dessus par III Cour de District dams ct pour Ia paruisse
st. Landry, Fiat de Ia Louisiana ct Il moi adress6, il
sera expose en- ventc p%ublique, pour dn compliant a Ia
Maison de couY de eette Paroisse, SAMEDIle 6dfeem-
hIe 1856 commencant a II heurcs du matln ct CONT
nuant de jour en- jour sill est necessaiie, tous les titres
droits, ~ilt5rets ct pretensions du dit lefeldeur Ran
dolphe Fogleman, aux propri6tGs s~liyantes, saisies
ponr s~atisfnirel lie dit ordFe, savpir; ...If
I'm certain moroccan dc terre, situ6 ct dGsigne par
IN ceftiicat du rGgistre du Bureau DIES Terres aux
Dpel9tists, CONNIE lot on Ia Motto Est. dt QUARTER
Sidest dc Section q, dams lie Township /, au Sud du
Sine legI6 de latitude, Nord de Ia Range 3 Est du
rnfridjen, dams lie, District Sui-ouest de fEtat de la
Lpuisisne contenant dapres les Tetolis du dtparte-
meht d Alpentage soiXante dix-neuf 29-100 acres.
I'm aatrc moroccan dc terre, dGsigne CONNIE lot OF
motifs Est da quarter Norl est. de section No. q
dams lie Township Sud dn Slime degr6 de Nora latita.
dc de Racef No2 Est dH miridien, e~ontcnant d'apres
lfarpentage ggatle-yingt 2b-lG0 acres.
Bureau du ShArif, Opeio,lsas Ter noyemfHc 1866.
l.. v. CHACHERE, Sheriff.
RS Ie susdite yente A G6 -renlise a 6 ANiEDl, lie
5 Janvier, lS57, a II heures du matin.
Bureau du Slcrif, Opelousas, 6 Dec, 1856.
Il. V. CHACIERE. SheriG.
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TAxEs AXES! TAXES =

YNAXES! 2hhXES! TAXE5i-Tous les
III Co3ntrihuaN9es delihquants sont par le present
notifies que lie solssigne, Gollcctenr de latTaxe de
paroisse pour l'annee 1855, est rnaiutsnaiit occnpe q
hire des saisies, denformement il Iactes dc 1906;
Ceux qui desirent s'eyiter des trais, (dui Sc ~trnuyent
beaucoup augrnentesp par csusdit acte3 yiendfont DC
suite au bureau d Albert hjcAn, Esq, NIX Opelogi
sas, pour r6gler avee lc Colecter on son dcpute,
Pun Oh l'autre se ~tronyant ~toujours au dit Bureau.
Opelonsas, 6 septeInbre 1896.
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GQITlIERN .PaRLOR MAGAZINE
~ AND LADIES' BOOK-New Series.

n.y. 1 IIFsIt4N u E4ak MiATlALllNlJ
- AND LADIES BOOK-New Series.
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y7ENrE PAR LIE sHERIF.-Etat dc Ia

" Nm 7 II I INV EFT IpIIIIIlII - 1TuN NO III
' Louisiana, Coul. de District, Paroisse st. Lam
dry.-No. 7ls4-AIired I. Read w. Geo. H.Walker.
En- yertti dun orlre de sai>ie ct de yente, delyre
dams ~I'alfaire ci.dess,is, par la Conr de District dams
ct pour Ii Paroisse st. Landry ct lie susdit Etat, ct a
moi adresse, il seia expose, eli vente p%ublique, pour
du compliant, a In Maison de Cour de cette Paroisse,
SAMEDI, lie 3me jour dc %Janvier, A.. y. 1857, com
mencant d IL heures, ct continrant de jour en- jour,
sil est n6cessaire, tous les titres, droits, interets ct
pretentiors dl daeadeur, George H. Walker, Il Ia
~propriete ~stiivante, saisie pour satisfaire lie dit ordre,
sayoir: t -e.ri4.l. q U'.s
TN certain demiterrain situe dams Ia vile de
Washington, Paroisse st. Landry, ct t,tat de ID Lou
isianc, borne au nord par Ia rue Carriere, a Fest par
la rue dn Pont, an sud par unc terre appartenant a
Madame Carantin, ct il Iouest par III rue Washing
Bureau da Sh6rif, Opelonsas, 70 Noyembre, ls56'
ST. l.. v. GHAcHERE, Sheriff.
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A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. %sucriere
"a sur iequelle lie sousSiSnG demeure, coutcnant
pres de neuf cent arpcns de terre, don't 525 sout en-
tonrr6s, lie reste etant boise.
. Les anieinlTition s1oonsistent en- une excel
fi5a,F{Ea..RfT lente SuCRERiE, MACHINE A VAPEUR,
E!sss HID ct toute en- p%arfait oldre; tine DIES millieuies
dEahsSAa maisons &c residence du pays. La ~ricfesSe
ben comm des tclles, Ia situation, Gtaht a yue d@il
tes 0peousas ct II ptu pres deux miles ct deni dc
Washington, en- font une dcs lubitations les plus de-
sirables de cette larte du pays.
Les ternes sefont plus libarales que tout antre pro-
pri6te que Ion paisse aehcter dams cette paroisse.
Noir DR.. j. A. TAYLOR,
News. 0pelousas, Paroisse st. Landry, La.
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n YIs-Epxoxp CLARK, de Ia Paroisae ST.

VIS.-EpxoxD CLARK, de Ia Paroisse st,
q Iandry, ayant presens6 une petition 4 Fetfed
d'ctre nomuiG Administrator de Ii succession dt
Jane McClelland, ,decedee, veuve de Andrew DulleEg
reinforcement de A sus6ite Paroisse; MI
Ezf con; equcnee, avia est par le present DOM 4
cenx Iqui paurraient ayoir DIES raisons legales o. y
assa Ii dise nomination, d'avuir a les enfdSS WYE
6ar eeiit, au bureau du Grcgier de Ia Cour de aic'
de IA susdise Paluise, dams lea dix joprs qui sHiyrun
Ii date du present avis. se
Bureau din Grefier, n Decemhre, 1856.
sz LIS. LASTRipES. Gfefier.
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pIIAs. \. EALER. Horloger, Bijoutier ct

CIAs. \. EALBR. H~orloger, Bijoutieret
Il 0yaay,e. eneo,.,ure Main Ct st landry. Opciou-
sas, . eonstalnnment en- Min nm grand a%ssortinent de
monte ca on ct ell argent i~li,.catscs FL anSlaisesa
double oo,iiers, uioDttes Patent Lever et ..epine.
Boueles d oieilles, Bag1tcs, Brooches pour DANES ct
d ehegeux. Savons de toilette, ct aCtres articles trop
longs Il 6numGIer, lie tout d des priX r6dGi : pour du
compliant on de BONES acceptations SUI Ia Vile.
il eytcutera anssi pour du compliant t'ute. esp1ees
de t,ayaux couce'naut 81 profession, aveo pIOmp5ita-
de ct a Ia satisfaction de tous ceux qui iiiolortront
dc ieur Guhtiaifee.
Opelousas, 10 mars 1856.
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Ia RLATEFoRME sA1leSAIE AMERICANA.

~ LG@- tIH.l NtIN.nE A.MEW. q N
VAIN longueur du programme National
American q liotrc manqne despace, nous ne
dcnnefons doranavant que lc resume suivant
dcs principles qui y sont enonces.
Perpstuits ID rUnion. {
II. Commencement de FAmerique par les
sAmericainss c'est-a-dire preference des c~itoyens
nesaax Etatsr Unis sur caux mes hors de pU-
MON pour lcxercicc des charges pubiiques.
III, Incapacite politique DIES citoyens, mes
aux Etats-U nis gu hors do rUnion, qnui Sc SOU
naettent q @antosite dun potential stranger,
g1ca quill soft, on qui fefascnt dc r~econnaitre
u consultation federale ct celles dcs divers
EtstaIccmnc slpericnres 4 toate aatre loi.
Admission pleine ct entiere ct main
stitAd T. dtoits reserves AJAX divers Etats har-
1sQsia peFI.aaente entire les citoycns dcs diife-
34M1Ask pskties dc rUnion, ct pour celia, non
DtGf 94lloh aI Congress dlanss lles questions oui
4SoncssrSeait que les Flats, nonsintervantion
ssHt ~ Flats dams les affaifes inte-
kkaaMx;
S%SlliHlS@ssneo al droit des c~itoyens,
Il 4 J. Is 0sdfsaUglI hors dos Etatslljpie, CT
sMS1HsNlconqn0 De. n Union, il
tlA}tet lepFs lois, 81 d reglel
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4 In FLEuvE.-Ie IS de &c mois, 10 Mississi-
ri charriait d'enornes glacons en- face de ST.
Iouis. Ia plapart DIES rivieres du Nord-O Quest
sssont gelees.
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NOTlCE.--Le soussignd, par ces presentes.
~ notilie lie pnblic qua partir du Ter Novembrc
1856, toutes les marchandises ct autres articles aui
eemelrerent EN- magasin I'M mois on moins, seront
suiets aux priS ordinaires de magasihage. lit tons
les articles qui ~festerort en- magasin plus dun mois
suberont une charge additiouelie pour chaque mois
on partie dc muis.
Rien ne sera liyre, a moins que lie magasinage soft
payc.
Washington, II octobre, lS5a.
j. Il. A. FONTENOT.
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TEAPErE 4 IBRRvrLLE.-Unveritable onra-
gan q sotfie ces jours dernicrs sur Ia paroisse
lbcryiue. Une partie du noavel entrep0t de
MN Roth y Deblieux, situe dams 10 vile de
Plaquemines, q etc renyerse.
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N w Re 3 ee.ss 49, y o'a.'sns
fofcess spenche
t6nber lon oreueil.
S.
~ Maaees' wv ss'n's cOs's.,1s
u i sources inconnnes
Is bssnchcs mortes des Bois.
Apse3 W. long Jonr sc con'fal'ise'
Fat dodx de 1anguir saAs feintc
III " s,louiIfir en- slliibcrte.
y ! ~ s.sss s''e '''l'ste Jo'e {,
CONNIE une yolontaire proie
f51nsStes ssrres de son tourmcnt ;
.9.
n RoeeasePa'ssF souscs ~ '&tn'es
D'sffscher, vaihcue ct sans armes,
AS dssespoir son dernier mot!
u
A;0ssa oou'eur aSsouS'e
= ON nlsse un rePos vasue .. y
un.n apPsftsent p'u w z 'a W +
Lfideel sempare go vous,
Onsnage. ~ plane dams l'esnace.
f s du so o emPorse
" ess plos uah ohaore qul passe,
sone a'ns oans limn'ens'te
Eflan dc ce vol solitaire
.1At5 f4 & ~,
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A VESDRE.--Un beau lot de p%oteaux
"A pour barriGre De Ia premiere eualitd ct une
quantita de pieuS &c SIX pieds de la plus belle quail
te, qui peuyent sevvir an lieu de mtrains de trois
pieds pour coiyerture, a vendle a bon maraht pour
da compliant par rovrrxor ,voy
Washington, 10 Juliet Isj6.
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r 0ULSS WAITER, Ebenise, offre a vendre
~ pear dn compliant. DIES Armotrs, DIES t'arde Man
ger. des !, vabots. des Tables de dilercnte, qualities,
etc. etc., a IA ariN aussi modere qnson pollrait Sc les
"procuier CT Vile. S'adresser u rHotel de NJ. Alfred
patin. Gneiylsas.
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A VENDRE-Uue terre sitaee sur lie cote
N Quest du Bayon Plaqnelaine ct contenant 500
ac,es ellie ~colsiste en- gfahde paitie, ell bois Ge coAs-
truetion. tel que, Cheao. FreHe, Pin, etc. &c la pre-
iniere qualite, ct dune Tannelie en- madvais orare.
Cette situation Eonr une Tanoerie, surpasse toutc an-
tire dams l'Etat de la Louisiana, va la Gicilita ayee la
quclle, on peut Sc procurerd dos peanN ct des GEORGES.
LA distance nest que % miles Sud des Opelonsas
Les termes sernat apantagenX aux acquGreuls. Poui
plus amples infownations s'adresser Il o. T. Stanton,
a plauuemine Brul6e.
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CARRIAGES AND HARM ESS.-Thp
" undersigned keep constantly on hand maieral
for Carriage Repairing i'll all its branches. They arr
prepared 10 execute all orders with dispatch. and III
a workmanIike manner.
es~ BUGGIES, SUl.klES and HARNESS made
to order. GIBBS u CLARK,
0peluusas. As.frtl -. 1856.
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6be Patriot
OFFICIAL JoG. i or THE PARISH OF SAINT lsAnlas
q ANh TOWN or 0pELaBSAs.
- <>.rtN..srsoN IL CO.'S a
AFT, LIZ CHARLES n; : ii OF

shs4E=-r Il Eft4sfs 10y
Tins I'd DAscrs.AIt HKlsB tie i, spbler
ss Of Sc 4ety that the mos oeautifaf
I .sirtue often shine. A fire broke ous at
y6fencon, which produced dreadful ravages. 70
entires family was saved by an unknown p,
who So, ed the walls with a wonderful agl y,
tleadiugs burning beams, aud who extrica ID
victim after I'm, in the midst of aeclamatle :.
This man was Y ph f'lese, who exerei &c
profession of a iufe.dany5r; and fs"as the
agility and dexterity developed BY occupa-
ION that enabled him to save u whole family,
y venturing on narrow and moving surfaces
10 snatch them from the flames. The company
to which the worthy Plege belonged were pre-
pared to qnit Alef3eon, but their departure was
delayed Z n q benefit The theatre was
crowded iii III !. = part. ans ,undeis ofapplause
greeted the conras Nous fepe-dancer, sho coy
cred with burns { h~lpises, erdcayored tt
merit the enthusiast aA&Aas
wlelmed, When til sd sTwere con
siderable. we're handed 5F'5 n i I1ege presented
the whole amount to tle tnily &c had saved
aThese poor people, e SD " arc ruined
what good shall have me have saved then
from the flames, if [ lei e a to the horrors
Of starvation?" The anss %ofities gave a media
of honor TO the man who had displayed
so much devotion and virtue. oA
T'RoK Ts1F J
was played OFT d Ss.so at the s,aa
Breaute (seirc inf %.eure). A We
gentleman, sauntering about Wit valua i
gold headed cane inn}and IS stopped >.
a wretched-looking man, vino Dragged ilscl
painfully along on c~rutches, aud piteousl i'm
plored charity. The gentleman, moved y com
passion, generously gave the beggar n piece o
silver. Chow can you be so foolish ?" cried
a man standing by +" that fellow is an inn astol
and no more lame thar ,'ou are. Jast lei m
your cane for a minute, d by means of a 81 NJ
trashing will convince ! = of the trut' tsfxha
| say The gentleman lechapi let tn
man take the cane. and til sgar throwing
down the clutches, ran o - fast as he could
The other, amidst roars laughter from tn
bystanders, ran after h y, menacing him wit
the cane; aud so they ran a considerable dis
lance, when they turned aside into the tow
and were seen no more. The gentleman waite
for some time, expecting 10 STE the man return
with his cane, but the expectation was in vain
it was then clear that the whole scene had bee
an affair concerted between Il pair Of adroi
rogues. The gentleman had nothing for it br
to walk home, feeling very foolish at hayin
allowed himself to be so victimizcd.