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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-02-18
NEW GOODS.

NEW GODDS.
LDRICH g. BISHOP have just received, el
"A " Harriet and Jessie" from Boston,
Mohsir lustres, superior blue twiied flannel,
White and blue cotton, asstd buttons and buckles,
Bales lamp wicking, saddles, complete,
Assorted brogans and boots,
ladies' kid slippers and Congress CATERS,
Sole and rigging leather, a large assortment Of hats,
Groceries.
Spices, preserved meats, fruits. &C.,
Victoria Regina tobacco, boxes SIS tobacco,
Fine cut tobacco in tin foil, Carr ina rice,
Lard, cheese, saleratus, pepper, pimento, cassia,
Sage, mustard, tapioca, macaroni, almonds,
Brooms, mackerel, bed cords. clothes lines, &c.
Hardware.
Cut nails, spikes, charcoal irons,
Timed and enameled sauce pans, Bath brick,
Oil stones, scythe stones, ivory combs, fish lines,
Cod lines, hand lines, ladies, trays, WOOD saws,
Hammers, swing lamps, tea bells, shot, grindsonea,
&C., DC, &c.
Lamp shades, chimneys and wicks, assorted crockery,
One rich gilt tea set,
Large assortment of room paper bordering, &C., &c.
Honolulu, August II, 1857. 50
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CARGO PER KAMEHAMEHA nv.



PROM i1YEHP0ox.
VUvHE UNDERSIGNED invites the attentions Of deal
valuable assortment u merchandise just received by the allow
vessel. Among the more importsnt ARTICLES win b
found
Dry GeeA4
Brown cottops. brown drills, white madapoiams,
Blue drill, fancy drills and trowsering In great variety,
White aud drab cord, bedticks,
White muslin goods Of various descriptions,
Printed musins, figured do, fine cloth, doeskin,
Gambrooans, plain alpacas, figured alpaca,
White, red and blue blankets, ass'd qualities and sizes.
Figured lustre, mosquito curtains, Brussels Competing,
Velvet Competing, clothing In great variety,
Hosiery and undershiTs all Qualities,
Shirts Of various descriptions, blue wooden shirts,
Fancy prints, true blue prints, mourning prints,
White ground prints, Turkey red and yellow do,
Silk corahs, English silks, lawns, hats, &C., &C.. &c.
English Groceries and LivefPSsl
SOaP.
English white lead, paints and boiled oil,
Rope AMI canvas, bagging and wool packs,
Saddlery, brides and bits, new styes.
Hardware.
Sheet lead, holow-ware. sledge hammers,
Anvils Qargel, crowbars, garden chairs, hat stands,
Wheel-barrows (iron), tool chests,
Cutlery. chest locks, tin plate,
Two screws for pressing wool or pull, assd iron.
Liquors.
Brandy, port, sherry, clcret, gin and whisky,
Allsop's draught ale in hogsheads,
Youngers draught ale In hogsheads,
Salts draught ale in hogsheads,
Byas' ale in quarts and pints,
Allsop's ale, Pins ale, Meakim's ale.
Sundries.
Anchors and chains, fire bricks, blue bricks,
States, small money safes, gates, garden rollers,
Patent woven hose for fire engines, &c, &C., &c.
62-tf ROBERT G. JANION
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RITSON & HART,
-DEALERS IN
WINES AND SPIRITS,

4 T THE OLD WINE STORE, under A. p.
- Everettis Auction Rooms, offer for sale
Brandy in kegs and barrels;
Brandy, MarteiFs;
Brandy, United Vineyard Proprietors;
Brandy, Sazerac;
Rum in kegs;
Jamaica Rum in cases;
Genuine old Scotch whisky, In ! doE cases;
Monongahela whisky, in barrels and kegs,
Fine old Monongahea whisky, in one dos cases,
Hollands gin in cases;
Scheidam gin in cases;
Wohe's Scheidam schnapps;
Hostetters bitters;
Boxers bitters;
Stoughton's bitters;
Clarets Of different brands;
Hockheimer;
Sauterne;
Champagne, pirts and quarts, different brands;
sherries, pale and brown;
Fine old port;
Byass' and other brands OF ale;
Porter;
Liqueurs.
Ship Stores. duty free. o.
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CAPT. ROBERT BROWNS

~
WHALING GUN. PATENT BOMB LANCES
AND GUN HARPOONS.
A FTER Sk:V YEARS LABOR AND
n experimenting upon whales, on the whaling ground, with
his apparatus, combined with the advantages of being a practical
whaleuan, the Pa.entee has been enabled to obtain an instru-
meiit III form Of a Bomb Lance, which for utility and effective
ness cannot be exceled.
The attention of Agents and Officers OF whaleships is called
to the following testimonials.
SAN Francisco, January 10, 1855.
CAPT. r. RsowS-Sr- l take this opportunity to inform
you that We used thosr Bomb Lances We bought of you, and
found them to be Of great peceft in capturing whales amongst
the ice.
The first whal- tiat we used the Bomb Lance on was killed
in the following manner The boat went alongside Of the whale
and the boat-steerer fired a Bomb into him AID then fastened TO
him with a gig iron the Bomb was heard to explode, and the
whale did not blow after the Bomb exploded. The abOve-men-
toned whale was in the ice, and it is our opinion that we should
not have got that whale and many others that We did get, If it
had not been for your Bomb Lalces, and we fully recommen
them to the attention Of those fitting out whale ships
Respectfully yours,
THOMAS WALL, Master bark George.
HoSoLULU. MarCI II, 1856.
CAPT. ROBERT Browsing dear Sir / used your Bomb
Lauces in taking a whale, north, the past season. which made
$50 bbls- of oil. We never could have taken him without said
mon hand lance.
Yours Respectfully,
G.. l.. Cox, Master whale-ship Magnolia.
HoNoLrLr, March IS, 1856.
Carr. RoBERr BRowN-Dsar Sir / take this opportunity
20 inform you THAI 1 used your Bombs on the voyage in the ship
recommend them to all whalemen, and especially around the ice.
I also used the harpoon and got most Of the whales by your
Guns and apparatus.
Yours Respectfully,
ISAAC ALLEN, Master ship Herald.
Other testimonial can be seen by calling on the undersigned,
Agents, who have the Guns, Bomb Lances and Harpoons fa
sale.
14tf R. CoADY & CO., Honolulu.
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JUST RECEIVED

DER SHIP "JOHN GILPIN," AND FOR
SALE BY J. C. SPALDING-
Merchandise viz:
10, II, Is, ID, Il, IS, 81, 2, q, "a feet OARS;
Boxes champagne cider;
Boxes preserved meats, assorted, in 2b tins,
Boxes preserved clans, in lib tins
Boxes preserved oysters, in lib tins
Boxes preserved mince meat, in 2b tins,
Bills. Carolina rice;
Bbls. Vinegar;
Tierces Hams:
Bills. old Bourbon whisky;
Cases spirits of turpentne
Cases alcohol, in tins
Kegs pure ground lead
Cases blue sheetings
Cases paints, viz: Prnssian blue, chrome yellow,
Chrome green, vermilion red, French blue,
Rolls pump and rigging leather.
Honolulu, Aug. %. 1857.
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THE RA0YR10
Commercial Advertiser.


IL .
IAs s0sea EreeseA - Jshn.
rrsn.a.s.d nun the v.lcse on. eoose--By A. Porn}
Gee sAs nalE ssorud h. nsny Z p;ethorsc -.
In the proud cirque &c Ivans hivouAc.
Mari hoo the rars ssanioss f.nss invade
ne goadcn storss b Johns pavilion laid
Anon Win velvet sos and rarquiu sssdes.
srn.Isds rin. sSsi "a sss sT he s Hss ,ose.s.
whose socsh insidious Jehanns sackciosh rent
70. nov the dsepnouthed canine foes assauis,
.snsf .czed the avenger q the stolen mali,
sSosud 10 the halIowed precincts Of that Ian
lnee rOse eunpsse At Jacks creative can-
4sse ssslks The tmpetuous Coz With erumpled horn,
80 ne sz.esrbatins hound was torn,
n ns pseaseeoas, whose keen fznss ran through
~ sezsile nbrss that involved the grain
.hss by In HAMS invioase domain.
lSeczkruus sPons from y.ccine dugs Who drew,
~ sh.s somieuisse beast whose sorfuous horn
5ossed 70 the clouds, in fierce vindictive seom,
HE b.ying hoand. whose brayrar bark and stir
1leted the 1.-THE spine and reared the indignarI fur
~ Russ, that With yerminicidzi claw
.euck the weird rat, in whose insasiase NAV
Lay rsekins malt that erss In Juzns cour. We sAw.
lobed 10 senes-ens s.rb. that seems in soosh
zoo ong prey 20 Chrouos' iron tooth,
Dan wish ycuns Eros occuIstive sign,
% the 1orn maiden whose lact-aIhsc hands.
Drew atbu-acsic milk from tactical glands
DissorS, 70 realms ethereal vas borne,
x1e oeast cafulean, vexer Of that sly
49, Vo@1fopcAai, VINO manc one
he Cd nurdacious rat that dared devour
fecedaneocs Ale in Johns domestic power.
+, here. With hirsrte honors doaed. sucsincs
u saponaceous locks, the Priest who linked
In Hymenfs golden bands the man unthriH
hose means exiguous stared from many . riE.
y en- - he kissed the virxin all forior,
VI no MIXED the coz with implicated horn,
" no IN fierce wrath the canine torturer skied.
xhas dared to vx the insidious muricide,
no YET euroral efhuerce through the pelt
VI hat sly rat that robbed the palace Jack had buls.
e loud e1nsankerous Shanghai comes at lass,
DOSE snoun aroused the shoru ecczrssast,
" 90 sealed the vows Of Aymen's sacrament,
70 him who, robed in gzrmeuss INDECENT,
H oseulzses the damsei ischrymoss,
1n> emugator Of the horned brute morose,
That tossed the dog. that Worried the cat, that kiLpf
he Ezs that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.
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NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!


lust RECEIVED-And for sale by the under
- signed:
Oyster crackers, soda crackers, butter crackers,
Wine crackers, water crackers, ginger snaps,
Jenny Lind cakes. smoked herrings, refined lard,
Crushed sugar. dried apples, split peas, corn meal,
English dairy cheese, sugar cured hams,
Goldfish, Carolina rice, white beans, California onions,
Cranberries, maccaroni, vermceil,
Zante currants, citron peel, soft shell almonds.
Nutmegs, super Oolong tea, super green tea,
Indian corn, new hops, English walnuts,
Half bbls HaSall -four, 2fb tins oysters,
lib tins oysters, l and 2-ib tins Holsters,
BIB tins CLAIMS, lib tins assorted meats,
Lib tins sausage. lib tins game,
Half and or boxes sardines, / and BIB tins green peas,
2-fb tins turnips, LIB tins green corn,
2-fb tint peaches, 2-fb tins qcinces,
2-tb tins pears, BIB tins damscns,
2-tb tins green gage, 2 fb tins prunes,
BIB tins apricots, BIB tins cranberry jam,
BIB tins cranberry sauce, 2-tb tins currant Jelly,
lib tins raspberry jam, lib tins strawberry jam,
Assorted English jams, bloater paste,
American pickles, English pickles,
English mustard, cassia and allspice,
Cloves, ginger, cream tartar and soda,
Saleratus and black pepper, tomato ketchup,
Olive oil and lemon syrup. raspberry vinegar,
English pie fruits, caper and pepper sauce,
Chutnee and assorted sauces, India curry powder,
Assorted herbs, Cayenne pepper, caraway seed,
Yeast powder, French mustard, bottles candies,
Pembroke salt, Spanish olives, stearine candles,
Cider vinegar, corn starch, super chewing tobacco,
Anchovies and salt, pearl sage, tapioca.
bless pork, Masons backing, pain-kiler,
Dupont powder, CASTLE soap, fue cut tobacco,
Eags California -four, corn brooms, brown soap.
Constantly on hand,
Fresh Ground Coffee.
o9tf T. MoSsMAN & Son.
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e.. l.. 4 co.
OFFER FOR SALE A COMPLETE AS.
SoRTMEST OF


" SENTIMENT
Shin ChaudIery.
Naval ScoPes,
Groceries.
PFOy1s3Ous.
Hardware,
CrockePy. &c. 3
K.~~ maetere,. boxes goldfish. boxes tobacco.
Rorrs raisins box,s soap. boxes candles.
Boxes Bristol brick. vermiceni, macanoni,
Ribs cid cider vinegar. cases assorted syrups,
Cases green corn, sausage meat, mince pie meat,
Cases Iobster Raspberry lam. Uuinces.
Gee stravherrv lam crsnberrv lam.
60 ~. m.rr.Iade neache. c,rrant ;e,,v
&C., s,ra;ned bone an,ls .auce French canersL
Csses cheese. tomatoes. tomato ketchup,
Cam. nenne1 sauce. assurted saucesL
Keg. snli, 49,. wb;,e bean.
- 49, h,,,sr cranher,;..
~ hrsL-haa, Gs,s..as err
~ ~. a.,
Boxes .sieratu.. soda- cream tsrtar.
Boxes ground pepp T, ailspice. cloves.
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NEW GOODS!

NE GOODS!
ID w. FIELD would call the attention Of RETAILERS
. and DEALERS generally to the large assortment OF
Merchandise which he has on hand, having been lately received
per American ship Z" Harriet 4 jessie" and other LATE
ARRIVALS from the United States, consisting Of
Dry Goods, Clothing, Carpeting,
Boots and Shoes, Furniture, Groceries, Hardware,
Earthenware, Glassware, Woodenware,
Ship Chandlery, Naval Stores, Cordage, Oakum, Duck,
Anchors and Chains,
Paints, Oils, Turpentine,
Haxal Flour, NJ Flour in boxes, American Mess Beef,
Mess Pork, Prime Pork, Ham, Tongues,
Sugar, Cooking Stoves, Carriages, Ok Carts, Hand Carts,
Cement, Yellow Metal, Composition Nails,
6oar Lamps. Side Lamps, Reviewers, Lead Pipe,
Hydrant Hose. China Mating, Iron Safes,
Fairbanks Platform Scales,
Phials, assorted sizes, A Bourbon Whisky in 15-gal kegs,
Best Monongahela whisky, in 15-gal kegs,
Sicily Madeira Wine, Sparkling Catawba Wine,
Still Catawba Wine, Best London Porter. &c.
Tiff
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LAW NOTICE.

THE having been licensed by
u the Supreme Court as an
AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY,
Tenders to the public his services in the line Of his pro
fession and hopes, from his long practical experience and the
undivided attention that he will pay to all business committed
TO his care, TO merit a share of patronage.
Office over DIR. McKibbin's Drug Store, corner Of Merchant
and Kaahumanu streets.
o. HINTON.
Honolulu, May %, 1857. 4Sly.
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Y
II. w. FIELD

XKyOULD MAKE KNOWN to the traders, ship
owners, ship masters and ship carpenters of Honolulu,
that he has been appointed sole agent for the sails at Honolulu
OF that very superior quality Of yellow metal manufactured by
Croker, Brothers & Co., of Taunton,
and that he is in the receipt Of the first invoices from the manu-
factory by the arrival of the ship g Fortuna which he offers
for sale at very low figures in large or small lots.
II Old copper, composition and yellow metal, purchased at
the very highest rates. Gift
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GILMAN & CO.,
LAHAINA. MAUI,
ARDNOW RECEIVING, PER LATE AR.
"A RIVALS. . large stock Of
Ship cA..alery:
Which they oner for sale at lowest prices.
New Pilot Bread. New Navy Bread,
Eastern Flour, California Flour.
Corn Meal, American Mess Beef
OF different brands, warranted.
No: I brown sugar. Kon. coa.s.
Black tea, Assorted meats,
Green tea, Oysters,
Preserved peaches, Clans,
Preserved ounces, HOLSTERS,
Preserved pie fruits, Corn,
American butter, Peas, he, &C.
Beans! Beans!
Fresh Island-grown beans, large fat Lima = beans.
Small white hones beans, long speckled "caiitornia" do
Boots 4 Shoes.
Heavy leather boots, do brogsns, fine boots, lined brugans,
Hall boots, fine brogans, buckskins, slipper, &c-
Paint, OIL. Sc.
Pure white lead, No. l do, black paint. green do.
russian pr;sss blue, Chrome h,ssni yellow, v g a,i nnsee ear o.,
Coal tar, lamp black, paint brushes, sash tod brushes,
Stockholm tar.
Assorted numbers cotton duck, heavy Raven's duck.
Light Ravens duck.
An assortment Of fine clothing, pants, shirts, socks, cravats,
under shirts, handkerchiefs, &c.
Whaling Gran.
Lanees, harpoons, gig irons, one-nued irons,
Bomb lances, whaling guns, &c.
A constant supply OF new Irish potatoes, new sweet potatoes,
onions, pumpkins, always on hand in shipping season, and sup
piled at short notice.
NJ Together with a general and full assortment Of merchan.
disc usually found in = snip Chandlery establishment.
Lahaina Sept. "a. 66-tf
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JUST RECEIVED.
the following Merchandise, viz
Bbls naxall nour, Bales Congress ticks,
Prime pork, /" trown cottons.
Pilot bread, Cases blue DRILLS,
Casks navy bread, " Boston derims.
Cases assorted crackers, % oysters.
bbis and kegs old Bourbon " green corn,
~nisky, green peas,
Eases renned iard- " CLANS,
III boxes loaf sugar, " Holsters,
HI bbls crushed sugar. ii assorteJ meat.
Bois butter, In kegs, I" smoked behring's,
Boxes English dairy cheese, " raspberry jam,
IN TINS, preserved strawberries
DOaes Engiisn dairy cheese, preserved goosebersies,
not timed: peaches,
Bags table salt, 81 Verdaie olives
Cases hflb Jumps tobacco, Bbls cider vineearA
Coils Manila whale line, Cases butter crackers.
Gases scarlet flannel shirts, I" wine crackers,
+" blue flannel shirts, /" oyster crackers,
" denim frocks and over. " soda cracker.
Charcoal irons, hooks and thimbles.
Sister hooks, cotton sail Irvine, log lines,
Long handled tar brushes,
Topsail sheet shackles, hemp cod lines,
Linen fish lines, brass dish candIesticks,
Heavy gate hinges, bags shot,
Riding saddles, seamen's stout brogans.
Kegs iron sheathing nails,
Rolls sheet lead, kegs boat nails,
Coils worm line, bees wax,
Coils houseline and MARINE,
American ensigns, whalers' cutting-falls,
Coils ratline, nests bingham buckets,
Kegs cut nails, Wilders iron safes,
Bills pitch, bbs tar,
10, Il, 10, II, IS, % feet oars,
Cans Dupont's powder, Boxes saleratus,
Kegs cannon powder, Casks currauts.
Hunts handled axes, Cases blue cottons,
No. 8 Roger William stoves, "a blue prints.
No. 4 Roger William stoves, " pink prints,
No. 4 cambooses, " orange prints,
White shrts, " Suffolk bleached drills,
Fancy regatta shirts, Tierces hams,
White drilling pants, Tierces rice,
White Marseilles vests, Casks figs,
White drill frocks, Boxes corn starch.
Hickory shirts, Kegs split peas,
Bale blue flannel, Gases Stilton cheese,
s+tf j.. c. spALD1NG.
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THE A OF CARGO. JUS LAND.
ed from the American ship Fortuna from Boston, u. s.
A., is offered for sale at the Store of b. w. Field. 1t the
lowest market rates, consisting Of
Cases adamantine candles, Grindstoncs,
Boxes adamantine candles, Gunny hays,
Boxes " Archer" tobacco, Bales brown drills,
Baskets Troy champagne, Bales brown sheetings,
Bbls navy bread. Wrapping paper, assorted.
Bxs salt water soap, Bales Oakum,
Wheelbarrows, Cane seat rocking ehairs,
Oars, assorted sizes, Cane Rack rocking chairs,
Cane seat oak chairs, Woo seat settees,
Cane seat walnut chairs,
Wood seat Office chairs, with cushions.
And q large assortment Of
CrOckery and Earthenware.
Cases Yellow Metal, assorted sizes;
Kegs Composition Nails, assorted sizes
Tiff Ship ~Chandlery, Naval Stores, &c.
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To Whalcmen !

To WhaIcmen
w. MACY. Successor 10 Macy 4 Spencer, would
Oue respectfully solicit the same patronage enjoyed by
the old firm at the established Depot for Whalemen's Supplied
at Kawaihae, Hawaii, where viii be found At all times a good
supply of Beef, Mutton. Pork. PSulsry, and also
the celebrated kaWaihae Potatoes.
The above articles can be furnished at the lowest rates, ard
quicker time than at any other port at the islands. Ali beef
sold by me will be warranted to keep in any climate.
~ No charge made ON iuter-island exchange.
72f G. W. MACY.
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-. n. SNOW
AFyERS FOR ALE.tn lots . suit pazehssehs
10 lowest prices, the following merchandise.
Dry Gssas
Chrome orange priuts. corah Handkerchief,
green . White and grey "efino sniIts
s HS. cotton drawers Chssa linen shirts
Red flannel white L B shirts.
Brown drill, Blne flannel shirts,
women's white cotton hose, Brown cotton,
Mems striped hose, White blankeH,
Embroidered under-sleeves, Black and brown felf hats.
Guayaquil hats, Colored Coburgs,
Hickory shirts, Colored India satin,
silk velvet, India rubber coats,
Navy caps, with oil silk covers, Silk umbrellas,
White linen handkerchiefs.
Booss and Shoes.
Goat buskins. Calf Congress boots,
Boys calf boots, En'md leather Congress boots.'
Heavy brogans, Kid slippers,
ladies' bootees.
Groceries.
Lemon syrup, Assorted pickles, half gals,
Tomato catsups 0erkins, half gals and qs,
Fresh peaches, Tierces hams,
Superior Black Tea,
No. ] soap, backing, Fine cut tobacco, in tin foil
Naval Stores.
Chain cables, Russia cordace. assorted sixes.
army duck, Manila cordage, assorted sizes
Cotton duck, Cut nails, lanterns.
Sneatnnng paper, Composition nails,
Sundries.
Boiler iron. vsr,;crS.
Bars fiat iron, Curry comhs
3rocers scales, Table spoons,
iron pedseads, French bedstead.
Solar side lamps. Office clocks.
Leather trunks. Wool carnet;n,
UNITE pine ciapboards, Cherry boards,
Crowbars, Jute mats.
Pocket knives, whipping paper.
Rasps Lamp chimneys,
Sofk screws, Hammers,
Pad Locks, &c.
India Rubber Hose, hf inch and I inch.
Brass Hose Pipes, Lead Pipe.
&C., Sc, &c. es-H
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asking
Thereupon I went on and told him what 1 had
heard. Ned looked like one stricken.
and has it come to this?' he uttered, clasp
ing his hands.
"To what ?'' I asked, fearing he was offended
because / had spoken of it.
"To be talked of publicly thus" he answered.
SIT has, Ned" I said as kindly as I could, at
the same time taking his hand. land now you
must tell me all. You and Abby were once nv
best friends, and when you were married I felt
sure you would be as happy as could be. Now
what does this meant"
Alas. we are not happy" he groaned. az
have put her out of the house once; and once 1
shut her up. But O., if you could only hear her
tongue. Nv God, how l have suferedi'
But surely, Ned, there must be some cause
for this. I know that Abby is not malignant by
nature. Now tell me all. Tell me what caused
your first quarrel"
"why, I'll tell you: The first difficulty we
ever had was about my pipe. She wasn't going
to let me smoke in the house. OF course l
" .uldn't be snubbed in that fashion. Then
shortly after that, 1 had some men at work for
me, and after dinner, we laid our pipes on the
kitchen shelf, and when we came TO look for them
after supper, they were gone. l saw some of the
broken pieces in the FIRE place, and | knew Abbey
had broke 'em up. That was the first real event
in our catalogue of troubles. for after the men
were gone we had some talk l can assure you"
The whole truth flashed upon me now.
I" Who were those men that worked for you
that day ?" l asked.
He named them, and I recognized three of them
az men whom 1 had seen in the store.
"I see it all, Ned"
Sand don't you think she is to blame?"
Why-youIl pardon me, l owl /
think you gave the first deep cause of trouble.
I nov Abby's taste, and l know that tobacco
smoke is disgusting to her. Why, Ned, as sure
az l am alive. I could not live in a house which
M II - &C -Dvx~o 142c
Even last night 1 had to open my window, and
sit by it half an hour to get a little sweet air. 1
have been blamed by my friends several times,
berau9 I would noe allow them 10 mnks in my