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The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-02-17
An Honest Boy.

That is right, my boy said the mer-
Giant smiling approyingly upsn the bright
face Of his little boy. He had just brought
him dollar that lay among the dust and
wtepings.
always be honest. tbs the best pol
ICY
Should you say that?' asked the boy
timidly.
Should say what? that honesty is
the best policy? Why, it is time hon.
ored saying. Don't know about the elc-
waiting tendency of the thing. The spirit
is rather narrow, I'll allow
$50 grandmother taught me, replied
the boy. She said we should do right,
because God approved it without what
man would say
The merchant turned abruptly toward
the desk, and the thoughtful faced little
boy resumed his duties.
In the course of the morning rich
man called into the store. While con-
versing, he said:'
L have no children of my own, and |
fear to adopt one. My experience u.s.
that boy of twelve, which is the age |
should prefer, is always confined in his
habits, and if they are bad -
Stop! said the merchant, 'you see that
lad yonderp
He is remarkable -
yes, yes-that is what everybody
tells me who has boys to dispose of. Nc
doubt he will do we'll enough befo,e you,
face; I've tried a good many, and been
deceived more than once
was going to say replied the mer.
chant calmly, that he is remarkable fol
principle. Never did know him to de-
viate from the right, sir-never. He
would give up pin. Indeed: he is lit.
tie too honest for my employ. He points
out the flaws in the goods, and l canno
teach him prudence in that respect
Comon prudence, you we'll know isis
common-common prudence-aheln''
The stranger made assent, and tn,
merchant continued to say.
He was a parish orphan, taken by al
old woman, out of pity, when yet ba,
by. Poverty has been his lot-po doubt
he has suffered from hunger and cold un
counted times. His hands and feet hav,
been frozen. Sir, the boy would rather
die than have been dishonest. can
account forit-'pon my word l can't
Have you any claim upon him?'
Not the least in the world, cxcep
what common benevolence offers. In
deed, the boy is too good for me-
Then will adept him-and i'll hav
found one honest boy in my searches
thank God
The little fellow rode home in a car
riage, and was ushered into luxuriou
home. and he who once sat shivering il
cold corner, listening to the words o
apoor, pious old woman, who had beer
taught ofthe Spirit, became one of thu
best and greatest divines England eve
produced.
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Dr. KEEFE e. STORY, II.
- MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN 81
- Planished, Japanned and SsEH

-
p a i n Tin w are.
NO. 6, UNION STREET.
WE have on hand large variety ofevery
w description in our line.
Tea and Coffee Urns,
Round and Oval Chatting Dishes,
Tea Pots, Coffee Pots,
Buckwheat Dishes,
Cream and Blanc Mango Moulds,
Molasses Pots, Tea Kettles,
Plain and Fancy Nurse Lamps,
Pudding Moulds, Castors,
Egg Boilers 10 and IL holes,
Open and covered Pitchers,
Soup Ladies, Gravy Strainers,
JAPANNED WARE
OF E VERY d ESCRIP III o ".
Round Cake Boxes,
Large and small square Boxes,
Tea Canisters, Cash Boxes,
Grocers Tea Chests,
Tea Trays and Walters,
Bread and Knife Trays,
Water Cans, Slop Buckets,
Toilet Pals, Foot Tubs,
Toilet Sets, Dust Pans,
Spittoons, Candlesticks,
Toy Cups and Banks,
Moasses Cups, Dredge Boxes,
Match Safes, Pepper boxes,
Bread and Nutmeg Graters,
Plain Tin Ware, in endless variety, Manufac-
tured of the best material,
Housekeepers please bear that in mind, and
give us call,
Camphene and Ethereal Oil Lamps,
Lanterns &c.
Fresh Camphene and Ethereal Oil, always on
hand, and for ale low.
KEEFE Il STORY,
ia Is No. 6, Union Street.
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Millinery &c.
Fall and Winter Paris Fas

Fall and Winter Paris Fashions.
@ 81 Q
w o u l. d RESPECTF ULLY
Il inform my friends, customers and the sur
rounding country, that have returned from
the North with the finest collection of all
kinds of Millinery Goods that it has ever been
my privilege to present to the public,
CONSISTING OF
Every color and Grade of Plain and Uncut
Velvets,
Silks, Codes and Satins,
Feathers of all colors and quality,
Best French and American Flowers,
Bonnets Of all descriptions for ladies and
children,
TOGETHER WITH
The handsomcst assortment of Ribbons
that can be found elsewhere-an of which
am prepared to make to order in the ncatest
and most fashionable styles and on the most
REASONABLE TERMS.
My collection OF Pattern Bonnets which is
very extensive, will be opened on MONDAY
NEXT, the 10Th, to which the attention OF
the Ladies are particularly invited.
MRS. G. Il. SWANK,
No. 40, Church st,
oc II doors North of Manonic Hall.
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CLOSING OUT STOCK,
Of Fancy Winter Goods.
THE SUBSCRIBERS being anxious
Il to close out the balance of their Winter
Dress Goods, Shawls and Cloaks, will from
this date, offer GREAT BARGAINS in the
above named goods. No regard will be paid
to cost, as their object is to sell off the entire
stock, so as to make room for a large assort-
ment of Spring Goods.
FOSTER & MOORE,
No. So, Main Street,
ia 20 Under Johnson's Hall.
III Gonv \
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CLOTHING ! CLOTHINGl
New Fail and Winter Stock
AT THE
Norfolk Hall of Fashion,
No. l6, Main Street Norfolk Va.
THE subscriber would respectfully in
i form the citizens of Norfolk and vicinity
that heis now opening a very large and hand
some stock of
Fall and Winter Clothing.
Being myself the manufacturer have spared
no pains in making this the largest and best
assorted, as well as the cheapest stock ever
before offered in this or any other market in
the State. ! am determined to sell on the
most reasonable terms, advocating the maxim
of quick sales and small profits. ! have also
first rate stock of
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
Including all the latest variety of style and
quality necessary to complete full and per-
feet wardrobe.
YOUTHS AND BOYS CLOTHING.
Adapted to the ages of to l6 years at the
usual very low prices.
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES & VESTINGS,
Which will be made up to order on accom-
medating terms with our usual promptness
and despatch. Satisfaction guaranteed in all
cases or no sale. Persons wanting Clothing
ready made or made to order would do we'll
to give me a call.
ocl4 CLIFTON.
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Beautiful Flowers.

I AIDES now is the time to decorate your
IL Hover beds with these beautiful, heart
eevating, love inspiring gems of nature
whose brilliant petals unfolded to the gaze,
and whose fragrant odors exhaed upon the
balmy air, so captivate and enrapture the
senses of all whom taste and refinement in
cite to their study and culture. At Apothe-
carries Hall, for sale by w. H. BROUGHTON
co. you will find general variety of the
most approved kinds of FRESH FLOWER
SEEDS, among them are the following:
Superb Carnation, White Cypress Vine,
Pink, Scarlet do do
Double China Pink, Double mixed Bal
Protuse Flowering Pink, sans,
Sweet William, Double mixed Col
Alyssum, bine.
New large hower'd Mig German Poppy,
nonette, Long tubed Cen
Mixed Gilly Flower, tranthus,
~ weeks do Purple Petunea,
Mixed Candytuft, Mixed do
Large fowerT Nialope, Drnmmond's Phlox,
Mixed Portulacca, Tricolord Hearts
&c Morning Glory, ease,
Scarlet do do Love in Il Mist,
! Variegated Scabious, liked Hyacinth
7 Blue Ageratum, Beans,
African Hibiscus, Dark Purple ipo-
yellow Martynia, mea,
Dwarf mixed China Aster, Mixed Coxconbs,
Tall do do do Golden AIyssum,
Poeny Flowered do do Painted Coreopsis,
Pheasants Eye, Maiden Pink or
Hedge Mustard, London Pride,
Burridges lpomea, Dwarf Centaurea,
Centaurca Depressa, go.
fed W. II. BROUGATON & co.
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Liquors, &c.
D00 BBLS Roanoke Whiskey
LUU so do Old Buck Eye d
SO do Boston Rum,
20 1Ihds prime Molasses,
20 do do Port Rico Sugar,
100 boxes No. L, Soap,
leo do Adamantine Candles,
100 bags prime Rio Coffee,
so do Laguayra do
90 do old Govt. Java Coffee,
100 Bbls Crushed Powdered A & C Sugar,
so kegs prime Orange County Butter
l25 Bbls No. ], trimed Herrings,
80 do No. 3, Mackrel,
so do Cincinnati Mess Pork,
so do Patapsco family Flour,
100 do supertine and Extra,
500 boxes Manufactured Tobacco of all kinds
500 sacks Blown and &. A. Salt,
Starch, ground and Grain Pepper, Mustard,
Yeast Powders, Bacon Lard, &C., in store and
for sale low to the trade by
LEIGH & BRO.
de % No. 5, Newtons Wharf.
T andreth's Garden Seed.-Justre-
IL ceived full supply of the above genu-
inc Garden Seec S, viz:
Extra Early Peas,
Flat Dutch Cabbage,
Drumhead Cabbage,
Long Scarlet short top Radist &c.
For sale low tor cash.
jal5 l.. ". WEBB.
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Dry Goods.
DRY GOODS.
% l. o O ID G Cd q co.
ARE OPENING


Is l. o O ID G 0 ID q co.
ARE OPENING
THEIR FALL STOCK,
EMBRACING
One of the largest Varieties ever
offered in Norfolk.
rONSISTING IN PART OF
" Splendid Silk Robes,
Splendid Robes t'Quille, .
Beautiful Bayadere Silks, rich oo}ore,
' Chcne
Rich Plaid Silks,
Bayadere Silks-heavy, at 81 Is,
Plain Colored Silks, pretty eelors and
quality,
Rich Robes in Cashmers,
's Merino,
Beautiful Robes A'ouile,
Robes DcCharnbre,
French DeI.aines in most beautiful de-
signs and colors,
Ducals, in all qualities,
Figured and Plain French Merinos,
Rich French Calicos.
and Mouselins for Children
very pretty,
Plaid Poplins-high colors and beautiful
quality,
Black Silks in every variety, and at any
MoURNING, ITALIAN, &c.
Cloaks OF the latest Fall styles,
Velvet and MORE Antique,
Cloth Cloaks in full assortment,
Drab Cloth Cloaks or busters,
Rich Chenille Shawls, from SO, 90 to $780,
90.
Beautiful Figured and Plaid Wool
Shawls,
Stella Shawls and. Scarfs,
Brooke do do do
Chenille Scarfs for Neck,
White and Colored Grape Shawls,
Fine Thread Laccs and Insertings,
Lace Collars.
Lace Sets,
Beautifully Embroided French Sets,
A new article in Marseilles Sets,
French Worked Collars, te
Cambria and Muslin Collars Mt all prices,
With every article embraced in the En-
broidery department.
Embroidered, Hemstiched and Plain
lIdkfs.
Colored and Black Bordered do
oct 3 BLO0DGO0D & co.
NEW FALL AND WINTER DRY
GOODS.
GTEWART ~ CO., respectfully an
~ nounce to their friends and the public
that they have Just opened new and beau
titul assortment of Rich Dress and Fancy
Goods, to which they invite the attention of
purchasers. The Stock consists in part as
follows:
Dress Goods and Embroiderics,
Rich Silk Robes Of new styles and patterns,
do Striped and Plaid Silks,
do Byadon and Brocade Robes,
Plain Poult de Sori and Glaca Silks,
Silk Robes de Aquilla,a AN entirely new article,
Rich Black Brocade and Armure Silks,
Plain black. silks of every quality,
Rich Mouslns and Cashmere Robes,
Plain Mouslins and French Merrinos,
Rich French w orked Collars and Bands,
Rich French Worked Sets and Sleeves,
Cambria and Muslin Sets at all prices,
Cambria and Swiss Embroideries,
Infants Worked Capes and Bodies,
Rich Embroidered Hdkfs
Lupins black Bombazines and Mouslins,
Black Tamese and Alpacas,
Black Mourning Silks,
Black Merrinos and Worsted Satin Dechene,
Black and White Grape Collars and Sets,
MISCELLANEOUS,
Black and Coored Cloths and Cassimers,
Black and Colored Silks and Vestings,
Heavy Sattinetts and Tweeds,
Fine Whitney and Common Blankets,
Heavy Druggett and Baize,
White and Colored Flannels at all prices,
White and Coored Canton Flannels,
Tickings, kerseyS and Osuaburgs,
Bleached & brown Shirtings and Sheetings,
Servants Clothing of every kind,
Black Fancy Prints in great variety,
Cotton, Silk and Worked Hosiery,
Irish Linens and Linen Sheeting, all widths,
Bleached & brown Table Damask.
w. p. STEWART Il co,
oc 3--ts No. %, Main st.
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orth Carolina Roe tIerring-l
~ have few half Bbls old Roe Uerrino
which | will sell by the doz. or per half Bb1
Come and buy. For sale by
te4 j. E. JONES. -
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NORFOLK FLOUR STORE.
No. Z, Union Street.

MINT OAA + LII II SlORE.
No. Z, Union Street.
THE first and only establishment of this
Il description ever opened in the city. The
design Of the subscriber is to have constantly
on hand, every thing in the line of Breadstuffs
OF the best qualities, always fresh and at the
latest prices. Having the exclusive agency
for the City. Block Mills, Baltimore, he can
always furnish the following Breadstuffs:
Wilson Canby's Excelsior Flour, family,
Extra and Super, in barrels and sacks Of
sS and 40 lbs.
Graham, or Dyspcptic Flour, in 40 lbs. sacks.
Middlings and Rye Flour, in barrels and 40
lbs. sacks.
Buckwheat, in sacks of 24]s and 40 lbs.
Corn Meal, in & 2 bushe sacks,
Mill Feed, in bushel bags. Wholesale and
Retail.
Nag- These Breadstuffs are manufactured
expressly for Family use, and warranted.
Any article not giving satisfaction is request
ed to be returned.
TERMS Cash on delivery.
E. A. ABBOTT,
&C 70 No T. Union street
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JUST RECEIVD
Another Supply Of Boots and
s III o f s..
u w. SEABURY e. SON, are Just
IL in receipt of another supply Of season
able and desirable goods. Among them are
Gents Boots, Hunting Boots,
Heavy Cow Hide Boots for Negroes,
Boys superior quality stout Boots,
do Childs Calf Boots,
Ladies Caters of different kinds,
Misses Shoes,
Childs Fancy Shoes of different patterns.
TO all of which we invite the attention Of
purchasers rs they are goods which can be
recommend TO be of better than common
class work, W lille the prices will be found
very moderate.
F. W. SEABURY & SON
de % No. 10, Market Square
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DuTcHMAN.-Coot moryer, Patrick,
how you tuz?
lrishman-Good mornin' till We, Miko
thank ye; will we get any rain?
Dutchman-I guess not We never has
much in a ferry try dime.
lrishman-Ak ye're rite there; and
thin, whenever it gets in the way of rain
ing, not bit o. dhry withcr will we get
as long as the wet spell howlds.
Nor DEAD, BUT SPE EoHLEss. Two
Irishmen happened to get into an ARRAY,
in which one of them was knocked down.
His comrades ran up to him and exclam-
ed; 'Arlah, Denis, if ye dead can't ye
spake it, Pm not dead, but spachless, ,
returned the other.
In general, what a woman says with
her eyes deserves more attention than
the words which escape from her lips;
therefore, should she remain silent, al
though you have just asked most in
terestng question, perhaps you may find
an answer in her eyes.
Dogsett, the actor was man of great
humanity His landlady's maid having
taken an opportunity to go into his
chamber one afternoon and cut her throat
with one of his razors, Dogget, when
told of it behind the scenes, cried out
with great emotion, POUNDS, / hope il
was not with my best razor
Ia Philadelphia, oysters ave conntel
and not mcasaed 10y the .busheI. One
huodrel and Atty oysters are allowed to
tue Bit hi.
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MIX HAT Came from j. ID.
I'VE REEDS, No. East side of
Market Square,
NORFOLK VA.
MY HAT FEELS COMFORTABLE,
DOES IT7 THEN I'LL BUY
ONE.
KS Homemade Hats, by ]. D. REED,
No. s East side of Market Square, Nor
folk, Va, where l shall be pleased to see
my Customers and Friends, and assure them
that no pains will be spared to please them.
oc3
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JOB PRINTING.
I'm ALL ITS VARIETY AND Exc
i CUTED IN. THE YER Y BEST STYLE.
AND AT THE LOWEST PRICES FOE
CASH.-We invite the attention of the bust
ness community, and all classes of the people
to the very extensive resources in Type, Ma.
terlal, Presses, DC, now in use in our
JOB PRINTING OFFICE.
NO. " EAST MAIN STREET, NORFOLK, VA.
Supplied without regard to cost for the un
equalled dispatch, and the beauty, neatness
and permanent superiority of every kind of
ORNAMENTAL AND PLAIN PRINTING
and having competent workmen steadily
employed, and every facility for conduct
ing the business, we are prepared to do al
kinds OF Printing. at very short notice. an
for reasonable prices. All kinds of Printing
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New World Cook Stove.

NCW w UIHW VUUk SLOVG.
SONS in want ola good IL
j. COOK STOVE, would do well ID
to look at this before they buy any cRzCA
other, as we can refer them to 100 persons
who now have them in use. The best guaran-
tee we can give of them is the fact, that no
other house in this section of country has
them on sale, we have the exclusive agency
for them, and our name is on the front Of
the stove. Our customers run no risk in buy
ing, as we warrant them in every respect,
when put up by us.
VIM. D. ROBERTS, JA, a. co.
.oo Depot, Roanoke Square and !
u - Water street.
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Machinery Oils, & c.-We have re-
~ ~ ceived large quantity of best Sperm
IN; Also in store Solar, Rape Seed, Patent.
Fish, Pdint &c, for sale wholesale and retail.
1e4 NJ. A. SANTOS & co.
"a. Copy all.)
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required by
Banks, Brokers,
insurance oHces, Lawyers,
SSteampoats' Railroad Companies
Physicians, Merchants.
MI Mechanlcs' Storekeepers,
ineatres' Circusses,
museums, Concerts,
Exhibitions, Parties,
Balls, Weddings, &c.
Having one of the best FAST JOB PRES,
SEES now in use in this country, we are pre-
the most expeditions manner, and feeling
confident of our ability to give satisfactior
to all, both in price and quality of workman
ship, and to make it the interest of all WIN
deal with us, we again invite the public
call and examine specimens at
JNO. r. HATHAWAY'S
Cheap Job Printing Office,
oc3-tf No. II East Main street.
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Miscellaneous.
T ANDRETH's GARDEN SEED

r ANDRETH'S GARDEN SEED.
IA -Artichoke,
Asparagus, Endive,
Beans, Early Red Eye, Kalo,
weeks, Leck,
Refugee, Lettuce (ah kinds,
Horticultural Pole, Melon, /"
Dutch Case Knife, Mustard,
Scarlet Runners, Nasturtian.
Broad Windsor, Okra,
Beets, Long Blood, Onion (all vasiesies)
Turnip " Parsnip,
Sugar, Parsley,
hangle Wertael, Peas, Extra Early,
Benz Plant, " Prince Albert.
Broccoli, " Green Imperial.
Cabbage, Gall varieties) i" Bishops dwf.
Coiewort or Collard, Pepper (all kinds)
Carrot, (all yaricties) Pumpkin, Yellow,
cern, yfu.oarora, f Fnsd.e'
White, Radish,, IAN kinds)
Sugar, Rhubarb,
Cucumber, Green long Spinage,
Early Frame Satisfy,
White Spine, Squash,
Martynia, Tomatoes,
Egg Plant, furnip Gall kinds)
HERE SEEDS OF ALL VARIETIES.
We have just received large supply of
these Seeds are now prepared to furnish
them wholesale and retail.
jal0 NJ. A. SANTOS 4 co.
GEO. w. DEY & co.
APOYHECARIES AND DRUGGISTS.
No. 8, Main Street,
OPPOSITE MARKET Square, NORFOLK VA.
II EEP CONSTANTLY on hand a
IA large and complete stock of pure and
| reliable
Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals,
Patent Medicines,
Ferfumery,
Fancy Articles &c, &c.
Which they offer on as good terms as any
other house.
re- Physicians prescriptions neatly s.and
accurately compounded. de-
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I:yG EAsss ..is's STORN.
THRILLING SXETefI.


About tho cammcnefmcnto u The pres
cnt century. there stouI ua1s the centre
ot a rather extensive hllnlc', rot many
miles distant from i seaport town, in the
north of fn.'aul Il large substantially ly
trit, but SnmcN hat struggling building,
known as Craig Farm House the farm
consisted of about one hundred acres OF
tulcrahle arabic and meadow land and
at the time have indie ted, belonged to
a tarr-er hv the name of Armstrong.
He had purchased It a3out three year,
previously. at i sale held in pursuance OF
a decree of the High Court of Chaucary
Farmer Armstrong was marrel. but
,childless, his dame like himself was ma
tive of DevonShirc. They bore the char.
actcr of plodding, taciturn, morosc
hammered couple; seldom leaving the
farm except to attend market. and rare
ly seen at church or chapel, they nltu-
rally enough became objects OF suspicion
and dislike to the prying go>slpns villa
gers, to whom mystery or reserve of any
kinl was of course exceedingly annoy
ing and unpleasant.
Soon after Armstronr was settled in
his new nnrcbase anotbcr ,tran,or arriv.
cd and took nm his abode In the hest
,anartmcnts Of the house. The new com.
.er. a man of about fifty wears of age. and
,eyidan,fv from his dress aud eait a sea-
;arin, person. was as reserved and uns D.
.cial as his landlord. His name. or at
last that which he chase to he known
bv was Wilson He had one child a
daughter about tbirt wears of are,
whom he nlaccd =, = booyi;pg school IN
the adjacent town He seldom saw her:
the intercourse between the father and
donchter bojnp nrincinallv carried ON
thronob Mary Strngnel q widow OF
about thirty Years of age. and native of
the place She was engaged as a ser.
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"a book which every one should read
that the great boon of liberty and peace
may be more thoroughly appreciated
Near the village of Troy. in Wyoming
Valley, stands a monument, with the
following inscription:-
Near this spot was fought,
On the afternoon of Friday the Sd of July, 177s
THE BATTLE OF WYOMING.
In which small band of patriotic Americans,
Chiefly the undisciplincd, the youthful and tho
Aged, spared, by inefliciency, from the distant
Ranks of the Republic
Dennison with a courage that deserved
Success, boldly met and braycly fought
A combined British, Tory, and Indian force of
Thrice their number.
Numerical superiority alone gave success. to the
INVADER;
And widespread havoc dcsolation and ruin
Marked his savage and bloody footsteps throu Oh
the Valley.
THIS MONUMENT,
Commcrativc of these events,
And of the actors in them,
Has been erected
OVER THE DoNgR OF THE SLAIN,
BY their defendants aud others, -ho gratefully
Appreciate the services of their patriot
Ancestors