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Trasteess sale.
DUBLIc NOTICE 10 hsrsby given that On the
10th Day Of Jane Dsxt Will cell 4 public ssle,
In front Ut the banking house Of VIM. Thompson
lows. the following real sstste, Wis: Lot 10 in
block Is Of Leighton Addition to the city Of Keo-
kuk, and ell 1t block IN Gknford, or Wright's
addition to the city Of Keokak which sAls viii b
for cash.
This sale 10 made BY virtue Of Deed Of Trust
from james E. Bruce and Anton cite his wife to me
tosscure the payment OF note given by James =.
Bruce 10 Pegrsm, Payntsr 4 Davis for. The sam Of
t2,787.45, on which default has been made, and
Antonette Bssss shall have the right to redeem
within ons yeax from the day Of sale BY paying
the amount Of said note with 10 Per cent. Per an
mum interest or the amount Of the bid With SINH
lar interest II the bid shall Be more than the dsht,
6AM'L r. MILLER, Trustee.
MAJ lsse-l
TO Il. V. Nillss, Ednand A. Nay, j. ]. Haisey.
De Alanbsst cnlly:
vISAkkE y now - nle In the o6Sss Of the Olsfk
/ Of the District Court Of Lee Countx bwa, q
Keokuk, the petition Of X. Bowler, ais2lng that
pronissory notes fcr 81 $50 essA, and drawing ten
per cent interest, psyabie annnslly, and his mort
gage deed certain real eenoo - secure aad Notes
and interest. Said petition allsgss tAat tke other
defendants have since become Interested n the
mortgaged premises. Said petition pfays Tor .
judgment, order Of sale Of the property ths sx-
tincion OF the interest Of Ill the defsndans nths
relief. Unless you appear and answer eaid petition
on or before the second day Of tho June term 85o)
OF said Court, judgment viii be rsndeTsd assordng
to the prayer Of tho petition.
RANKIN, MILLER ENBTER,
May 8, l6to-dlm Plainti6's Att'ys.
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4
H00 BBLs. "KANAWHA," in good order, just
OOU receiving and for sale low by
KELLOGG PIRGE, 9ss4qs
May ls-d IS Kain-st.
IN KEGS PRUNEs,
| m Bxs. CASTLE SOAP,
4 CASES OLIVE OIL,
9 Bxs cLARET,
70 TRAILS DATES,
< BBLs. SOFT SHELL ALMONDS,
. BBLs. FILBERTs,
4 BBLs. ENGLISH wALNUTs,
3 BBLs. pEcANs,
O BBLs. BRAZIL NUTS,
o CASKS zANTE cURRANTs,
1 cAsK BATH BRICK,
| cAsK SAL. SODA,
/ CASE INDIGO,
CASE NUTMEes.
We are just receiving the above invoice OF goods
direct from importers in New York, and offer Thorn
Tor sale MUCH LOWER than tho regular grocery trade
KELLOGG BIRGE,
May13-d No. SIS Main-st.
IL HHDs. SUGAR,
OK BBLs. Plantation and S. II. M0LAssEs,
| 100 BAGS COFFEE,
5 BAGS PEPPER.
| Inn BBLS. FLOUR,
g75 SACKS FLOUR,
" BOXES SOAP,
Nc- G. hand and Iooois Jag, anu ior safe low by
i KELLOGG BIRGE,
/ Mayl3d No. So Main-st.
1 AAMTEORD FIRE INSURANCE co.,
OF HARTFORD.
/ INCORPORATED IN 1910.
Capital. $500 900 ~, 3.bl
/ ALL PAID Or.
DIREcroRs-H. Huntington, Albert Day. james
Goodwin, Chas. Boswell, Henry Keney, Calvin Day
Job Allyn, John p. Brace, Chas. j. Russ.
TING. G. ALLYN, Sec'y. Ii. HUNTINGDON, Pres't
VIM. W. BELKANAP, Agent.
Ksokuk, April ., sod
/ M. w. WEsTCOTT.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
/ BOOKS, STATIONERY,
Paper Hangtngs, window shades &c
/ A Ls0. Sheet Music; Musical Instructors fol
| Fife Ac.. No. " Main-st., K0okuk, Iowa.
1Ihe highest market price paid for Rags.
Inchlod
InKANaES, Lsnons, Figs, French ana dermal
~ Prunes, n. n and layer Raisins, Curraats
do. COlLIRRE 4 R0RENISQN.
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GET THE BEST
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Pictorial Dictionary.
1900 Pictorial Iiiustrations.
WEKTERS UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY
NEW PICTORIAL EDITION.
NJ have in press, to be issued at an early day.
w new edition Of Websters Unabridged Die
tionary, containing
1900 PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATIONS,
BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED.
1900 to 10000 NEW WORDS in the Vocabula-
ry-TabIe of SYNONYMS, by Pro-
lessor GOODRICH,
In which more thon 2. 900 words arc ca,.f,,,r
disseminated, forminga fuller work on Eaglish
ynohytns, OF Itself than any other issued. beside
ofabo' and believed in advance Of that
liable giving Pronunciation Of Names Of s.
ooo distinguished persons Of
modern times;
Peculiar use Of Words and Terms in the
Bible,
With other New Features. together with
ALL THE nArTRR OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS.
nave seen Specimen sheets Of the Pictorial
luS'la'.ohs' They are we'll executed. and w,ll
oa,n ,a o. iaund useful IN giving much more cor
de6nilion n oe' y than can be obtained by
lse" lofk Tribune, April TO-
eve have seen specimen pages ne nn~,;an ).
arcnl1scture and ornitholngy, and End them Of ar.
tistic beauty 40 Wei II great practical xa1ns !,
-lchrstan Mirror. April Il. 0A' value
WILDE sold by ali Booksellers
u "GET THE BEsT." Get Webster
q. Il G. MERRIAM
Springfield, Mas, May, 1852 :"
myl7
IInsced OIL.
| CAsk prime English, for sale low bv
A. J. WILKINSON
Sign Of the Golden Eagle and Mart.r
my24d M az az q s..oi.ar.
U,up The h.nks 81 New YORK.
p.n,n nessers' the Clearing House, and the
-, fanio OF 1857, with financial char ha 9
olboons; This day received by ~ =. ..
-, OGDEN, BROWNELL Co.
50 MAin-st.
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Ayers Cathartic Pills,

Ayers Cathartic Pills,
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For CosTlvRNEss
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FoR JAUNDIcE;
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Price IS csnts per Boz; Boxes for Sl00.
Great numbers of Cergym.a., Physicians, States
men, and eminent personages, have lent their
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remedies, but our space here will not permit the
insertion OF them. The Agents below named fur
nish gratis our AMERICAN ALMANAC in which they
are given; with also full descriptions of the above
complaints, and the treatment that should be fol-
lowed for their cure
Do not be put of by unprincipled dealers with
other preparations they make more profit on
Demand AYERS, and take no Others. The sick
want the best aid there is for them and they should
have it.
All our Remedies are for sale by
BARTLETT, KAYE b co, Keokuk
j. ". NEED d Co., Chicago,
BARNARD CO., St Louis.
SURE, ECKSTEIN h CO., Cincinnati,
Wholesale Agents,
And Agents in every town in the United Statas.
myl6idw1y
DlssOLUTION.
NJ oIlCE Is hereby given that the CO. par tnership
: heretofore existing between John L. Stry ker
and william l.. Wood, as Brokers, dealers in real
estate, and Real Estate and General AGENT. K CO.
kuk, Iowa, Is dissolved by mutual consent VIM.
L. wood 10 authorized to settle and adjust all the
unsettled business Of the late 6rm and to use the
name OF the firm for such purpose.
JOHN l.. sTRYKER.
VIM. l.. WOOD.
keokuk, Iowa, May ID, 1859.
sHk undersigned, of the late firm Of Striker 4
" ood, will continue business 1t tho Office on
ihird-st formerly Occupied by that firm.
~; ms uhANC represent four responsible
fire insurance mpanies-Lamar, Humboldt At
inntic and Quaker City--and the renowned Mutual
Benefit Life Insur nee Co.
REAL EsTATE.-.I viii buy and sell real
estate on my own account and commission and
will give reliable information concerning the sme
CONVEYANCE...I will draw Dssps And
MORTGAGES, with full and accurate descriptions.
NOTARY PUB1IG..-I will promptly And
correctly, and for very moderate charge, attend
70 y! Nc-1:.4I cUeis sea.
expect TO transact business in such 10 amer al
to fully merit the confidence and patronage Of thi,
community. WM. L.WOOD.
kcokuk, May 1e, 'b3-dIm
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Leoaa Notice.
To Aaron X. 0Ags AoA Hsanah his wife. John G.
Humphrey, George W. Nye and John \. Hys:
You and sasA Il yos are hsFsby no2iAsd that
there u - - 1ls II tha snss G. the CLERK 81
the district Court u lee Coanty, Iowa, 6 Ksoksk,
petition cf Anse h. Brown claiming Of you -
fnssclssuTe q ssstnin mortgage sxssats1 ~ said
daGs 70 mid bsovn. datsd EsPtsmhs Z, 1854 and
rscorded In the Recorders olhce Of aid cosnty
ssptsnhs 10 lsIs, - Kssksk, senditio.sl fss the
payment sf thsss seysral peomiasory notas given
BY said Gag - said Brown, and payable 10 aaid
Brown ~ ordsr In twalss, twsnsy-losr asd thirty
six monkhs rsspeotively, alter Sept. 3, 1855, with
10 per csnl pr annum interest payable annually;
aid bEoss s1aimiag fron shs saad 1ags q Ass and
unpaid tas BY the tenor Of said mortgage and notss
the sum II 4ee6 SO with ten per cent. per snnum
interest thssooa from 6epl. =, 1855, ard praying
that the squity Of redemption Of sai1 defendants,
and All al them, b forever foreclosed q to the
premises in said mortgage described, wis Lot No.
In Block No. liz, In keokuk, Lee county, Iowa,l
asd istsfaats Of sid dsfenAanss there
ID forever hereafter barred. And uulsss you ap-
pear ssd xnsvsr said petition before The sse-
end dsy u ths special term Of said cosr, % hsgin
on the fourth Monday Of June, 1859. judg1snt
will BE- rendered against ron thereon pro eoHfsso.
CURTIS, 0ILLAOkE 4 CURTIS.
April ], l660-dim Soils for Petitioner.
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Legal NoiIce.

Legal NOTICE.
To Robert AcMurAys NJ
VOU are hereby notified that thsfs q ~ On
= ME in the o&se Of the Clark Of the DisA.act
Court Of Leo County lows, ut Ksekuk, petition
Of Samuel ,. Scoles, claiming Of Rufus Wilsey
the sum Of twenty-seven hundred dollars, and in
terest. as money due nycrss.c-- -c.s. 20
petition prays for the foreclosure Of : certain
noIss.f. sssen.sd y said wilsey 70 plaintiff to
Cd Jane 26 1855, which mortgsgs convey 10 the S-W.
Of the Nh, 4of 100. a, township 50, range west,
IN LscCo, iowain which said real estate You have.
Or claim 70 have some INTEREST," There is also on
fle in said case m amended petition, alleging 9
mistake In the description Of above named property
in said mortgage, and praying correction q the
same.
Nov, therefore, unless you appear and answer
said petition on or before the second day Of the
next term OF said District Court, commsncinr At
Ksokuk on the fourth Monday in june, 1859.
Judgment and decree will be rendered according to
the prayer OF said petition, AID all your interest in
the above described real estate will b extinRushed
and your equity Of redemption forsolosed.
McChARi 4 BRUCE.
May III, lS69-d4W Soils for petitionar
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March ~, 1s5o-dlw
NOTICE.
HIlO PATRICK MADDEN, Hrp--You : :. i.


Two PATRICK MADDEN HIn--You are hereby
notified that thsrs IL On Ale In ths oiaes Of the
Clerk Of the District Court Of Leo Couuty, Iowa.
q ksokHk. Petitisn Of Amos H. Brown elaimins
= asmes OF odd Court against goa Ter the sum Of
HSLSs md tn pr se1t. pr a1nun interest thsrs-
on from October II, 1858, On mortsses 81 Yea 70
:ald bre.l given, q date Ostobsr Il, 1sS6, On the
'front.' ends ~ 13ty feet deep II lots fl sni II in
block ~ = - city of KsSkuk, LssseantJ Lows.
70 sessse - potnGt 81 tAs psrdhnas nsnsy &
s.id realty, VIZ: e435, in four eassl annual In
stsiments, With interest from aid dat> Sc ~ rate
OF ten per osnt. per AMMAN, payahis anaunlly.
default In payment Of any ~ said iostsllnsat1
81 interest 70 make aid wAole amennt - anA
payable); said petition charging spsh default, and
Claiming also the forsclssurs and sals 81 said
neNeA sd prem ses and tAs exting1iGlnnk q al
equity Of redemption under said nefteAge ana for
general relief. You therefore notiAe1 tha1 nm
less you sppesr and answer q sAid petition On the
second day Of ths 6eptsnbsf tsfI 10 cemmsnce
on the dEst Monday ef Septs1hsr, 1859 j Of sAid
Court, . decree viii BE- taken against yo1 thsssou
pro comfssso.
CURTIS, GlLLAORE 4 CURTIS,
6olisiten for Petitioner.
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NEW BOOKS.

New work by Rev. j. ~. Ingrahan
1--WE PILLAR OF FIRE, OR ISRAEL IN BospAer.
BY he author Of "Ths Prince Of the House Of
David being an account of the wonderful scene
IN ihs life Of the SON II Pharaoh's daughter mo
ses,l from his youth to the ascent Of Sinai com.
grring. - by ar eye witness, his miracles before
pharaoh, thu Passage of the Red Sea. and the re-.
ceptl.n OF the Law on Mount sinai containing an
elaborate and richly coiored description OF the
architecture OF the Egyptians, their manners and
customs IN peace and war, the temple the farni
~ the mart ana at the 'e,nh .ca also III ;ine Ia
raeiites, while In tha land OF bondage tooe,h.r
Win picturesque sketches Of the Hebrews urder
lheif task-masters, Of scenes proce ,sona and
spec.ac.rs upon and beside the Nile and legends 81
founders bafore The Flood delipsatiuns az hasati
Iui women o. Miriam, Amense, Luxora and osiria.
M snu =. ~rosriui men, Of Aaron, the Prince 81 u
sJoo ard kemeses iMosesl; narrated in seyiss 80
Letters from Syrian Prince travelling in Egypt.
20 Dis royal mother, Queen Of Tyre. The vnlnma
abounds In characteristic passages 90 49,
sIougnt beauty 10 dramstie incident and in ORR -
descriptions III female ioyeliness,
For EsIc BY OGDEN, Bk0WNEfL co
1900 y2 Main
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PREPARED n,
Ayers Cherry Pectoral

has won for itself such renown for the cure Of
every variety Of Throat and Lung Complaint that
II Is entirely unnecessary for to recount the
evidence of its virtues, wherever it has been en-
ployed. As it has long been in constant use
throughout this section We need not do more than
assure the people its quality is kept up TO the best
It ever has been, and that it may be relied on to
do for their relief all it has ever been found to do
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Cabinet Glue.
S0n Lbs Zone Nos and 4 and "Extra," in
OOO store and to arrive.
For sale BY A. J. WILKINSON.
Sign Of the Golden Eagle and Mortar,
5000 l~ .as-..9..~.s~--.s~9& Aainsek
HNTTR1 n. -
- mh16-d COLLI ERS RO6ERT6ON.
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ORANGES, Lsnons, Figs, French ana German
~ Prunes, n. n and Layer Rnisins, Currants,
10. CnL1IKRS \ RVBEkTsQN.
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ifAM N Isl.

OE00 LBS. Copntry-curei Hams and Sides ;
COUO 500 No. Sugar Ii ans, for sale
by GOLFERS l. ROBERTSON,
aprISd
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-08-27
Getting Out Of a Scrape.

The following by contemporary, striking
ly illustrates the cool nonchalence and inoen.
ulty with which Yankee who has got into a
tight place" will try to wiggle himself out
1t Is now and then the case that live Yam
kee is actually trapped by another man but
then 1t Is only by-a Yankee:
Two Yankees were stroling in the woods,
without any arms in their possession, and OBJ.
serving bear ascending tree with its large
paws clasped round the trunk, one of them
ran forward and caught the bears paws, one
IN each hand. He instantly called out to his
comrade:
Jonathan, say, 90 home and bring me
something as fast as you can. till | xiii the
varmint. Mind, don't stay, for I'm in a
Jonathan ran off as fast as he could but
was an exceedingly long time returning
During the interval the bear made several ,t-
tempts to bite the hand of him who held him.
AT length Jonathan came back.
Halloo, jonathan, what the deuce has
kept you?''
Jonathan replied, "well, I'll tell YOU
when L was at home breakfast was about rea-
dy, and guessed it would be as well to wait
for it."
Here, now, Jonathan" said his compan-
ION, come you and hold it, and I'll kill the
critter in jify."
jonathan seized the bears paws, and held
the animal while the other could kill it.
=" Well, Jonathan, have you got hold of
guess have" he relied
very well, hold him fast, | guess I'll 90
to dinner"
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-08-27
Are the Italians Degenerate

This question is asked, and answered in the
negative, in Edward Eveyett's last Ledger pa
per. He says:
" The cause of the unhappy state of things
in Italy is not to be sought, as it is perhaps
generally supposed in the degeneracy of the
people. Trusting to the hasty generalization
of tourists, who pass few weeks in the large
towns and see the outside of Italian life and
manners-the Incidence of the lazzaroni-the
swarm Of beggars and of monks, in some por-
tons of the countrywide see something and
hear more of the dissoluteness of the man.
ners in high life-and the want of occupation
which must exist where there is but little COM
merce, few manufactures, and no political ca
reer, and almost all the springs of industry
feel the pressure of arbitrary government, we
hastily agree with them, that the people them
selves must bedegenerate. This, however, is
far from being the case. The physical devel-
opment of the popula ion in Italy, male and
female, is in the aggregate, as far as my obser-
vation has extended, quite equal to that of the
population of any other part of Europe. No
where are finer forms or faces to be seen in
places of public or private resort The Ital-
ians are temperate people, and the climate
allows them to live much in the open air and
this in the large towns leads to social and
companionable habits, and is everywhere IA
vorable to health. In intellect they are sure
ly not degenerate race. Their universities
still boast of accomplished men of science and
distinguished scholars in all the faculties and
though the provision for popular education is
In none OF the Italian States to be compared
with that which is made in Prussia, Eng gland,
and this country, it is respectable in Tuscany,
Sardinia, and even Lombardy; and about
equal in the other parts of the Peninsula to
what it is in most parts of Europe. atten-
ded the meeting Of the Association for the
Promotion of Science in Italy, which was held
at Florence in 1871. About a thousand per-
sons were present, and it appeared to me that
the discussions and the memoirs occupied fair
ly with those of similar bodies, at which l
have been present in England and this coun.
try. At the close of its meeting the entire
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A AND BENCH STREETS ADJOINING THE RRIDGE\
NFSoIA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST a. 1859.

ASSOCIATION was invited to dine by the Grand
Duke, and conveyed in carriages at his ex-
pense to the halls where the entertainment was
served. Each member, also received a pres
ent OF a bronze medal of Calico, with copy
IN quarto of q new volume of his experiments.
Every branch of letters, except those which
can exist only under free constitutions, -four
lsh and have always tiourished in Italy
Some Of the most eminent writer's, scientific
aud literary, Of the present day, astronomers,
physlolog'sts, autiquaries, publicists, histori-
ans, poets, and writer's Of popular fiction, are
italans. Their museums and libraries are
unsurpassedin in Europe. Italy is still the land
OF art In the highest walks of painting and
sculpture she is excelled by foreigners, but
there is an atmosphere of artistic culture,
which still draws the foreign artist to her soil.
Most OF the distinguished German, English,
French and American artists have studed
their art in Italy. In music she still reigns
supreme,.or divides the empire with Germany
alone. Surely it is the extreme of arrogance
or ignorance to speak of such people as de-
generate"
Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-08-27
Power Of Imagination.

DIR. Noble, in a very able and analytical
lecture at Manchester, "On the Dynamic In
fuence Of Ideas," told good anecdote of
Mr.. Courthouse, a French savant, in illustra-
ton of the power of imagination. As Dr.
Noble says:
Mr. boutlhouse served IN Napoleon's army,
and was present at many engagements during
the early part of the last century. At the
tatt,o Of Wagram, 1900, he was engaged in
the ray; the ranks around him had been ter
ribly thinned by shot, and at sunset he was
nearly isolated. While re-oadng his musket
he was shot down by a cannon ball. His i'm.
preston was that the ball had passed through
his legs below the knees, separating them from
the thighs for he suddenly sank down shor-
tened as believed. The trunk of the BODY
fell backwards on the ground, and the senses
were completely paralyzed by the shock
Thus he lay motionless among the wounded
and dead during the rest Of the night, not
daring to move q muscle, lest the loss of
blood should be fatally increased. He felt no
pain, but this he attributed to the stunning
effect of the shock to the brain and nervous
system.
At early dawn he was aroused by one of
the medical staff who came around to help
the wounded. whats the matter with you,
my good fellow ?' said the Surgeon.
'Ah! touch me tenderly," replied Mr.
Courthouse, 81 bsseech you, a cannon ball
has carried off my legs"
The Surgeon examined the limbs referred
to, and then giving him good shake, said,
with ajoyous laugh, "Get up with you, you
have nothing the matter with YOU"
Mr.. Courthouse Immediately sprung up in
utter astonshment, and stood firmly on the
legs he thought lost forever. "I felt more
thankful" said Mr.. Courthouse, "than had
ever been in the whole course Of my life be-
fore. ! had, indeed, been shot down by an
Immense cannon ball; but instead of passing
through the legs, as firmly believed it had,
the ball passed under my feet, and ploughed a
hole in the earth beneath at least a foot in
depth, into which my feet suddenly sank,
giving me the idea that had been thus short.
ened by the loss of my legs" The truth ol
this story is vouched for by DR.. Noble.
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An Agricultural I.uxurY.

Grumhhng Is luxury, and none but hap
py people grumble. Your poor fellow that
" lives from hand to mouth" and sometimes
with nothing in the ehand, never grumbles he
looks hungry, perhaps fierce but he holds
his peace, though he cannot Z" hold his osols"
a man with no comforts is not able to grum-
BILE he cannot afford it. 1t is not the bare
footed, but he with fine boots that pincA, who
grumbles. How cap a inan mutter over a
sirlo.n, that never has sirloin? BLESSED
be he that has nothing for he shall not be a
grumbler"
The time for Agricultural Jubilees is COM
ing, and a splendid harvest makes the world
glad.
Ev,l prophecies have come to nought, and
in the reapng. And yet all the way along
through the year, the farmer has grumbed
like a prince. First, he would have no fruit :;
but the orchards are bending beneath their
luscious burdens. Se5cnG, tllro would be
nc wheat; Tut the mighty breadths Of har-
vest fields from border to border, are full of
rejoicing songs, and heavy sheaves Third,
he was as comfortless as Rachel over the OATS
but his horses will run away with high living
next winter, and leave him beside the road in
a snow.drift, grumbling and happy still =
Fourth, there would be no corn; and Pha-
raoh's lean kline would cast no shadows; but
the rain came, and down there fell with gen
tlest cadence shower of corn as golden as
that which wcoed Danae in the fable. And a
ack-a-day there are the potatoes, and the
precious tuber, our other " Staff of life " will
become a thing of history! Children will be
told fairy tales of the days when roasted po-
tatoes in dusty jackets were turned out of the
ashy bed beneath the forestick, and rich and
mealy, asked no condment but pinch of
SALT little peppery punctuation, and thin
gliding of yellow butter to make them themes
tor second Barlow and later Epic.
If the Farmer would only have little more
faith; only be a little more like sun-dial,
noting only tic bright days, It seems to US he
would have but little to pray for, except grace
to bear his fortune meekly, and somebody to
say to hin in English, what was said in Latin
aforetime, remember that thou art mortal p
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