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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-05
Land and Lots for Sale,
.NE.3R PORT DEPOSIT.

.NE.1R PORT Deposit.
A SPLENDID COUNTRY SEAT, con
II tanning about 20 Acres, miles from Bat
tie Swamp, and improved 4
Srff$$rra with good House, &c. One f;E:5:1s:..s
I,Nfssa House ana Lot on Main ST., lrkafis
I,JAsf' Port Deposit; this is desi- ,EhsE II
rable property, and in fee simple. Two
Tracts of Land on the Susquehanna, and on
the site of the Central Railroad: the land of
fine quality. Also, several small Dwellings,
in and adjoining the town of Port Deposit.
All the above will be sold on accommodate
ing terms. j. II. COULSON.
Port Deposit, July Is If
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PERSONAL PROPERTY.
VEWDUE.

YENIIE subscriber will sell at Public Sale,
l. at Bclmon. Farm, the residence of james
Stroud, one and ahalf miles south Of Blue
Bail, on the road from Kirk S Mills TO the
Brick Meeting House and North East road,
on
Thursday, The 10h dag Of february, 1859,
the following Personal Property
49, 4 head Of IIGR rs, lr:.---------E,
tsfaAY-, 2ycar old Colt. 20 head y i -
tK.pN, Cattle. among which are III
. Yoke of OXEN, and MICH COWS, /
BULL, balance young Cattle II 70 .,.z.,
head of II L T. p. with several " -
lambs % SlI TS Turkeys,
Geese, Ducks, Guinea-Fo"ls, Chickens.
Farming Utensils:
A Burrt Il REAPER and MOWER. Wheat
Drill, Straw and Foldc, Cutter and Crushcr,
ria-zSE Portable Cider Mill Fan,
zG;ffsys@3 Wagons, Carts, Dcarborns
nizs2s2A-2 -I;sasE-- Harness, Flows, llarrows,
Flukes, and large quantity Of the ordinary
Farming Implements.
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE.
A large assortment Of the usual Household
and Kitchen Furniture.
TERMS will be made known on the day
of sale a liberal credit will be given.
o. Sale to commence promptly ut o'clk,
as there is a large number of articles to be
sold. S. r. MENDlNUALL.
Jan. %, 1S59-ts.
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Farming Utensils:
Pj1Rl,gC SAL r..

FtNilE subscribers will sell ut Public Sale,
Il at their residence near Zion, on WE'D
NESDAi, the 9Th day Of February 1859, a
portion OF their Stock and Farming Utensils,
~ such as Horses. Cows, -
IN and some Young Cattle. 49,
l.!LA.F RMING UTENSILS. as>sr.s,&
Wagons, Pl"ws, lialrows, CuivatorS, Wagon
and Plow Harness, one l-h"rse Thrashing
Machine, lot Of cider and Fish Barrels Hay
by the Ton, Corn Fodder 10y the Bundle
Also, a portion Of Household and Kitchen
Furniture. GJrSal" to commence at 10
o'clock, A. NJ. TERMS at sale.
MARY MEARNS,
ANDREW MEARNS,
SAMUEL BURNS, Auct. Jan 20, lSJJ--2t'
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MILLS FOR SALE

nR RENT.-The MERCHANT, GRIST,
Oand PLASTER MILLS, at Rock Run,
Port Deposit, Nd, are held for sale, or rent.
Said Mills are in first rate running order.
Oy~The Terms will be moderate.
ALSO.-A LOT OF CRUDE PLASTER
for the Spring trade, will be disposed Of with
the mills. Apply on the premises to
j. b. PRESTON.
Port Deposit, LIST mo. goth, lS59-;iw
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ORPHANS, GOHRT.

TENIIE STATED MEETINGS Of the Or
Il phans' Court of Cecil county will be
he Id GU the Second TUESDAY in every
month. Executors, Administrators and
Guardians, wanting their accounts stated,
will please bring in the vouchers a few days
beiocu Court. JAMES McCAULEY,
July II, 1858. Register.
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800 REWARD.

n OST.-On Tuesday evening, the 18th
hA inst, between Mrs. Margaret Gilpin's
and my own house, one hundred and sixty
eight dollars i'll bank notes, rolled up in a
piece Of paper. The above reward will be
paid to any person who will return it to
me. THOMAS BOU LDEN.
Jan. %. lS59-Sw
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GIVE print this week part of an able
Speech on the Tariff question by Mr.. puviancc
of Pa: it will be concluded next week. We
ask the readers attention to it-particulally
to the part yet to be printed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-05

O'ln attempting TO collect files Of the old
newspapers of the county we occasionally
meet with interesting old papers published
elsewhere. Mr. John McCrackin OF Elk Neck
has sent us a copy of :" The Pennsylvania
Journal and Heehly Airer'iser printed in
Philadelphia June 7th, 1880. 1t is an inter
csting relic of revolutionary times and adj
vcr,iscs, among other things, both runaway
negroes and runaway Iltssians.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-05

VA fine little poem from our valued cor
respondent, IF. NJ. A.: and another, " Il
RemonStraaee,' from an old contributor, have
been kept from the types this week, but will
appear in our next.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-05

1.-THE following poem, from The
Christian Cbsorcr, inscribed to the pastor Of
one Of the Elkton Churches, is from the pen
of one of the most gifted poets OF the country
Ei0qucnCc.
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GIVE are indebted to Mr.. o p. Killings
worth for copy of The Port Deposit Rock Of
July 9th 1910, and copy Of the Cecil
Gazette Of the 25th of the same month. lie
has our thanks. We are in hop. that many
now called to the subject, will assist us in
collecting the old newspapers of the county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-02-05
AVAILABLE FARM FOR SALE

TgVI'E subscriber will sell at Private Sale.
l. the Farm Of the late Thomas Rogers,
near Caleb Kinks Mills, within about one
mile of the Blue Bah and two miles Of Zion,
containing about
1874 ACRES OF LAND.
The arabic land is divided into eight fields !;
is in a fair state of cultivation, and under
good fencing. There is a suilicicncy Of
wood for the use Of the farm.
The Improvements consist Of
A STONE DWELLING HOUSE,
IS by IS feet, two stories high, with Il good
cellar under the whole building u NEW
FRAME BARN. IS by 40 feet. with stone
stabing; and Il Straw House 20 by 80 feet !;
it is Il convenient and substantial barns there
is also good Wagon House and Granary,
with Cooper Shop, and Tenant House on the
premises. The land is we'll watcred, and
the situation healthy. 1t will be sold on
reasonable terms.
JAMES McCAULEY,
Elkton, Oct. so, lS5S-ti. Agent.
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NGL Kiti,.

In the Circuit Court for Cecil county.
In Chancery. January |, 1859.
NRDERED, That the sale made and re.
W ported by James T. Mccullough, trustee
tor the sale of the Real Estate Of Abraham
Watson, decd, be ratified and confirmed, I'M.
less cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the tenth day Of March
next; provided Il copy of this order be
inserted In some paper printed in Crci
county. once week for one month, bclorv
the ninth day Of February, next.
The Report states the amount of sales t,
be $4,000 WIN. II. RICKETTS,, Clerk
Circuit Court for Cecil county
True copy; test,
VIM. II. RICKETTS,,
Jan. =, lSJ3-1in. Clerk
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Dental f,0Tl"E.
TO THE PUBLIC.

TIE undersigned having been elected to
L the Office Of Constable in the Third Elec.
ton District Of Cecil county, Offers lis ser
vices to the Public in that capacity. Prompt
attention will be given to the collection Of
claims, and to all other business entrusted
to him. IUClAN b. ANDERSON,
Dec 10, 1887 Cherry Hill, Cecil co., Md
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NOTICES..
NOTICE..

John T. Scarborough and
Robert H. Scarborough In Chanccry.
vs.. January list,
Hugh +. Scarborough, 1859.
and others.
NRDLRED, That the sale made and re-
~ ported by George Earle and John y. j .
Crc>wcl, Trustees, for the sale Of the Real
Estate ofJoScrh Scarborough deceased, and
Tor the resale OF Lot No. 4, part OF said
Real Estate, originally Snlt to Mary Carter,
be ratified and confirmed, unless cause to
the contrary Thereof, be shown on OF before
the second day Of April, next; provided Il
copy OF this order be inserted in some news
paper printed at Elkton, Cecil county, Mary
land, once week tor one month before the
second day Of March next.
The report states the amount of sales TO
be S,3J2.OU.
WIN. IT. RICKETTS,, Clerk,
Circuit Court for Cecil county.
True copy; test,
WIN. II. RICKETTS,,
Jan. -, lS59-1m. Clerk.
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u" Rob - commenced on the first page,
will be concluded next week. The reader
will find it a very interesting sketch
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REAIOV AT

M M. j. JONES has removed his Law
w Office to the first stony ofs.Thc Ccci,
Whig' Building. where he may always ho
found rcadyto give prompt attention to all
business placed in his hands.
Nov. 10--tt.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

fElllS is to give notice. that the subscriber
L Of Cecil county, hath obtained from the
Orphans Court OF said county, letters tesla
mcntary on the personal estate Of Robert
Cantwcll, late Of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the said de-
ceased, are hereby walncd to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof, duly anthem
ticatcd, on or before the 9th day of December
1883; they may otherwise, by law, be cX-
cIGdel from all benefit Of said estate. All
persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to the suhscri-
Der. Given under my hand this lst day Of
January, 1888.
JOSEPH p. CANTWELL.
Executor Of Robert Cantwell, deed.
Test-JAs. MCCAuLEY, Reg.
Jan. 1S59-6w.
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i. IL. ROW AN

AT 7 RNEY AT LAW,
Office on Main Street, nearly opposite tho
Court House. May ..
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REAL ESTATE.
TRUSTEES SALE.

pY virtue of a Decree Of the Circuit Court
- for Cecil county, in Chancery, the m
dersigncd, Trustee, will offer at Public Sale.
at the Court House door, in the town OF
Elkton, on
Tuesday, the 18th day Of February, merit,
at 8 o'clock p. NJ, all that VALUABLE
FARM, now occupied by Mr.. James Stroud :,
and Which contains
81 : cres, 2 Rooas, IS Ferches,
More or less. 1t is situated in the neigh
borhood Of Zion, Cecil county, Maryland,
and about three miles from the Brick Meet
ing House. 1t is bounded on the north by
the public road leading from Blue Ball to
Zion, and on the south by the public road
from the store Of Mcssrs. Wilkins, n 4 Kir!,
to Zion. II could bc advantage ously divided
into two farms each farm fronting ON q
public road.
1t will be sold whole or in parcels, as shall
DO deemed best on the day OF sale.
The soil is productive, and the land roll
ing, with exposures to the south.
The fencing is good, and the arabic land,
containing about $50 acres, is divided into
SIX FIELDS, each field being WELL
WATEKED. GOD and TIMBER on the
premises, sufficient for the uses of the farm.
Also, an APPLE ORCHARD. and several
large CHERRY TREES OF choice fruit.
Er~-c The Improvements consist of
Es3.tSNs, Two-Storcd
$50 sss. stefle Dwelling House,
49,, AZ iSsssss1, % lG feet, and Il new Frame
KITCHEN of the same size. with dry cellars
under each two large BARRACKS, and
STADlING sufficient for six horses and
four COWS; two new Corn Cribs, estimated
to contain thousand bushels Of corn; an
unfinished Dairy-Ilouse, about sixty feet
from the dwelling, over spring of pure and
ncvcr-failing water; and two PUMPS, one
at the kitchen door, and the other in the
barn-yard.
The property now offered for sale, is in
every respect desirable, and persons wishing
to purchase are invited to examine the
premises.
TERMS One fourth of the purchase
money to be paid in cash on the day Of sale
one fourth at the end of one year; one-iourth
at the end Of two years and the remaining
fourth at the end Of three years from the day
Of sale the credit payments to draw inter-
est from the said day of sale, and to be
secured by the Bond Of the purchaser, with
approved security. GEORGE EARLE,
Trustee.
Elkton, Nd, Jan. %, lSj9-ts.
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GEO. r.. GATHER,
ATTORNEY 81 LAW,

No, 81 81. P0l Street, (Co'ia's BuHdiael
BNTIH)EE CITY,
IXTIIL ATTEND PROMPTLY TO ALL Law
w BUSINESS in which persons OF Cecil county
may be interested in this city. &c. lie will a!s,
iSsiS in the tral Of quits clnirns. &c. IN Gee |,
and other countice adjacent. Dec II, lSi8-ly
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Tract or Parcel Of land,

Tract or Parcel Of land,
in Cecil county, State Of Maryland, lately
occupied hy Andrew BUST. This property
lies immediately on the road leading from
the Elkton and Nottingham road to j. Wcs-
ley Holes, and about 8 miles from E!kton.
1t is bounded by the property OF Henry Ben
nett, Jas. Denny, James Smith, Jas. Fulton,
and Holland llardgraves. 1t contains
AZ acres, Is PERCHES,
more or less. u acres Of it cleared, the
balance in thriving timber; the soil kind and
productive.
The improvements arc a COMFORTABLE
LOG HOUSE and NEW BARN. Fencing
fair.
TERMS OF sALE.-Thc Terms Of Sale arc
One half part of the purchase money to be
paid in Cash on the day Of sale, and the
balance in six months ther4irom the credit
payment to bear interest from the day Of sale :,
and to he secured by the bond ornotc Of the
purchaser, with surety or surctics to be
approved by the trustee.
JOHN b. ROWAN.
Jan IS, 1SJ9-ts. Trustee.
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FARM FOR SALE.
TAKE NOTICE.

LII PERSONS indebted to the firm of 7
N DRENNEN & co. are requested to call and
settle their accounts as they intend to close their
business on or before the LIST of March.
Elkton. Jan. !. 1859. T. DkENNEN & co.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

EpY virtue of Il Decree Of tie Circuit Court
I'D of Cecil county, in Chancery, the undet :
signed, as Trustee, will sell at Public Sale,
at the Court House door, in Elkton, on
Saturday, The 5h day Of February, 1859,
at = O'Clock p. NJ. all that
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THE CECIL WING
Is PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY,
BY P. RICKETTS,.
TERMS $500 year, In advance.
$50, if not paid in advance.
$50, for clubs OF Five.
1890, for clubs OF Ten.
ISEMENTS not exceeding one
Square will be published three times for one
dollar; and twenty-five cents fot each suisse
ouent insertion; longer ones in the same pol
portion. Oy-Twclyc lines BREWER, or space
equal to that make a square. ADVERTISE
mcnts published quarterly semi annually or
yearly at moderate rates. AdTeItiSene Is
sent without the number of times they are
to he inserted being stated will be continued
until forbid and charged according to the
above rates. Fractions ofa square charged
as "A square.
GyNo paper discontinued until all ar
averages are paid
DySi9glc copies ofthc paper, FIVE cents
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II MATTHEW'S Premium Buck Wheat
40 Flour, Wholesale and Retail, at his
store, in Elkton. Dec. 4.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-01-06
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
BY E. WELLS,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

TERMS OF SUBscRIpTIoN.-Foro one year, if paid
in advance or within six months, Sl.5O; if not paid
within six months, $500.
TERMS OF ADvERTIsING.-S1.0 90 per square for
the first two insertions, and 25 cts. for every sub
sequent insertion; twelve lines or less constitute
a square, II the number of Insertions be not
marked on the advertisement, it will be published
until forbid, and charged accordingly liberal
deduction made to those who advertise their husi-
ness by the year. The privilege of annual ad'er-
tisers extends only to their immediate business
Announc ements Of candidates for office, 90
per month, to be paid in advance.
Communications, the effect Of which is to pro-
mote private or individual interests, are matters
of charge, and are to be paid for at the rate OF
SO cts. per square.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-01-06
gelerteh Misrellany>
From the Unpublished Chronicle of Travelle
THE BEAUTIFUL DECOY.


: lar WITH t6e history IF Mexico That al-,,
lar system Of highway robbery exists in ev-
cry section of that niserably governed coun-
try; and that through want Of interference
of the authorities this has grown up into
such regular and formidable shape that
every traveller must be prepared to put his
life at hazard at every stage Or be provided
with suitable contribution for cdJJalerous
del conaiino 0he knights Of the road. who.
in the event of finding you prepared and
willing, will make their levy with polite
ness only equaled by the smiling landlord
when he receives your overcharged fare for
your last nights entertainment. Why such
systematic boldness of robbery is allowed
if not with the connivance, at least with
rarely any interference of the Government
or State authorities-is one of those mysti-
cal matters which, among many others, SO
puzzles and perplexes the intelligent foreign
ers, but that such is the disagreeable truth
every traveller through that wretched coun-
try can bear ample testimony. Some years
ago, having business which first called me
to the capital of Mexico and thence through
the interior of the country to the northward,
l met with several thrilling adventures,
which I have recorded for the benefit OF
whomsoever may take an interest therein
emitting only the dates, they being non-es-
sential to the interests Of the narrations
themselves.
The first of the series occurred on the
route between Vera Cruz and the City O.
Mexico. In the regular diligencia running
between the places just mentioned [ hao
taken passage, and had passed through the
beautiful city of Julapa, and entered the
gloomy town of Perote. without meeting
with any unusual incident, though being
continually warned to be on my guard a
gainst the dangers Of the road. At Perote,
where we halted for a relay and refresh
ments, all my fellow passengers took leave
of me, very solemnly assuring me that, il
assailed by the zadrones or robbers, it would
be much better for me to take matters qui-
etly, and suffer myself to be genteelly plum
dered than to run the risk of having my
throat cut for resistance, as [ had somewhat
boldly proclaimed it was my intention of
doing [ thanked them for their advice,
and replied that would take the matter in
to serious consideration.
At Perote, [ repeat, all who had been
my companions from Vera Cruz took leave
of me, this being the end Of their journey in
that direction but there was one new pas
senger whom to my agreeable surprise I
found to be a beautiful young lady, some
twenty years Of age.
Senorita Paula, as [ subsequently ascer-
tanned her name to be, was, indeed, one of
those, rare beauties seldom met with except
in works of fction-tall, graceful. with
profusion of long, black hair-soft clear,
melting dark eyes-features as perfect. as
ever came from the hands of the sculptor,
and with an animation the most fascinating,
varying in expression with every changing
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-01-06
Pithy Sayings and Popular Delusions.

The Newark 4dre,tiser is pithy and pun
gent in the following articles which we copy
from its columns:
That the horns of the new moon inclining
from the perpendicular toward the concave
denote wet month, and the contrary dry
one.
: That the fact of certain birds making their
nests in low grounds foretell a drought in
the coming summer.
That the flesh of hogs killed during the
''new moon'' will swell in the pot. and if
killed in the cold moon" will shrink.
That when the husks of Indian corn are
thick and strong, the following winter will be
hard one.
That abundance of dead flies is a sure sign
of an approaching epidemic.
That low stage of water in springs and
streams late in autumn indicates mild win
ter, and their fullness severe one.
That the extreme whiteness of the breast
bone of goose indicates that the winter will
be cold, because, as conjecture, the color
both of the bone and snow is white.
That the passage of resolves is no pre-
sumption that they will b. lem perea, c:
adhered to if they are.
That talking Of the people, the dear peo-
'ple, will make man patriot, any more
than saying Lord, Lord, will make him a
Christian.
That man will remember promises, not
made in writing, any longer than a sick
man will recollect his promises after he gets
we'll, or that a hen remembers her chickens
when she thinks it time to set them adrift.
That the Atlantic Cable is the immediate
precursor of the Millennium, any more than
it is Of a deluge.
That frost always appears in six weeks
from the first singing Of the Katydids.
That if the first n E. storm in autumn
clears up warm, all the succeeding ones till
4 r-sss /, Nitrate ssrn11TTT
way. and so the winter will be mild. 'a'.1
That eclipses are the cause of cold wealth
er and that comets, if not as was once main
tained by superstition, really prognostic or
productive of pestilence and war, do yet
''shake from their horrid hair" either des-
tructive fire or frost, just as the ignorant
most dread one or the other.
That Friday is an unlucky day, on which
LIZ WoiA VI ouCei PI lAe Suoulu Oe COHIueHceu.
That an equinoctial storm accompanies the
passage Of the sun across the Line in March
and December.
That the blossoming of a pear tree in au-
tumn prognosticates the death of one of the
| family of the owner. ~ f1
These are all vulgar fallacies; some of
them only silly, while others are injurious,
| because leading to false conclusions and err
roncous conduct.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-01-06
gelerte1 uloetry,
From the New York Mercury.
TO THE DEPARTED YEAR.
BY HARRY HARTLAND.

Il
BY HARRY HARTLAND.
Farewell, thou poor, departed year!
To the grave thou art gone,
Thy stern and cold December drcar
Has sung his last wind-song.
Swiftly thy Eght-winged months have flown
Brightly thy sun hath o'cr me shonc;
Farewell, farewell, departed year,
Thy race is run, still am here.
Swept from the world, another year!
Gone as the life of man,
Like it, my wild, varied career
Is measured by span.
Soon I'n be borne from earth away,
Borne from the world, this house of clay,
From all its joy, from all its care,
Borne from this life, whittier where?
Farewell, old year, thy life is DER,
Ere it seemed scarce begun;
Thy days and months We'll know no more,
Forever, thy tasks done.
Yes, thou hast past from time away,
But whittier gone, oh! who can say?
Though thou art gone, yet remain,
A traveller o'cr this wide domain.
January l, 1859.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-01-06

Es~'Will you ever learn, my dear, the
difference between real and exchangeable
value ?"
This question was put to husband who
had been lucky enough to be tied to poll
tical economist in petticoats.
30, yes, my dear, I think begin to see
it.' . g.. .a -
"Indeed!" responded the LADY,
eyes," replied the husband. For in
stance, my dear, I know your deep learn
ing and all your other virtues-that's your
real value. [ know, also, that none of my
married friends would swap wives with me
that's your exchangeable value.