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Sheriff. .C,L

virtue OF an execution, tn me directed and deli
.e'eu ~ 'ne cierk OF the county court OF La I-
schu'er ana against Daniel Adler, have levied up
on the i"iiowing described property, to wit:
The northwest fraction Of the At
section seventeen, a. Township thirty three 1871
horth, Range east Of the Sd p. IN containing 1Dl
acres more or less, also lob being that mari n.
the southeast quarter Of Section eighteen as TOM
ship thirtyhr-e $50 NORTH Range cas-, OF the I'd n
m, lying south Of the canal, in La Sale county, and
State Of Illinois, as the property Of the SAID Daniel
Adler.
Which shall offer at public sale the door o, ths
court house, in Ottawa in said county State on tho
2oth day of August, ls6", between the hor.. Of
o'clock and sunset of said day, cash in hand
TO satisfy said execution +. WARNER,
are4-3~ Sheriff Of La SILT
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Family Groceries a z'rovi>ions

Embracing every article belonging to his Lac OF irad-,
sth many others 9sy found IN similar establish
A. he buys only With Cash, he therefore sell
cheap any merchant town he respectfully
vt-s persons give ll ell. before Purchasing else
WHERE. H 'a- also IIr.- assortment Of Tobacco aad
Cigars. lie b.gs % rstrr thanks -ar he Kind and Lbs
raj patronage heretofore extended 10 liru
81. Inn ------- E-LtIIP EunERET.
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Real &state.



ZOO ACRES Of improved land in the town OF Day
AO ton four miles north of the city Of Ottawa.
400 acres in the vicinity of the Of Earlve, in
La Sale county
600 acres south of the Illinois River, In the towns Of
Brookheld, Allen and Grand Rapids.
All Of the above lands under cultivation, ana are
farms of SO to 24O acres and will be sold in tracts to
suit purchasers ,
$40 acres in the county Of Grundy partially improved
1920 acre, of unimproved land in La Sale county,
which to an actual settler will be sold on long credit.
Unmproved land in the counties of Livingston hite-
side au and Champaign, in this State and in the
States Of Iowa and Wisconsin. =
Also several Houses and Lots in the city OF Ottawa
The title TO u above property is indsputabie, ana
the terms of payment will be made easy
junlI JOHN p ANTHONY.
For ale.
A PLEASANT residence in South Ottawa. large
IA portion OF the purchase money can remain secured
on the premises for a term Of years; will be ex-
changed for farming land. -
dec1g JOHN p. ANTHONY.
Farming Lands for Sale.
FTVHE undersigned has 500 acres of choice unim-
Il prove farming lands, in LA Sale and Livingston
Counties, for sale, easy terms.
my7 GEO. AVERY.
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Cardins and Spinnin.
VIII be done IN lois OF ~ lAs and Upwaris at IL to
ceuts per pound.
(u.ton (nrtjuo in

VIII be done Xix per pound. Their machines
viii be clothed With ih- best Of Cards and with
'a'c experienced Car1sr, tney rNlec, have good
done Wool wil DE- t4N-. from the Drpo Ottawa
rolls returned "hia -ab,- length u
the wC!E, Which MAJ De strong sheets, from
almost any part o. Tie state al t-.HIug expense.
Wool sHeu--u i0f exchange 'HT any the kinds
OF Goods accom- .-d by th- proper lrr may De sen.
bE Railroad 20 Ottawa and t- gods S 10 pat up
sent W.th prcinFtIr-s, according 10 order
We would also say, hat have got our CUSTOM
and FIGURING NH ia operation, AID person.. ~isIug
have their grinding done on s.u-- notice. l4v.
plenty q water a a.! times tmrI.l J. 4 l.. GREEN.
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DAYTON
Wooden Mandatory i! !!

TUE undersigned take this method OF informing their
i old customers, and the public generally, that are
putting into Establishment This Spring Machinery that
will enable 10 turn that double the amount Of
Goods We have usually done the demand for
this additional Machinery and We hope to give
satisfaction in exchanges OF WOODEN Goods for Wool
We never have, and do intend to card into wool 4
PORTION OF cDyn and sell it for AL wool. goods
warranted in this respect, and also for durability We
shall continue exchange for Wool formerly the fol
lowing KID Is Of GOOG-, Heavy CsssiIner- Satn-t.
Jeans, Flannes Of different kinds Blankets and
ing Yarn. Consider aDe attention viii be paid
Yarn orders viii BE- filed FOR al the different grades and
kinds Of Yarn. common Mixed, Indigo Blue Mixed Red
CIouded, &c Aud vii manufacture for merchants
and others Wool If lots Of hundred pounds up
wards Stock ug Yarn any Of the above kinds
goods. IJcTa! terms for cash wool. Also.
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PHILIP GOuEksEI.s
Family Grocery Store !

Corner II Main and Columbus SIS. Otttua,
HE subscriber respectfully begs leav. call tire
j attention O: the public ms Grocery Es;ahl..n-
Hent, the OF Man 4lI Columbus streets.
the Fox River Bridge He keeps constantly hand and
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l.Alh pens

i HAVE large assortment of DAWSON WALES
Il HYDE's Pens the best Pens made in the u .. Each
as wall ~ INV B. Y. GRIGGS.
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Notice to Builders.
UIAyING re .,oved my Marble Establishment directly
IL IL opposite the Post Office, on Columbus street
the increased room enables to furnish builders with
stone order the shortest notice and at the low
estfgure Having some of the most experienced work
men in the West can ensure entire satisfaction.
B. large stock Of cut and rough Joliet and other
stone on hand. maYsQ WILLS 4 BRO.
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RI. AID. READ.

kSaI " fbs IL kIlA e.
NM are now in receipt of u large shipment of Illu-
w minatng Oils, which selling Their
duced prices
Breckinridge Coal Oil,.. $3.50 per gal.
Pennsylvania Carbon OIL Digit coored
and burns welil Observation-Disclosures. 100 do
Downer's best Boston Kerosene, ......-.. 125 do
Also, a good assortment of Kerosene and Fluid
Lamps. which closing out cheap.
mar3l :. G. EARL SON.
(OTO ORTON'S BOOE STORE for School Ro0ka
" Stationery. or nice Books for Children 29jan
DUY YOUR SCHOOL BOOKS at
ID jan29 ORrONS BOOK STORE.
DUY YOUR STATIONERY at
ID ORTON'S BOOK STORE,
You get nothing as good at the Drug Stores, ian2S
go Builders.
NM f sell Lime, Hair. Stucco, and Cement, and are
w now prepared to fill orders at low
jun1l VAN DOREN OSBORN
ftiIEAP BoOKSat
~ ian29 0R7ON'S BOOK STORE.
you will go to D. WALKER, he will demonstrate to-
Il your satisfaction that his Fluid CANNOT EXPLODE
DyY YOUR STATIONERY at
ID ORTOlTs BOOK STOIr,
You Rst nothing good at the Drug Sore. nj
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sheet Music.
1O0O PIECES of Sheet Music Just received max
LOO ing my stock very lar re of Songs, Duets.
Quarettes, Waltzes Polkas Marches and Schottisches
A liberal discount to teachers. good stock OF In
straction Books. IdecIOl E Y. GRIGGS.
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Oil! Oil!
NEACHINE Oil Lard Oil, Linseed OIL, Whale Oil
~ 80. nea'S f''' vas Ely. GRIGGs
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SEvEN improved farms for sale.
- augS L. p. SANGER.
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PerEunlery ana Soaps.
i UBIN'S Extracts, Colognes Extracts, Toilet Scans
IL Bleached CASTLE Colgate's Honey Soap Sachsts
Pufs, Hand Mirrors, Toilet Powders, &c, &c.
ocS L. Y GRIGGS.
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Loss or Damage Sy Fir

oA Dy 1SCs
FVNlS Company has been in existence over teen-
~ gears Does not Issue policies out this State
-Has paid nearly hdif million dOiIlfs for losses
Has furnished insurance to its members than
s's0ttirds tie price chdrsd by the Icst stock Com ID
MES Ii has the idges aud best secured capital Of any
Insurance Company il the West.
Arr nrem hts have now ueen completed, which ena-
bic the Directors 10 al LOSSES ,cjth7R Riaety IUus
Merchants have their stocks insured in the H.
liHois Mutual, and in of loss, actually get their
money as soon as Is promised by any other Company
To the EfJ'usr and tle HeohuHic. this Company has
become Ndte 8eherolent 4 sS9ciGtioa, in which At a
moderate cost their h0es and shops may be insured
ansi the raV2ses Of fire. with certainty that If de-
stroyed they Will receive the IsRoIs dHloUnt insured
without Iit'gatIen, or Unnecessary delay.
1T has become the ITsUrdHce Company tor TIE I'so-
pc ~ LN'hO's-annually saving large OF money
in the State that would otherwise be taken ont nv TO-
reigI Companies. With all these Inducements who can
now afford to remain uninsured in the Illinois Mutual:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Is h Hart u d, Alton, John Atwood, Esq , Alton,
Hon Samu Wade, Alton, J. W. Schweppe Esq Alton
hon IL w Billings, Alton. L. T. Long NJ D. Monticello
J. James NJ D., Up. Alton, Elias HibDard, Esq Alton,
l. Turner Esq Monticello Hon. F. A Hoffman, Chicago
Hon l. FruInbuli, Alton, L. Kellenberger Esq Alton
Hon Robert Smith. Alton, NJ. G. Atwood, Esq Alton,
Henry Lea, Esq, Alton.
Benjamin F. Lon", Prest. VI. g. Atwood S-c-et,ry
l. kelenberger, IreGS. John Atwood. asst Sec'v
john Baisdei', ten Agt. 4. c. Bankinson, Asst AIT
Agents have been appointed in every County and in
all the rrin cipa cities and the State to whom
application for insurance may be made
aes=.-iy WI. NJ. TRUE, Agent, Orara.
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FIncfes.
SEFUL and Ornamental, such Money ursess
~ Card Cases, Cabas, Pen Knives, Tablets, &c
&C GRIGGS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-23

A PRAcFIcAL sERMoN The Rich .
u,ond Enquirer publishesthe following
sermon BY an Ethiopian, which itsays
wasthe most practical sermon preached
in Virginia for 4 long time past. The
topic was The depravity Of the human
heart, and woman :--'sBredren wen |
war in Virginia, one day de old wo-
mans kitchen table got broke, and |
was sent down into de.woods to cut 8
tree to make new leaf for the table.
So took de axe on my shoulder, and
wander into the depth Of the forest.--
All nature was beautiful as alady gcin'
to be welded. De leaves glistened
on the maple tree like new quarter dol
lars in de missionary box, do sun shone
as brilliant as buck-rabbit in a hacker
pact, and de little bell round de old
sleeps neck tinkled softly IN the dis
tance. I spied a suitible tsse for ds
purpose, and / raised de axe to cut de
trunk II was a beautiful tree. De
branches reached to de four corners cf
de earth, an raise up 50 high in the air
above, and de squirrels hop about in de
limbs like de angels Topping der wings
in the kingdom ofsheaven, Dat tree
was full of promise, my friends, jest Ike
great many Of youl Den ! cut into
De trunk, and made de chips fly, like
de mighty scales drcppin' from PaOi's
eyes. Two, three cuts ] gib dat trse,
and alas, it was hollow ID the butt end
all,f Dat tree was very much like You,
my friends-full Of promise out side,
but hoslow IN de butt n
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plot d = sloael.n vowel.

AHriter in the New York Atlas gets
off the following
The preface must end-after deedi7
eatingthe trash to my afflicted mother"
"dear papa or to Miss Carrie
somebody, with. and if these pages
only turn one reader among all who
may peruse them to a contemplation Of
true morality and 50 enable him to
lead better and purer life, the author
win feel happy in the conviction that
her labor has not been in vain
The novel begins with 3 descriptive
Of gentle Ada MontgomerAorence, the,
child of wealth, rearered in the eapa
Eeious lap Of luxury, and spoiled by in
#dulgenee,zas is illustrated by 9 terrific
scene of passion between her dQting
mother, who is;a woman Of the world
the sdear girl insisting upon q walk
with Reginald Fitzclam, q, handsome
young gentleman with dark NOUS
taehe, and born Of poor but respectable
parents.
| The father of Ada is a purse proud
aristecrat. Ada's brother is wild
rake, and in every ether chapter breaks
his mothers heart, but spersuades her,
Immediately after, by his penitenee. to
3get his. father to give him twenty thou
sand dollars more. with which he can
pay his debts, land abandon forever
I the gilded halls of crime, and the be-
wilderiug, delusiye attractions of the
gambling saloons" The brother6ghts
half dozen duels, suddenly disap-
pears until the last chapter, wherein
be turns up reformed with princel5
fortune, charming Wife and,a small
: pocket Bible, which latter valuable he
: declares he has carried next his heart
through all the storms of life, as me
: mortal Of his sainted mother" whom
: he once called an old fool, and whom
The supposed to have died from th'
4 : aforesaid broken heart. Ada deter
4 mines to wed the amiable Reginald
d who, while with her at fashionabl
t, reunion, proposes an elopen1eGt. Sh
:. sheds feWtears, sheds her mantilla
Ileans her head upon his manly bosom
sobsand siaufies; be brushes atear (e
:. perspiration) fromhereheek, and heal
N her. .murmllr an assent A carriage
: : prepared ut the turn Of dark lane
- all is in readiness, when the scoaehma
N proves treaeherous, and the indignal
S aristocrat Of father, in his drawer
stockings and dressing gown rush'
upon the illsfated pair, followed by Il
mother, with .,disheveIled hair. strear
ing eyes aud disarranged night-gea
The brotier also appears, just retur
ing from Q midnight orgte' II
, tbr6ther, Ii beastly state Of intoxiei
]. ton, Is Suddenly sohered by the sta
lis Of affairs, and gra4ps Regiaaid w
is one haad, aad, IN fhe excitement OF t
'e -, moment, presents a night-key load
~ With tobacco crumbs, instead ofhis. p
try tfol. lie discovers his mistake.
hls 'fGreat heavens, my pistol Is pawnef
pls y Reginald escapes. The gentle 4
is dragged into the house and lock
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BEAUTY OF WoMAN.--Beauty has
been called "the power and aimsof wo-
man. Diogenes called It 4wOman's
most foreiblele ofrecommendation.n
Gaonedes represented Il as e queen
without soldiers" and Theoeritus says
it is a serpent covered with aowers,'
while modern author defines II aa
bait that as often catches the fisher as ?
fish," Nearly all the philosophers de
nounced and ridieuled beauty as evan 4
escent, worthless and mischieyous, but
alas | while they preached against II
they were nonethe less its slaves Few
Of them were able to Withstand tho
sly, smooth witchcraft Of . fair young
face" A really beautiful womanais a
natural queen ii the universe Of love
where ail hearts pay glad tribute to
her reign.
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SruPEsDoUs ELoouEEcE.-one Of
the greatest speeches on record is the
following, describing the destruction Of
a meeting-house by ncod:
A few short weeks ago you saw the
stately meeting house towering up in
your midst ike grannyduer in corn
field! Now none 50 poor do it rever-
encel Ii has gone the way Of all flesh.
The mighty torrents descended from
the eternal clouds the air was filed
with cries Of despair; theriver swelled
and ran over; the mighty building
creaked, shook, rose from the surface cf
the water, moved ike world il Eninia-
ture down the vast expanse, carrying
with it an old pair Of boots that I had
left IN one corner Of our pew.
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4
PEoTRr.-As long as the stars APP
pear nightly in the armament, and goa
en- clouds gather around the departing
sun as long at we can greet the in
nocent smiles Of infancy and the gentle
eye Of woman; as long as the earth Is
visited by visions of glory and dreams
Of lore, and the hopes Of Heaven !;
while life is encircled BY mystery,
frightened BY affection, and solemnized
By death, 50 long will the poetical spirit
be abroad With It's fervent aspirations
and deep spell Of enchatment.
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II NJ MITE

- -. L4.-lEL. -FU z = - n
A ttonex at Law, Shreveport, La,
n VIII practice in the courts of
Cadao, Bossier, Claiborne and Bien-
aHts iFas v1n1
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MALL ARRANGEMENTS.

Noahern MaiL-Leaves Thursday 6 A
NJ. Arrives Friday 9P.M
Southern Mait--Leaves Friday 6 "A. N ,
ARRIVES Saturday o P. NJ. ~
Eastern WdiEArrives Daily 9 A. NJ.
Leaves 10 NJ. =
Western Mail-Arriyea Daily 4 Am
+ Leaves 5 p. N.
Wdlnat HHI-LeaYes Monday z A. NJ.
Arrives Tuesday 6 pm.
Qfice. hours on Sundays-ffom half
past 10 till half past Ii o'clock, A NJ.
Opens again at 2 and closes at 3o'cIock
ps M. s7F u IL. LOTION. p. NJ!
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f 4
PARTrNsroSIsa The old lady came
up 70 town to select guardian for her
precious Ike, and remarked az follows !
s How tile world has turned about TO
Ebe sure ~ said she " its nothing but
change /! Only yesterday, as il were
/ was in the country, smelling the odious
flowers !; to day | am in this big city
my oil,factories breathing the impure
fexecrations Of coal smoke that are so
diliatory to health. Instead Of the
Esiuging of birds the humber buses
| almost deprive me Of conscienciousness-
Dear me ] Well ! hope ! shall be re-
strained through It all. They say that
the mortal turpentine Of this city is
frightful but it isn't any uso to ante
ipate trouble beforehand; he may es-
cape all harmonious irfaences that
would have 4 tenderness to hurt him
and as the minister Of our parish said
with Judicial training he may becom'
i useful membrane Of society ; though
:rainingis bad generally, and Is apt t
make the young run to feathers iik
cropple.crowned hens. But he ba
genius Cooking al hini) it comes natur
al to him, like the measels, and ever
day it IS euyeloping itself more an
more"
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ono hand, Rad, p Ele FAolIaIHsiII3 y VIC
moment, presents a night-key loaded
With tobacco crumbs, instead ofhis. pis-
tol. lie discovers his mistake
aGreat heavens, my pistol Is pawnede'
Reginald escapes. The gentle Ada
is dragged into the house and locked
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soUATfER SOVEREIGNTY.
A MouRNFuL DITTY.

A MoURNFULeDITTY. AB,as
I'll tell you Of d nice young man,
Who's name was Henry Gray,
The place where Henry lived,
The natives called s-p-a-r-t-a
This Henry he notion took
Inlpolities to have squabble;
For Douglas and Squtter Sovereignty,
He began the haokneye ed hobble.
When they were going todothis wonder
The people they said Mo-!
And brutally did send him off
beyond the 0-h-i-oI
When "Dug" heard his leader was lost
He knew not what to say,
He had half a mind to jump
Into the Sus-que-han-ia
When Heron heard the news,
He straight way went to ped' 3
And never did get up again,
Until he politically died!
HI MORALE.
Ye politicians all a warning take,
Each one that has Douglas notion |;
And think Of poor Henry Gray,
And the Baton Rouge convention.
LoNG- TAIL.
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IT The astor who made decided
bit Is in Jail for striking an attitude
And the lawyer wlopledgsl his honor.
has pc ser called to redeem it-it not
being worth thetroubIe.
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III This is leap year, and many
luckless swain who

q GrieYes for friendship unretnrned,
Or unregarded love =
enjoys new life in the thought that
seme beautiful woman may, IN mo-
ment Of extreme rashness, claim her
privilege TO propose to marry him..
Exchange. 80
We are one of 'em. Don't all speak
at once. ladies' One that don't dip
snuff preferred.
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RED LAND
MALE AND FEMALE Il S5TITUTE

MALE AND FEMALE INSTITUTE.
BossIER PARISH, Las
FTShe Second Term offhla
INSTITUTIONS cdinAenee III
no Monday October 81, and Sssss-s5Es,ssD,
will continue without intffd.issiofi-
eeDt a week at Christmas 4tof tile term
of forty weeks FlIc e.tITaA sr5fastnlel
tioi1s sis complete acId DE e,gpa VI sarhr
ers efficient, N .g sa. ts
Tie large and comfortable new huild T
inas henirg flushed pe ears now otter
asmapy facilities ter is,sttt'etiali as mary
be lound in tht Spnth.7ys4st. s. Fhe#
institution is localed IL 2. high AM
healthy region oi county, watefed by
the hest Of Springs, wilieh 5lniliSts the
ei,Satiaa a t.eslrable ore, A eharrh i
situated neaF by 50 thai staltetts may
attend diyiue service regutriy a GOOD
pkvsicsan is alsgs located aa. this peillts
who will superintend the students ln
cases Of Sickness,
CHARGES PER sEsSIlS OF. TIVE MONTHS,
PAYABLE Al cIosE OF BAH stssfloN.
ptimakv Department. j. SIS 90
Secondary 1. ..s., ..5... 20 90
Aoademdcai ......... y W
Musical. ............... ~ ~
Ornauenial II. -. IA s0e
Greek or Modern LaaguaagysSs 10 50
BOARD in private taulihss,,ffqm Z q
g dollars per moath.
BY order OF Board OF Trustees. 5
v. WKEKEsys, President.
20 II. Al CAvETT, sseetelfllg. ass
PlainviIle, Bossier Perish, La. NO
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D@- Il may seem little renarka-
bic that, in thesed days, the greater part
of white-washing is done With printers
link
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An Editors Trials.


No one, outside Of the sanctum
knows half the trials and perplexitiea
an editor has, or the continued worry
he is put to. 1t is copy" copy"
from morn till midnight. He is threat
ened with libel suits, and suits for debt.
He is solicited to lead off on a asubscrip-
ton list, when his voice through, his.
paper will be worth q dozen headings.
He is waited onby shortrhaired shoul-
der hitters and pimps, who object to
have their names in print. He is shown
a big raw>hide by some poor fool he
has unknowingly insuIted, and has to
stop writing long enough to kick the
belligerent jackass down stairs. lie is
so busy that he can't ind time to eat IN
apple or kiss his wife if she happens to
call he is annoyed by particular
friends who love to sit around and tel
long stories, which the editor perhaps
originated years before. He is bored
and rebored, till his patience is exhaust
ed, and be feels like shutting himself up
in jail, just to compose bis, thoughts
Not but he loves his friends. but he
does not like to be bothered when
writing, and half a dozen men are wait
ing for.copy. lie is appealed to settle
all ordinary disputes, from who
wrote the Bible, to what nag made the
fastest. time. under saddle--what en-
CINE ever squirited the most water
what gambler ever. won the most mon
| ey, or when the millennium j. to come.
Hels bothered with hints and sugges-
tons how to make his paper more val
liable, by persons who never paid foi
a COPY in the world, as well as those
who have. Heis threatened With pis-
tolls, with knives, with feet, with fists
with clubs. with everything but money
Yet this is q mere tFifie compared with
the way he is yexed BY people coming
70 him to make complaints Of somS
private matter ofno interest 70 epub
llic, no more than the length Of q cat
taiIis 10 d thfeshing machine. Agar
Ihe is written 10, to blow some poo
devil up, Just out Of friendship to ID,
correspondent, when an introduction Q
1.-The little grievance into the paper woult
make a fool Of all parties, An edits
has always fights enough ofhis own t
attend to without aiding others in mat
ters he cares nothing about.--MilaOaa
kpe Mems 5a