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East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-12-17
M A ks
WANTED.

" ks kSa
WA NTED,
For StOcktOn's Independent Reg
iment,
NJ oW IN BRIG. GEN PORTERS DIVISION,
' Of the Army of the Potomac, sound, able
bod, ed men Of good character, to serve for three
years or during the war, who will be paid
FROM sl3 TO s22 PER MONTH
With ample rations Of good wholesome food an
abundance Of U. S. Army Clothing, and who will re-
ceivc when discharged from the service,
slOO IN GOLD As A BOUNTY,
and in all probability warrant for 100 acres o!
Government Land
The best Of medical attendance furnished by the
Government and q liberal pension for life paid to
all such as are wounded or permanently disabled
No better opportunity is or can be offered to those
who desire to enter the service Of their country than
this. Stocktons Regiment has already attained n
reputation Of the best in the service and the
Brigade of which II forms part mentioned by the
Commander-ln Chief, Gen. Mcclellan, as one which
he regards as IA model for tho army"
Recruits mustered in and sent forward at once
Pay to commence from date Of enlistment.
CAPT b. 7. FISHER,
Recruiting Officer.
Office in Hoyts Brick Block, I'd story, room form
erly occupied by W. IL Trowbridge.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-12-17
Capital and Surplus,
So 90, 3O2- 60

For details Of investments small Cards and
Circulars.
assurances may be effected in this cid and sub
stantial Company very favorable terms
Apply to g. IL. MOTT, AGENT
Dwellings and Farm Property insured 70
term of years at very low aates.
East Saginaw, July 18th. 1861
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-12-17
W" TERMS, CASH. IN

Country produce Of all kinds taken in exchange
for goods. N. W CLARK CO
Eas Saginaw, December 3, 1861. dQi fui
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-12-17
LIVERPOOL AND LONDON
FIRE AND LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
No Dale Sired, LIVERPOOL. Office, Sc Val
and 81 Pine streets, NEW YORK.
20 and n Poultry, LONDON


20 and n Poultry LONDON
Paid Capital Surplus reserved Tunls. 81. 300 l25
Invested IN this country, over.....,.,.. 100000
Yearly ke'enue, over ''''.'f '.''f..t- 2,5OOpW
THE Shareholders PERSONALLY RE
II sponsib!e FOR all engagements " ths Company
All Directors must be Shareholders Tho stock u
The Company, al the 4atcs quotations. was iVJ REL
cent. PEeiniuln-Thc e. shares selling for .clQ
Directors and Shareholders in NEW
YORK.
JAMES BROWN, Esq Choirh-u
FRANCIS cOTTEAEr, Esq, leputy thn.
J. Archibald II. y " Consul
Alexander llamilton, Jr, Ffq.
l,usene Du,ilh, Esq Joseph Gaillarl, Jr., Esq
Henry Grinncll. Esq, i. ] Sanaelsoa, ESQ.
ALFRED PELL, Esq,
Resident Secretary
ALIEN HAMILTON, Jr, Esq,
Counsel Of the Board
The great resources of the Liverpool and London
Fire and Life Insurance Company and the high
character Of its Dreetiop together with the personal
liability Of ITS Shareholders entitle il in our opinion
to the highest confidence.
New York, March, 1860.
Sturgis Bennett { Co. J. r. Jahray 4 Sons
Duncan Sherman 4 Co. Alex. J Stewart Co.
X. l. & A Stuart. Harper Brothers.
C. w. J. + Moore Co. d. Appleton 4 Co.
Cahlin Mellan & Co Grinnell, Minturn Co
ID, Mnturn, Wood Co.
WIN. l.. WEBER,
Agent at East Saginaw
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-12-17
EXTENSIVE
Livery Establishment
BOSS, BUKRELL n CO.,

N th0lr NOW ana ENtensINe oIHDIes, Oh WHbH-
"A ington Street
EAST SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.
Have one of tho
Best Livery Establishments in the West.
Family ''turn outs" Horses and Buggies Sadie
IOIsvs, aud iss'' " stJi Oc, si.siS h4 ~ ola
horses, promptly fitted out.
NEW AND IN STYLE.
Everything about the establishment is in good
shape tidy new and of late style Horses always in
good condition and carriages and Harnesses neat and
tidy.
REAS ONABIE RATES!
only, charged in all instances, and the utmost pains
taken to give entire satisfaction to all customers.
a. w. GATES, Agent
East Saginaw, Aug, 8. 1861.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-12-17
COME AND SEE us.

COME AND SEE US.
We invite all to call, examine our Goods, and as
certain the prices. No charge for showing goods or
answering questions We have established ourselves
permanently in this city, and facilities for trade
are fully equal to those Of any Of our neighbors
FY" TERMS, CASH. IN
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-12-17
Not any Ready-Made Clothing,
OR
"MASHEEN SEWING"
AT

VIM. G. BOWERS TAILOR SHOP,
Nsrl Building TO Lioyd's Meat Market, Wash
ington Street, East Saginaw.
DUT the best of custom work is cut and manu-
ID featured in the latest styles from . Boys Suit
to n Gents full Rig" Good fit and satisfaction
given or no pay all garments made at the lowest
possible price With thanks for public favors for Eve
years past, still sohcs continuance Of the same.
p. S.-"A No |" Clothes cleaning establishment
for entirely renovating Gents Clothing, to look
almost as new, by removing all Paint, Pitch, Tar
Grease, &c, not to be equaed his side of Detroit
City Charges moderate
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-24

The PRAIRIE Docs AND THEIR VILLAGEs-The Com
anches call the southern of the Red river, kichi
e-qu-hOno-hat is to say, river OF the town OF the
dons of the praries This name has doubtless been
ryen to it on account of quantity of those little quad
rupeds Spermophilus adovoanus that inhabited these
sotudes in far greater numbers than in the other Amer
lean wilderness. | do not think there exists in the
world as stupenCouS village the one the prairie
dogs have constructed for themselves in the plain that
leads to the sources Of the Ki-chi-e-qnihono This
village is twenty-five miles in length and equally ex
tensive in width which supposng it to be almost cir
onlar nales superGcios of ahout 625 square n1ioe
From these gigantic Dimensions one easily Judge of
the numbers of the interesting population that live there
Villages of the prairie dogs to be found extending
from Mexico to the farthestboundary ofthe q S. Inma
inc choice of site for the establishment of their colony
the prairie dogs always choose uncovered rather ell
evatpd SPOT sheltered inuudations and which grows
stunted weed that is therusua food Itto be supposed
that this ouadruped live without water for tsome
times takes up its abode in locality where neither river
nor spring is to be found for than twenty-five miles
around and the ground where not single drop of wa
fer can be obtained even by digging we'll upwards of
% deep so that the border these villages have gem
orally speaking an aspect of aridy and desolation
Those little yanals add to this sad appearance gnaw
ing and devouring all around their dwellings, every kind
of vegeation they will only spare few flowers, the
sirht of which seems to please hem-such as Ergeaon
divaracatum the solonum, the eysia myctagenca and
and two or three others of the genera The pra
dog resembles the squirrel in shape, size and physi-
ognomy; it has nothing in common with the real dog
but its cry which is very like barking. 1t burrows for
itself sometimes to the depth OF nine feet and after
wards places the earth it throws up from the galleries
within the form of cone over its subterraneous abode
Towards the end of October when the dogs Of the pra
res feel the approach of winter they fasten up with
straw and stem of flowers all the passages leading to
their burrows then they fall asleep until the return of
spring In the great northern solitudea Of Texas one
rarely takes a long journey without meeting many re-
pu1les Of prairie dogs. The borders of the Kichi-e
quihono in particular contain severe very consdera
bic ones. Able Domench.
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y Il HART & Go.

A1s u AND 79 TCHOUPIToULAs STREET,
#.Na ln hand full and well selected stock OF
EE ROC Il r IES,
Hta. articles in their line, in part consisting OF
.r-Ea Rio, Havana and Java.
Ia- lperial, Pouchong, gunpowder hyson, young
'hong padre, etc
g.H- Brown, white, loaf, crushed and powdered
M9au#Ht-Country, sugar house and golden syrup.
.....1-Assorted brands, comprising all qualities
..'G Large stock, well assorted.
r.-lloves, mace, nutmegs, pepper, ginger, alspFce
.a" 1ices Of all kinds. ,
Brown, Boston, western, northern, white and
Fl" . Hars and cakes CASTLE.
EauE FoX's, Cincinnati.
" ladcra, Oporto, caret white, sweet and dry
1E1 scat, Sherry.
..al-C -Cognac, Rochelle, Bordeaux, Peach, Amer
-n
s"- land and domestic.
Ngt- naica New Orleans, N. h.
wuar -Monongahela Bourbon, Western Virginia,
a N. ord, apple champagne.
N.H DYEs-Indigo madder, suphatc quinlne,
h full assortment of other staple drugs and
lH.a Jy the case only.
#w.. nd Willow Ware, brooms, gunny bags, buck
..3 ehelves etc.
#r.r Is PHILADELPHIA WHITE LEAD-Having been
1g. for the sale of the celebrated White Lead,
0rHal by Witherill and Brother, we shall keep
ng n hand large assortment of the dltterent
various sized packages, to which we invite
."= n of the trade.
lends are solicited to give US call
New Orleans, Feb, y, 1853.
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IRNINGTON LTYERY STABLE.

3s8zgss5a 3s8 0S9 TgE uqdersignod, Pr9prIetor
3tSzE-8sS6gl0= Stable, on Texas Street, Just
above Market Street prepared to supply the travelling
public with horses bugges hacks and carriages Horses
Win be kept bv the day or month. The services Of
perenced osters have been procured and every effort
viii be made give satisfaction to those who favor me
with their patronage. Persons leaving their horses WIN
him may RELY on upon his strict attention to their inter-
ests Ills stables will be amply supplied with the best
provender that the country New Orleans will afford
Horses win be sold or purchased on commission
~ n 1870 j. r. BAYLISS.
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Fatal EFFECT OF FORTUNE TELLNG.-A few days
ago in Cincinnati an inquest held on the body of
Conrad Walter, Young man twenty years of age who
committed suicide by deliberately shooting himself in
the head with pistol Deceased lived with his parents
and was always considered SOBER steady and indus
trous boy 1t was given in evidence before the jury
that some years ago he went to fortune teller in the
city to consult about his fate The sybil informed him
rayely that as soon he arrived at the age Of twenty
he would die or be kied-that he could not possibly
live to the age of twcntyone except in state of misery
and woe. to which he would prefer death. Walter was
twenty years of age couple Of weeks since Happen
ing to be out of employment at the tme he believed
the prediction of the fortune teller, about to he
verified if not as regarded his death least with
gard to the misery Of his life. This it is thought in
dueed to him to commit the act of self destruction
no other reason be assigned and such in part
the verdict of the jury. The case is certainly sad
comment on the amount of faith which young people
too often place in the saying Of the unprncpled class
alluded to- lCincinnatl commercial
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ASorHER ExTRAD TIoS CASE IN C4SADA-Ihe Mon
troa1 Gazette Of the27th ut has this paragraph; A
ta so,,tberner who MAS been boarding at the St Law
I for the nalt few DAYS was arrested and lodged
- ;oi1 on Tnesdav morning at the instance of the cred
~ bo came on from New York for him. after tracking
~; +o,gb q oreatpart Of the southern States. The
nt r6cb he is Alleged to haze swndled his cred
o,,t Of i $40 G00 and we're so swndled while he
was residing and doing large business IL Bfewns!ihe
Tavae Under the narhe Of E. karpcIas, lie is said e
AZ big creditors ard offers I'd commute wt thaaf5r
Gfton cents on the dollar NQa the ntkcr hand It is
stated that the plaintiffs hare acted on the most aoic
y5;cb comes under the provision of the extradition
reatv Under the present political circumstances u
remains to be seen how the treaty VIII s''"" WIZ 'ts
rect TO Texas, secdded state
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TO PRNTERS.

TO PRINTERS.
WE have hand and for sale, the following printing
w materials lately used on the Southwestern:
A font Of 500 lbs Brewer
q $50 4"
100
" so " Long Primer,
fonts line Brewer,
& Long Primer Condensed
Together with the column head advertising and dash
rules leads, &C., &c.
Also-A Medium Printing Press Roller Mould, &c,
all complete and the following materials used for short
time in the publication of weekly paper About $50 lbs
Of Bourgeois and Mnion with two line letter. column,
head advertising and dash rules, cases, chases, etc
The above materials viii be sold l0wfor cash.
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A RogASrrc LoFE SroRY.--The following story orig
inalIv appcared in the Courier DIES Etats Unis;
The count de St Croix belonging OF the mob
lost and wealthiest families in France, became engaged
after long assdu@u5 coprtship to lady ms e4uai IN
position and fortuEh and famous for her beauty shortly
after the happy daf was appointed which was 70 rendgl
two loving hearts 1ne, the count was nre'rSa '"inp'
ataly 70 the siege oi Sepa>toPol.
So he girded on s sabre, and at the head ohis reg
irnent marched to the battle field. During his absence
happened that ts beautiful afianced contracted the
small pox and aftCF towering between lie and death toE
many DAYS recovfred her health to find her beauty
bnnc,nssIy lost Ihe disease had assumed in her case
the most yirulent CHARACTER Hd iet her notony dshe
urcd but scanned ond scared to sucH trgatfui extent
that she became eous to herself ana 20 pas
the remainder Of her days IN the srlctc5t secias'oh
year passed away Yheh one gay te coui',
on his return to Frahce, accompanied .! ms FaieV pre-
sented himselfat the residence OF ms netFoed ana so
hcited an interview ms was Feluae9 ~ Ho"eN5l
with the persistence of aoVef presSe ms suit anu a'
10 tbe lady made Her appearance closely nufied in
double veil At the sound of her voice the corntrush
e forward to embra Re her but stepping aside She tremh
lingly told him her forF 81 ser sorrows, ana onlstln
~ 70 tears A HEAVENLY smile broke the counts
handsome features az raising his hand above he eX-
claimed ssIt is GodB work. am blind"
II was even so: when CALAMITY leading his regiment
IN tb attack cam on ball had passed closely to his
oves that while it M their expression unchanged and
bis countenance UNMARKED had robbed him creFer Of
obt Itisamost unnecessary ad1 that their marriage
was shortly agter soemused Il is is said at this day
NAV often be seen a the emperos receptions an officer
Jeanin upon the arrn of ad7 closely veed who seem
to be attracted to THE spot bytheir love Of music.
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Owe no Man ANYrHING.-This may he lad poetry,
but depend on it. It's excellent sense. 1t is an old say
ing that the debtor is slave to the creditor Ifso half
the world enter into voluntary servtude The unyer
sal rage to buy credit is serious evil in this country
Many married man is entirely ruined by it.
Many man goes into store for single article
Looking around twenty things strike his eye he has nc
moncy-buys on credit. Foolish man! payday must
come and ten chances to one, like death, it finds you
unprepared to meet it. Tell me, you who have expe
rienced it. did the pleasure opossessng the article bear
anv proportion to the pain of being called to pay o
it when you had it not in your power?
A few rules we'll kept viii contribute much to your
happiness and independence Never buy what you
really DO not want Never buy credit when you can
possibly do without Take pride in being able to say
owe no man. Wiyesare sometimes thoughtless, daugh
ters now and then extravagant Many time, when
neither the wife the daughter would willingly give
single pang the fathers BOSOM they urge and tease
him to get articles pleasant to be sure to possess but
difficult for him buy he purchases on credit is dun
ned-sued; many an hour IS made wretched by their
folly and imprudenee.
Never owe your shoemaker your taller, your printer
YOUR blacksmith or laborer, Besides the bad policy OF
keeping in debt injustice to those whose
abors you have received all the benefits Of tell You
what it is a man feels something like man, who can
walk the street ngling spare dollar in his pocket
knowing that he does not owe red cent in the world
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A FRESH WATER SPRIsG AT SEA.-Mr. W. A. Booth,
the coast pilot of the cutter Harriet Lane, re-
ports the discovery of boiling fresh water spring at
sea off the coast of Florida He says the spring is
situated twelve niles north by cast from St Augustine
Fla and eight miles off shore. 1t bos up with great
force and can be deserted at distance of two miles
When first seen has the appearance Of breaker and
is generally avoided; but there is danger in the
vicinity and there is five fthoms OF water between it
and the shore Ten athoms Of water are found to the
scaward but no bottom can be reached with the deep
lead and thirty fahoms Of line at the spring itself The
water the spring is fresh and is by unpala
able One popularity about this phenomenon is that
when the St. Johns river is high it bos up from six to
eight feet above the level of the dprcsents rather
a forbidden appearance. This spring has doubtless
deceived hundreds who have hastily put about from
they Thought nmsnent danger, and reported seeing
crock with water breaking over it." The Harriet Lane
has passed through several times and water has been
drawn from it by bucket thrown over the side and
when drank no unpleasant taste or smell has been
found Its position and harmless character have been
long unknown, but now the supposed danger has be
come, as it were "a well of water in barren land"
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YERANDAH HOTEL,

Corner of Milan and Spring streets.
9zd6SA y THR subscriber having leased the above
As new and commodous house, and has
~ sstYgslsA- fitted it up with furniture informs
M public that he is prepared to accomIno-
date guests pledging himseftha nothing shall be want
M o his part to give satisfaction The table will at all
tines be served with every delicacy of the pre-
pared bv experienced cooks while the servants and wal
ters re attentive and polite The Yerandah Hotel being
located in quiet and agreeable part of the town and at
the time only atew steps from the steapoat laho
in and centre of business affords unusual inducements
q travellers who will at all times find it comfortable
home Prices moderate. novel 5. p DAY.
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F[ARDWARE. Iron, 60, Sc,
T. f. FOLGER d Co.,

tou,as and New Levee streets, between GrhYIer
ID Poydras streets, New Orleans.
"u HAVE a large and well assorted stock OF
~ Shetland Heavy Hardware, SwEDEs
and EyGLIsa BAR lRoS They are agents
for the sale of the celebrated CUMBERLAND
.E IRoN, and are supplied with complete assoTt-
the various sizes They also Agents for
RAUB's CELEBRATED QUEEN OF THE South Corn
Eat MILLS and have a full assortment on hand
,riorty of these mills over others is fully estab
my2
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HARD TIurs.-Copied from the Macon Telegraph fo

HARD TfNEs-Copied from the Macon Telegraph for
the benefit of editors, merchants and others;
'Ou westn they think little OF fever and .ager, as
.ho cal II hut when it once invades "a mans system
the "ager is as much fixture as anything 50 shaky
can we'll be. We have seen 'agers' of fifty years
missing the alternate day, but preceded
by no fever or any other apparent cause Il had be
come habit of the system and the patient shook with
eager lust because he expected to shake Now "hard
times tight times debt-waitiDg debtor like the lager
continue long after necessity apology for them has
failed There is no apology for very tight times now,
and there is no other particular reasonor them except
rneanness and apprehension. If every in Georgia
would manfuIy resolve Il will pay my debts far
have the means and then bring out of his treasury the
money he has slowed away against hard times, every
body would be easy at once, and probably Mr. Dodge
creditor himself would find he no worse off in res
pect to money than before Ifthe people of Georgia
will only exercise little Of the "grand confidence,
and set their money aoat there win be enough for al
purposes. Try it.
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RATTLE HOUSE.

A BAT I LIE IIVJF5Ils
As%5SA-S TIE fremont House, Edwards Street,
Hi Shreveport, La, lately occupied by ;.
#4ihi2sEa4g. p Pay, having been fitted mp with en-
rey new furniture &c. has been re0pened under the
name Of the BATTLE House. by the undersigned who VIII
endeavor to give satisfaction to the travelling public
The house is situated in quiet part Of the town and
partculary suited to the accommodation OF ladies The
proprietor wishes to make but pedge-whch is that
the srices cleanliness shall be observed IN every de-
partment. 'octl1 A. " bAI liz.
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PRIVATE BOARDING,

A ,sNF~~N
gSszzaRSSA-x5 Travis Street, adjoining the Baptist
A ATgA Aa MlSA Church. Shreveport
80 THE subscriber has had her premises
renovated, which now re0pened Tor the
ACCOMMODATION of permanent and transient boarders and
soIics the patronage of her friends and the public
pledgng herself that nothing shall be wanting on her
part that can tend to the comfort and pleasure OF her
puesfe Being located in a retired and most agreeable
part OF the town. free of dust noise and at the same
time but few steps from the centre business affords
unusual inducements to boarders who viii at all tunes
men can obtain pleasant rooms and will be
accommodated. TOct17l Mrs. A. B. TAINTOR
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NoRruERN FURxIrURE FoRTHE SOUTHERN president
The Boston Traveller says that well known furniture
dealer Of Boston is now engaged in the manufacture of
act Of parlor furniture for the hon Mr. Davis of Miss
issnpi the president Of the southern Confederacy.
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il. P. BUCKLEY,

Late Young Co,
s CAMP STREET, NEW ORLEANS,
yyatchmaker JeweIer & SiIyersmIth,
on7 IMPORTER oftine Watches forladies e=zAr@s
SIT5M and gentlemen, of the most cele-$J NSS
a,.N brated makers ofEngiand and Switzerland made
Ia his own order expressly in heavy cases gold and sill
yer) and warranted standard hneness.
Ladies' chatelaines and neck chains.
Gents guard fob and vest chains, seals, keys, etc
Finger rings, earrings, breastpins, cuf-pins, etc
Diamond pins and rings. 49,
Srecaees for every age, in gold, silver steel and or
tose shell frames;
Siytrware warranted pure CON- consisting OF taote
tea and dessert spoons;
mustard and salt spoons, sugar, tongs etc.
Plated ware consisting of casors candlestleks, walt
ers, etc.
Having been always engaged in the mechanical part OF
tbe business all watches for repairs will have the
rcest personal attention. and having every facility for
maxine. Inv portion Of a watch, he will be enabled to
work on very reasonable terms L.
esy- Jewery made to order and repaired piaInonos
reset in ihe latest style Canes mounted IN gold ana
s;Irnr sa9ys = II Is, 1856
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RIISIC.

EENE undersigned having determined to settle per1na
nentlyin this place for the purpose of giving lessons
the Piano, Guitar, Violin, Flute or any instru-
ment desired During the past seven years, snd has
taught successfully in southern college, he respectfully
socits liberal patronage from the citizens of Shreve
port and surrounding country Terms s6 per month OF
three lessons a week Orders left at Ball Dashiers
drug store promptly attended to E. HEINEMANN,
Shreveport, January 3O-5m professor OF Music
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When men, by age, fail in their sight and hearing,
they had better console themselves with the thought
that they have seen and heard quite enough