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fw On Tuesday the 22d, in II

f~- On Tuesday the 22d, in the
House, we notice the following
Fl. b. No 4e; by Mr.. STOUT-To
prevent the intermarrisgs of white persons
with black or mulatto persons, was read
third time and passed-yeas so, nays 0
Mr.. McCUNE moved to amend the IT,
tie so that it will read, "a bill to prevent
the amalgamation ofthe white and colored
races" Carried.
Il. B. No. 2s7; by Mr.. STOUT--De-
dning the duty Of sherifs in certain cases.
Referred to committee on Penitentiary.
r~- Rnaiing matter ON ayery napa. .
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-01-30

|" 1t is stated that the President
elect intends to take up bis residence in
Washington City this week. .5 b
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-01-30

H- Senators Douglas and Crittender
are preparing another plan of compromise
which will be forthc oming in d few days
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-01-30

see The arsenal at Augusta, Georgia,
has been taken possession of by the Geor>
gians. q
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-01-30

t4~ Timothy o. Howe has been elect
ed to the United States Senate. from Wis
consin,. in place of Charles Durkee. Both
are Republicans. s-s.~e s: .,.I.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-01-30

u sY" Gov. Dcnnison has sent mes
sage to the Ohio Legislature, disapprov
ing the Crirtenden proposition.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-01-30

~ Elk President Tyler's interviews
with the President, promise q good un-
derstanding with Virginia. ..... ,-
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-01-30

w The diptheria is still prevailing
o an alarming extent at Barnesville.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-01-30

-tB- The delegates from this county
who attended the State Convention, were
J. R. Mor.is, W. p. Richardson, Eliel
Hea1i.y aAd Jere. Williams.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-01-30

~ President Buchanan is quite con-
6dent that there will be no collision Of
arms between the South and General
Government, during his administration
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Georgia has Seeded.

Despite the gallant and patriotic oppo-
sition of that glorious Southern States
man, ALEXANDER Fl. STEPHENS, and his
noble coadjutor, II. V. 5JouNsaN, late
Democratic candidate for the Vice Pres
idency, the Georgia State Convention has
passed an act of immediate secession, by
the decisive vote of 2Os to 81. This is.
indeed, disastrous tidings, for Georgia is
the Empire State of :he Southern tier.
Had pthe CRIrTENDEN Amendment been
passed, this result would no. have hap
fpened. -'''@ -
Thsre are now five States out of the
Union, viz; --0id5 7al siala,r,asrr =. fsg
se SOUTH CAROLINA, @
T. "o7'-'ti MISSISSIPPI, @
I '"' & FLORIDA, a1aa goa
| saf r. ALABAMA,
10 ,,f5 a,t GEORGIA.
Within week Louisiana will be added
to the list, and then, doubtless South
ern Confederacy will be formed and Q
President aud Vice President elected.
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" Rhode Island has repealed her
Personal Liberty law. r, .s 5sz
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nepub,ican. In Congress.

The following from the Cincinnati En-
qusrsr's Warrington Correspondent shows
the feeling Of the Republican members of
Cengress. If these iultraists were before
thefpeople as candidates very few Of them
would ever receive threethousand dollars
a year for destroying the Union: 1oili
A canvass. on the. Republican side of
the House was taken, yesterday, and ]
learn that eighty-two of them expressed
their determined opposition to all COM
promises under what they tenn Southern
menace, They pronounced against amend,
lishmsnt Of more slave territory, or the
unsolicited admission of slave States. In
this expression the eighty-two are unani-
mous. About . dozen Republicans from
various States declined to state at pres,
ent how they would goa!sa svaa .si4jluol
nsu5 5y.---r---7-----7-+4> -+4>-e>-v-t7 s7ac
sEIIThe most lhDpeful appearances
presented by the dissolution movement is
the partial subsiding of the excitement.
In Washington City it is said there is less
excitement than there has been since the
opening Of Congress. notwithstanding
the steady, onward march of secession, we
hese, hope that the sober second thought
may effectsa reconciliation. asa j. SIS.
5Tc-.s .raN-- 2 --SS.--.ss. --.--- - EsrEk
sSupbEN DEATH. = Mr.. Thomas Smith.
Who lived about ave miles east Of here,
died very suddenly on Sunday evening
He ents bis supper in his usual, health, and
at nine O'Clock was in the land of spirits
81 Rust, Of Arkansas, and Dunn
Of Indiana, have had difficulty, but il
has been settled without bloodshed
They were not in favor Of coercion in lhi,
case.
Ill AL. l.
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fW The Crittenden Amendment will
30 found on the out.sioc of this issne.
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E Reading matter on every page.
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lssa's1 + ssaa Al ,7i4s9o14 sl3 ~
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-17

For the rst 10 years fol- wing the year 1890, both
the slaves and the total colored gained upon he whites
Within the last 80 years II is the whites who have
gained upon both, and de,i.ively 10 than
oyerbulance their relative loss in the preceding 40
years. Ust . s
In the early part Of this period of seventy years,
while the slaves lost much Iii IN OF late year by
nanumissions, swelling the aggregates OF the free col
ored they gained by the acquisiti Of Lonsa g. aud
by the slave trude continued until le0, not far r
l5000-a large percentage npon their humble a. the
ment OF the preeeoi tuy. Aud thor geo
graphical location Ia less favorable q cir natural in
than IL formerly wa- angntn'mg prUpJ tion
of them Icing employed in semropical regions wh-re
forced la'Or is destructive of lie than s in the
northeily farming slave States.
Il thus appearing that In the Slave States the rea-
tive nuaber Of The errye class has, upon the WHOLE
rather diminished than increased since the 10 nativn
Of our pIesent form Of National Government. IL may
still be suggested that ia particular Slave States
81 Of Slave Stutrr THE relative number may have
increased, or may be increasDg. That Is undoubtedly
tue Of two or tbree OF tue old States tsouth Caro-
lima being the best knownI, but not Ia marked de-
gree 70 any one OF them. The difficulty Of ,on-
pairing he two periods 1890 and LOCO la the matter of
slaves, State by STATE arises from the fact that more
tnan halt Of our preeen tlave popnlai |. found on
the Cult OF Mexico in ak States which wee substai-
tally unoccnped seventy years H. lthis Is tue eve
OF Geoga and the greater portion OF the territory VI
which has Ieen acquired by the Union during this
tury. But Ia this new rel on where more than half
the slavcs are, aud where both the proportion Of
slaves ard the rate OF their increase are tho greatest
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-17
ncovuoDopEp p,RRoN's REpoRT.

The first paragraph we omit il is bare repeti.
ton of MAJOR Andrews The imprisoned "Commo-
| dore" proceeds:
Twas requested by Col Martin and Major Andrews,
commanding the poet to assume command Of the fort,
10 which assented Col Bradford volunteering 20 as.
grave responsibility was not unaware that we could
be sbelltd out Of the fort; but expecting the arrival
from Newbern Of a regiment Of North Carolina yolun
reers at or before midnight THE fleet having put Sea-
and appearances indicating bad eather) designed
an assault on Fort Clark three quarters OF mile dis
tant from Fon Hstteras, which had been taken pos
session of by party landed from the shipping; but
unfo tunately, the regiment did not arrive until the
following day. after the bombardmeDt had commenced
aud when the tine came that deemed evacuation or
surrender unavuidab e. the means OF escape not
at my command. On the next day nt $40 a. IN The
feet, consisting Of the Minnesota, Wabash, Susque.
hanna, Cumberland, Paw ee, and Harriet A. ane
10 her steamers being ia company took their position
and opened fire. IN addition 20 the batteri OF the
ships tile enemy had during the night erected but
terry of rifed field guns near TO Fort Clark, Which also
During the first hour the shells Of the ships fell
short we only firing occasionally, 70 ascertain wle
our would reach them, aud wishing 70 reserve our
very United supply OF ammunition TILL the veesels
might find II necessary 10 bearer 10, but they,
after some practice got the exact range Of their g. IT,
aud 1l-inh guns and did not nd IL necessary 70 alter
their positions, while not u shot from our battery
reached item, with the greatest elevation we could
get This tate Of thingr shells bursting over and Ia
Il fort every few seconds having continued for sbout
three hours the men were directed 20 take shelter un
der the srape and tnverses, and called council Of
officers, at which II was unanimously agreed that hold
iag out longer could only rerult in greater loss OF
life without the sb 20 damage our adverssries
and Just this time, the magazine being reported
fire. sLe having fallen through the yentiiator Of the
BON, proof" into the room adjoining the piin,ip
magazine ordered q white flag 10 be shown, wht
the firing ceased, aud the surrender was made upon
the 20 Lilious Of the accompanying "aiclss OF ca
pitulation .,
II personnel of this command are now prisoners
of war" ON board this ship the MinnesotaD, where
everything il done 70 make them Ms comfortable as
possible under the circumstances, aag-olhcer String
ham, Capt Van Bfuot, aud Commander Case extend.
ing 10 Us characteristic courtesy and kindness We
sro TO be landed at Fort Hamilton, New.York Harbor
SO far us ascertained, there this day killed.
Is or 80 wounded, aud many others slightly wounded
COL. MARTINS REPORT.
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SOUTHERN ITEMS.
R,cRxosp. Tbpy.d.v

RICHMOND, Thursday, Sept. 10, Isi
News has been received bere that a vessel unde
British register bad arrived It New-0reaDs, with az
ssorfed cargo. consisting in part Of 1000 muskete and
l25 rifles.
The correspondent Of The DispateA, from Gen.
Wises headquar ers dated Sept s. says bis force was
encamped ut Hawks Nest the New River, and
Dogwood Gap. At the latter place be had been
enforced. No impo tant movement bad taken place.
John slideu arrived here to-day. 1t is generally
thought tiat he goes to France soon.
TIE Richmond E1omiarr bulletin-board of the 18th
inst. has the following, marked Lewisburg, and
written 10 tie p stnaster at Rchm nd
"Gen. Floyd had another engagement with the
enemy the iOfh, aud routed them killing 6OU and
woundig 1000, and taking some pri .oners Ten
hours ster the engagement, Gen. Foy heard that an
other wing OF the enemy had crossed the river few
piles above 10 order 10 surround him on this eide,
when be fell back. This is reliable, being brought by
al officer wi o as in she engAke ment. Tue COnied
crate loss one killed and eight wounded"
LOUISVILLE, Sept IS 1861.
The North Georgian says: con reliable authority,
we learn that two weeks before Gen. Mcclellan wac
rendered bis command by Lincoln be was tr, ing to Sc
cure position in tie Confederate army"
IL is understood that the train bound south On the
Nashville Railroad yesterday was destined at Eliza.
BEETHOVEN and that jail was broken open, and 60 or
50 State srus put aboard and taken south. The con.
ductor was forced 10 take the srus aud by certificate
from tie parties engaged in the affair is relieved from
all blame.
The Chattanooga TENN Gazette of the Il,h inst.
says that Union camp was forming about ten miles
north Of Chattanooga.
A huge Union flag has been raised with a sword sus.
pended over it,
About 200 men are encamped, and driIl regularly.
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be cared for und ths, money and clothing may be cent

be cared for and that money and clothing may be tent
them. . .. ~
Col. Martin refers TO the reports Of Major Andrews
and Commodore Barron for particulars If the second
davis ely remarking that Fort Hatterps
had not sufficient armament TO compete at all win
the enemy and The Notifications were not sufficiently
we'll constructed to enable US 10 lie sill and endure the
fire of the enemy" Of operations Of the Hrs day,
he saws that Fort Clark was exposed to Z" food Of
shells" which poured upon Ii and upon all the little
skirts of wood where an enemy might poss bly, he con-
cealed for several hours" fire promptly returned
until every charge of powder and every primer was
exhausted. when a retreat TO Fort Hatierss was
ordered"
There are alec reports from the Tar River and other
Captains.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-17

In the hole peiiod the rate Of increase OF the free
coortd holds up pretty nearly TO that Of the whites,
bat that grows ont Of the Of i'll ia The
early part ofue period, when the slaves OF the inowl
free Stats were enlancipated aud thus Iass.d from
the slave column in tho iDto the fe- coored
column But the inc Of tie colored, by nata-
FOL increase L. very email aspect Of the wnc
shall presently notice more ~ large.
In tue Whole period II two genrrHtinns, tie excess
of in ase Of the whites over either that Of the slaves
or that Of tue total colopd has been has
been constant at every decade. and il In inportaut 70
observe hat the canes (whatev-r they are) witch
produce IL, are now more eff lent THAI before,
aud tba, IN the very last dece this has teen
greater than ever leiore. Thu, from 100 TO 1860,
the per cenage II increase Il several classes Of
population has been follows:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-17
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

PENSIONS FOR THE WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
LAWS REGULATIse PENSIONS FOR OFFICERS, PRIyATEs,
WIDOWS, AND CHILDREN.
The following are tie laws relating 10 military PEN
sioIs. They provide for all cases except those Of
widows Of non-eommssioned officers and privates Of
the regular amy, TO whom pensions be grated
under any existing laws.
ACT OF APRIL "a, 1876.
seclon provides That ali persons Of the rsnA hereinafter
named who the military pension rolls Of the uritsd
stste shall from and shsr the passage Of this act be entitled
TO for disability Of the highest degree tho following
sums su Of those which they entitled TO wis:
FstLegtesst dollars, secSne Lieutenant fifteen
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-17

II may be objected to the view which have so far
presented thai although in aspects as those Of
the expense Of eoouiking our coured people, or OF
he pr potion Of whites 10 ticks IL The whole
ty becomes important yet that, Ia another aspect,
that Of the DANCER real or supposed, Of euanei aiug
item, II Ia Of hile consequence what the relative
numbers of tue two races are in the hole country,
but chiefly interesting 10 know what these relative
numbers III the States in which Slavery exists Hay
ply view confined TO the Slave States alone will be
found u preseut RESULT which show that the progress
Of population In tbom snco $780, aud ,all, within
the last geDenion, has tended 10 make the task OF
getting nd of Slavery not more hopeless one, but
more easy enc.
From 1870 to 1860 the per cent Of inc esse Of the
several classes of population in the slave States has
been 1 folluMs:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-17

MILrTARY.-MjOr d. c. Minion, 9Th Yew-York
Volunteers has been requested to take charge Of the
regiment until further orders and left last evening
for Washington. Major NJ. resigned about two weeks
ago. He WAS the man who shot the rebel officer at
Munsops Hill having only four men, willis The rebels
had thirty.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-17

Comparing the increa,e Of tie whites with that Of
either tie syes the total coloed the difference Is
great bat what there IT, s in favor Of tue Whites
Aud al hough ia not important TO the aspect of he
case of winch am specially treating, il is
selling TO know that d "a relative increase Of the whites
has made within the last thirty Years, and that
the ratio of it TO lie augn,enling Que. This
will appear from the following statement OF the rates
Of increase which each nce 1880 has exhib ed
in the Immediately preceding deeadst
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-17
sURGII.Ss OF BRIGADEs.


pointed by tsr Pre-, ftnt up 10 Saturday Sept. IL:
lG.l lyuar tsiEped to Gen. Mcclellan.
2 y. L tamil nssgbed 10 Zen Nee elan.
g. H. 5,swit, b gned TO Gen. Fremont,
4. j. L. stbt0i n sign.d to Gen fremont
D. j. A fitrll. Q 4 o. ed 10 Gen Baker.
6. J. c STiton II,ued g. Gen Niele ...
Z. Oeoas 4uckh Il assigned TO Gen. kearney.
8, III. 10 Led ~ 10 Fremont
9P. Wsylswo \ a.,gbed to Gen. Fremont.
10. l.. ', 4 u, 50 x I'd to Gen FIcmo ..
II l.. W yJrOss u itned to Gen. A. deTson.
H. d. Y,E.s ss 4 ID TO Den. Mcclellan.
b. A II, u d. a. Ied 70 Gen. Fremont.
IA w. IA hurcl Igi ed 10 bu inside.
Is J. W ,-eT 4. ned to Gen. Mcclellan.
l6 X. H. >, bert, II W ed 10 Gen. Wool
H. j. r. a N gned TO Gen. Hunter.
IT, e. M SpIan n sa.d L Gen McCie Ian
H. G. !J1,iny. % gn.d 10 ten. MeCielsn.
20 J. q. y Aslst Gsigned 10 Gen Mcclellan.
a. A. b. ;suGpbll sag ed 70 Gen. HUner.
e. j. V. Blsny, dgm d 10 Gen. HnLter ... .g
g. Thorn Sim, pI to Gen. Hunter.
a. j. D E"bbs aab led to Gen. Mcclellan.
Is Peter li.eo asst ned TO Gen Mci sllan.
20 W. u. Naier.. InEned to Gem Mcclellan
2a II. bsn' h, sa ned TO Gen Mcclellan ..H
20 w. ID. tewsrS Ehgntd Ito Gen A. PorttT.
e. b Mc hss, - 70 o. n; M Hrn,s,
81 :. Haven as, tped TO Gen. Mcclellan. .
Sc Il. stockei assigned 10 IN hc' IslIan.
"a ,. ow.e, sssign,sl to Gem Mcclellan
81 W. G. Thompsoi5 assigned to ten Mcclellan.
81 T. K. spen ,er, s,,igped TO Gen. Peck
49, y. X Robinson, tsltnrd 10 Gen Rssscfsns
81 WiiisD CrId-Iiu. ss,isued to Gen RoseeTsnA
40 10. shumsrd a,dgneo 10 Gen. Rosecrns.
~ q S fi,TsS n re- 2s: % S"s ....s
43. 7. II. Bueb, bot yet assigned
~ a. i. Mayrut NOT yet sssigDed.
s. Ldwin Bentley, M UT signed.
A. H. l. STAFFORD not yet assigned
~ ~ + D. sS,rawbndge, MT yet assigned
~ M. Brys,i. not yet asigued.
90 =. n. buike, a 4 yet assigned.
81 4. B. crosby, assigned TO Den. Mcclellan
81. William paSn, not yet ssisD,d r..
s.. go.se COr'is assigned to Cen Wool
~ :. Craven, not yet assigned. ..
81. 4. A. Peilins, not yet assigned.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-17
col MARTINS REPORT

COL. MARTINS REPORT.
Col. Martin writes TO the Governor of North Car.
Carolina, asking that tts families Of tie prisoners may
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-17
THE WAR FOR The UNION.
PROM FORTRESS MONROE.

n stir ss Newport Ncws-The horksewn
waLes her APpearanco-Di"ing
prisoners from Baltimore-Seattering OF
the RebeIs- sudden Withdrawal Of Regu-
lar Troops from the Fortyess- Brisadier-
General Reynelds Turned Back-Rumors,
Facts and no on,
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and tue lanes OF IL ave not ob cure ut neither The
fact itself legitimate Al ferences from II hsve
teen sufficiently insisted UPON, attracted the stten-
ton they deserve.
IL is nov possible 10 determine exactly how much the
free coored has gsiaed by naiural in,rea aimee
$780, tut considering THAI the whole increase has been
less than that Of the wnies snd that the additions to
their number been greet by from Slave
ry and Dy msnunissions. which were numerous 10 ne
early HIS DRY of lie country irluuing tie sweefmg
mAnumsrions by laws ab''lisiing Slavery III many
Staier the natural increase must obviously have been
sunll. As We nave already seen IL did not probably
reach 6 per cent during the at decade
During tue deeee elsns in le5J The increase Of the
free colored race oil causes t1elaHns eseapes
from Slavery and manunissious) was III the Slave
States only ten and oneha per cent, and IN the Free
y ute, only fourteen ,nd oue-iourth per CENT.
In New-E glaud, from lSiU to 1850, he colored
race Increased traction less than two yer cent; from
1850 70 1861, fraction mole than four PR cent ard
in the half injury from 1910 TO 1861 only twenty per
cent, or one-hfth.
IL is by no ueus TO be assumed, from the fact that
that the free neg oes in Tue small numbers III which
they have existed liz tLis country during the last ~
years have exhibited little natural increase, that
the tire African existing among us would IN
Ia tie condition of fr~edon. On the contrary,
as we know that the education and capac TO PROV
for themselves and families, Of tAose who are now
fee, mnea exceed what ID found Among thoee now en-
shaved we must cn,lude that IL those now Tree IN
cryase Duy slowiy, II st ALL those who are now en-
shaved would positively diminish, II they Were enlal-
cipated Ilaeed, II th zee who most zeaousiy oppose
their eman patton I'LL 10 he relied upon, which
do not believe their representations OF tie utter ma
tility of slaves proyie for themselves, enaneiPa
ton would he tue sg,l Of ter rapid ex i1ction u,
In fnr, 10 Sa''ry, and nothing che wncn nlu' ~,
plies tue no. ~ IN tno United S,stes. Inefe are no
maids, and 10 WIDOWS, among slaves. From the nne
that the cap ,iy to bear children begins with their
ON 10 the tune when IL cnds, " Is IN iull activity,
and az il ,De tu al passion stimulating thai foncio,
ire,trai, as il Is IL the care OF the slave oy mora.
or pIud ntia inside atvns). not sufficient for tne
ayic of maste.s who increase OF their wealth
In an increase of their human stock, is fdrthef
mulAted b, re sards, anu promites OF rewards From
here 10 the Gulf Of MeSc tnis coun ~ ID one vass
breeding ground for negroes and mades 80 by the iae'
Slavery, ana by nothihs els La ,.s..-.....h.,
We know by Statistics, wherever we can get ~ mem
las L. South Gar ,na, thai tie proporio You Oh emns
the living among slaves, vastly exceeds wnas ~
among the iiee. II slaves do not bcre.se 20 isss .
tue fee, il is ecause natural incrtase Psnas
ipgeyty, us well ~ upon tue pr,portiou " "s the
tho living, and because longevity depends sP'A
Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-11

An Editor in Disguise-William
III. Clark. editor Of the Kendall en- J
Clarion, has got new suit of clothes,
and thus descibes the consequences ::
We have lately got new suit of
clothes, and no man could be more
effectually disguised. Upon first put
ting them on, we felt like a cat in n
strange garret, and for long time we
thought we had been swapped off
We Went to the house and scared the
baby into fits; onr wife asked if we
wanted to see Mr.. Clark, and told us
we would find him at the Office. Went
there, and pretty soon lone of our bus
tness men came in with a strip of pa
per in his hand. He asked if the ed
itor was in; told him we thought not
asked him if he wished to see him
particularly; said he wanted him to
pay that bill; told him we didn't
believe he would be in; business man
man left. Started for the house
again, met n couple Of young ladies,
and one of them asked the other,
wv hat handsome stranger is that!'
In this dilemma, We met a friend,
and told him who We were, we got
him to introduce us to our wife, who
is now as proud of us as can be I!
The next time we get Il new suit, we
shall let her know beforehand.