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The New York herald., 1862-02-14

w eyes, who, on Wednesday last about ~ r NJ. while
riding down Broadway in stage recognized OF two
tlemen walking the vicinity of the Hospital permit the
the inner side Of the walk who reciproca ted
both and second communicate with her
way agreeable to herse Address X o. box M Herald
Office.
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)HoTOGRAP
i j. MATTHEW'S, a.,
l2s Broeme street, Crosby. Al
bumen Printing done for galleries and srasteurs Vausos
EngrayiDgs copied ON reasonable terms
The New York herald., 1862-02-14

yNy LILLIAN ROBINSON.
w of Liverpool In the county Of Lancaster, IN Eng
land (son of Richard Robinson, of the city Of Carlisle ia
England Aforesaid weaver deceased who left Liverpool
eleven years and reside New York. and
when last heard Of he trading IN Goals the Pennsyva
mia Canal is requested apply TO the undermenonc when
he may he may hear Of something to his advantage IL
dead any person giving proof of the will
application 10 Messrs S1OCKLEY WRIGLEY, Soic-
tors, No. l6 Castle street, Liverpool England.
The New York herald., 1862-02-14

Morrison 20. estimate their loss Al ABOUT $io'V'
insured for SIG 600 in the following companies viz
The New York herald., 1862-02-14

r OSr-ON TUESDAY EVENING, AT NIBLO'S GAR
IL Twenty third street stage, Poremmonnaie,
containing money papers, for which satisfactory
ward given, sending to ITO Reade stairs
The New York herald., 1862-02-14

BOSTON, Jan l2Arr shiDs John Albert, Ryder Hsvre
Tucker Chase NYork; bark Pilot Fish, Chase Matanyas
via Holmes Hole brgs Chs Wesley Ford Cardcnas Union
(Brl Hanna Cienfueeos; schrs Searsvlr Sears Oran
rca; sewali Merrill Remedies; Quickstep, Richardson
Turks Islands Cid brgs Eagle (Br) Enslow Antwerp Ab
bot, Lawrence Fuller Bslinore shrs Carrie Hues Finn
RIO Janero; 8 @ Steele, Garfield: q l., Crawford aud
Austin, Davis New York. Nothing went to wind EsE
fresh, to NV light.
GLOUCESTER, Feb s-Arr rhrs HATTIE, Cram Nycrk for
Esstpor Tomsh Anderson do for Salem; llth Maryland
Knight, Philadelphia for Portland
KEY WEST, Jan 27trr brig Ambrose Lillt Bryant Phi
iadepha; 2Sth schrs W Atwaer, AIAachisoa rrwe 10
the gunbost Itaska leaky; 30th, Miner Perry kYok
about Sh brig Chas Miller Brewer Cardcuas Boston, in
disiresswould disg TO reiair; Feb schr Snow Elms
In distress.
NEW BEDFORD, Feb i2-In port schr Mary Elizabeth,
for NYork.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb PAR steamer Saxon, Matthews
Boston; brgs Cattel Watson Carienas Madeira Nor
ton New York schrsC Loeser Laws and Bleecker Ed
wards do. CID Br ship Clyde Perry London hrs John
stroup Foster Ma,snzas siper May Key West , Ann
res: Monroe frd Reed McCamcn, Portland: hsnde,pn,
Risiey: Fdca Wheaton Laura Frances, Igglns, New
York. Sid bark Old Hickory. Belfast
iEwEs Feb 1.-THE brig Bilow came In last night, sup
posed from Eastern for philadelphia mains INSIDE
lie Bsrkwa,er with the folsowng outward inund i.brgs
Y T. Ss.u. rr kNof. II Leeds; scbfs West WIND, jam
Nesor Mary Fletcher Honesty, Isle of Pines, and saie
foaiLAsD, Feb il-Ayy Br sseaHship United Kingdom
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27

4 Tsf
mind more clear. and nearer to inspiration
me nad conversation with bis family
While lying upon his bed one day, aud
speaking Of bis past Administration. he
inquired ~ gsD af 4d
'Wha act iu my Administration, 10 your
opinion, will posiefiiy condemn With tbe
gteatesi severuy 1R eH5
The physician replied that be was unable
TO ansser---tlat IL might be- tbe removal
of the deposits. ~ a
On, no said the Gsnersl
Then it may be the specie sireuar I
Not at ali 600
What is il, lheni ssl
can tell you, said he, rising up n his
bed, bis eyes kindling ops eau tell you
Posterity will condemn me more because |
was persuaded not to hang John g. Cal
houn as a traitOr than for any other act vi
my life.
Sir, does not this seem inspiration now /?
Ii Calhoun, the originator Of this cou>pir
uey tu,dIssUlve the Union, ana to build up
the Southern Coulederacy, had been execut.
ed for his Lreason, we would have had no
rebellion now.
The greater part of the whole country
which formerly produced the sea-island cot.
ton. j. now thol ougbly rcsloredpo lie Union.
Tue labogers are there--the sOl aud eli.
tuate il II ed, only Assurance OF prOte ted
lion 10 revive the cultivation of The staple,
as - ell iaslto produce vast quantities Of
corn and forage Tor cur troops. Since this
war must Ge conducted by maIebes sUd
battles aud sieges, why neglect the best
meaGs 10 nuke hem succesStul aiidth re.
sulls permaneht2 1t is worthy Of notice
thut thus lar The portions Of territory which
once recovered We have most firmly held,
are precisely those in which Ibs, greatest
proportion OF colored meR are found. BY
their sSsistshce, .our armies " III be abe per,
muneniy TO operate in aud occupy the
conutryi aud in labor for the army, IN .rais
lug lis and their owG supplies, tai oeeupa.
ion can be given them, aud Win this there
vii be neither occasiUH or temptation ~
them to emlgrate 10 "a northern aud less con-
genial cllHaIe. 1. IND -.r.-. 3
judging by experience, no colored man
VIII leave ;hlS home ia the South, if protect,
10, Tins home. All possibility OF colnpeui-
ton from negro labor in he North is avoid
ed ln giving coloted meu protection and
enpioyment upon the soil which they have
thus iar cultivated, aud the right 10 which
nus sucaed by Tue oiglual proprietoS,
deeply involved III the CRIME Of treason aud
reUelllou. No great territory has beeu PEI.
msneutly reduced without deprlvlug the
leaders Of ,s people Of their lauds aud pro-
| perry. 1t is these that give power aud
inhuence. Few meu have eommandlag
I geIiius aud talent 10 exercise danger ou,
inhueuces oy,r their fellow men without the
adventurous aid of Money an property
BY striking do~n this rysLem Of compulsor
laUor which eua bleS the leaders Of the Z,
Deliion 10 control the resources Of the pee
pie, the rebellion would ale OF itself.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27
ASHTABULA, o., SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 27 1862

Of war-ke power than was ever before ar.
royed under one banner How shall that
force he employed 2 To Sgite tbeeNemv IN
erery hdnd, 10 attack his armies amt strong
hoid5 10 oecapy his ports c'ear The gteat riO
ers Of The H'cst IF his obaractioas, and
patss mol liatg he Is sabd8sd Is ogr plain
daty Abore all, IL is oar duty 10 disddta
NJ legitimate mid Tint mag sare the Kees 0f
b&r gaiidnt soldiers, pr0tide f,r their ayahts
and lessen The burdens Of our people
"No aphorism is more universally receiv.
ed than that the sole object Of just war
is to make the enemy feel the evils Of his
injustice; ard by his sufrrings amend his
ways he n1nst therefore be attacked in his
most accessible quarter. The power of the
rebels rests upon their peculiar system of
tations to support owners who are devot-
ing their time aud strength 10 destroy our
hrinies aud destroy our Government.
Whenever that system Is IN Nos ility to
the Government, il is, in my opiDiOn, the
duty Of those conducting the war to strike
down he system aud turn against the reb-
els the productive power that upholds the
lnsnrrection. Rightly organized in the re-
covered territory, the laborers of the relel
Stutes vii not Gully aid 10 holding fortified
positions out. their labor will, as in India,
Tree the white soldiers from the mott uu.
wholesome exposure of the So0th. They
VIII cultivate the corn and forage. which
Will feed our cavalry and artillery horses,
and save he coubtry portion of the enor-
nous burden nov attending their purchase
aud transport from he North This cult
va,iou would haYe been of greater advan
tage TO us Oh the soui h-yaStern coast han
even that OF the great staple OF The Sea Is
lauds.
Probably the people who remained up
on these islands, within protection of our
armies, coul d nnder wise control, have sup
piled all the fTage needed this year by the
forces in the Department of the South.
The full ration for horse Weighs twenty
six pouuds; that Of a soldier three pounds
- An army, well organized aud equipped
for active operations, with due proper
ton of cavalry, artillery and buggage
trains; will have not less than one .hOl Sc or
mule TO every fOur soldiers; so that the
weight Of food for the animals is more than
double that of the raliono of the men.
| GLOW important an aid, how great an e.
cOuomy, in long contest, therefore,
would there he in raising by this cheap la
Dor the greater par, of the forage alone for
the southern department. Thus, for great
er portion of our wants transferring the
base Of supplies, now at New York, to
! Hilton Head or New Orleansf s'.
a"Tbe department has found it difficult to
transfer this labor from one part of the
seat of war to another. Local aud family
ties seem TO be very strong with thess peo
Pile, and with oil their faith in the powe
and coed will Of oar military commanders
it was found difficnt TO get volunteer labor
ers TO leave Port Royal for Other depots.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27
A TRUTHFUL Passage.

We copy the following beautiful passage
from the speech delivered by Hon. Charlie,
Gibbons, at lhe National Union meeting
held in Philadelphia, the evening of tie
/, 9 h: i %.
This is o war on orr part for the poor
man Because it is war for the mainten.
ance Of the only COVE nmcnt on earth thut
freely opens TO bim and his children. the
way to prosperity and honorable distinction
The scbool-houSe is free. Conscience is
free. Every business avenue is free. He
finds no gates TO exclude him from an of
The high roads TO fortune or TO fame. The
doors Of every profession open at his sum-
mons, and his children are welcomed al ev.
cry portal No privilege is denied him thar
is accorded to the rich, no restraint imposed
upon him from @hich others are exempt.
1t is here, Under protection Of a govern
meWt now be>et by armies in the South aud
armies in the North. who try 10 conceal
heir hostility under the broad mantle Of
Democracy, that every poor man may rise,
if ne WILL To the full stature OF hts manhood,
and man among men, a sovereign among
sovereigus, breathing The invigoraluig air of
liberty. may lead his children forth, free al
the Aedged euglels of the mountains, TO Try
the strength of their piuiOns, upward aud
still upward in the pure atmosphere OF d
Republic The career of President lincoln
illustrates the argument. Beginning life as
a poor and friendleSs boy--us poor and
frieudess as this ragged little boy who
stands before me; in early manhood la
borer in Fl Ids 10y day, and student at night
by the dim light of tallow candle then u
respected member Of an honorable profession
next faithful representative in Congress,
nd now the highest on earlh-lbe Pies
ideut Of the United States Of America.
If the poor msn would fud better friend
than such government as this, am sure
he must seek hin in anolher and higher
sphere than any within The dominious OF
mankind. Aud, if he would fpd worse
enemy than the party demagogue who seeks
TO divert Lin from his LOYALTY by stirring
up evil passions aud criminal prejudices
against the friends of universal liberty, who
freerly oier their property aud lives for he
defense of the government, be must seek
him, not on earth, but in the lowest depths
Of he'll. lie must drag up from he bot.
tom Of The burning lake, him who first
made "lmpious war in heaven against the
throne aud majesly OF God" ,-,H
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27
Ths Nev,paper.

According 10 the preliminary report sf
the Sth eencus Of 1860, published by Hon
JnO g Kennedy, il appears that the sannasIt
circulation of newspapers and periodicals.
is,uo less than 627, 95l 548.. or at the rats
gilmore han 81 fur every white man womab
aud child Of our population. The annual
value Of all the printing done il the United
States is estimated at over $3g, 100000
At the time Of the census there we're SAG
papers and periodicals published in Ohies
nj ne, with an annual circulation of II, 1871.
742 copies There were then % daily
political papers and 2l9 weekies. .Alss
81 religious weeklIes and monthIies
There were also "a literary publications and
Jwenty three Weekly circul.
alton sos $40 replies; monthly 2lg,850. 4
From these Ggnres it will be seen that
even in Ohioithe press is dispenser Of "a
immense fund of Knowledge.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27
OId Age.


The neglected portion OF the great
American family is old age, we are sorry
o say-uot that We, as nation, are dis
respectful to the old, or that they are dsui.
ed or e judged anything We perform the
negative daty to them by avoiding all which
shall occasion TO them offence Or deprivation
but we do not perform the duty Of 0ssidu.
ously ,eeemg that tHey occupy, always aud
ouy, the places Of honor or prominence
nor, more particularly, do we study TO con.
rive, untiringly and affectionately, how to
comfort, cheer. strengthen, and recuperata
them. The old man IN the house may have
his chair in the drawng-room, aud his
place at be table, aud be listened TO when
he speaks, and obeyed when commands
But in another honse be Will have his easy
CHAIR cushioned and pllowed, and his arm
chair at the table aud the cook will be
busted NEST with " hat will newly noarish or
reiesh his more delicate appetite while all
lis ened q 81 10 his words, and address con-
verSatiOh to him US centre. aud eagerly
seek tor bis commands as an authority
'Fhls 1--WE assure the reader, from our own,
weil.w eIghed obsesvation in both ceuutries1
is fair picture beIw een old age IN America
and old age 10 England We have besa
said 10 AUNT his 20 the commenting tray
eer. Ii is an unconscious fault IN our
country. an oversight of our life 10 busys
our attention to overtasked, aud our plans
Of home nDd pleasure 10 unsettled aud i'm
mature, bnt the feeling for the better things
IN Us, and time wifi bring this feeling inte
action.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27
Thus saysth the Lord, omar rhss rhtss


"I'F'' F .'
lr poisonous dens, where traitors hide a. /.
Like bats that fear the day,
While all the hand our charters claim
Sweating blood and breathing fame,
Dead TO their couhtry's woe aud shame;
800 The recreats whisper, STAYl ..-rt
In peaceful homes, where patriots frey
On loves own altar glow, A
The mother hides lie trembling fear,
The vile, the sister cecks fear,
10 breathe the porting word of cheer,
Soldier OF Freedom, Go
In halls where Iuxures lies at ease, q"
Aud Mummon keeps his state 1'l 3n' .
Where haIterer's lawn and n,eulals crouch,
he dreamer, startled from his couch,
WrDgs few counters from his pouch,
Aud murmurs family, WAIT
In weary camps no trampled plains,
~ That rings with iile and drum,
This battling bost, whose harness CLEANS
A long the crimson flowing streams, a
Calls like warning voice iu dreams,
We waut you, brother OoMKl
Chose sc whose bidding ye will do, ga
rg. 10 go 10 wuib 70 stayl r,.ft r- d. ..
SOUS Of The Freedom leaving town,
llers Of the Epthels' d reuown,
The senyile yoke, the civic crown
Await your choice To-day
The stake is laid o, gallant youth,
With yet, uusllvered brow,
III Heaven should lose aud Hell should win;
On whom shall be tbe mortal sin,
Whose records is IL might hare been,
GOe calls yOu-answer Now.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27


"A lew years ago the marriage Of Miss
Boxer, young, beautiful and Accomplished
lady, with her fathers coachman John Dean
set oil the scandal mongers Of Gotham Z,
end. A bad dddendum 10 the strange evan.
ful history, has now to be added. After tl..
marriage The couple. Notwithstanding thei
different sbringiag up7 lived happily enosg
together, in a email cottage over 10 Wa
iamshurg, The husband obtained an ofhcs
in the Custom House, and saved none,
enough to open pnblic house AZ the foot
Grani street, williamsburg Bat alas
for John Dean, he could not keep a hotel
II Is said "he was his own best customer
and ss a natural result be commencen
treating his badly 10 a short whii.
all their money was spent. aud, with poveri,
coming in at the door, love, as usual, Hev
out of the window. John beat aud Abasss
his wife, but all this she put up with, unit
Starvation stared her in the face, when sh,
was compelled to ask admission into ths
Alm,house. The petition was granted. and
he fashionable, elegant aud accomplished
hell ofthe FiflhAvenue---a few years ago.
is now the associate Of beggsrs and padpsrs
"Aae! the love ofwoman--itis is known
TO he a lovely aud fearfultbiug,
For all of theirs upon that die is Ihrown,
And if'iislost life hath no more to bring
To them, but mockeres of the Past, ,aIons.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27

ALTOGETHER TRUE,-At meeting of the
Directors of the Pennsylvania High School,
Judge Watts spoke thus Of the effect Of
College Education on farmers sons:
"The effect Of Collegiate education upon
the farmers sou in almost every case is,
that Of utterly estranging him from, aud
uniting him for the safe aud healthful aud
normal pQrsult Of his father. The youth
who returns TO the farm At bone. after
three OF four years study of books at col
Iege desks, and in literary society. finds
utter uncongenialiiy in the company Of his
own father aud brothers bis mind, has been
turned iuto paths leading quite away from
rural pursuits, aud his hands uptaugllt and
upfi,ted to assist in. or direct, the labors OF
the farm. The moral etfcst Of this COM
mon but sad result is squaIly disastrous aud
pitiable both in father and sos. II Is q
slate Of things which must be cured; not,
ii will act like . corrosive ulcer We must
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27

An eminent pbSsiciau gives she following
exec llent advice: 81

An eminent physiciau gives she following
xcellent advice:
Oar teeth decay. Hence unseemiy
mouths, bad breath, imperfect msslieation.
Every body regrets it. What 10 the causet
| reply, want Of cleanliness A clean tooth
never decays The mouth is warm place
-9S degrees Particles of meat between
the teeth soon decompose Gums aud
Jeeth must suffer. Perfect cleanliaess will
preserve the teeth to old age. How shall
II he ,ecurel Use quill pick, aud rinse
the moath after eating Btnsh and Castle
sosp svery motning the brush and simple
water on going TO bed Bestow this triaing
care upon your precious teeth, and you
will keep them anu rain thedentsts. Neg
eet it and you viii be sorry all your lives.
Children forget. Watch them. The frsb
leeth determine the character Of the seee:saa
set Give them equal care. Sugar. acids.
saIeratns, aud hot driuks are nothing when
compared with the decomposition OF food
between. the teeth. decentralization may
loosen the teeth, long use may wear Them
ont, but keep them clean. and they will new
err decay. This advice is worth thousands
10 every boy and girl.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27
WH0LE NUMBER 67Q.

combine the cultivated inteIlscs and soeisi
amenities of mental Retirement, with IL
strong practical usefulness aud sound Vi,
tues of he agicultu-st, who giving II
sweat Of bis brow receives from Prosident.
the bounties for The daily support Of all hu
man life. aud who dispenses them to all otE
er elasshs y ~ n--
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27
THE coNrRAtAHDs.

ut will be seen thar the Qnarterinasters
Department upon which, under the law OF
l7th July, providing for the employment of
is chiefly imposed, has not fouad itself bur-
dened with their care but that it has; on
the contrary derived valuable aid from their
labor, aud IN a considerable portion of its
field operalIons has thus far suffered from
a Scaut, rather than from too great n sup
ply Of such labor. In Louisiana, where at
QUE time, there were appfehensions Of en-
barraSsment from the number of refugees,
the reserve OF tract OF rich land along the
railroad TO Berwick'S Bay opens up terri
tory in which many thousand may be
plotitably employed, if placed under prop
er regulation ana coutrol. AT Port Royal
sucn persons have been extensively employ.
ed IN the work of the Qlortelmuster's De-
partment and in cullivuliug some thousands
OF acres Of the sea Islands Of the coast, The
products of which are used 10 The support
OF themselves aud their families. La the
operations of he army on he James river,
aud upon the Potomac, in the foriIications
| ot Washington, aud as laborerS, teamSterS,
hoslerS aud in landing and shipping OF
stores, they have been OF great service and
the demand for their labor has exceeded
the supply aVullable." fsw'
Passing over the remarks regarding steam
transportation, iron.clads aud rams, the subss-
tonce department, harbor delenses, Sc, we
come TO
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27
THE sIruArIoN IN THE EAST.

Having spoken of the operations which have
had Washington as base, he sums up as fol-
lows: t f...
The invading army which recently
threatened the Capitol and he borders ci
Maryland and Pennsylvania, has been driv
eu back beyond the sppahauueek; Nor
folk, captured by Mnjo' General Wool, is
IN our possessions: Suffolk aud Yorktown
are held; stroug army corps. under its
vlgilant aud Efficient commander, Major
General DIX, at Fortress Monroe, threat
eus aud hurrasseS the enemy; und what is
especially gratifying, 1t has been proved
That the loyalty Vi Maryland cannot be
shaken, even by the presence OF rebel ar
my.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27

writ of habeas corpus was suspended by
your order BY order of he department,
arrests were forbidden unless authorized by
the State Bxecnliye or by the Judge Ad
vocate. Some instances of uuau horiz d
arrests have occurred, aud when brought
to the notice Of the department, The parties
have been Immediately discharged BY
recent order, oil perSoUs arrested for dis.
conragiug enlistmcnts, or for oisloyal prac-
tices in states where the quotas of volun.
teers aud militia are filed up, have been
released. Other persons arrested by mill.
itary commanders aud sent fcom depart,
menis where their presence was deemed dan.
gerods to he public safety, have been dis.
charged upou parole to be of good behavior
aud do no act Of hostility against the go.
vornment of the U. States. -,
While military arrests Of disloyal persons
form.the subject Of complain, in some states
the discharge of such persons is complained
of in other states ..f'
IT has been the aim Of The department
to avoid any encroachmeuls upon iudividu,
al rights as far as might be consistent with
public safety and the preserva,ion of the
government But rejecting minds perceive
that no greater encouragement can be Civ.
en 70 The enemy, no more dangerous act of
hostility eau be perpetraied n this war, :,
than t1lrts to prevent recruiting aud en-.
Iistments for the armies upou whose
strength national existence depends The
expectations Of the Iebel leaders. and their
sympathlze'sn in loyal States, that the cali
tor volunteers would not be answered, aud
that The daft could not be enforced have
failed, and no hing is left but cAmor at
the means by which their hopes are frustra-
ted, and to strive to diSarm the Govern
mentjin future, it, in the chances of war,
another occasion for Increasing the military
force should arise"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27
Boots and Shoes.

fHHE very latest stvIes and hest quality
II full assortment Of Ladies' Heeed Congress- oaiters
BalmoFA Morocco Lace Boots, Cali Ska Lace Misses
Balmoral Style. Children Shoes OF All ssyea Mens BOYS
aud Youths Calf Oxford Ties Youths eol Tss new Ssvls
Aad nice article, can always be found al M0RRKONS
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-27

RATHER Foxy "A Scotch paper speaks
of fox having been seen trying 90 spring >
steel trap by means of stick which 10
carried in his mouth. We kuew fox
hat took the. we'll pole from the well and
pushed turkey OF from she limb Of \ tree
withis, and put the pole hack 10 It's place.
At least, be got the turkey, aud the poIs
was iound all Iightiu the morning