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The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-03-28

1t might interest some Of his friends, to
know shat Corporal Geo. w. Shearer. Of
she Bluffs, who has been ssoolor guard
since the bassleteE Shiloh, is now made one
OF the color Bearers and they may rest as
sured be will stand By the colors 30 the last,
- his conduct at CoFiAth proves, MS ~
"a sst,,.s, r, .....@r.@. 81 M. N. EpwARps.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16
SIynifcant IncIcni.
A letter from tho headquarters of the

A letter from tho headquarters of the
Potomac army says:
A very significant incident occurred the
other day, on the occasion of the grand
revied by the president and the heir ap-
parent" Seventy five thousand TROOPS
were in line, and under direction of their
respective generals, had cheered for the
president, Mrs Lincoln, little Lincoln, for
Joe Hooker, for Halleck, aud every body
else, when a private in the ranks, posses
sed of stentorian voice, shouted out,
Now, boys, three cheeas for our Little
Mac" The thrae were not given, but
there went up ore loud, long and contin-
uous shout throughout the line, that fairly
shook the ground, and certainly must
have created an alaLm on the other side
ofthe river. 1t was the most inspiring
and entusiastic cheer ever remember to
have heard. 1t ran along the lima, SWELL
ing and falling like the trolling thunder,
gathering where he name Of Mcclellan
sobld le distinguished. and diminishing
in power only where Its purport was not
clearly understood. 1t was lhe spontain-
eons outburst Of honest hearts, and must
have been terrible, withering rebuke to
the president for his treatment of this ar
my 1t was the soldiers answer to the
libel thrt they had ceased to love Nc
Clsllan. -
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16
FREEDOM. May 5th, 1868.
s:ydrophobia-- Case Cured after Full
Development.


The following remarkable case, which is
described in the New York papers, will be
read with interest:
Oscar Buch, shipvright, was bitten on
the 10Th inst, upon the right hand. The
woundwas slight, and he gave il no attention.
On the Sunday night follow ing. symptoms
af hydrophobia set in, and it became
necessary TO bind him. He was unable to
swoliow, was convuised at the sight and
sound of water, and tried to bite.
Four physicians were called, but did net
afford him any aid lie complained of
pains in the back of his head ana along
the spine, radiating around his body. On
the 18th, DR.. Louis Bauer, the Health
officer of Brooklyn, took entire charge of
the case, and, actuated by the theory that
the poison had expanded its violence upon
the spinal chord, as it always does, hav-
;py caused Inflammation OF that organ,
directed his attention upon It, Without
administering a grain of medicine. he or.
dered a thorough (wet) cupping to the
,,oster;or part of the head aud along the
snine, following it up with ice apl pl'lications
tn the same extent. The patient, of course
had to lie on his stomach. aud was we'll
secured by mechanical constraint during
this treatment, which was undated, with.
out Interruption, for three successive days
and nights. The patient was protected
against any return of paroxysm. His
pulse and breathing became quiet, the
pains gradually left him, and insulated
muscular twichings became likewise ex-
tinct Since Saturday last. no outward
symptoms have disturbed the steady pro-
gress Of recovery, and on Wednesday last
tho patient was discharged from medical
treatment, apparently in the best state OF
health. The case has excited good deal
/ of attention. The suddenness of the at
| tack 4S hours after the bite, marks 1t as
! AN unusual instance, but the symptoms
were those of all cases Of hydroPhobia.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16

he has been engaged in moving forward
the LETT wing, which has been accompanied
with number Of skirmishes. Prominent
assong these was the capture Of McMinn.
vile and Summitville Yesterday the
centrecorps commenced moving and about
the LIST proxiIao the righ: wing will pull
up stakes. As our forces push forward
the rebels drop back, and the indications
now are that no general engagement will
take place this side of Chattanooga Some
even predict that there will be no decisive
engagement at all, and that the army Of
Bragg is more Of a buggaboo than real
exsistences That another dash upon
Chattanooga the great rebel army will be
- North Carolina. before Charleston, or
Washington, and we will have to ransack
the whole southwest again to hunt fight
and while our army is bounding around
alter guerilla bands, the scattered ftag-
ments OF the rebel boards will suddenly
along the borders or Kentucky,
and make another raid On Cincinnati or
louisville. Be that as it may, as the mat
TER BOW stands do not anticipate any
important engagement yet for weeks to
csne. Still there is no certainty about it.
Ear scouts and spies report the rebels in
excellent cendition-well provisioned-
erriIed to their teeth--and not less than
5000 strong. Their entrenchments lining
svery hill and vale frcm TuIlahoma to
Chattanooga That they are anxious for
IN encounter and that when the struggle
begins it will be the most desperate one
ever fought on this continent The Ten
nessee troops will never leave their state
alive il they can help it and the Kentucki,
ans say they are far enough south The
troops from these two states will lead the
van OF the rebelS and their example will
DC the standard by which the other south
ern troops will gage their fighting IF,
then n battle comes off between Rosecrans
md Bragg, success will depend entirely
upon the spirit with which cur men go
nto It, II they possess the same amount
of courage, and determination TO triumph,
hat the rebels do, ours will be the victory
If not we are in great danger Of defeat.
NJ
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16
Rcconncissarces In the sky.

Mr.. James Glaisher, who last year made
eight trips into the upper atmosphere,
where he reached much higher elevation
than had been attained before, has re-
sumed his operations the present spring.
One OF the principle objects sought in thoso
celestial excursions has been to determine
the law of decrease OF temperature with
increase Of elevation. The scale that had
been accepted up to last year was falling
Of the mercury one degree for every three
hundred feet of elevation from tho earths
surface. Mr. II. states that the result OF
bis several asceuts made last year was that
when the sky was clear, a decrease or one
degree of Temperature took place within
one htiutired feet OF the grounl, while at
the hight of $4,000 feet space of fully
1000 had to be passed through for SINH
lar change 1t will thus be seen that in
stsad of there being uniform decrease
with - given number of feet traversed, the
decline takes place only in inverse pro-
portion to the raiity of the atmosphere.
The last trip made oy tlis celebrated
aeronaut took place, on the Slst ultimo,
from the Crystal Palace grounds at Ions
don During the first mile the thermome-
ter sunk from so to 23l degrees. At the
second mile posi-" the mercury had gone
down to 81 degrees at the third to Il
degrees at three and three quarters TO
degrees. At this elevation a warm cur
rent was entered, raising the thermome-
ter to l2 degrees. In a few minutes that
was passed, and on reaching four and
half miles the temperature was precisely
at zero This was at FIVE o'clock in tho
afternoon The wind was gentle, blowing
most Of the way from the East. The air
was quite dry, both before and after leav-
the ground.
The rronaut speaks Of the roar Of the
city being distinctly aunible when he was
a mile high. The clouds (cumuh) hung
beneath him like patches of shining wool.
Railroad trains appeared to crawl like
caterp,llars At the height of three and
half miles the face looked like glowing
purple, but this gradually turned to deep
blue. One Of the travellers, taking hold Of
the grapnel, screamed out with path rs if
he had been scalded. In the upper regions
the sky had the aspect Of deep Prussian
blue. The blackness which crept over the
land while the sun was setting, is spoken
of as being very remarkable.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16

GENTLEMEN AND THEIR DKBrs.-The late
Rev DIR. sutton, Vicar Of Wakefield, once
said to .Mr. Peach, a veterinary Surgeon,
"Mr. Peach, how is it that you have not
called on me for my accountT
"Oh," said Mr.. Peach, never call on
a gentleman for money.
e Indeed r. said tho Vicar, "then how
do YOU get on if he don't pay3
"Wby," replied Mr.. Peach, ~ wait q
reasonable time, aud then, if he don't pay
me, 1 conclude he is not q gentleman, and
then ask him for il" ,.a-
Mr.. Peach got his fes ct oae4
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16
3 BUSINESS CARDS.
1862 LUMBER, 1852.
Lumber.

09HE Subscribers, having purchased the stock of
= lumber and leased the yard formerly occupied by
Joha HOssaek, on MAIN STREET, are now prepared
furnish all kinds of lumber, sths, shingles, SASH
DOORS &c. Also good mt Of Saginaw boards
and dry hing lumber, constantly on hand. The
public and builders Are particularly requested 60 ex
anime our stock before purchasing elsewhere.
J.&J W. CALKINS.
Ottawa, Nay 1867 TIo.tf
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16

is the President college-graduateY 2
inquired young lady of not very extern
sive information. Yes, said Quilp, jocose-
". he took his degree At the Electoral
College
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16
HARRIS & NEW MYRE.

Tile above market after having beet s-ea'y enlarged
and thoroughly repaired is now open and ready Tor
the OF the public. No expense has been
spared furniture and hxtures ITO 1t place vor-
Ely City. and both pleasant as hope II Will be
profitable We propose keen on hand, and TO
style OF superior neatness al
kinds OF meats, such as
Beef in steaks roGsts dried, sorned, tr:, S',tton,
reai HG;ls Saoaiders, Pork, fresh and sat- Yankee
Sarsages, DC, Ae-
alss, all kinds oi game il its season.
FreshTroat and White Fish from the Lakes
In short. everything appertanizg 10 we'll regulated
City Market ,
sale Of fresh vegetables, >upped from ihe
best garden in :he vicinity Of the City.
re- H-at ,niH be Isitrsrsj in any part AZ sas Cty
Nov. - 1862. HARRIS NEWNfEs.
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Lumber Yard, Planning Mill,
Sash, Door and RIind Factory.

WYE have moved our Lumber Yard to our Planning
w MILL near the Illinois River Bridge and are pre-.
pared to furnish former customers and all others
with all kinds of Lumber, Lath, and Shingles. Also,
constantly on hand good assortment OF DRY SEA-
SONED FINISHING LUMBER.
Having in connection with Lumber q Sash, Door,
and Blind Factory, and Glass, Nail, Paint and Oil
Dep enabled furnish each and every article
that Builders want, saving the trouble of
ing to number Of different places to make out BILL
We also invite attention our SHINGLE MILL,
which 10 nov ready for operation, sna furnish
Sawed Shingles by wholesale retail.
Our terms cash. and we sell as low a. the lowest.
Please call and examine for yourselves.
ONCE Ii Sale ST.; opposite Van Doren Osborn's
Store. Tdec 22I STRAWN 4 POWELL.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16

Michigan soldier who was accused of
stealing rebels goose, said he found the
bird kissing ct the American flag, and ar
rested il for treason.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16
EAGLE MILLS,

YUynE subscriber would inform the public that he is
II now running the above MEL and is prepared to do
CUSTOM AND MERCHANT WORK
In the best possible ananner, as the Mill has been
thoroughly Repaired and u in frst rate order. Good
and attentive Mlers employed, and will be con.
atautly on hand to wait upon customers Farmers and
others will their advantage to give call
fore going elsewhere.
n H-orders for Flour Feed be left at the City
narket or asthe Ni a-i vi ss promptly attended TO-
0xtava Oct 8. yNe0 a-s - WOOD
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16
EVERETT HO q S E,
Nsar tie Canal Bridge, La Sale Street,
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS.

z. e. CRACRAFT, Proprietor
(LAFs THs cENvRAL HoTn-)
,ed stab,ing and Yard attached 70 the premises.
Ottawa, June 7th, 1853. F40-1y.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16
ENTIRELY NEW,

Ard embraces all the and most desirable styles
OF Hats Bonn-s. ribb Flowers &c, &c 'or Ssring
and
Having large experience in DRESS MAKING and
but the best hands she is nfdunt OF
being able give tho fullest sais'Actio in that de
PNrtfs-nt. eR Prices as 'ow anywhere this side
the lakes. rApllC3t.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16

IRIS. l.. SIGI.ER.

DEGs leave to in form the Ladies o! O;aw. ana
ID rounding country that she has just opened Mil
iinsry and Dress Nak3ns Establishment. in .he room
formerly occupied by SIR Sanford ice .ni es-
esiahshGieut
On Columbus Srset. opposit> the Post Office Clock
Her stock Of MILLINERY GOODS i, full and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16


offi< Faculty of W>dici,> Of Faris-FormsrSy t5t~-
seal tHi.foftfe Hospitals Of Parfs-Sxroeon 1ater
o>the Easfera Army ia the f'rin~a-Aedn' q Honor
efH NJ the Emperor GIths frtnch Jor"s Ih0'er"
kptderaic orlS- esc., etc
All these To- and -rarJ oiHe . 81 she hg"ess
value in ibitiou in the ofiae
and consultation 'or medicine ana surgery!
An Siud. Of opcratiors skifuily performed.
once in Russell's Block, La Sale street
Ogv.cx Horxs-rrom 10 A. to NJ lnoN5'-lo
e. II. CLOSSOS.
Phy>5cinn and surgeon.
Omse-ir his Residence, two doors north o. DIM
mick Mayburys Drug Store
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-05-16

SURGERY FOR DISEASES ~
VEYE AND Il n IL ~
fII SourH CLARK SrRERr CHICAGO.
DIR T. B. WALKER,
v,,u of n w.rrrs WALKER. Rochester, y To
ecrTI ST AND AURIST, from the Royal ophiha'mie
Hospi A. London, has. during the last twelve years
even undivided attention this important seeciai
~ an is prepsrea perform every ope:atian con
I.e.e, with oPHTiIAHIC AND ACRAL CRGEkf.
,uehs Cataract Artificial Pupil, Cross Eye Tarsai
FOO, Closure Of the Tear Dact, PoIypus. Excison
81 the ronsls etc, etc. CATsRRH and certain DIS
HAsxs THROAT, which frequently cause DLAt
NEss AND NOISES IN THE BEAD, will also receive
spee:I attention
Exa nination and opinionfres of Charge.
r. O. Bor, 1921.
Dx WALKER may he consulted at the GeiSer mouse
Ot,ava on the FIRST Saturday in each month, rom
oSs clock u
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mr.. VI. ZEN Esl.

DIR. Ne IL "sA'
Homeopathic Paysician-O.sa'e". Illinois,
. stem in Ottawa. nil branches OF his Pr"es'en.
tieul.r atteution given to the treatment Of "'"s
ac..S ~ Pr-.ma.'.hlock La sali- .:-.'' fshie-i'
x AsS.xE~. NolnGOPathssts
. ,..;.-d medic inc for eighteen ears SIX o.
.tns b,rn exclusively devoted 20 Homo"P>''y
nn.rs his services to the friends OF '"e
n, Az. in ali the branches oi ms pre- .,d
attention gtssh ~ S,,ing~r's block jull4
uCyRY NJ. GODFREY, MD,
~ ..,iat> Of Rcynl COLLEGE Of Surgeons or ,.ye
l xvins had charge Of iosi'.H' - ~. - in Illinois. he
ral wears and practice Of Ten Sea's ,,s.e who may
T.ca,sdrn. Of giving satisfaction 10 fhS'e
ii, his professional advice SQUARE Resi-
:, s,r.rio- q esst Of National uoI,e: eeeo
xx,.,n * ygcAss fHt u
SrH. ..'v.s ,oyetier fer the Practiee
.f,hsir profession, respeci'uny
- .ti,en. Of ottawa and viciu7 ..r ., n. under.
B-Au persons ind.htcs Ii,.iv and .rrapre
~. r.cur.;ed 20 call irneda'e'S Al" ~Ae
tnea over i,ee-t. siccsia9I,er; ,rh Ia Ias b.
RM. McARrnCH. ~ D
&C c/ODE;.CI. ~. D..
nuysI IAN AND SURGEON
Ly.> ,esst Of O!taua Gan<, Ac'" e'''''
VIZ OTTAWA, ILLS
N. kNEUSSL,
,ruggi.t and Al'otaecS-y, Hdin 81. o"dse~
e WHOLESALE AND RErAIL)
90. - se aug7s
F.. Z. GlSlEES,
T., coist RookssAer, and .Stationer-Offdtcd, H.
seer1d store in Sat,nser's block, south side o. .h'
=
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-11-19
BY CHARITY CRIMES.

Resoired--This nations going tn ruin
Old Abram Lincoln's sartin planned it;
There's some awl.trcd mischief brewin',
We DimmyGrats can't no way stand 1t.
We make u vow from this time FORTH,
Tu stop awl warfare in the North.
Resolred-That Line oil 5 Rsurper-
An orful ugly wun, at that
He shall not lead us wun step furder
Than we've mind ia go-that's fat!
We wv the Government ov the nation,
But go agn its Administrative.
Res0lred--This war shood be conduckted
Most vigorous, by laws ov peace,
That nj igger folks may be abduckted
Whereso aour Suthern b, othren please;
And wheresoe'er a trimblin slave IL,
He shood be given tu JEFF Daviss
PeSclred-The sinros we're lhrow1n' IN Dixie,
tGv brought us tn an ortul pass:
We let aour dalter rise teW Cu!ckly;-
We shood hev gone throwin grass.
We b'lceve Fallandigham saint:
Woe "a the man who ses he amt.
Re.cired-We will rehord the story,
That in this war we've acted wust.
It's true, tie South fred on "Old Glory;'
Bat ltdn't we 60 and hist it fust?
We II rht hev missed the wars luischances.
Ei We he'd listed olive branches!
I asreC, Ie IRE form a reso,DShaR,
To make all iincoln's auders void
TO pat his G!nerds III k0nfusiOn,
So mat aoAr irens shan be annoyed
And Ip.ti.t opur strong position.
by hlIug guns On abolisha..
We'll grasp the l'ry Suthern Cross
Bat show tAe Union 5 starry banner;
We'ii kivur treason, shame, and loss,
Meath patriotic ioWl H0sanna;
"" scoru deceit. 4etest hyrocracy,-
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-11-19
Tobacco and its Votarics,

Ofliterary men Goethe hated tobacco,
very extraordinary thing for German
to DO. Heinrich Heine had the same
dislike. Of French l!terateurs Balzac,
Victor Hugo, and Dumas did not smoke;
but the smokers are Alfred do Musset,
Eugene Sue, Nerrimee, Paul de ST. Vic.
tor, and Madame Dudevan,, better known
by her sobriquet George Sand, who often
INDUCES in cigar in the interval Of lite.
rary labor, as the ladies of Spain and
Mexico delight. in doing at all other in
torG.,s. Charles Lamb, "the gen.lo
Eha, WA once great smoker In =
letter 20 u Wordsworth, be says: "Tobac-
co has been my evening comfort and my
morning curse these five years. l have
had it in my head to write this poem for
these two years, ("Farewell to Tobacco'')
but tobacco stood in its own light, when
it gave mo headaches that prevented me
singing its own praises Lamb once,
in the height Of his smoking days, was
putting coarsest weed from long clay
pipe in company with Parr, who was
careful in obtaining finer sorts, and tho
doctor in astonishmsnt asked him how
he acquired this prodigious power!'
Lamb answered, "by toiling after it, as
some men toll after virtu..' OF other
literary smokers in England, we note Sir
SMha'tfs Scott, yhq. Mt SPA time. carried
Bloomfield. Campbell, Moore, and By
ron delighted in its temperate enjoyment,
as does our present Laureate Tennyson,
who has echoed its pras $ with Byron in
immortal verse. Robert Hall when at
Cambridge acquired the habit of smoking
from being in PARIS company; and being
asked why he had commenced, said, al
am qualifying myself for the society Of
doctor of divinity, aud this (holding up
his pipe) is test Of my admission. When
presented with Claike's pamphlet on "tho
Use and Abuse of Smoking" he said, ~
can't refutc his arguments, and l can't
give up smoking" The "learned in the
law" as well as the diynitaries have smoll-
cl Lords Eldon and Stowell, and Lord
Brougham in carly life, INDUCED thus.
Tho late Duko of Sussex and the Dake
Of Devonshire gave it aristocratic sane
ton, and George " royalty patronized
il. Tobacco, its History and Assoc.a.
ti0Us
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-11-19
The Famine in Richmond,

The Richmona WAiy, of October 3lst,
gives the following doleful statement of
affairs in that city:
''We regret to state that the efforts Of
the committee appointed by the City
Council to obtain supplies Of food for this
community have thus far not been at.
tended with success Mr.. Garrett, the
agent appointed by the committee, has
just returned from a visit to Louisa and
adjacent counties. lie reports that the
farmers in that section OF the country
have nothing to SELL He will next visit
the Va!ley-the Goshen of Virginia.
and it is to be hoped that he will meet
with more success in that productive re-.
glon. Farmers who have any surplus
cdib.es for sale should not wait to be
called upon, if they are at all disposed to
avert the fearful condition Of things,
which We tell them in all candor, threat
ems to overtake US before long. What
vii! our enemies think when they read
such paragraphs as this-penned from a
sense of duty to this community and to
the cause? 1t is useless to mince words;
it were folly to remain silent when we
sec every day evidences of an approach
ing bread famine in this city, while with
in the limits Of this State it is believed,
there is food enough for all the people for
twelve months. The population of Rich
mond cannot live upon air, and while the
majority would be willing, we are sure,
to subsist on half rations Of bread, there
is, at present, no prospect Of obtaining
this much during the winter.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-11-19

The man is Ounce who believes that
freedom will diminish the wages of the
laborer. Under what despotism is labor
more literally rewarded than in free
country? Is it not known by every one
that the reward of manual toll rises just
in proportion as justice and liberty ad-
vance? This is the law on that subject,
and slavery, instead Of keeping up the
price of labor in the free States, has kept
it below what it would have been; and if
this war shall entirely destroy this last
remains of despotism in our country, Ia.
Dor, North and South, aud everywhere in
our broad land will be greatly benefited.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-11-19
..HCu Hin Peel"

The war correspondent Of the Chicago
T!June, who moves with the army Of the
Cumberland, gives this interesting &C.
count of a nights lodging in the neigh
bovhood Of the mountains:
"Night overlook US st the house Of
genuine Las. Tennessceaa, and we wero
compelled to crave his hospitality for
the night The family consisted Of the
farmer, his wife and infant, two mar
riagcab!e daughters, grown son and four
intermediate young ones. Nine al,ogeth-
er, besides two Of us-strangers. There
were three beds in the single room, which
served Us bedroom, parior, kitchen and
dining room, and found myself wond-
ering by what sort of doubling process
we should all find lodgment in them.--
| About nine O'Clock, the husband, who
had been watching the bright Goals as
| they gIittercd and g)istenc4 in the ten.
foot fro pace, walked up with a snort:
''W"I. strangers, you can Foe!"' [ start
cd, and ,oaAed inquilingly You can
peel Ne and the old woman warts to
tumble in" Here was FIX fox mod
cst man Should Iisrobo before tho
C.I man and his wife, not t. speak os tho
narrageablc daug OR should tum-
b,o in regardless Of white dimity and
feathers. [ turned down the coverlid,
pressed ny hand upon the downy pillows,
and glanced at the sheets, white as the
driven srow. No, it would never do to
anger the good housewife; and, rejecting
that if she could stand the pressure, /
ought, | deliberately kicked eff my boots
and spurs, laid aside my coat and vest,
drew of my neither integuue4ts, and wi: =.
q leap SO rapid that my shirt described
an angle Of ninety degrees, | landed in
the center of the bed Of down. Capt.
Steele followed suit, and the old man and
lis wife stumbled in' another bed, and
lar.ayeab!e daughters ditto. How tho
balance Of the crowd was managed | don't
know, and as was the last Of the house.
hold to awake in the morning | was not
able to learn. | know that | slept sound.
ly and dreamed continually. imagined
that | was father Of a large family of
marriageable daughters each Of whom had
pair of white cotton wings, and foated
through the air, lowering from bedside
to bedside, and finally settled down aud
made their bed upon live Goals in ten
foot FIRE place.