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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-01-10


CARo. Jan. THE news from vicks-
burg 10 one day later.
The rebels concsstrstsd I'll their force
FROM Grenada. Jackson and along the line
Of road, amounting 10 5000. a vicksburg.
This overwhelming force attacked Sherman
lon Monday and forced him to fall back q
the 6rst line Of rebel intrenchments.
| The Notifications extend back from the
city elk miles. and Sheru ans force had
fought their way to within two milk Of shs
city. when attacked py this superior force
The Gghsing on Monday is represented .
desperate in the extreme. The bsIterie'
and forti6catIcns were taken and ressken
Whole regimsDss. even brigsdss. 6ghtin'
hand 10 hand over the guns and for posses
! sion Of the defenses.
The 4ih Iowa Loot 600 killed. wounded an
missing.
!, Gen. Hovsy. with 5000 men. wss sen
10 execute special order bu, had not bee
} heard from. Fssrs are enserssinsd fos hi
safety.
! Nothing yet heard from the forces below
nor can We learn that the gunbosts hav
! taken any part 10 the sction.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-01-10

LOUISVILLE, jan. 3, II "A dispstch
Al Headquarters. says We have whipped the
rebels decidedly. and ere u Christine, nine
miles South Of Murfreesboro on the rail
road.
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A LIST OF LANDS


and remaining unpaid Common and Congressional School Funds
The north half the q Sec q
containing 80 acres % Sy e.. % % d
JAM ises sal; amount, including costs sasl 81
The . ss;: : s So ss, ss'' %sss
,sss US si q o sss s%sa s @
The s. W. quarter quarter and the + anater q the
By Dupps the Indiana The Of The
81 ss @ ssu ss "a"
half the south east quarter and the non s east quarter
,.ss. % hin u. 1850 d ss o%%sa y
Interest due Jan 1863 81 go total amount
The south west quarter e Sec 4 so
40 nSgagsd y John s,s Scott t., state
sfo 5as as due ' s i including
&c .ss 's ss.s yves. sss s The as
ss: Containing solomon ss ssd he
s7o Interest," ser $685. si
m s ~s "ss aaass
fund y sl, town r south range
81 cent total amount including costs, sl7 81.
sSs % s Containing ss s
% ns. .1 aa 'n is s st.
total amt s ss sa SIS - oo, Sec o. town south range
containing Feb "a 1883 Sy Henry n s .sg,
Of $3.50; interest due JAN 1862 81 So total
The east half 81 and and the half Of the north
Of s u.s. ~ W "o Wb ss " ss an @
congressional township sout west for the
1863 s2 total amount including COSTS
Is337 49,
half Of the quarter Sec 49, town soui range
containing morgged March 1857 BY James Newton
Indiana congressional township sout
west tOr the sum o Of :a interest ne JAM 1908 $40 81 '
The quarter the quarter Sec town sonth
containing 40 mortaged Sept r. 1851 W nry
Wehee the Of lRdana congressional township son'
for the Of s45; interest due Jan l. 1913, 81 10; total
Of amount, including COSTS $50 o.
The quarter the south q Sec S6 town north
containing 40 mortgagd O Il lSo py uco b
hill the Of Indiana township nh range
for the $ll0 interest due JAM 1863 so to amounts
4 Including costs, 1923 s.
The quarter quarter Sec a. and the south
south quarter Of Sec 23 both tom SOM, range
Sept H. 1898 ~ George T.
Indiana congressional township y south range
us for the s62 interest due JAM 1862 u So to ah0u'
Including costs, $74 S3.
containing 40 sacres mogaged March ~ ~ ~
Newton Indiana, congressional township ~ sun
$3.50; due total with costs 10 o.
the south and the south east Quarter
of Sec s. south west containing
orgaged 81 by Jordan Senersheim to the State q
township south W Tor $oo;
S14 total amount including costs, sz25 TO-
The south the south west quarter Of sec o ana p "
HSec both south west containing " acres mort
gagged Dec 60 Joseph Bauer the nana for use
iontownsp sou we for 500 interest due q ~; Oa
amount, including costs, e72 SO. .,
The north the north west quarter OF sec TOW"
40 mogaged Sept H. 49, Harvey Nicholson g
Indiana township sonth range wes
sp due So so; total including costs, SIS ~
half the north west ar Sec o. ~ TOW"
outh west 20 morgaged April 10 o. ~ m Newton
congressional township son range west
for $50 So dne 81 6S including COSTS s4i s3j
STATE OF INDIANA, DUBOIS COUNTY
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-01-10

SECRETARY or THE IxrfRIoR.-Hon.
John r. Usher, Of Indiana, succeeds
Hon. @. B. Smith, - secsstary Of the
Interior.
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JOHN MEHRINGER Auditor Of said county, in said State q"
hereby certify that foregoing List contains u and correct staemen
liable sold for the principal
due and remaining unpaid the Common and
School Dubois the first OF january 1861 togneF
with thed damages advertising the same 80
$50 M JOHN MEHRlNGER, A. d..
NOTICE hereby given to al whom may that the whole o.
the several tracts Of land the foregoing list Or 50 much %
necessary principal and interest," damages ana cos
advertising due the thereof will be sold Of the Court LOUISE
Jasper County Of Dubois State Indiana on the 4h MONDAY
1853 said principal damages and COSTS %
before that time Witness my hand Auditor Dubois county, n
' - JOHN MEHR1NGER, A. d. @.
BY g. w. DEI,RUIR Deputy
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y GOOD sup7ly o. Jus,ices' Blanks con.
- stsntly on hand snd for sale low q The
COURIER OFFICE
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The LEGISLATIVE CAUcus.-The State
says: The Democratic Senators
met In caucus q the Senate Chamber Wed
nesdsy night. end the representatives. At the
D-mosss,ir Ciub room. The organisation
Of both houses. We learn. vas agreed upon,
10 ioIlowS
UEHATE.
For Presids u'-Psris C. Dunninr. 81 Monroe.
For Principal Secretary u. II. Vswsor Of
Jennings.
For Assistant Secrs,sry-s r. HsmiIl Of
Sullivan.
For Sergeant s,-Arms-- Mr. Montgomery
Of Martin.
For Assistans-Mr. Shields. Of Jscfson.
| HOUSE.
For Speaker Sam. II. Buskirk. OF Monroe
For Priscipsl Cierk-A. T.. whittlesey. o
vanderburg
For Assis tant CIerk-Joseph J. Dsvis. Q
Fulton.
Fur Doorkeeper-B Burns. Of Rush.
For Sergeant ss-Arms- Michael Griffin, Q
lvigo.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-03-13
VOLUME 80. NO. Is.
b r K vITgS 9 .

The earth Is exceedingly dirty. but the
sea Is very tidy.
At what season did Eve eat the apple?
Early IN the fall
Death Is bat kind and welcome servant.
who uRlOcks with ROiseless hand LIES flower
encircled door 20 show us those we love.
A man who i not able 20 make a bow 10
his own conscience every morning. Is hardly
in condition Co salute the world respect
fully At any other time Of day.
Master Jones. can YOU tell me what the
dark ages were? guess they were the
ases before spectacles were invented.
Your goodness overcomes me. a. the gen
tiernan murrnured to the champagne when
h. could nj rise from his chair.
Mr.. jenkins complained in the evening
that the turkey she had eaten at dinner. did
not set well Probably SAID jenkins.
- II was not hen turkey.
In planning a new house. forget not to
number the sun and breeze among your
s-tNa@7f ~ " 'ta4t aAA ~ NAtA
A writer sAys a ram Is quadruped with
the but on the wrong end.
Marriage must De favorable 20 longevity;
an old maid never lives 90 D. more than
thirty.
The road 70 home happiness lies over
small stepPing-st0nes. Slight circumstan-
ccs arr the stumbling block Of families.
A very fair double entendre was elected
by an auctiOnecr. when speaking TO a horse
dealer about the situation Of the estate he
was 10 sell in a level neighborhood. he said:
'' The country Is exceedingly beautiful. and
do 80 admire a rich fat so do sir.-
grinned the Jockey.
Amasistrate asked an Irishman whom he
was questioning:
Have you ever seen the sea?
Il liver seen the say. yer honOrS- Be ia
bers. an does yer honor suppose that was
trundled all the way over the salt ocean on
a wheelbarrows-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-03-13
OLD SERIES.

hands in agony. Abel Adams saw the wo-
nan. and b. sPrang forward and caught her
% BIS bosom
" Mag-Mary-rm innooeut-innOeent
free -
\ wagon body was torn from is Axletrec
the blacksmith and his wife were placed
therein; and then they were borne away
towards their home. and long after they
had passed from my sight could hear the
glad shouts of The impulsive people. waking
the night AIR. and rcyerbcraiing among the
distant hills.
On the next morning. before the stage
started. l learned that Mathew Hampton
had determined to make the young black
smith accept one thousand dollars. whether
b. was willing or not.
Two weeks Afterwards. While sitting IN
the office Of my hotel At Cincinnati. I re-
oeived a Newspaper from Il. Hen
y Bisler had been hanged. and on the sAl-
loNs be Acknowledged his guilt Mathew
Hampton vas slowly recovering. and the
blacksmith had. after much expostulaiion.
accepted tie thousand dollars from Hzmp-
tons bounty.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-03-13
MIR Jameson.

ELECTIONS AMONG THE PAssANAQUoDDY
INDI,Ns. The mode of conducting elcc-
tious in this iIihe Is somewhat peculiar
The voters in the tribe on election day a.
senble outside the hall in which arr the
candidates. each standing On a corner OF thc
room. and never more than four candidates
are allowed. because there are only four
corners Co The room, \ guard is placed Al
the door. aud the voters are admitted only
one a. time. lie cuters the hall. goes up
o. thc candidate of b. choice. and says. Il
vote Tor SOckalrXcs.- or whatever the name
nav bc. anI then takes of bis cap and
drops t az the candidates feet. shakcs
hands with the candidate and then rctircs.
After al have been admitted the caps are
couutcl. and thc candidate that has t'..
greatest number of caps IS declared slcctcl.
There arr. a. viI bc readily seen. several
advantage. in this mode. vel adapted 90
The condition. nght. and duties of Indians.
The voter Is left O. entire freedom while
voting lic select. Do. man. and that iu tLe
presence of al tilc candidate. so that entire
aimcss is secured. [Kenncbcc Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-03-13

Al the battle of Trafalgar. two ScOtch-
men. messnates and bosom eronies from
tbe same claohan. happened 20 be stationed
near each other when The celebrated iI.-
timation was displayed from the admirars
shiP. Look up and rad % jock. = said
one % THE Other Eugiand expects every
nan to DO bis duty- not word for fuir
auld scotland 0a this occasion Jock
cooked be eye az the Object. and turning %
BIS companion. thus addrcs-eI him '' Man
Georlie. is that a'your sense? Scotland
kens wch enough thar ber barns viii do
their duty-thst's Just a hint 70 the Engiish-
men
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-03-13

4 ACUmoUs MmEoH. Among the curi-
o-iiics exhibited al the last PARIS Exposi-
ton was a huge concave mirror. tbe in
sirumeut of a startling species of oiaical
mage. On standing close Co tiic mirror.
ri booking into b.. it presents nothing but
a ma-ufccutiy rnontrous Dissection of rour
own physiognony. On retiring q little.
say a coupie OF feet. it gives your own fare
and fgurc in true proportion. but reversed.
the bead jovuvards. Most 81 the snecta-
tors. ignorant of ANYTHING cl.e pass on.
Bat retire It'll farther. Standing at th-
distance of fsc or s.K feet from the mirror.
ani peholi. vou see yourself not a rcfec-
tor-.t does not sirike foa a. a reflection
--bai your vcritabie sell. standing in to-
middle part between yoa and thc mirror
lae effect BE- appalling. from the iaca I.
suggests oi something snrsraataral. so
.tartIing iu ftct chat men of the strongest
nerves viii shrink invol1ntanly at the frst
v.ss. ~ You rai-e four cane 90 thrust az
yo1r other SELF. 500 uilI sce % pass clean
d,roueh thc BODY and appear on the othcr
SIDE. fhc fgure thrusf.ag at Won nj IT, .au
instant. The ARTIST Who 6rst succeeded b.
a.hianing one Of these mirrors brouei.l b.
to Laais NN.-p'ar,l ls Maie.fv on thr
right spot. and lalc him draw bee suorl
ini thrlst a. ihe fglre b. av The tinr
d'd - but sceinz thc point 81 the s~orf
.Ifr..lfrH as - r...r H~...s 81. -. A..
seapon ani rua avav. TIE practical iok p
cost the inventor the kings patronage and
favor hs Maie-y being siter~ards 80
ashamed % his own cowariioc that b. could
nc,cr again book at The mirror or b. owner.
ondon Tngineef
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-03-13

liFS~ ~ NrNIcE. A competitive exam
ination vas lately held for the purpose Of
APPOINTING % persons 20 some II the gov
erumeut Offices in England. One II the
caudilates inadvertently spelled tlle word
clever man, but not always a correct speak
~. sternly inquired O. DO you know. sir.
that there Is but one hen in Neuicey~
90 Then eggs must be very scarce there.
va the rvpiy. Tie candidate passed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-03-13

THrSGs WORTH FORGETTING. IL Is al
most frigbtful. and altogether Illuminating.
10 think how much there is IN the common
sayings Of domestic and social life. which
deserves nothing bot TO Toe instantly and
forever forgotten Yet IL Is equally amaz-
ing how large a class seem 10 have no other
business but 70 repeat and Perpetuste these
very things. That Is the vocation Of gos-
siPs-sn order of society that perPetrates
more mischief than all the combined plaques
Of EgyPt together. You may have become
rnischievous only by being heard a second
time aud what an army of both sexes are
sworn % see % it. that the fatal repetition
shall BE- had. Blessed Is that nan or wo-
man that can let drop all the burrs and
thisiles. instead II picking them up and
fastening them on the next passengeri
Wouid We only Jet the veNing and malic-
sous sayings die. bow fast the lacerated and
scandal-ridden world would get healed AMI
tranquiized. [Dr. Huntington.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-03-13

MOURNTNG FOR THE DEAD. " Aad YOU
must not put on mourning
"Oh. Mother and Maddie lifted her
bead with besccching glance.
" No. dear. I forbid il I would have
You think OF me in another way than that
suggested by gloomy colors. Wear white
a. often a. YOU please; let that be your
mourning garb. or rather iet IL De an en-
blem q my happiness and the purity Of
heaven. Think q me as being srrayed in
the shining white % heaven. not A. mere
dust. senselcss aud soullcss I'm the tomb
IN the midst % music. of howers. Of every
innocent enjoyment. keep my memory
fresh. for there is music in heaven immor-
tal gardens bloom there. and IT, delights Il
hath not entered into the heart % man 20
conceive. IN this way. my darling. you
can in one sense keep me- by YOU, and say
% Yourself many times. No. I am not
motherlcss.' ~ soon As the frst heavincss
Of your grief wears away. you viii love 70
feel that arm resting-thai ] am basking
IN the sunshine Of Gods great ioyc-that
am patiently waiting ior you.~
Mr. Jameson.
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vi | - & T. I. I. 4 y Y.
THE BLACKsMITR,s TRIAL

steamboat az Columbia. Nv. having made
up my mad to travel BY ani a, far As
Muhlcuburg county. were should strike
the Grcvn rivcr FAR enough 90 the north
war,l to take one of the small dat boats for
the Olia.
Late oue evening I arrived a. the town
oi -. intending Co take tLe stage from
tLsrc on thc next morning The bar room
oi tlc tavern va. ,rosdcl With people. and
, ! uotic,i that large Numbers OF the citiEcus
vcrc collected about the street corners.
appearing 90 bc discussing so1ae matter Of
.iore than usual intcrcst.
Oi celrse / becan.c curious % know tLc
cause oi az this. and az abe hr,t favorable
opportunity I asked the question of tLr
aulloni llc gazcI AZ ma a moment la
silence. AMI th,u. uItA au an omlnous shake
of ttr heat Dr. gave m. o. uudcrsiaul that
r. most drvadill thing lad happcacd. but
before b, could explain o. mv ~hat q va.
hv vas called away O. attend CD other busi-
ness
lsoou t5uul. however. that The ''jrcadial
ilIne~ vas thc subject q conversation all
aroall me-. and is simply listening. ! gam
"a au .usisL; iuto th~ mystery. Il .eemcd
tha, taerc Vas Co De- a tr.aI i5r murder there
on tLc neat day. AM that ihc criminal -as
a youus Liaekslith. uho hal BEEN born
an brought lp in tAe tawa. and vlo until
tle present timc. had borne a character
above r,rroaeh.
euleavorvd % lit.i out the particuars.
bus c.u-l asc-rtlin bui llile upon winch
o. dsFeud. iar different people gave differ
vnt aa.oalis. and al vLo kne~ anything q
ilc matter we're COO much excited o. sp,ak
,a.aiy. Tie uarler bad transplr,d only
a1out a sc,A before. AMI oons-l-eaily tAc
ct;rt uas fresh ia tLc minds oi thc pvo-
p.r
The oaly facts iiat came o. mc. ui.an
~li,h ! could rciy. we're ihat a niIll,-ascI
man. named Mail,w Hampton. LaI been
murdered sr,l r.hbel. anl that Abel
Adams. tlr yogr- blacksmith. hal been
arrested i.r tl- cr.mr. aud wollI Dee trl-I
Goa tir morrow. ~omc said that tie f4.r-
dcrvl mani, mooney to The amount 81 two
tLousau.d dollars. hai i.,cn found upon the
youn- mani, person. tat otLcr. Irui,i tii.
-tlt,msut. lst al s,mlatlizcI v.,L iLc
pr.-lr,-. llr H4s beloved Iy 81 his
toausmvu. ava l-t ivv of tlem coui
bellows anstiing 90 the reports that
hal ,r-rt iat1 circulation.
A. ,ra. ID. .r... nara, al. lar t.... "a
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Also that. when the pockct-book Was
opened. large banch 0f bank-notes we're
exposed. About an hour after Hampton
left. the prisoner came cut q las shop. went
20 lis stable. and having saddlei has
feetest horse. b. mounted and started OF
al a fun gallon. IA the dircctiOa Which
Hampton had taken.
Next came two ~itncsses. q" Mr. simple
ami Alr jordan. both OF them respectable
citizens q II. Who testified a. fol-
loss.
They hal been in the edge 81 Tennessee
on business. and we're returning home 4;
about niuc O'Clock. on the road whcrc
high blud overlooked the way. and while
passing this. they vcrr startled by seeing
something in ,hc moonlight that looked
Ike a man. The a; once dismountcd. and
foand tlaat What they had seen was the body
of Mathew iIampton. all gore covered aud
bleeding. They had not been there more
than a uinute when tlcy ~ere joined by a
th.rd man. Who said that De- saw the murder
committed and that thc murderer .le,l toward
A.
simple and Jordan bo;h recognized tia.
new conner a. one Henry Bislcr. aud
though his charasscr vas by no means of the
most exemplary Kind. and Yet that was
no time Tor discussion. The body Of
was still warm. SD tLat the murderer could
not have been gone long. Bigl~r bad no
horse. 50 SIMPLE agrced O. remain by the
bods while Jor dan and Hislcr went in
pursuit 81 the murderer. They put ear
ior-es to the top oi tL,ir speed. and in
hall an hour ta-y overlook the prisoner.
~Aom Bisier a. once pointed out a. the
man. Jor'ian hailed the Young blacksmith.
aul found him nervous aud excited IIc
ihen asked him 81 be hal seen MatLew
Hampton. and Adams replied ia the
Affirmative. but be spoke in a very strange
manner Afier s0me eNPosiulation. the
PRISONER accompanied Jordan % NJ.
and thcrr be vas placed in the hand. oi the
sheriff and upon examining bis person.
NJ. liampton's pocket-boox. containing
two thousand dollars. wa found upon him.
anl Li. hands were also covered with
blood
A. this iunrturc the excitement in the
littir courtroom was intense. The crowd
"a mass swayei o AMI fro Ike wind-swcpt
gralu-murmur. broke the saurtity Of the
pllcc-murIuur. loud and deep: and it was
few minute. before anything Ike order
was rcstoreF
At length IIcnry Biclcr was called upon
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Is, Me, FRIDAY, MARCH I3, 1863.

| 80 10y 20 +Htf- AaN l't"As rtita VAIN
AMI bleeding. lie first satisfied himself
that be couid 10 nothing alone. and tben be-
started back towards n. for assist
ance- When h. Vas overiakon BY Jordan
aud Bigler. the iiea Of having IIampton's
money with him broke upon him with
stunning force. and hence his strange and
'noohercni manner.
When the prisoner sat down there va a
low murmur which told that has story vas
believed But The Judge shook has head
and the lawvers did the same. and the
jury looked troubled aud anxious. The
prisoners counsel dad al he could % cstab-
hsh has clients good character. and also TO
impeach the charactcr of Biglcr. but BE-.
coald not rcfuie the testimony that had
been gwen IN
hen the Judge came 70 charge the jury.
he spoke Of the testimony aSains; the prs
oner. and 81 the corroboraiive Circumstan.
ces. With rcgard O. the prisoners story.
De- said that 70 was very much Ike truth /;
but Dc would have the jury remember how
easily such stones could be made.
IL was long after dark when the Jury re-
tired 20 make uP their verdict. They were
gone half an hour. and wben they returned
the foreman showed by the very hue of his
'onni'nance. that the verdict was fatal,
All saw %. and could hear the throbbing
oi iAe hundred hearts that beat about me.
Gentlemen Of the jury. have you made
A 'criictf
We lave.
Shall your foreman speak for you p
les
Abel Adams. stand up and look the
foreman IN the face. Nov. sir. Is Abel
Adams che prisoner az the bar. guilty 81
murder or nots'
iiarN the trt syllable 81 the word
''uiity. is upon the foreman's Ep.. but
be- 'pcaks Il not. Those who yet crowd
about the windows shout with al their
might. and in moment more a man crowds
his way into The court room. lie hurries
uP and whispers % The sheriff. and ;Len be
goes % the bench and whispers % the
Judge. Henry Bigler starts up AMI moves
towards The door. but in an instant the
Band oi The sheriff is upon him. Ail is ex-
o'iement the most intense. Directly the
mass az the door begins 60 give way. and
four men arr seen bearing upon their
shoulders a ehair--a large. stuffed chair
AMI in That char sits Mathew liampton-
not dead. but alive True. be is pale and
sha'iIs' Tut his ewes are open and bis lips
move NJ length the clair Is set down be-
i'rr th" bench. and the oil physician 81
ASKS Pe'n''''ion T. speak. \
'' i-'' '''ai"e Ano"n' All vas
''' He''I'f 'i tD'
'." VT. 'ia'"i''" Aad received
?. Al "F'' 'n'n-it thAi
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-03-13

a Methodist minister a. the West. ~ho
hTei on a very small salary. wss greatly
troubiei e. one time for his quarterly in
'taifnent. lie az Last told thc paying trus-
fee that he must have the money. A. his
family were suffering f.r tie necessaries of
lfc. Money replied thc steward.
'' ron preach for money ! thought you
rreaciled ior thc good ~ souls 'Souls.
replied the minister. Il caat eat souls:
ard ~ could. u would take q thousand
such a. yours b. make a decent neal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-03-13

Wincheli. thc clown. accidentally jostled
a man one day. in aPublic room. when be
remarked
'' Ca are 10 rcutieuan-
n know thaf. said wincbeli. bit
don't see hos such a duncc a. you came 70
knos ~