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NOTICE i hcr'by notify AL persons Indebted to
y NE that will receive the present currency in
payment Ct their deb's until the rStb inst after that
date shall require payment in the rev currency,
or the Old 1T 49, per cent discount. Persona hold
ing my checks, or 10 wscm I am indebted, must
present their claims before that date ss after that
DAY shall pay then, II the pcseu. currency four
per ent Confederate bonds.
NH S--it" RI,,HARD REIE9
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90 10Th BY law. Proxies 70 represent stock Il
their general msstiugs shall only b. valid for tn
space q two years from the dats thereof.
NH 4-td WITH
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Orrc1 SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY,

OFFICE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY
Richmond, Va, Feb 14ih, 1864
AA UGH complains: being made of the delays BY
ltk this Company in Forwarding MERCHANDISE, !
an Instructed TO advertise that the rules Of the Com
pany require that Government packages thall take
precedence over all others, and next in order pack.
Ages forwarded by friends or Associations 70 occrs
and soldiers IN the eld hospitals Tho Observance
Of this rule together with limited facilities Tor trans.
fortatcn, necessarily cause delay Ia the iorwardtns
Of PACKAGES Tor merchants and otherp.
Prepayment viii be required GA all freight
10 10 I'm a 4 HAMILTON, Agent,
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nIHs0AU ZION -Ths lfn Of SINS BRO Vos.
IL by mutual oonssnt Dissolved on the lst last.
Either party h AUTHORISED - use the name Of the
concern In att ling the bufinsb thereof
Tncs sxXs hereby rstufDs thanks % his former
patrons and solicits continuance Of public favor at
the old stand, LOG Cary strest,
r O SINS,
THOMAS SIMS
Richmond, March 4. 1861. NH k-I0fs
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ffigosd,i ---- CoUrEN'
NH 5-lw Adj't and IRsp'r General
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MEDICAL.
CPROIAL NoTIoE.

~ - % .'n
pr. N. vrLLNYs Private Hospital, In the FED
srh mock, Corner Of Seventh and streets, oppo.
site tho Pos, and Psten, omces. Room, - and ~
up stairs, Washington, D. G. r-...s
All diseases Of private nature treated In the
cest scientific msnner, sad radical curos effected
In all sssss SYPHLITIc AFFECTION CON-
oRRHGA, GLEET, STRUCTURES, SEMINAL
WEAKNESS, or the result Of voLUPTUoUSI
DREAMS, or any IseSkness OF the GEEERATTVF
ORGANS, from any cause Whatever, or how long
standing, thoroughly aud radically cured also
GOVT, RHEUMA TISM, NEURALGIA, and othsr
CHRONIC DISEASES OF the NERVES, MUSCLES,
soNES, and JOINTS; SCRoFULA, BLoTCHES
ON THE FACE, HRUPTIoNSon the Limbs and body
and all other ERUPTIvE DISEASES and DISEASE
or THE BLOOD, from whstcver cause they nss
have arisen.
AFFLICTED AND UNFORTUNATE
No matter what your disease, let no falre deli
ssecy prevent you from applying Immediately TO
Dr. vsllny, who Ia ACKNOWLEDGED to be by far the
most SUCCESSFUL PHYSICIAN in the treatment
If private diseases. Fear not 70 come and make
known your mi,fortunes, and no will speedily send
Tou on your way rejoicing.
sELF-ABUsE.
That dreadful seourgO Of the young, induised in
when alone, destroys tho goDerative organs, unnts
them for married life, producing weakness OF the
back and limbs, ioas Of animation and muscular
power, palpitston OF the hear, nervousir Irritable
~, loss Of memory, melancholy habits, insanity,
consumption, and death I'D
YOUNG MAN In view Of the dreadful oonse.
queuees Of delay, do not fsu 10 make your case
| known Immediately TO DR.. vellny. Your secrets
with him are sacred, and you uAy confidently rely
upon his medical tkill.
Thousands whose systems were shattered and
who were on the brink Of the grave, have beer
brought back 70 vigorous heslth by hia skillful
treatment.
MARRIAGE
Married persons, or those contemplating matri
mony, who uuppoct themselves ofimpotency Semi
sal weakness, or any diseAse arising from q re
Iased state OF the genital organs, whether the ,e
Iult OF disease, injury, youthful indisoTetions,
indulgence of the passions in ripper years, are car
usstly entreAtod to place themselves under III,
care OF DR.. v. They may rely with certainty
upon q speedy cure, and being restored to full
health and visor.
He treats with entirs success all diseases o
Females such as LEUCoRRHEA or WHITES
LAPsUs UTERI, &C., &C, and in every case guar
.ntees perfect CURE .
FEES moderate, and VISITS and CoMMUHIcA
TIoNs strictly PRIVATE and CONFIDENTIAL
PERSONS calling see no one but the DocroR.
Those at distance may be TREATED BY MAIL
by sending statement OF CASE, SO. SC;
jy2-im'
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OF THE UNIONi

Read the following Letters received from your
Comrades a. endorsements of the WORLD
known a. PROF. HoLLoWAY'S PILLS AND
OINTMENT. You will here hnd unsolicited tosti.
monials received from all parts OF the country
See TO Your Hesithi Xii Of You have some one
Your Life 4 SslSSs net only e yOurSSys:
your Hsalthl For as cents IS cents, OF $40 will
to the greenest and ripest old age.
The following are genuine letters, on file for
Inspection at this office GGPieS sent By nail any
QuARTERhAsTER's DEPARTMENT.
seth Illinois Volunteers,
FOLLY Island, 8, C., November %, 1868. \
Prof. Holloway, so Maiden Lane, n. T.:
Sin; Enclosed please md two dollars, for which
send me one doliar's worth each Of your celebrated
70 this al once, for am much in need Of the above
Lieut.. A. W. FELLOWS, @. NJ,
seth Illinois Volunteers.
CAMP NEAR BRANDY STATION, yA.,i
January 7, 1854. I
DEAR sin; have heard a great deal Of talk
about your famous Pills, and as | never was In
the need of them till now, want to try them, IS
ssnd me the worth Of the enslossd. Yours, &c,
JOSEPH WALSH,
Co, L, bth Regt, Excelsior Brigade.
PULASKI, Tenn. Dec, 20, 1868,
DEAR Sin: Please ind enclosed one dollar, and
send me the amount In your famous Pills, as ! sm
troubled with Dyspepsia, and seek cure.
Yours, So, ~ THOMAS +. TURNER,
Co. |, ID Iowa Infantry,
MoHRIs Island, g. c., JAM ~, 1854.
Prof. HouOpay
DEAa SIN; Enclosed yen will md 80 cents, for
which wish you tO send me aumo OF your valua-
BILE Pills. send them by mail. enclose 10 cents
for postage. --..
Address ISRAEL {. HALL
Co. D, 9Th N. II. Vols, P,Tt Royal, ). 9.
CANT or 9TH EXCELSIOR BhloADE,
January q, 1854.
Prof HoiIoIOGW
sin; Please send me for tic enclosed 80 cents the
worth OF 1t In PILLS. enclosed find 10 cents to pay
postage, and you will oblige. Addrcas, youFs,
Scrgt. VIM. POWERS,
70. L, 9th Regt. Excelsior Brigade,
Warrington, D, c,
MORRm LLAED, s. C., Jan. 81, 1854.
Prof Holloway;
Please find enclosed the sum OF one dollar for
Pills. I have DaFFhGA, and can't get II Gtopp ID,
90 want TO try your PnlA, Yours, &c.
WILLIAM CHHIsTY,
Co. d, lOtth Regt Penn. Vols,
CAUTION.
II the reader OF this "notlcen cannot get box OF
pills Ointment from the drug store in his place,
let him write to me, so Maiden Lane enclosing the
amount, and ! will mail a box free of expense.
Many dealers will not keep my medicines on hand
because they cannot make az much profit as on
other persons make. as sentS, 50 cents, and cleo
per box or pot. ApS-ly
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p r. N g D E b L T Y
LANGoUR, LASsITUDE,
Ann THAT

LANGoUR, LASsITUDE,
AND THAT
1, Low STATE OF THE system VIA.
are immediately relieved by the
PERUVIAN SYRUP,
Or Protected Solution OF PRoTOXiDE OF IRON.
THE PERUVIAN SYRUP
Supplies the blood with its vital principle, or
LIFE ELEMENr-IRON,
Infu,ing STRENGTH, VIGoR. and NEW LIFE
into all parts OF the system.
One of the most Distinguished Jurists In New
England writes TO q friend, as follOws:
al have tried the PERUVIAN SYRUP. aud the
q NEW man OF me infused into my system new
vigor and energy am no longer tremulouB and
dehilitAted as when you last me, but stronger,
heartier, and with larger capacity for labor, en-
tai and physical, than at any time during the last
Ave yearBh
An eminent divine Of Boston save:
"Ihave been using the PERUVIAN SYRUP for
some time past; 1t gives me NEW vIooR, DUoy-
Ascy OF sPiRiTs, ELASTICITY or muscLE
No. i9l Broadway, New York.
COUGHS! COLDS! CONSUMPTIONI
WISrARS BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY,
ONE OF THE OLUtsr AND MOST RELIABLE
REMEDIES IN THE WORLD FOR
Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis, Difi-
Guilty OF Breathing, Asthma, Hoarsenesf,
Sore Throat, Group, and every
Affection Of
THE THROAT, LUNGS AND CHEST.
wistar's Balsam OF wild Cherry does not dry up
system, but loosens 1t, a-d eleanses the Lungs Of
all impurities. .
Noue genuine unless signed ~. BUTTS" on the
wrapper.
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EXPRESSES.

A DAMS EXPRESS COMPANY,
"A 0FISICE 6I4 PENN. AVENUE,
WasAis0ton 0ity, D. q.
SHhAT kAbTERH, NORTHKRN, AHD WEBZ-
kRN RXPRRAH YORWARDERs
AsFshandlss, None Y, Jswsiry, VsiuabIss
Notes, BtosA :, naads, As.,
Iorwafdsd with SAFETY AND DISPATCH 70 all
hLl Agencies In the princip VI railway towns In the
NORTH, EAST, West, A ND NORTHWEST.
u,,g,,l Its PrinsipaI OF ices are
WARRINGTON, D. o., NJ YORK, BOSTON,
PHILADELPHIA, BAL1 LA0RE DIN.
OLNNATL, ST. LOULH LOUIS
VILE, LKXLR9a ON.
10 N,SSnneeuons are made 81 New ork and Boston
nnn nhes forwarding 10 tho Ca lAths and the
STUD PIovinees, and with 1teAmSh p lines 10 Law.
Hi pSTl, Sou.hamptenl and AAyre, I'D thence By
tEILopeAn expresses 10 all prominent commercial
own Sni, N Sreat Britain and on the Con hnent
Oolleenon o. Notes, Drafts, and Bills made Al Ah
assemble parts Of the Unites states.
@. Q. DUNN, Agent,
WAshinst w. d. Q.
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NJ L W IN V K N tt D N
ARTIFICIAL CHEOPLAsTIC
BONE TEETH,

DIR. s. b. sIGEsMoND 4 HAYWARD,
AGO Pennsylvania avenue, between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets, Warrington.
Drs. s. h II. calls the attention Of the public to
the following advantages OF their improved nyatem;
LIST. The teeth OF their mAnufAeture will never
o0rTode nor change color by any acids, and are
three. fourths lighter than any other.
I'd. No teeth or roots need be extracted, a. the
artificial ones can be inserted over them.
sd. The roots will be made inonsnsivo and never
TO ache.
4th. No temporary teeth are needed, as perma-
nent ones can be made Immediately, thereby pro-
serving the natural expression Of the face, which,
under the old system, 10 frequently dishguTed.
9Th. This work has been fully tested for over
Ave years by many OF the frat chemists and physi-
clans OF this and the old country.
Drs. s. g. II. have also invented white indie
atructible metal filling, with which the most ssn-
Bitive teeth can be illed without pain, and can
build up perfect sound tooth on any side roots,
which will last through lifetime.
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIEI
With lnnoxious yspor, by Drs. Sigesmond a Hay
ward, go Pennsylvania avenue, inventors and sole
manufacturers Of AnAebtio InnoxiouB vApOF mot
Laughing Gas, nor ChlorofOrm or Ether) but
strictly Anhestio agent, entirely free from eX-
hilAratng effects and perfectly harmless causing
quiet sleep, with pleasant sensations and perfect
insenBibility to pain.
The best Of references given II required.
Call and examine for yourselves. my2S
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OHIEF QUARTERMAsTER's OF

~ FIcE, DEPoT OF WARRINGTON, WAsHINaros,
D. C., January 4, 1884.
All dealers In Drugs, Hardware, Lumber, Leather
once Furniture, Harness, and saddlery, are re-
each week, sealed proposal or list, IN drplicate
Of the articles they are prepared to furnish TO this
epot 81 abort notice, with the price OF each
arked In plain figures, so that, IN case the ext
snees Of the service require II, the article or ar
tislss san be obtained without delay, and al the
lowest price.
Dealers wishing to sell TO this Depot will be re.
CURED 70 furnish the list punctually every Monday
morning. d. II. FUCKER,
brgAdier General and Chief QuArtermAEter,
tAAd rapnt nf Washington.
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~ ENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING. WE
w have now In store full stoSh OF Gen.lsmon'l
sAlAB OveTcoSt, business Suits, Dress Suits, and
EEELIhtug Good OF the latest Htylel, mAnufAeturs
cd wtlh the Same degree OF neAtnoss Gtyle, and elo
gaAaA, ~ II made 10 order,
WALL, STEPHENS 4 Co.,
sAe Pennsylvania Avenue, Detween
Ninth and Tenth streSts.
Nsi Is-t6f lsAAI IRtALl
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pHILP q soLoMoNs,
BOoKsELLERs ARMY sTATIoNEks,
PRINTE RS,

PRINTE Rs,
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURED
S12 PENRsYLvAHIA AVENUE,
Have constantly on hand
All Military and Naval Works
New and recent Publications
Army Stationery, all kinds,
Field Order Books,
Fold Manifold Wrlters,
Company Roll Books,
General Order Files,
Time Books,
Army PAY Tables,
Fled Glasses,
Field Copying PresseS,
Abstract Papers,
Pension and Bounty BlankS,
Record books for use at headquarters by A.
slstAnt AdjutAnt Generals.
nlsnk oooks made, and Printing done 10 order OF
very short notice.
Ali Printed Books snt by nAI frss Of postage.
NsSq-b
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$50 600 Exc EXEMPTION Z II. N Fl FUND I'd.

y Indy eouseuted TO act as receiver ana treas.
Dram, for number Of gentl.men limited 10 one
hundred men, at 900 each, any oae subject 10 the
same san CAL Al his store, corner OF PennsylyAnIA
avenue and seventh street, aud deposit the Amount
msreby securing to themselves ali the adyantageI
Of escaping the Draft. Substitutes will be provided
for each man drawn, In rotation as their names
appear on the books, without any partinIitv w.
any information concerning the above club, Mr, r
BARRON or Mr.. BACON will be glad / 1--WE
such Information AG may be required, Au2s.lws
star, Chron. ,AndS MCl
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REDDING's RUSSIA sALvEl
A r al Pain Extractor.
FORTY YEARS EAPkRIENCE
a m is ,hsr she OF Jn iSe
most angry looking swellings and IbasmmAtloas
as II by Magioi heals Old Sores, Wounds, Burns,
ScAlds, sc, In surprisingly short time.
Only % ce to Box.
The above are all old and well-establiShed Rene
dies.
Fer Sale by
J. p. DISsMoRE, 49l Broadway, New York,
y. W. FowLE h Co., IS fremont street, Boston,
and by all Druggists. AuSl-W&Ssni
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PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON,
AND BALTIMORE RAILROAD.


On and after Sunday, June 18th, 1884,
PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE PHILADELPHIA
p,,,uors ,,.m fo Frxrro,, mo,s.v, A..
eepted,J sos a. N, u m, asO and 1850 p. m.
Chester, at sos, Ills q. m, iso 2so, 40, and
Wilmington, at $50, Mondays except, y sos,
Ills a. m, 90, 90, 20, 9, 10 80 and II p. m.
New Castle, At 0S a. m. and 1 30 p. m.
Dover, at o5 a. m. and t.sop m.
Milford, at 8 O6 g. m.
Salisbury, at 8. 06 a. m.
TRAINS FOR PHILADELPHIA LEAVE
baltimore at SIS and 90 .. m, (ExpressJ Ito,
SIS, and 10. as y. m.
Wilmington at 4s, cas-, and 3. m, i2.o4, 1, rs,
4, I %, ISO, and s.lo p. m.
Salisbury at p. m.
Milford A. IS p. m.
Dover at $50 q, m, and IS d. m.
New Castle at $50 q. m. and 6.66 p. m.
Chester at 745 and $40 a. m, ass, 40, s, s.lI,
and 9.4n p. m.
Leave Baltimore for Salisbury and intermediate
stations at 1928 p. m.
Leave Baltimore for Dover and intermediate sta
'0A TRAINS FOR BALTIMORE.
Leave Chester at $40 g. m, and and II. O5 p. m.
FREiGHT TRAIN. with passenger car attached,
will leave Wilmington for Perryville and interme-
diate places at 7.45 p. m.
sUNDAYs - From Philadelphia to Baltimore
only at AsO q. m. and 1880 p. IN.
From Philadelphis to Wilmington at 40 .. M,
From Wilmington to PhilAdelphia at LIS q. m
Only At 10 IS p. IN. from Baltimore to Philsdel.
phiA.
je27-tf II. F. KENNEY, Asst Sup't.
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~ BOOKBINDER,
No. III PrHB. kvE., WAGHIgsToH, u. c.
RpIsiA and CALI
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CLOTHING.

CLOTHING.
A GREAT PANIC NOW RAGING /
ANOTHER RAIDi"
nrsvLrrSs IN THE
COMPLETE OVERTHROW OF HIGH PRICES.
STARTLING INTELLIGENCE
COTTON UPi
GOLD UPi
EVERYTHING UP
But It matters not TO Us; the Goods on hand
must DO sold. Now Is the time TO buy
YOUR CLOTHING
and the place 10 Al the
PEOPLES CLOTHING STORE,
where you will nnd splendid assortment OF
cusroM-MApE GOODS;
also, an immense stock OF READY MADE CLOTH
ING and GENTLEMENs FURNISHING GOODS,
of every description.
CUSTOM GOODS MADE TO ORDER,
a. prices that defy competition.
CALL AND SEE SAMPLES
| before purchasing elsewhere, at the
PEOPLES CLOTHING STORE,
$50 SEVENTH sTREET,
OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE.
J.H. SMITH,
jy9S- IsO Seventh Street.
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TOHN VEL KER'S
81 BUTLER RESTAURANT.
"A "a MeiI0n D0res,J

SIS PENNsYLVANiA AVENUE,
Between Ninth and Tenth streets, (up stAirsD
Tho proprietor Of this fAvorite Restaurant hAA
pared no pains 10 make this the best Restaurant
Washington and he points with pleasure TO the
and respectfully Golioits Continuance OF the same
GAME, OYSTERS, and other refreHhmenta con.
SANITY on hand and a the most reasonable rates
DAEAKFAsT,
SUPPER
prepared ~ the shortest notioe and In the mosi
Breakiasa nom 70 y o'clock. Dinner and sup
asi ~ all hours. nayt-
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- SHALL WE SAY ITw
"DARE WE SAY TIP
"YEs.n
We will not DO uuderrold by Smith or any one else
WE HAVE GOT THEM.
We can sell them, and we will sell thom.
WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL,
Undoubtedly owing to the fac, that the public
have found out and appreciate our motto,
MANY SALES, But SMALL PRoFITsi
6ENTLEMENs FURNISHING GOODS
AND CLOTHING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Boys CLOTHING, AN ENDLESS VARIETY.
AT ga SEVENTH STREET.
ms-ti J. BRUCE & co.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-11-17

Tue SuorkEErER's EMBARRAssl
MENr.-1he following anecdote respeo'
ting the famous Eau de Cologne d
Jeau Marie Farina has appeared in I
French journal: "There arc many F.l
rinas at Cologne, all Of whom, d
course, claim to be the real Simo4
pure. +: A French gentleman who val
recently IN that city, being. anxious d
obtain few bottles, entered the haodi
soonest Of three fine shops, ail pretend!s
ing to sell the genuine perfume Af3
,er making purchase, he conjured th{
master Of the establishments td ..ea1
whether he was indeed the real Faiihs!
The shopkeeper .eemedegreatly embar1
rassed, but at last confessed that be VA
not, aud that the real Farina: kept Id
shop on the other, side OF. the street
The gentleman thanked him fof ~
candor, and Immediately made aifrlbos
purchase at the shop indicated. Tbs ]
next day the Frenchman, hsppehiae !
pass through the street with hat ).
Of Cologne, related his adtehtdfe, al
was not little sstonished wheni5. Ii
friend exclaimed: rrhe rascal! VIII
tkk shop Which he Recommended yo
Is branch establishment. Of bill o. u =;
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voice ,,1 to two tof the men, Aho followed

EOlcc 10 tWO VI Cuc WcIl, WnO 1OIlOWeO
her. ,+' ',.'''..'@
The poor cid man was dead. .f....;z
A little whitsr Faced, but diisst. .Puss
eo,lowed J.esmiily ,iter the S,eb a. they
lifted and bore the body between them.
The tlaY's l,iappeih{ny wa was not vet
done. Taking: a lt ]ittlc different route
than that by: which she had so,ne. thew
found "a man frightfu,ly torn with
wounds, and howling in agony. Puss
knew hint was Malloty-and stop
fed: " III "':.',. <o": i .''.~' ..''"t
The ambulance haa ;gsohte, 90: % When
the man saw her he e ein11tt}Feated pite,,ousiy
that she would cali it back ;tha: she
would bring him water: er : that She would
not leave him there to ., die alone. '''.''s
Fear And shidae1f;bgs los, lost =. ii ipiit;y, St;
Puss brom,ssd to STAY by him in his
ii1ad terror and ag5ny till Ythct help
came. She brought him water, and
kheit beside him, holding it to his
lips. " -:
Her enemy: words 's;:aXhot tell how
she had feared him; but. he could not
| hurt l,et now j; and with her hand up
on him, pitiful ana forsivin,g:,, he died
there. -. >'''' - .'''
| Puss. made capital nurse Heeir- pa
tients thr;vcd as M others did 1'.'ii
Valance suspected from ! istiayi .sIcaann
ings Something of what her: life Had
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-11-17
: PUSS BURBANK'S ENEMY.

"How now, Valance, spcculating on
to.morrow'. chances, eh ?'' :
Captain Dana threw himself iazily
down on the grass beside his friend
and began to whistle softly.
~ should not be surprised if to NOR
rows chances came today" said Val
lance St. Cloud, thoushtfully, IL sus:
pect the enemy arc uearer than we
thinS-not a difficult thing fir hin to
be hiding away somewhere do~n there
but that was rot the subject ot my
spseulations. Did you know, Dana, l
spent two years in this vicinity once.
Everything looks as natural to me az
the book Learned my letters in would.
DO you see that hill yonder, the blucst
crested one; lower than the others ,"
Daha looked and nodded:
~ staid just at the foot Of that-the
other side tbough-two years. 1t was
the 4aeerest, oid:{ashionsd, tig:roo,ned
farm house, with the oldest little mai
den presiding over it, / should like
to know what became of her. She
wasn't.a sweetheart, Dana, so you need
not laugh l was only lad then, too.
My mother left me there for the air ;
she fancied | was consumptite, I be-.
liese. I used to be i'll sometimes, I re:
member, and this little girl took care
Of me. Such demure little puss, you
know and, by-,hc.way, they called
her Puss too. It's a fashion they have
in these Southern families. There
always a 'Puss' among the children,
and never heard ber called anything
else but Puss Burbank" ....I j.
"Thcre's a B 1rbank rebel colonel,
isn't there ?" interjected Dana. "
at can't be Pnss's father-no, Of
course not. He wss an old Than In
those days-broken with drink too
treated the child shamefully soms:
times, and petted her rid,culousIy at
others. I'd give a months pay to see
the little thing again, if he hasn't kill
cd her in one Of his drunken RACES.
Why she could't have been-well-
not more than eight I should think,
and she used to take care of me like q
Fregular grandmother. She liked me
wonderfully; clung to me as though
she would never let me go the morn.
ing l left :; and when l finally had to
start, | left her in a kind Of swoon.-
Children have such fancies occasionally
you know. | promised to go back and
see her sometime, but I never went =
"She's probably, dead or married be-
fore this time,'' said Dana.
"Possibly;'' st. Cloud said, with 4
half sig "but it seems to me q.
though could find her right there in
the Old house! ',et yet, Per-, patient little L!
Puss FsA .al I don't don't know WY y, - ners'
went to zee her; l always meant to
II There, Dan Dana! didp't I'D! II ] tell yon?'' y