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General Orders No. 25.
HEADQUARTERS lsr B.leADE DlsraIcr

HEADQUARTERS lsr BRIGADE DIsrRIcf
LEAvENwoRrH, Nov. 80. 1854.
1. Commanders of Regiments. Bat
talions and detachmenls belonging to
this Brigade are hereby ordered to as
scmble their commands on Saturday,
the 10Th day Of December, at 8 o'cloch
A, NJ. for Regimental drill. inspection
of arms, and pay.
IL. Regiments will assemble at the
following places. viz: First regiment.
Col. robinson. Seventh regiment. Col.
Mcfarland. Nineteenth regiment. Col.
Hogan, at Leavenworth City. Third
regiment, Col. Williamson. at Lawrence.
Fourth regiment, Col. Cooper. at Oska.
loosa. Tenth regiment. Col. Treat, aud
Eighteenth regiment. Col. Hubbard. at
Atchison. Col. Weer's regiment, at
Wyandotte.
Ill. Commanders Of Companies must
have their Muster Rolls perfect, and
thoroughly inspect their commands and
report The kind and condition Of arms
and accoutrements and the amount OF
ammunition each man has to their com.
manding officer, who will forward a
consolidated report Of the same to chose
Headquarters.
w. Every man must muster with
the company in which be was FIRST En-,
rolled, unless he has proper transfer
By order of
II. s. GRANT. Brig. Gen:
A. HASTINGS. A. A. G.
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HARDwARE.-These genial gentle
men. Messrs Wilson 4 Hastings. al
ways have fine stock of Hardware;
Cutlery and things in general pertain
ing 10 their business. We like to deal
with them. They are always ready to
oblige to the utmoss-sell at prices as
low as can be afforded. and deal honor
ably with their customers. We never
heard any complaints of trickery OF
this House. II any mistakes occur,
they always correct them cheerfully
but mistakes with them are Of rare
occurrence. Every person who trades
with them is pleased so well he is al
mos. sure to so back. Their custo
mers stand BY them. If you want any
thing in their line 60 to No. e8 Della
ware street, Leaven worth. and if they
have the article you need, get it there
you will not do better.
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GENERAL ORDER NO. /.

HEADQUARTERS 4th Regt. K S. NJ.
OsKALoosA. Nov. 10Th 1864.
l. Commanders Of Comp Il MES and
detachments will cause 10 be made out
Immediately. three muster rolls Of the
men who turned out under the recent
proclamation calling the Militia into ac-
tive service. one copy to be retained by
the Captain, and two copies forwarded
forthwith TO these Headquarters.
II. Muster Rolls Of ali not liable to
Militia duty under The State laws, and
who mustered for duty under General
Orders from Maj. Gen. Curtis. will be
made sepera,e from the regular Com
pany rolls.
III. Commandants will be careful 10
report. specially and fully all casualties.
giving the names of killed. wounded,
prisoners and missing. and all particu-
lars concerning the same.
I'LL. Companies will muster for pay,
on Saturday December '0.h. wien
all who have pay due, as shown by the
muster rolls. will sign two copies OF pay
rolls, and the Commandants will keep
tie same and draw. upon them for the
same,
Blanks can be obtained by calling al.
these Headquarters, al the Post office.
By order of
WM. D. MCCAIN.
Col. 4th Reg.. X. S. n.
NJ. r. DUTToN, A. A. Adjt.
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Excited-Foolish.

The editor of the Bulletin gets angry
over the lille item in our last. noticing
the failure of the Times and Conserra-
tiVe TO reach US as they formerly did Of
late. and uses great many hard words
which hurt body but himself. We
simply stated fact, which all our cit
izens are familiar with, and then re
marked that there was wrong some
where, and suggested that it must be
in the pos,-ofice We did no, say what
office, for we did no. know, but asked
for information aykere the wrong was
and who is to blame for it. Certainly
there is nothing in this at which any
honest man. fairly attending to his bu-
sinsss.can take exceptions. The wrens
may be at Leavenwor,h or scme other
office On The route. The office here is
not blamable; the papers don't get here
But, since the editor of the Bulletin
without any cause on cur part, or chargs
from US, has made himself ridiculous BY
beating the air in his defense, We are
strongly inclined TO think The evil lie:
at his own door.
If We were disposed 10 descend ts
his level, and indulge in his style. We
have ample room to do so--ws could
very easily array his murdered victim:
before him, and ask if an oath Of office
is worth much in case of one who take:
the life of his fellow-being. But We
viii do no such thing. We leave him
with his crimes and his conscience.
But We pity him-we pity any mar
who is SO unbalanced in mind and So
perverted by prejudice. tina, he canno
see auy thing as j. is. aud gets excitet
without reason. and acts n,adly wiihou
provoca.ion. Yes, We pity and com
miserate the poor fellow and wish hin
no harm.
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News through. rebel sources and lheil
silence, indicate that Sherman is max
ing rapid success in his advance tLro'
Georgia. Ii is said he reached Milan
and liberated iwo-thirds of our prison
ers-not certain. Lee has sent two
divisions Of his army to act against
Sherman. All rebeliom is in fear from
Shermsn's movements.
Hood is sald to be preparing 10 march
on East Tennessee.
In the skirmishisg With Hood. our
forces are said to have the advantage
nearly all tie time.
General aspect Of affairs favorable.
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DIR GooDs.-Messrs. Daniels. Mil.

DIR GooDs.-Messrs. Daniels, Mil.
lington & Co. continue to sell Dry
Goods of all kinds, Clothing. Boots,
Shoes. Hats. Caps, etc.. at their old
stand, sc Delaware street, and we have
found by repeated trials that We can buy
Of them at little better rates than We
do elsewhere. They do heavy bust
ness. have a large stock of goods to
select from, and do strictly honorable
business. Our friends who visit the
city for goods. should no. fail to give
them call. We bought prints there
Eve cents yard cheaper than they ask
ed at other houses for the same brand
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SheriH's Sale.

STATE OF KANSAS,
COUNTY OF JryrERsoN.
William Ciafin, Jchn A. ALLEN. Nathan D.
Noyes, and Samuel D. DavespoTt, Jr, Plaintiffs
Preston Aker, Defendant.
BY virtue # an order of sale, bearing date
November Is. A. u. 1864. to me directed and de.
iyered, issued in the above entitled suit, by the
Clerk OF the District Court Of the Third Judicial
District oi the State Of Kansas. sitting within
and for suid County u Jefferson, and also by viz.
tue OF the Judgment rendered in said suit by said
Court, on the 3l.t dny of October, A. D. 1854,
will, on " cd al e Sda y t:ae 4 TIN day Of Jan.
nary, A. d. 1865, at two o'clock, p. NJ. Of
that day, at the Court House coor in the village
Of O.ka.oosa, in the County Of Jefferson and State
of Kansas, offer at Public Sale, and sell to the
highest bidder. for cash in aand at the time of
sale, the following described trsct Of land lying.
being and situate In the County Of Jefferson State
OF Kansas, to wit:
Tie Esst (LI) half of the South Ems; f1z) quar-
ter OF Section t34} thirty -four. Township tS) eight
Rage I'D seventeen. Delaware Trpt l., nds in
said County. appraised u; ts240 0oJ Two hundred
and forty aollars.
HORACE GIBBS,
Shsrilr ef Jefferson County, Knnsls.
She,iff's Office, Cskalocsa. Dec. ;. 1861.
CLouGH 4 WHEAT, Ait'ys for Pi'fis.
222 5w s0iems sl050.
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Attention.

We end in our Office. without know
ing who brought them. or how they
came, or for what purpose, two letters,
sealed and stamped, one directed to
Mrs. Margaret Gist. Hiawatha, Brown
Co, Kansas" and the other to J (oi
y. G. Low, Second Ark. Cav. Comp.
L." Ii any persons have los. such let
,ers they can have them by calling al
the IndependeM Office.
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J. W. ROBERTS. Editor.
Saturday. .esDecmber 3. 1864.

HALF SHEET-Our readers will get
a half sheet this week; but the matter
on the outside is very full Of interss, to
our literary readers. and We give all the
features Of the news up to the hour Of
going 10 press { Thursday EVENING" SO
that this half sheet will be worth pre-
serving. We hope no: to repeat the
size again soon; but this time We could
not we'll help ourselves.
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given. iha, on he 10Th day
IN Of Novenber,A ID. 1854, Letters cf Admin.
istration upon the estate of Aaron Cook de.
ceased, late OF the County of jefferson, and
State Of Kansas. were issued to the undersigned
by the Probate Court OF said County and State.
All persons having claims against said estate are
required 10 exhibit them Tor allowance within one
year from the date Of said letters or they may be
precluded rom any benefits of said estate, and il
such csims be not exhibited within three years
from the date OF said letter., they will be forever
barred. LYDIA COOK,
22l 3w S. Administrator.
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AT WHOLESALE ONLY!
MATCHES AND jEtNEtRV
OF EVERY pEsCRIPTIoN At THE
Lowest Prices for Cash!

A..,o,, ocJ Covntrx, March ITO
Army anu Nouhy MS'
Peddlers, Traders, Suttlers. and General Dealers,
can make ENORMOUS PROFITS upon Z small In
vestment. "a
JeWelry of anv Pattern or Quail
;., M,de ~ nd, aSEs,;u.,.. sor .nv class
orL na e',n;sh.d ~ p.s,;",,". .',",,;c, n,;d
=, ~ s,O,v;nn sme,;ono..s C"nn.r, pedSis,. In.
49, r.s..ss. .'J S. n"I.r.' So'
u''u l.uS,s srWy Il'u HiWy DSa c.J
ANY Otyle Oh OOOdS ManuiaCtuISu
such as Inventions, etc., at short notice.
Good Canyassino Clerks. with a
..,, -, can s,d 80, =, .,,,niovwsn,,-
Sla. S,,. c.p,'a;, e'a d ,S S.i,
~ nc. n'ou ., 11ss v:;
1ne front Oh tue ftetauer lS very Large
A WHOLESALE SUPPLY can be carried in
knapsack hand valise, or carpet bag, md will moi
be like books, bulky or inconvenient to carry.
Remember another thing-the bu-
s;,ess ;s strictly Honor,ble, a~There ia M
need Of m;srenrcseni;no or exaeoua,ine. Om
AIS chow co. ,bemsefres 4 Prnye ,be,Sselves
IT,. !, 70 ', = business ;n ~h;.h .n .~nIs snd ,st;s.
..orr raou;r.lsn, i c;v.n Co.. tha r,onsv ,ecs;v.
"d "a od .ncon,sn;nc rrot, - nocIat.d - H.
aS 7, :. q nsS,,,rn.,;cr ~ ~h;.S ~ 80 ~.
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DENr OsKALOOsA, KANSAS, SATURDAY DECEMBER g. 1864.
Some skirmish fighting and cannon

Some skirmish fighting and cannon.
aiding north Of the James, at Dutch
Gap. 1t is said new guns have been
taken to Grants front, which will throw
very infamable shells into Richmond.
The Richmond Wing has an article
advocating the abandonment of thai
city by the rebels.
The rebels brag over their small sue
cesses under Breckenridge, in East
Tennessee,
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Another Change.

Mr.. Townsend has sold the Du;.on
House 10 Mr.. w. L. Deming. who is
now tho proprietor of the same. and in
possession Of the premises. We be-
lieve he has some experience in the
business, and trust that under his man.
agement the House will retain the good
rep station i, enjoyed as hotel under
its former proprietor.
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John r. Deal & Co..

AiNo ~ Delaware street. Leayenwor.h.
l,sse on hand one of the very best
stocks Of Boots aud Shoes 10 be found
in the city; their work is Of better
quality and make Than common. and
,hey sell at reasonable prices for these
high times. Give them call when
you want good understanding.
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save Your Life.

nYSPEPsIA, ERrsIgkLAs, KIDNEY Cow
IL PLANT, Sick Sni Nervous u cad ache. Neu.
raigia, Gravel, letter, Barbers Itch and Bald.
ness. A Treatise on the above diseases with
theie SPEEDY and PERMANENT CuRE, seat free
TO any address. Address ). c. UPiIAM, No. 25
South Eighth Street. Philadelphia, Pa.
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~ MEssRs. Brown & BROTHER

~ MEssRs. Brown & BROTHER.
opposite the Mansion House. Leayen-
worth, have the best room and one OF
the best Drug Stores in the city. We
have always found it advantageous TO
deal with them. They are gentlemen.
pleasant and agreeable, and thoroughly
acquainted with their business. They
now have the largest aud mos! complete
stock Of Coal Oil Lamps to be found in
the city. with all the late improvements
and fixtures. and a full supply of oil.
Also, a general assortment of Notions,
and an elegant stock Of fine Perfumery
Of all kinds, Toilet articles and Fancy
Goods. We advise our readers who
visit the city for any Of shese things.
or for Drugs, to give these gentlemen
call. They will no, only find the
goods there in variety, but the prices
will be favorable for the times. Re-
member the place. opposite The Man
sion Honse.
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The rrench PrcycneIve.

NIGHTLY EMISSIONS RvFECrUALLY PRE- sENr.
IN Ed WITHOUT TRR USE OF MEDIciME ty the
use Of THE French Preventive" the greah $, in
veniion of the age. Price 81. Sent post paid
TO all paris Of the country. Address DR. s.. tUR-
It's, Box 2G97. Post Office, Philadelphia, Ia,
Circulars seni free
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Still ANorHER-Messrs. Coy d
Conwell. Druggists, have dissolved
partnership. Mr.. Conwell retiring from
the firm. Mr.. Coy is now running the
Store as sole proprietor.
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NeW Aarertisetufnts.
Cotton Wanted !

WE want 5000 lbs of unginned Cot
ton-to be delivered Immediately at
our Store in Grasshopper Falls. for
which We will pay the highest market
price in cash or goods.
CROSBY BROS.
Nov. 90, 1864. 4w
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See general Oders in fourth and 6ftl
columns Of this page. They are Of i'm
portance and should be read,
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Reports Of On attack on tie. Balii.
more and Ohio railroad we're out.
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WANTED!

100 Pounds of Fresla Butter, for which
will pay the highest marke, price in Cash.
Oskalooss, Oct. 23. LIZ. WALDEN.
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MATRIMONIAL!

LAW OFFICE OF A. Z. PARKER.
OsKALoosA. July 18th. 1864.
Having perfected arrangements am
now prepared to prosecute Soldiers
claims against the government.
Back Pay, Boun,ies and all claims
of similar nature attended 10 with the
earliest possible dispa'ch.
A. E. PARKER.
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RIVER PRICES.

The motto Of "Live and Let Live" will govern
US in cur dealings.
Call and see us before purchasing
elsewhere. At the old Drug Store
stand, North East Corner Of Jefferson
and Delaware Streets.
lS6-tf COY& CONWELL.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-07-15
Attempt to Wash Blackamoor White

An amusing attempt has just been made
to wash black man white. A letter from
Zurich says:
In Lensburg, Aarguia, travelling com.
pany OF showmeD, under the lead Of au
African, Janetti, who is now a French
subject, made its appearance at tue time
of the annual fair, for the purpose of Civ
ing representations. The police authori-
ties of the place were astounded that man
whose papers and pass were quite correct,
but who was black, should speak French
with perfect fuency. Their suspicious
were aroused to such an extent that Jan
ETH was summoned totbe bureau. Water,
soap and sponge were procured, and ia.
netti reduced to state Of nature, aud
washed most vigorously by two of the SUBJ
ordinates. All in vain; the black, SO far
from disappearing, only comes out bright
er, and with greater lustre. The doubts
of the police, however, are far from being
solved. An apothecary was sent for
Cyanide of potassium Is, by his advice,
next applied to the skin Of Janetti, but a
blackamoor is not to be washed white, and
the ill-used actor had to be dismissed, sf
ter defying the efforts of his Prosecutors.
1t is said he will lay complaint on the
subject before the Council of the Swiss
Confederation. ~....
An attempt of the sort described above
has been going 90 in this country for
years, aud large number of policemen
and apothecaries have been applying pap
and caustic until the pour negroes have
been nearly eaten up. And not the first
black has been made white. But the
apotbecaries have not given up the effort !;
and will not while there is any soap in
Uncle Sam 3 tub.
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BEL AIR. Md FRIDAY MORNING JULY Is, 1854

to be put down by single financial re.
verse. He opened store in Canajoha-
rie, N. Y, which was burned, and on
which there was no insurance. He came
again to New York in 1889, and estab.
lished restaurant, where, by devoting
the services Of himself and several mem
bers of his family assiduously to the bust
ness, be soon reyeled in his former pros
perity, and snapped his fingers in glee at
what unrefecting persons term "the freaks
of Dame Fortune" He is sill living in
New York, hale and hearty at the age Of
seventy. Although called "French''
blacking-naket Mr.. Gosliug is in reality
Dutchman, having been born in. the city
of Amsterdam, Holland. He is the faith
err of twenty-four children, twelve of whom
are stilleliving, to cheer him 10 his decli-
ming years, and to repay him in grateful
attentions for the valuable lessons Of pru-
denca, integrity and industry through the
adoption of which they are honored as
respectable aud worthy members of soci-
ETY.,
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A Peep Into the Kitchen.

In Holland the entrance to the parlor is
thro' the kitchen /; perhaps according to
certain adage that "the way to mans
heart is through his stomach" Among
country folks the parlor is seldom opened
to visitors, save at weddings and funerals
Then there is another way Of entrance
Ordinarily it is through the kitchen. No
one thinks of offering or asking an apollo.
gy for this route. That is an important
part Of the house, and if well in order, the
thrifty housekeeper may we'll be proud Of
it. Our foremothers used to have kitch-
ems too. And no one was ashamed of
them. Now if visitor, especially if he
be minister, happens by accident to
reach the kitchen door, all its inmates will
be covered with bushes and blunder away
at awkward apologies, as if it were u sin
to have place to cook and wash dishes.
To get this very important apartment
as much out of view as possible, it was
first put into n back building; then into
building back Of the back building; and
there is prospect that before long it will
be put back farther still SO that the art of
cooking promises to become quite mystery
ere long. The inside of the American
kitchens, too, is fast shrinking into the uu.
seen. The old fireplace is closed up, the
kitchen cupboard, with it stores of queens
ware, and the dish trough have disappear.
ed the cooking-stove is all that remains,
and that is not allowed to work in sight.
We like the old kitchen better. 1t had
more poetry and heart than that of the
present day. 1t rarely gave people the
dyspepsia. 1t was more frank and cheer
full and less bypocritical. Then there was
still an open fireplace. Every home bad
u real "ire-side." The children watched
the cracking flames, and the simmering,
steaming meat in the pan.-uot merely a
metaphorical pan, but an iron reality on
three legs. Then there was coffee ket-
tie whose music I still remember. How
sweet was the odor of coming dishes. It
gave an edge to our child appetite. With
wonder we watched the busy hands, scour.
ing aud scrubbing; when made to lend a
helping hand the wonder vanished. No
children Of the present generation will
have such pleasant home memories clus.
ter around the kitchen hearth AS those Of
the past Ger. Ref Messenger
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A YoUNa HERo.--A gentleman, while
passing through street inhabited by poor
people, in New York, heard an iufantile
voice from basement crying "Help!-
help! He rushed in and found little
fve-year old boy holding bed blanket
around bis little sister, a couple of years
younger, who had caught her clothes on
fire; and the little hero had succeeded in
distinguishing the flames. .a.
The boy, 10 answer to the inquiry why
he had so wrapped the bed blanket around
his sisters burning clothes, said his ma
told him tina, was the bes. way to put ont
the fire and as to why he hallooed
"Help help"' that be was afraid that
he could not succeed, aud wanted some
one to help him. He was then asked
why lie did not leave his sister and 20
into the street and cry for help. He an
swered, with tears in his eyes and fixed
determination of countenauce mo, I
never would have left her. She was my
sister. Had she burned up, would have
burned up too.
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No Beans for Breakfast.

In the town Of Jefferson, in this State,
lives Deacon NJ, a very pious and sx-
omplary man. In his family, as in mos,
others in that locality, lakea beans form
the more substantial part Of the breakfas,
GU Sunday morning. II came to be after
a while tina, tho appearance Of this time.
honored luxury for the morning repass
was sort of notice to the deacon that The
duties of the Sabbath bad been entered
upon. On one Sabbath morning, howev.
er, for some reason or other this customa-
ry dish was omitted in tho family. I'm
mediately after breakfast, the deacon, as
usual, took his hoo, went into the field,
pulled off his coat and went to work
His wife aud daughters, noticing this
from the house with great establishment,
John, the oldest son, to tbs
field toinquire of his father why be work
ed on the Lords day. On drawing near,
John cried out:
FEATHER, father, what are you doingg
It's Sunday p
Sunday Sunday y exclaimed the dea.
con. THAT can't be; ,cc did not haps
any beans for breakfis'."
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VOL. yIII.---NO. 90.
A Dutch Romance.

Several of the Paris journals tell tho
following story relating to the interpreter
OF the Japanese embassy now in Paris -
Frantz Hickman was native of Holland,
but being of rowing disposition, embark
ed on board vessel bound to Batavia, to
seek his fortune. Years passed by, and
nothing being heard of him, his friends
concluded that some accident must have be.
fallen him, and that he was no longer liv-
ing. His father remained in Holland,
but being unsuccessful in business he
came to Paris. Here his resources soon
failed him, and. on writing to friend to-
solicit small loan, he received the fol-
lowing letter in reply 81 send you the
money you ask for, and add to it the pho
tograpbic portraits of the Japanese embae-
sy. You will remark the face of one Of
those strangers, he is The very image Of
your son. ,.sf -,
The father could not but perceive tho re-
semblance; the features were certainly the
same, but the closely-shaved head aud the
Oriental costomc greatly puzzled him.
he, however, went to the court yard of the
hotel IL which, the embassy was staying,
aud was so fortunate as to arrive just az
the Japanese were passing to 60 out
The original of the portrait be at once re-
and called out. as that you.
Frantz = In q moment the son-for
Frantz it really was--and the old man
were locked in each others arms. The
who witnessed the scene,
were greatly moved and old Bleckmau's
troubles were now at an end, as the son 10
wealthy and prosperous.