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NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Gold is rather
more unsettled, in consequence of the
announcement of the anticipation OF the
November interest on the Five-Twen-
ties. The prevailing Impression, how
ever, Is that, as in previous instances
of the anticipation of interest, the priv
ilege will be avail ed Of to only limited
gold will not be appreciably affected.
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me EnEIish CnpItnIIsts I'm Canada.

( LoNDoS, g. W., Sept. 22.-Seven thou
sand tickets were sold for the Proyin-
cial Exhibition yesterday. The days
proceedings consisted of a grand pub
lie reception to the mnratime delegates,
and another reception to Sir Morton
:Peto and party, who arrived at noon
and made hnsty visit to the Exhibit
ton. Sir Morton Peto made n short
speech, full of kindly feeling toward
the American people, and left for the
east at 8 Pm.
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The English Magazines contain a deal
ofinteresting matter, from which we
make some selections for the benefit of
our readers:
ON "PoLIsH" M WRITING.
IRON "SOod Rords.D
Polish of style will implvthe annror.
lmately complete revelation Of the
thought. twill be the removal of eve
rything that can interfere between the
thought ofthe speaker and the mind Of
me henrer. True polish in marble or
"a IN speech reveals fnlying realities, and.
IN the latter at least, mere smoothness
(either of sound or Of meaninHI ia no3
worthy OF the name. The most mol
Isned style will be that which mostitn
liieulnIeiy ana most truly flashes the
~ IN. en-! nIDouled in the utterunce up
vi MY IIS,i illno OF the listener or reader.
VIII you then, "-Iima reader
ornament in styls?" t'ii' VI no
Assuredly," answer, / would adj
mt OF no ornament whatever"
but let me explain what L mean nv
ornament. mean anything stuck in
OF on, IKE spangle, because IL il I1ret-
ty in itself, although it reveals notbin,
N9t one such ornament belongs 10 a
Polished style. 1t Is paint. not polish
anu II TINS IS not what my questioner
means by ornament, my answer must
~ inoulueu according to the differences
IN IN ms dehnition of tho word. What I
have shid has not the Ienst nnDIic,iiC,A1
70 the natural forms of beauty which,
lhought assumes in speech. Between
such beauty and such ornament there
lies the same difference as between Tho
overflow OF life in the hair, and the
a! 9Fesslng OF that loveliest of utterances
in grease and gold.
What, then, Qor now we must coma
20 the practically, is the kind of thing to
De polished away in order that the hid
den may be revealed? All words tbat.
can be dismissed without loss. For ali
such more or less obscure the meaning
towards the polishing of most STYLES
Is TO strike out-polish of-thc useless
words and phrases. It is wonderfuI
with how many fewer words most
things could be said that are said while
the degree of certainty and rapidity
be found to be in an Inverse
Ia u 10 the number of words employed.
All ornaments sO-cnlled-the nose and
lip jewels of style-the tattooinr or the
sPeechi all smiles that, although true-
give no additional insight into az
everything that is only nrettv
and not beautiful must be ruthlessIy
polished away.
All differences which, however. tha,,
may add to the amount of Thought
llstract the mind and confuse its OBJ
seryauon of the main idea, the essence
or life of the book or paper. must he
refused. In the manuscript
OF Somus there exists, obliteratet bnf
leglDle, a passage of it which have the
best authority for saying that it wonId
nave made the poetic fame of any wri-
yer. But the grand old self-denier
struck II out of the opening speech be-
cause that would be more polished
without it-because the Attendant
Spirit would say more immediatelv
and exclusively, and therefore more
completely, what he had to say, with
out it. For let the truth out, and II
will be found to be true. SimpIicit1 ia
the end OF all Polish, as of ali Ats,
Culture, Morals, Religion and Life.
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t CHICAGO, Sept. %.
FLoUR-Active and 15c higher; sales
at 50 20 9 so for common TO choice
spring extra. WHEAT-Active and
higher, with speculative demand, clo-
sing hrm at 81 AZ n Az for No. and
q y Tor No. 2. Consultative at 641zc
Tor No. l and &c for No. 2, OATs@
Firm at 33c. PRovIsIoNs-DulI. Hon
WINEs-Active Mt 81 %. FREIaHrs-
Steady. = -
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-- IbUFFAL1o, sept, =,
FLouR-Firm but quiet, WHEAT
Closed quiet but firm; No. Chilicothe
and Milwaukee spring at 81 55al 3d..
CoRN-Ftrmi No. mt 76a77c; No. /
held at 79c. OATs-Dpl and nominal ut
42c. BARIEY-State 81 1l1< Canada
81 10. RYE-Quiet. WHIsKY-Firm at
50 p. PoRK-S32 90. LARD-2sc.-
CANAL FREIeHTs-To New York;
Wheat 16c.; Corn l4c.: Oats 90.
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PhL1ndeinhin rInrI.et.
PH1LADE1rHIA, Sept, ..

n IIl4A 1IsI'E ItK4AI F'VPIN -
PETROLEUM-Unsettl and market
excited; all qualities slightly advanced;
341SaS6 for crude, 5Sa59Il for refined in
bond, and 7Ta79 for free. FLoUR-FirIn
and without quotable change in prices.
WHEAT-Quiet at 81 10 for new red and
81 15a2 20 for old. CoRS-An alyanc-
ing tendency; sales mt CSC for yellow.
WHIsRS-Firn at 81 80. ~, t. II Z
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TOLEDO, Sept. p.
WHEAT-A shade lower; sales of new
white Michigan mt 81 Of, new white Can
ada at 81 90, old amber Michigan 81 81,
old No. 1 red Wabash 50 90 . OF
CoRN-Firm and &c better; snles at zoe.
OATs-Steady; sales at SIC. FREIGHTs
-Dun and lower; Axe for wheat to
Buffalo and Sc to Oswego.
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. 80 tlGS
l4l
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Now let us compare this with the
population of one or two western states.
The population of Wisconsin has in
creased about $4,000 in the last four
years, or n total population of about
Sos, GOO. Iowa shows an increase of
100000. The comparison between the
two states Is no folIONps.
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New York money RTarltct.

NEW YORK, Sept. %.
MoNEY-Firm and quiet Mt @ per cent
for call loans. STERLING EXCHANGE
Less active and n shade lower, mt lO0I<
@lO9A for Gold and first class bills,
AMERICAN CODA shade lower, open
ing.at 143A, advancing to 143Js.
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BELMONT IRON WORKS
AND NAH, FACTORY

Bounded as follows: west by the Ohio river,
north by Division street, east by Main street.
and south by the property of AIessFs. Caldwell
& Lancaster.
ALSO, the Coal Mine In said Wand, now
worked by said corporation, and the railway
connecting said mine and the rolling mill
Also, the real estate and coal pr0pertN- llf-
longing to the said CORPORATION In and adioin-
ing south Wheeling, including that recently
purchased OF Dr. j. e. Campbell. and tile
chooses in action connected Herewith: and u
town lots in South Wheeling, lately purchaS-
ed Of the NJ. * NJ. Bank and Others, and lot
No. In Caldwell'S addition To the city OF
vision streets, with five tenelncnts thensnn
1t Is supposed that the coal property TO be
sold with the works. is sufficient 10 SuBDlY tle
works for thirty years.
The said real property to he sold on the fol-
lowing terms, viz: one-fourth cash, and the
residue, with interest from the day OF sale In
three equal instalments, payable in six. twelve
and eighteen months from said date; the pur-
chaser of the real estate to take the stock on
hand OF materials, iron nails, tools and cha +
tel property Mt an npproiSement to be made
by three disinteneSted persons, of whom tile
agents another, and the two 50 chosen n tlinl
the decision OF any two of the three to be
binding; and the stock 80 taken To be paid for
IN equal instruments at four, six, and eight
months, with interest from day OF sale The
deferred payments on both the real estate
and stock TO be secured by paper satisfactory
TO the undersigned agents. and n lien to be re.
t1tned on the property until payment in full
The purchaser shall have the option of nav.
ing IN hand the whole purchase money ol
any further portion thereof than above stat.
ed. JAMES PAUL.,
C. ID. HUBBARD,
r. CRANGLE.
Wheeling, w, Va, Aug, % .lSlS5
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- BAnrrMoRE, Sept. ..

bALIIMOhBI Sept. =
FLoUR-Steady; sales western extra
50 so. WHEAT--Actiye and prices SO
higher. COiacs-Ffrni; sales white ut SO
@90c. PRovfsIoNs-In good demand
and hrmer. BACON and LARD-Tend-
ing upward. WH1sKY-Quiet at 1921.
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WASTED AGENTS!
w Mhls or Female, tointroluce the best
selling SD 00FAAIILY SEWING MACHINE
IN IN the world All compleie-Hemmer, self
let good agents pay for tho Machine after they
sell them. For particulars. address, or call on
W. LATHROP & co.,
No. li2 South Sixth-st. Philadaj Pa.
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DETROIT, Sept. 22.-The store of Gins.
Dawson, on Pontiac street, was entered
by burglars last night. The safe was
blown open and robbed of over $780,
900 in government bonds,
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LACE CURTAINS.-A
sSep aIAlse ss9'1H lps. i'4l N. q. HARnouR.
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rare from BaltiInore TO Fort Monroe, IS 90
do. v do. Norfolk G %
do. do. City Point 30
Public Sale Of government Horses.

ASSISTANT, Q I'm AsLER,s OFFICE, U. s. Al
Wheeling, w. Va, Sept. Is, 1876.
TN accordance with Instructions nom the
II Qua[!ermaster General u. 8. Army, / will
sell on wheeling Island ON Tueadny, Sep
tenn DeF -, ASg5s One Hundred and Fly
The majority OF the Horses have been used
IN wagons and drays At this Post, and have
-beenpronounced by competent Iudpes NJ the
finest horses in the y. s. service
=. Inc Hores can be seen at the Government
Stabless corner OF Fourth and John streets
r. s. GARDNER,
EsePl9laIZ4. - Capt. q A. @ 81.
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I NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Gen. Hooker
and nbout sixty of his officers, called
upon Secretary Stanton today.
The colOred people of New York and
Brooklyn celebrated to-day the ami
versary of President Lincoln's procla-
nation freeing theislaves in the district
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MllVnnIIee NInrIIet

MILWAUKEE, Sept. OBJ
FLoUR-Ffrm at an advance 10 a 25c.
WHEAT--Active and higher; sales at
81 Al a As, OATs-Steady at $50, isili3
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w. s. HUTCHTNS.
: N successor OF
TIERNAN & CARNER,

Three doors above ts co77ieI, on National Road,
Brid0eI1oTt, Ohio. fdi
nEALER IN FAMILY GROCERIES OF
~ all kinds. fresh Vegetables, Poultry, freSh
Butter and Eggs, also, piclSled Pork Bncon.
sugar and Country Cured Hams and Shout
1g i,I; rowing made n permanent arrangement
IN IN one OF the best mills in the country 7
OF the PP'''
FneSt White Wheat Family Flour,
IN al cases warranted to be the hest.
nhNS atso very fine assortment Of cam
ueS anu nouons. a good article OF Lawn COf-
zee green LOT d cents per H. sepl2-lm
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WAsHINoToN, Sept. 22-The Presi-
dent granted pardons to six Virginians
and to thirteen North Carolinians, in
Guiding ex-member of Congress, ken
meth Royner, and Alfred Dockery; also
TO seven South Carolinians, including
eN-member of Congress John Mcqueen,
and to the same number of Mississip3
plans, -HstsIIT =
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A Conservative Observation-Disclosures
from the sOutIi.-.U. 3. DepOsItOrieS---
Returned 10 WashlngtOn---Illness OF
Secretary Seward and Mrs. Judge
PattersOn---SIOre Southern Post OIL
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The English Magazines contain adeaI
embarrassing matter, from which we
make some selections for the benefit of
OuI- raodorg
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* BAI1IMoBE, Sept. GA grand BAN
quet was given by the merchants toithe
Grand Lodge of the United States. Gen.
Hancock made the address of welcome,
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Good News from Sherman!
The Greatest Medicine of the AgeI
KRAFTIS lIARRHEA GnMPOuNl!


The only Safe and Certain Cure for
DIARRHGA. DYSENTFRY- FIITX- STTM-
MER COMPLAINT 49, TrS7-
s,,,, al, y,;,,r,,., a, ~ !. n -, r,,..,. T.,
~; S,5 ~ d rs N I9t, S..d fso1ee M
:. y C.s' o. St."Ste;
Vie PhoPhiEIORS OF THIS TRULY
inNniunble MeGlctne, now offer II to the
pubnc with Iull knowledge OF Its superior
nlS F over any rsInedy OF IKE character ever
Deio , lllLoluceu. II mas oeen uSeu with the
NOV IelJeGt IN JnOusanuS OF caseS tChere
df 0LheT icelnedleS hdteydiied. CnSeS OF Chron-
70 DIhfthosa OF years Stnndingt have been
S Sl Dy t i, use OF hfo oouLes. Thls remedy
iilLs ~ "a stgte n4tdnce, where the
IlsgSise mas Daineu the skill OF even the most
hh Il pIlySiclAns.
hhAEIS LLAHRHCEA COMPOUND mas been
IN uSe LOT hnnDer OF year, and by It's timely
hl ~, nus salSfl the lNes OIL hundredS
=, inns nleSllclhe Is purely Scientihc prepaFa-
,, ann rs Is prepared with the greatest eau
IS ys tlLlH 49,, 49, -,
:, f!SeFy IIItyeler shonld nave bottle OF the
DI I4,,sa ILS0AI IiS1I I'D;
] tsNeLy sOluleF VIII ma II invaluable.
No P Fam ba se9nl 70 be BE TtIhE mt
GoMEIouND, and prevent pain, suffering and
ue'lI REAn THE 1,o11oyv1,,a 7r,,.,r,,,o,,,,fs.
%VIIgI ~ q TN S,I! Is
W . a 1i III S'tli iooo'
Having used Rraft's Diarrh9a Compound, for
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a. a. surgeon.I II. s. A. I'M III 81 ~

WHEELING, w. Nn.,A April 9th. ISiiis :
have carefully examined the Artificial
Legs OF LEoSARD LEGRAS, and find them
mnnship, light and very substantially made
They Will be quite as seTviccable rs any arfI-
fetal legs in use, and ON account OF theirsiTn-
plicity and strength less liable to need repairs.
/ cheerfnlly recommend them TO any who
may need artificial limbs.
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FOR SALE.
Pronartv fnr Sale.

TIME DWELLING HOUSE on QUINCY
j Street, between Fourth and Fifth, now oc-
cupied by Rev. Mr.. Motilt. Also, the adjoin-
ing House now occupied by Mr.. Hall. Also,
the property on Market street, known rs the
Old Jail- with the tenement ON the hack end
JAIL VIII be sold nj n bargnin Ii not sold by 5th
of October, the property viii be Offered at
sepS-Ima 4. ALIEN HOWELI.
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NEW YORK, Sept. Disk hundred
men of the LIST Ohio cavalry arrived
here to-day on the steamer Spaulding.
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For Sale.

T WILL SELL THE HOUSE AND LOT I
lnow live in on Water Street, It fronts AZ feet
inches by 81 feet deep. There is a very COM
modious dwelling house with rooms and n
bath house, with both hot and cold water
will sell my groceries and give possession TO
the person purchasing If they want them. as
wish 10 quit business. For particulars in
quire OF j. X. BOTSFORD,
sepi-tf Water St. Wheeling, w. Va.
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miscellaneous.
The New Lime Steamers.

nor FORTRESS MONROE, NORFOLK,
u City Point, Petersburg, Richmond, and All
other connecting points. =
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The WIHTrIaI.

iwAsHBoTON, Sept. 22.-In the Wirz
trial to-day, DIR. Hopkins testified that
on the I'D Of July, 1864, he was assigned
to duty in the hospital mt Anderson-
Vile. He, together with Surgeon
White,w was ordered to make a thorough
inspection of the prison and hospital,
with, u view TO their improvement. The
witness here read the foil lowing letter rs
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DAILY, AT Q olCLoCK. P.M.

THE NEW LINE STEAMERS -
Leave Spears Wharf, foot of Gay street,
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Tho Steamers of this Line are alI new, and
struction, the most approved modern models
of the fast Hudson river steamers having
been adopted
The superiority of their models gives them
great advantage over the Boats of the old
style of naval construction, and the newneSS
the public their perfect safety 49, -
II Is hardly necessary to inform our patrons
that with their powerful machinery and fine
water lines, that hey do not require the
slightest approach to racing to enable them
TO attain n much better rate OF speed than
any Boats in these waters. =
The New Line is composed of the following,
elegant dde-wheel steamers, superbly fitted
up with saloons and single and family state
GESopcu TrApyy -. MAJ.
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Manufactures and POpnIatIon---some
Considerations Worthy OF the Peo-
pie OF West Virginia.
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JOHN FRrssFTI.
A. A. SURGEON II & 4
HEBRON, PLEAsASTs COUNTY, w. Val
September IL, 1865.

3Ir. Charles RehlcT. IJ7ieelinO, ". Td
Dear Sfr:-I have now been using the two
half legs Of the Legran make, furnished by
you, for over two months and IL affords me
great pleasure in saying that they have been
a great satisfaction TO me in that time. The
limb is simple in construction, strong, and Is
very comfortable in fact I find II Just the
limb which the necessities OF my case require.
/ hope there may be but few who have been
so unfortunate MS TO have lost both their limbs
as have, butt any such should be found, to
such especially, and to all Others, whose mis-
fortune 1t is to be deprived of limb, cheer
fully recommed the LegTan limb on account
Of It's strength, simplicity, and genernl aIiap-
tatiOn to the uses for which Il Is intended.
Very truly yours, &c,
SAMUEL BUoIGARDSER.
For further particulars call on or address
CHARLES BEHLER, AGt-,
MOnroe ST., bet. Market & Fourth.
apr2S-ly T-l-Fl 2 =
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GEORGE LEARY, Capt. Brakeman,
JAMES T. BRADY, Can't. I.andiS
CITY POINT. Can't, Talbot
DICIAL0R, Capt. Deering,

AASElEN4As Nhlls
The tables are supplied with every luxury
the markets nfiord, and equal to first class
hotel fnre, and notwithstanding the superior
advantages offered to the public In point OF
elegance, comfort, safety and speed tile fares
are ms low us by any other line.
They connect with the elegant New Line
steamers for CheTrystone, Mathews county,
and all points on the Eastern shore of Vir-
ginia, and also with the steamers for New
berne, Edenton, Plymouth, and all other
points In North Carolina. T-
Passengers transferred to and from oil De-
pots and baggage handled, free of charge
= They navigate the James river entirely in
the dry, thus 0tioFJling passengers time for
seeing tha fortineations, Dutch Gap, and
other objects Of interest.
Fare from Baltimore TO Fort Monroe IS 90
do p do. Norfollk,.....-. 600
ma do. I do. Richmond 500
The proprietors OF the line are now negO-
tinting for one OF the most superb and fast
steamers OF the Hudson river 10 run on the
James river, and intend TO make their line
the permanent institution OF Baltimore, and,
grateful for the very large share OF patronage
they have already received request n Contifl-
uance OF the public faYoTs. III :
Passengers taElng the LIS train from Phila-
delphta, make sure connections with this line.
Passengers taking the d. IN. trnin from
Washington, make connection With fhis line.
PassengeR taking the 8 a. m. train from
New York will have time 10 dino In Baltt-
more and make connections.
Be sure and inquire for tickets by the New
Line, and take other.
Information may be obtained on apPlca-
sep20-lm Sup't New Line, Baltimore.
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'' JiioIiNATHAN ROGERS.
For Sale.

II WILL DISPOSE OF MY DESIRABLE
Country Residence, two miles east OF the
city OF Wheeling, adjoining lands with Chtsi-
ter Knox and Nm. Tallant, containing six
There Is n cool assortment OF NUT, grapes,
&c, plentv OF good water. IL cnmuandS-n
good view OF the convent Ihere Is nlSo good
isna1i,sI mai in construction past the premlSCls
II moi sold by lSt october, viii rent 1t. For
fnTfher particulars enquire on tile promises OF
SebfSIlsf WA. VI. LOSE.
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New York Store

ETNHE undersigned will continue TO carry o,,
i business at the above stand, and WflI sen
goods nom this date at cost TO make roonn Tor
q new stock, particularly a lot OF shoes and
some dry goods, which he will sell for les
and surrounding country To call and eS-
anime my stock, as am certain thai Will
price. :, ISAAC IoEB'' >-'0A
% the late firm pr Goldsmith & Loeb.
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,aOlid 3 -Ii-Ili9 20 ~ I.,5i n z
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y - |-T'- n"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-08-19
EBIOckh heads.

An E,ste Fn correspondent furnishes TIE
following:
A recent lass in Brown University was
very much given to punning, which was a
source OF great annoyance to Professor g., a
sober, matter oi-fact man who de'ested this
species Of VIII especially during the recita-
tiuns
pne day " bile the class were in particu,
larly sober Y bin, one % the student, introduced
a general laugh by asking il farming WAS not
the G5D11lf-icork Of socie.r-S Slch sa!lies as
this we're very frequent, not 20 much 10 dis
play Wit as to annoy tie professor; aud they
we're persisted in against irequ, nj remot-
frances Oh his part
However, there was one member of the
class who was proyerbisl for lis dullness,
and ahp often sorely tried the patience of
the professor by coming to reel alton with
"a half-studied lesson.
After stumbling through several sentences.
which did not in the least touch the point,
Professor c., out Of patience with his
natural obtusenrs. and Of preparation, ask
ed
We'll, surpqce 'he head was 'eoOd,-etat
then?n
why i suppose the professor woull be a
5'orkheai" " the student returned, with the
frst display of witt that BE- had ever given Ut.
tetanec ~ Whlle in college
will add. as a proof Of The benefit Of
witty associations, aud the result OF paticn;
study. thi, dull student afterwards became a
distir guislie,l clergyman and author.