The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-11-21

for wonld stop, fix his grtyPye on the speak
er, and reply, 'Go'd night, monsieurl'
but N so rude aid angry a tone that The
words sounded more Ike la.ediction than
polite salutation. 1t was remarked that
whoever thus yentured to address the ma
ior, was, during the remainder of the even
ing, the viction Of some strange ill-luck -
| He regularly lost at play was sure to knock
his elbow through handsome lamp or vase,
! or IN some way to get entangled in misad-
venture, So firmly were the good towns
| folk persuaded that the major possessed an
evil eye, that their common expression,
| when any one nat with misfortune, was:
~ lie must have aid good night to the
7 maiur''
! This mysterious character dined every
day at the ordinary Crown Hotel, aud al
though habituary silent, seemed usually
cnntented with the fare. One day, howev-
cr, after having eaten some bread soup: he
cast his eye along,the table irowncd, calling
the host, said: How comes it that the
dinner today is entireE,lneagre2bs By, 3
Monsieur no doubt torgetstsa this is
Good Friday" 8F7r
Send rp two mutton chops.
"lmp1Ssibie, niajor-therc is not an
| ounce Of meat to be had at any butchers in
the town
~ ''!e nave SnusG '""l'. >,
.,ivf vnat Is not 10 ne haHi ,S e''ter 4,
mar = SET Q! Io9lS' 'GNcIalmeu me
.'njo'' s,tlN'nG ms ciehci'ei haHo on t"e
'aoie "tn sVen 'ofce t1at me oot'!eS
II'ico r a',i roGNeG Jhs' ~ II az tnc "'hE III
III, 1,,tlr o''',tS ''aH 60! mo Ihelr hcadS.
t"'n '.'I ne caileu IHG waiter, aa9 sa'u' nap
.ii'' 80 4" my iodFfiS' "nu "tiiS 'iiG i,I Ine
'nirri ,ri ca' p'''g WHICH A','sSoNci NY P'llo"'
he poor ,'''st 'rehlH'td' anu grew WY
pulo. mnI" n'i,''''F lt'ui' Sy VIM q u',itD'e
i Tarre,e eo E''" 'uiN 'i,a!a WIN SiNo'.
inc halof co"iy examine" thGiocKs~ pni
vi IrGSn capSS, cockeo ooth oarre,"' "'ld
"a'kgd OUT toloWeQ AZ reSmee,lul ulStalieP
nv me ~ Isl mates OF NE hoteL =
Not Tar Oh S'ood an oit iNHihaiii,eu 'huich'
wOoSe angular hIrfojte,ioh5 were naun'c'' by
many ravens lWo large ones new Gut OF
'!rret just as the MAJOR came up ana tn"S
ann l2r nruhi2 Shot' DoNh tuhlbleu
pom tile "lclean tnqS at 'is lect'
IS2"cfc "'r": sa'q he' pIcEHg them up.
ri III regularly S3ld|-the re quite lean.
ne 'e'urh<" 10 'he motel ana acc'rding
10 ms express ordefS' "he ,hoiety OF ms III
ohsped oo' y vas dressed ID SatoTl ste"
ara ana tne othef SlmlI,y roasted. Of both
ulsi'eS ne FaFto"k So.Ieal tliy that not a yes,
t,Re on cithsr Renamed, ana he declared
nat INA, ne had neVere tea MHic reIl%hing tood,
from that'dai the MAJOR oecama an eiJcct
OF uneasineS5 &c some; OF terror to others;
OF curiosity 70 an " heneyer nc appeared
on tne punEc promenade. every one AVOID
ca ann; at the t!aatte, his OK was general !,
- occupied by bilnSeIt alone; and each old
woman that met nm on The ,Sheg. m
var'abiy StoPpeu TO cross herself SlaJor
erhoT was never knoTA TO gntev church,
or accept Az invitation; at hr;t ne nied to
EeceiNe = aIeaS Macy OF ti'eF.' anI the per-
'uWe' b'4' I s[tptu h''' 10 Hght ms cl&afS.
0ecn; Nl'eh1 was ne m '"iltt'u'h J"f"t
| nFa"'i in nc nc ca0S" or fIeiie uF"nFrr' anu
y !. may els'y 1& ''f, too.' WY t'le al
a,cnc7 We're W. lhoFc1 t, at nearing !he name 0:
.lalNr el'',.f ho paper VI aec'Sat'oh'
No>" th''a!,;hhs u.""n up oy tne attorney
g'Hc'1i WIZ f9'te aug a'tileui"'y VI
description WHICH 'ioir'neu ,hg i iaaleS pres
cht' was feaa a'''ta lr,iouh' S'crce' ufoNeh
Ipy nS tm,ifr s,inFl9@ oi the prisoner Tho ,
| 'au lo9liy S'!!igu hl'i'Seh ~ s"cP' ne
EenuaI'heS uie'i 10 IouSJ MN ii9"i ms
S'aiiihe'1 nut 'hey hgfe'y Suecec'o !, ~
,.ah h'iii NY wv ana ''e' op'n ms ouii;
oiu'S', eits' Us ~ht' ~ 'hc ci'ih I'J - Gc'neo
W m' reau' iG'te Gia'EeI was "nH oln'cuhy
'uny a"dhei'cc' anu we PieSlueht pro
Ceet'u "a question: MN; li1 ihter' '"SItory
Iuily reveaicd' m az It's horror the thGfougn-
y S'u!mo htnuiS''ite'S oi w wretch he
hau Klilea MS whe' nc Saio' Lecause ti,ss
cou'oti agrees ne set ms mouse ou IRE oe-
cause y was a coiu 'fy'i'' atn ne wanted 10
warm yarn hih'nel' as 70 h.S c'll'''e'l tney were
uHty s1''aiahg iHt1t thlng3-.ho lcSs ~: 10 MN
vi any one e'Se' - Mout' ,noe ne ieep'uS ~
pursue all the aetal'S OF thiS a'S@us!'hs trlai
W. LoufauGau am NJ l"perVier o9tn
maze marve''nuSly c'olichC Sperches' oat
tne iat'GF aeSerVeu ''ecu!lat cIeul'; huV'nS
so very X oad cause 10 suS,ai'i' hIitthHngn
ne well ShgW that MS clShrwaS as th9fouSh
&c" ia;ei as eEsf ho ofeaInea a,iu MS con-
yet ne pleaded his caUSe ,H, VIII !, all lawyer $
cohsciientiouShcSE, lS''i.l (" hGh ne got 10 ti'e
Porotations, nc managed 70 squeeze from
his eyes lew rare tears the last ana mnS' q ,S
precious l imagine WI iWhich ne carel!iy
reserved TOT an espge,aiy Solen'n .I occasion N
Just as some families preserve bottle OF
hne OLD wine' to 90 drunk at the marriage
ct daughter or the coming OF age u IA SON
AT length tue case closed, ana the presi'
dent was gong to sum up; but as the @ neat
IN court was excessive ana every one pres
ent stood IN need OF reireShment leave was
given to the Jury to retire Tor hall an hour'
and the hall was cleared for the same
space OF time, IN order that 1t might undergo
II tt oroggh ventilation. During this inter
val' while twelve OF tfe Jurors were cooling
themselves Wlth ices and sherDet, the thlr
t. enth lighted a cigar, and reclining in an
arm-chair, smoked away with the gravity
ofa Turk.
What capital clgar! sghed one of the
jurors, as he watched, with an enpious eye,
the "dorferous little clouds escaping from
the smokers lips.
Would you ike to try one?" asked the
major. politely offering his cigar case,
''If it would not trespass to much On