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Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-06

drove it up to the haft in the wood -
Doubling one end of the things, he
looped it round the primitive staple.
and whirling the two loose ends under
Jesse's body caught them, and drawing
the thong tightly up, knotted it about
the handle of the knife. Creeping fur
thcr along he secured in a similar man
ner his sons ankles; and then facing
about, took hold of Jesse feet and held
them firmly, while the imperiled man
exerted his own strength to regain his
former position. 1t was exceedingly diff
ficult for him to do this, but he at last
succeeded.
As soon as the desired object was ac-
comphshed, Job severed the thong that
bound his sons ankles, and then, at an
imminent risk to himself crept over his
PROSTATE body, cut the cord around his
shoulders, and regained the edge of the
pit.
Carefully, very carefully, did young
Slocum follow his father. When he
came within reach, every hand was ex-
tended, and he was almost lifted to a
sure footing on solid ground.
An exultant shout of joy now rang
through the silent forest at the almost
miraculous rescue.
1t was believed that after few more
rounds were fired, all the reptiles were
killed. AS to the exact number des-
troyed, the hunters could form no Just
estimate; but all agreed that there were
at least from four to six hundred.
Doubtless this secluded retreat had
been for years their breeding place, as
many of them were of enormous size.
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@- From and after this date all SherifFs
Constables' and other legal sales. advertised.
in the CHRONICLE, must be paid for on the
day Of sale, punctually. We hold none but
the officers responsible for their payment.
N9- Transient advertisements must be paid
An advance. Job-work paid on delivery, in
uariably.
~ All regular advertisers will be requl-
red to settle on the first of every month. Our
city advertisers will be required to pay up
every three months.
~ Advertisements will becontlnued until
ordered out and collection enforced. All ad-
vertisements should have marked upon them
the number of insertions required.
va There will be no deviation from the
above established terms and rules OF business
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"WHAr do you know of the defend

"WHAr do you know of the defend
ant, Mr.. Thompson Do you consider
him good musician ?" On that point.
1 wish to swear with great care. 1
don't wish to insinuate that Mr.. Van
Slopes is not good musician. Net at
all. But could not help observing
Gpeople will observe queer things at
times) that after he commenced playing
the clarionet, saw-filer who lived next
door, left home, and has never since
been heard Of" "Well, that will do.
You may go down, Mr. Thompson
Crier, call the next witness before the
court" sf
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NoNE.-Quiz was dining at Bliss,
when everybody called for peas, peas,
until they were all gone. Quiz felt uu-
easy, and. throwing himself into the at
titude of Patrick Henry, exclaimed =
"Gentlemen may cry peas, peas, but
there is no peas r.
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. SUCH A RATTER."

A contemporary gives the following
amusing account of his experience with
dog which he bought from dealer
on his assurance that he ''was such a
ratter.'' He had some trouble at first
in getting rat on which to try his
"purp.' He Succeeded at last, and
says:
The next day was so fortunate as to
secure from boy in the market fine
old-line, bob-tailed rat, whose furious
efforts to chaw everything within reach
gave promise of glorious sport for Nip.
Took the rat home, called my dog, told
my wife if she wanted to see the way
that terriers did rats, to come down in
to the basement. She came down and
shut the door-just in time, too, for as
soon as Nip saw the rat, he, Nip, my
ratter, for which l paid the boy FIVE
dollars, made most unmistakably cow
ardly movements toward the hall. Wife
on chair, said the dog did not appear
to see the rat
"Told wife to keep mum. Thought
[ would not give Nip any reason for not
seeing the rat again. so tied the string
that held the rat to the dogs hind leg
He saw the rat that time, and jumped
on the chair by my wife. Wife laugh
ed and showed him off Tried the stove
next. Got off the stove without being
showed. The rat, however, being an
old stager, and not being used to such
treatment, made a demonstration on
Nip's rear, and l don't believe Flora
Temple ever made better time in the
same limits than that dog and rat made
around the room.
First heat, dog had the lead, closely
followed by rat, who, on striking the
half mile pole (footstool in the corner)
broke badly-in fact, nearly broke his
back; and before he could be brought
down Che was sliding on his back) dog
led him by the whole length of the
string. Didn't stop for wind, but start
ed on the second heat. Got off we'll
together (tied) and went finely around,
neck and tail until they reached the
judges stand, (wife standing on chair)
against which the dog brought up solid,
bringing the judge down in style pre-
eminently sudden, if not dign;6ed. The
heat was decided against the dog, you
bet, and it was only after much persua,
siou that the judge would again take
the stand
"The third heat may be amply term
ed dead heat. They got as we'll apart
as the dog conveniently could, and sail
ed lively until just as they struck the
last quarter, when the rat, which run
about as we'll on his back as on his legs
SHE'D the track and got rather queerly
around table leg. Dog went on as far
the string and the length of his hind
leg would let him. On raising the rat
he was found to be non compos, totally
defunct-in fact, dead. Nip was not
much better off.
" Wife said that dog couldn't even
kill mice Told her that he had GER
tainly killed that rat. But on viewing
the feat in scientific light, l must
confess that l did not feel quite satis-
fed with the performance of my pet,
and the next morning gave him away
to milkuan who wanted ratter to
free his stable from the depredatioDs of
the vermin. | have not been able to
ascertain which left first, the rats or the
dog"
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-06

WE once heard Of very rich man,
who was badly injured by his being run
over. ssIt isn't the accident" said he,
that 1 mind; that isn't the thing; but
the idea of being run over BY an infern-
al swill cart makes me mad"
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PEOPLE long ago must have had an
inconvenient time of it. Just think
No railroad; no steamery no gas; no
friction match no telegraph; no ex-
press; no sewing machine! Crawling
along in stage coaches scratching the
mast for breeze; snufing tallow can
Gle dips; exercising over tinder-box;
waiting for messages; Fostering friends
to carry packages; puncturing fair fem
mime fingers with peedle-points; with
other attendant infelicities-how on
earth did they getalong? Truly, if our
children increase the amount Of COM
fort in an equal degree, with morals to
suit, blessed will they be in their gene
ration.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-06

A GERMAN being required to give a
receipt in full, after much mental ef-
fort, produced the following II ish
full. wants no more money. John
Swackhammer."
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-06

AN ELEGANT EpIsTLE The follow
ing letter was written by father to his
son in college: "My Dear Son-I write
to send you new socks your poor mother
knit for you by cutting down some of
mine. Your mother sends you ten dol
lars without my knowledge, and for fear
you would not spend it wisely 1 have
kept back half and only send you FIVE.
Your own mother and | are we'll except
that your sister has got the measles
which we think would spread among the
other girls if Tom had not had them be-
fore, and be is the only one left. / hope
you will do honor to my teachings, if
you do not you are donkey and your
mother and l are your affectionate pa
rents"
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County Official Directory.

VIM. II. Leonard, M,h,e.h, e.,,
Thomas Hardy. A'"'0'''" "'' ''''A''
N. q. Sawyer
NJ. M. Collier, Members of the assembly
Isaac Aver.
James Barclay. y......... County Judge
Jas. Oliphant, ...... Sheriff and Collector
j. A. Foster, ..... CLERK and Recorder
J. G. Severance, District attorney
G. 3. Hopkins, ,..........T Treasurer
Wesley K. Boucher, Surveyor
J. G. Kelly. ...... Pubic Administrator
F. o. Barstow,. Supt of Public Instruction
DR.. A. Fl. Herchner. Coroner
VIM. ?. Peek, k,....... Supervisor lst Dist.
james Cole. Supervisor I'd Dist.
J. j. Stoddard,. ....... Supervisor Sd Dist.
A. j. Crooks, Dep. Assessor U. S. Int. ReU.
2. w. Scribner,. Dep. Col. U. s. Int. Reu.
FOURTH TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
" F y Howard 2 si1,, JP l. Henderson LENDERS C.
John LeBarr,. -. Assessor and Collector
Th5s. OHare, Road Ouerseer
IL IL " w NO ILL OI 1OC1sO.
Chris Tormey Up VIM Workman r
= Robertson ). r. ]. Holden. T.
b. K Thorn. Assessor and Collector
NJ. O'Connell.. ...... ..Rood OUerseer
SIXTH TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
" " = = HenSin. HeaEtt, Thel I B Mathews htsSy
G. F. Wesson, -. Assessor and Collector
Albert Buhlert. Road OuerSeer
SEVENTH TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
koRf R F osaI'sr e5isgs Up. oTspnsssn M'nsssn
Wallace Briggs. -. Assessor and Collector
l.. +. Hopki s........... Road Ouerseer
EIGHTH TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
= = siTjswOld 1sN,ld LP G NV.!.Lari W Merritt c.
E. L. Thayer,. -. Assessor and Collector
j. A. Morse. e,..............R Road OUerseer
NINTH TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
Ed Burrows Ip AP Jordan | r.
Freeman Jas Silver W
E. D. Green. Assessor and Collector
Moses Towle,. Road Ouerseer
TENTH TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
J Tsfi Heckeadorn asnshDn up. wv TeSGswId Grswod
J. A. Dunn, Assessor and Collecto,
j. NJ. Thompson. ......... Road OUerSeer
NOTARIES PUBLIC.
Jas. G. Kelly, ]. J. Stoddard.
G. M. Whitock, S. S. Abbott,
Walter L. Hopkins. Ed. Loughln,
T. K. Wilson, Allen Taylor,
Isaac Aver.
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COURT RECORD.

TERMS OF DISTRICT CoURT.-2d Monday
of January, April. July and October.
TERMS OF County CoURr.-First Mon
day of March, June, September and Decem-
ber.
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AGENTS.
BUSINESS CARDS.
r. X. WILSON,.

r. K. WILSON.
aT TOR " E Y A T l. il Nv,
NOTARY PUBLIC
AND cOrJRT COMMISSIONERS
OF CALAvERAs COUNTY, CAL.
OFFICE I'm Court House, Mok. Hill,
Mok. Hill Marc 10. ls66.-tf
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He COULDN'T BEAR PROSPERITY =
There is class of men of whom it is
truthfully said, they cannot bear pros
perity. When fortune goes against
them, they conduct themselves with
correctness; but let the tickle dame
smile upon them and they rush at once
into all sorts of folly and intemperance.
Prosperity has ruined people who, so
long as they had to struggle with the
world, were very excellent and exem-
plary members of society.
There was singular illustration of
this in the Police Court the other day.
A good for nothing looking wretch was
brought up, charged with drunkenness.
The testimony showed that he had been
on spree for a week. He was asked
what he had to say for himself.
"Well, your honor" said he, "me
and my woman never did live easy to-
gether.''
"That's no excuse for your getting
drunk" said the Court
"You re right, your honor, and SO it
amt. We used to fight like cats and
dogs together"
drinking only made it worse," put
in the Court.
"That's true. She discouraged the
life out Of me: and kept me poor, until
last week when"-
"Well, what did she do last week p
"She died, yer honor"
"And you have been drunk ever
since ?"
eyes, yer honor, I never could bear
prosperity"
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-10-06

The FIRST WEDD1NG.-We like
these short courtshps, and in this Adam
acted like man-he feel asleep bach
elor and awoke to find himself mar
ried man. He appears to have popped
the question Immediately after meeting
Miss Eve, aud she, without Irritation or
shyness, gave him kiss and herself.
OF this first kiss in the world we have
bad our own thoughts, however, and
in political mood wished chat we were
the man that did it. But the deed was
done, the chance was Adams, and he
improved it. We like the notion of
getting married in garden. Adams
was private. No envious aunts and
grunting grandmothers. The birds
of the heavens were the minstrels; and
the glad sky flung its light upon the
scene One good thing about the first
wedding brings queer things to US, in
spite of the scriptural truth. Adam,
and bis wife, were rather young to mar
ry, some two or three days old, accord
ing to the sagest elder, without expert
ence, without house, pot or kettle
nothing but love and Eden.
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United States Omcial Directory,
State Official Directory.

J; John A, osaosssg' oMsDs1gall' 0. s. Senator's
y S''.$ y5$ i Siss; $sss:;, Ssss, Of Congress
Frederick F. Low. Governor
T. n. Machin,. Lieutenant Governor
B. B. Redding,. .. Secretary of State
Romualdo Pacheco, Treasurer
George Oulton, Controller
John q. Mccullough. :. Attorney General
John F. Houghton, i. i. Z. Surveyor General
Y. NJ. Clayes,. State Printer
John SWEET, Supt of Public Instruction
W. G. Stratton,. ....... State Librarian
George S. Evans. .Agutant General
: 3. :. S.5;s: Ns$:er, 5;Ss Hr'''' Commissioners
w. P. Tilden, Res'd't Phys. Insane Asylum,
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Silas W. Brockway, Judge District Court
THIRD DIVISION q. 5. INT. REV.
n. M. Orr. Assessor
John Sedgwick, Collector
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JOB PRINTING!
all kinds of JOB WORK executed with
neatness and dispatch. and on moderateterm
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". Tx. BOUCHER,
Notary PU BLN.
United States Internal Revenue
WILLIAM f. COTTON,
Deputy Collector

FOR THE
THIRD DIVISION OF THE THIRD COL
LECTION DISTRICT IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA,
Consisting of the county of Calaveras.
Office at the Court House, Mokelumne Hill.
Mok. Hill, March oath, lS65.-lm
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Superintendent OF Public
Schools.
N1OTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
all communications to the Superinten-
dent of Public Schools of Calaveras county
should be addressed F. 0. BARSTOW.
Mokelumne Hill.
Mok. Hill, March 10, lS66.-tf
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TENTH TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
Levi Langdon Up MMcCormick G.
j Heckendorn go" JW Griswold y
j. A. Dunn, Assessor and Collector
j. NJ. Thompson. 1900. Road OUerSeer
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ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Silas W. Brockway, Judge District Court
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fall OF from seventy to seyenty-6ve feet.
I The first seen of him after his plunge into
the stream, he was discovered standing on a
small, rocky island at the bottom Of the
falls elinging to few allers. His friends,
who were looking tor his lifeless remains.
rescued him from the perllOus situation and
conveyed him to his home, much TO the Joy
OF his anxious family. He was badly cut
and bruised, but is row improving, and the
prospect is good for his speedy and complete
recovery from these injuries
The Vermont Central Railroad was sadly
'demoralized" in several places; but the
managers and employees have been indefati-
gable IN their endeavoTs to keep the trains
running. and the travelling public have rea-
son 70 be thankful that 50 little interruption
and inconvenience has been experienced by
them on this road.
The Newport Express says:
Black and Barton rivers are said to be
higher than ct any previous time for twenty
years The road leading 10 Coventry is
oyerfiowed iOr considerable distance to the
depth OF four feet. Much grain and hay
along these rivers was swep, away. In
Wes'Aeld, Walton Blrnham lost 80 sheep
and quantity Of corn. q c. Miller lost
some 800 saw logs At Crafisbury, saw
nall, gr!st mill, carpenters shop, also the
dam and Il part Of the foundation Of the
wooien factory were swept away. We un-
deIsiand NJ. fdirbTOthers, OF Coventry, lost
% nice sheep which were grazing on his
large meadow On Black River and were IN
able 20 escape the flood. We hear Of serious
damage in all parts Of the State. II is said
that the Lamnille river in one place is COM
pletely dancd up with pumpkins, 50 that
iaons4uds Of acres have been overAowed.
This Is a rUmoT and we DO not youeh for ITS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-10-05

THE RECENT FL1oD.-The freshets Of last
week made serlaus work in many parts Of
Vermont. The damage done in the valley
Of the WinooskI and It's branches is thus
related by tie Montpelier FreemGH
Ia this town We believe the heaviest dam
age falls upon Mr. Geo. II. Bennett, who
had q portion OF his Sash ard Blind Factory
swept away. together with q large amount
Of valuable lumber. His 'O.s cannot fall
short Of Sl70O Mcssrs. Lqne, Pitkin &
Brock, Mlchinists iron Founders. e;c., had
a portion Of their nIme carried down stream,
aud were damaged % the amount OF $1,000.
D. X. Bennett had his dWelling-hOuse par
italy undermined, and removed bis goods
theIeirum IN expectation that it would tOpple
into the stream but it was spared that fate.
MessTs. f. ). Camp and j +. Langdun both
suffered a considerable loss in personal prop
erty. DR.. Calkins, living up the North
Branch. had several OF his valuable sheep
drowned Many other individuals were
damaged 10 some extent By the sweeping
away Of croVs, personal property, aud by in
Jury % their lands and tenements.
Two bridges IN Montpelier were swept
away. and in Worcester they were complete
" '.clcaned out " Scarcely a bridge Is left
standing on the North Branch, and the roads
arc most seriously injured in nearly every
town rom which we have Edviccs. At
South Woodbury., the dam across the stream
gave wav, and the sudden accession Of ac-
cumuIated waters 20 the already swollen
stream carried away and rendered impassa-
bic all the bridges. nine in number, between
that village and Eas; Calais. In many other
towns large numbers Of small bridges were
carried of, or the water swept around and
cut channels at either end OF them, leaving
the wooden structure high and dry on the
stone abutmenis, while culvcrts and sluiee
ways we're swept with the bosom Of destrue-
tion.
The damage to mills and mill oTners is
very heavy. At Worcester Corner, AbbOtt's
| mill was badly dealt with, and the loss it is
thought Will not he covered by $1,000. Put
mans mills in Middlesex, were eUnsIderahly
| injured aud some three thousand logs were
swep, down stream. The lOss here r estl-
mated AT 5000.
At East Cal4is quite a serious accident oc-
CURED. On Saturday m 1rniny, Rev. Cyrus
| Liscomb and other eitiz rs went out TO the
dam of Mr. GoOdan's carriage shop TO view
the sublimity Of the raging waters as they
were poured over the high falls at that place.
While attempting 10 cross n small foot bridge
connected with Il aume, the dam gave way
and NJ Li-rrn nh wa prteipiiated into the
elAIntI Vi lie s-TesIE ,cAIIled down tie falls,
over tvo damy-s distance o. ten rods, With
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-10-05

Smaley, DickeY, Partridge, Atkins, and other
managers of the democratic party in this State,
assembled here last week to come to some IN
derstandiBg about the distribution Of Offices.
Their conclusions have Eos yet been made pub
lic 1t is supposed there will be no change in
the Post Office here, as the incumbent claims to
be an ardent johnson man. The Collector Of
Internal Revenue, will. Of course, in due time
lose his place, and We hear Samuel Wells, Esq,
Democratic Candidate for Congress in this Dis
trict, named as his successOr.--hoHiPeiier
Freeman.
1t is rumored that these worthies allotted
the CollectOrship Of Customs to Ii. 3. Smith;
the L. 5. Marshal's Office to sutler Worthen;
the AssessOrship in this district to Saul Bish-
op; the Burlington Pest Office to Mr.. HoYt Of
the SentiHei, &c. There Is an Office apiece
all round, easy, for the leading democrats,
the only trouble is that Andy doesn't "give
down.
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One Of a party, referring to a musical
composition, said, :. That song always car
rics me away when near it. " Can any
body sing 1t asked Jerrold.
\ Maine editor SAYS be cannot imagine
when editors have leisure time, "a unless it
Is after the fcrryman carries US over Styx-
and then We have no doubt the old fellow
would besiege Us for puff on hIs boat. =
\ correspondent describes Garibaldi's
''s1ftly elastic nOstrIl which is like the folded
leaf OF the sensitive plant" Oh blow it
\ class OF young girls being examined in
political economy were asked, " How Is
Congress divided ~ With an ar Of conf
denee a sweet sixteen replied, 9" Civilized,
half-ciyilized and savage"
MOrrisey and his friends give rs a profess
siOnal reason for supporting the President
that be keeps the biggest policy shop IL the
country.
The Paris Charivari represents Prussian
General sitting on a marble bench in pub
lie garden smoking cigar. pretty little
girl whom he has been noticing says to him
- General. ny papa likes you very much"
'' " hat is your papa's business, my dear?''
- lie makes wooden legs
An unhappy French husband has applied
fO- divO-ce in the Parisian courts on the
ground tuat his wife put paint on her face
u prevent bis kissing her, and that - when
she went to bed she Immediately fell asleep,
without thinking Of either God or her hus-
band
e Pa, said little seyen year old fellow,
So | guess our man Ralph is a good Chris
tan, How so, my bOy2" queried the
parent. "Well pa, read IN the Bible that
the wicked shall not live out half their days,
and Ralph says be has lived out ever since
be was a boy
- Have you any mercy for the South ?''
asked a Georgian Of one Of the delegates to
the tlesh-POt Convention. Nary a mer-
cy,' vas the reply. - Come away from
hin, said a friend ." he's one Of those ra-
deal merey-narys. He'd 20 through you in
a minute. - Wash. Repuo.
While Young minister was recently
preaching in AndOver, the wind, entering
through an open window, whisked the SER
mon Of the desk and the most Of it out Of an
opposite window. scattering it through a
field Of grain. The Young Reverend was
obliged to leave the desk and the church and
hunt up his flying sermon, which took about
quarter OF an hour. Ibis new way OF
- spreading the gospel" as may be imagin-
ed, was onything but seTiouS matter to the
w Whar, asked renowned stump orator
who was running Tor the office Of constable,
- whar, my enlightened friends of the Sixty
sixth Militia District, was Andrew Jackson
IN the battle Of New Orleans Wur he
thur? He wur. lie wur a ridIn' up and
down on a bobtail Arabian, wavin' Of
crooked sabre, up to the armpIts in blood
and mud, and giyIn' Of the British tbun-
der the genius of his eounGy a hOldIn' of
her aesIs over her head, cotton bales paven-
eering in front to perfect him from every
danger, and the American eagle, with the
Stars and Stripes IN its beak, a sOarin' alolt
ID the blue cmpyrean, cryin' Hail Column
bia . "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-10-05

Seer, cary Seward has recovered and re-
turned to Ais official duties
1t tournament recently held at Lees
burg, Va. rebel flags were substituted for
.t.c Union c3lors.
ihe report that Mr.. Palirey has been re-
moved IRON the Boston Post Office and Mr..
George Il. Kingsbury appointed in his place,
- othciallY contradictod
Recent frosts have killed most of the gar
den vines, and tender vegetables in New
Hampshire.
y Mrs. Fisher in Yarmou,hport, Mass.
having occasion 10 get up in tho nj ght, dis
covered q man rolled up in a Quilt, under
her bed. Without any signs OF fright she
quietly left the house, got help from the
ueighbsrs, and tie intruder was routed ont
tqt made his escape. Mis-. F. has since re.
eeIyed letter containing fifteen dollars.
stating that the Writer was the ind,v,dpal
under the bed, but that he was there for M
criminal purpose, ard that the money en-.
coed was TO pay her for the trouble she
1sa been put to.
lIe Wild geese are swinging around the
S5 Sie.S' haEirg sIent he summer at the
-'Oi'n' they ara now on their way South.