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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-13
A Curious Frog Story.


The Elk Run lDelA Go-e,,s has aha
.,,l;a;,o,l.
Mf. ager, living near MitchelI's
station IN CuIpePper county, relates
some very curious facts about frog.
II mas llYfd, ne SAYS many years
with Us ana Is great iavortc, and
ls a great curiosity II has become so
remarkably lnme. It had irequentrd
our uooT'Steps. before our hai!-aoor,
some years heiote my acguuutance
o3'il.i''. L,C,o WITH IL. Ny iatber haa
"",'''i 81 ~ on account oI i's size and
coioF ana ne visited It every evening,
Wheh IL would come forth at iIs sum
nous ana. by constant feeding, il
"'.,.o come 20 lhe candle ana look np
a Il : PTC'i"E 70 pe taAeh, brought
10 inc 'a'ie AHA fed ON insects OF all
sorts, Oh RECEIVING HVlng insects, It
hEeS us eyes ihttntiT ma remains mo
Iiohigss Ter a WHiie as u preparing for
=" s'r'Ec' Whlch Is an instantaneous
,"i'> ''l7 o' us tongue 70 4 great DIS
=" nee "P"" ""'eL' ii,e insect sticks
.a>t % lile UP 1y gIutlnouS matter
l can | say how long my father had
"eeu acquainted with It. From my
earnest EAR, fec..ollrctions he spoke Of It a
-, NV ! 2L'i, :, H. et. snF olo lr"E, / have
-. W '.'' ;. 'i' '''S'.
- - a3 49,, - - ''.ge I'i warm I
'5',' ''i> ''' Us TN "a "a.
a,r -, t.. ~ - ''.'' ,,'''i'S' %
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-13

THE hey TO THE HFART.-Thp pow
er Of song IS mighty. 1t is The golden
key that can open every adamant
heart.
a Scotch soldier lay on his hospital
bed, and refused stubbornlv 10 listen
to a word of spiritual counsel from the
minister who visited him. He knew
how to die without the aid Of the
priest he said. The most affection
ate entreaty seemed lost upon him +:
and he turned his face toward the wall.
as though he wished the interview
closed, The minister sat down bv his
bed aud began to sing hymn. well
known in Scotland -. Oh. Mother.
dear ,-Jerusalem, when shall l come
TO thee 2'
In few minutes the man turned
himself upon the pillow, the cold pos
ltlve look all gone, and his ewes wet
with tears. II ho taught YOU that"
he asked. Ny mother. said the
minister And 50 did mine he re-
piled And, with these memories
surging back into his soul. he was
ready and willing to listen to the
words Of venl7 counsel
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-13
Fill no Glass for Me.
BY :. g. FOSTER.

Oh, comrades I'll no glass for me,
To drown my soul in liquid flame
For. if | drank. rhe toast should be
ITO blighted fortune, health and fame y
Yet, though l long to quell the strife,
That Passion hohts against my life,
Still boon companions YOU may be.
But, comrades, fiji no glass for me
| know a breast, that onre was light,
Whose patient sufferings need my care
know heart that once was bright,
But dropping hopes have nestled there.
Then, while thu tear-drops nightly steal
From wounded hearts that | should heal,
Though boon companions YOU may be,
Oh, comrades, fiji no glass for me
When ! was Young / felt the tide
OF ASPIRATIONS undefled;
But manhood'o wears have wronged the pr de
Ny parents centered in their child.
Then. by mothers sacred tear
BY all thai Memory should revere
Though boon companions YOU may be,
Oh, comrades fill no glass for me
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-13
The Yankee 'peddIer.

There Is a sheriff residing in Illinois
who was taken in and done for on
one occasion. He made It promn,.
ent part Of his business II ferret out
and punish pcddlers for travelino
through the State without license,
but one moratng he met ms match in
the person OF q genuine Yankee ped,
dler.
" What have Won got 10 sol1-,rr.
thine?' asked the sheriff.
3" \ Yaas, sartn.: what 5-,o ,,.,,4a
Got razors. lust; that's an article Won
need squire, ! should say bv the look
IF your beard Got GOOD blackin
twiII make them old hoots Of vourn
shihe 5" v"u can shave in en- . ne
most ia m Of Columbia. too. only a
dollar " bottle, good for ha'r and as.
listen poor human nature. as the poot
saws. Fo7'
And 50 he ratified on. At length
11e snerIit BOUGHT a bottle Of tho Balm
o. o. nm o'a, and in rerlv to the aue.
ll'n whether he wanted ANYTHING else. p
tnat inncUonarv said he did-he want.
ea 10 see The Yankees license for ned
as sheriff. ~ '"''
! ,l' ank showed him a document.
fixed up GOOD and strong. in black and
"Ihte. The sherjf looked at it. and
pronounced it al right. Then hand
NO back the bottle 10 the pedalcr. he
said ~
4 don't think. now that I've bought
this stuff shall ever want il. 1
reckon might rs well sell it back 10
Won. What viii you Give for 1T
ooh! the darn stun IS mouse to me
hnt seem It's vou. sheriff. I'll give
vouiwontv-fve cents for it. if Won
really don't want it.
The sheriff handed over the bottle
at the LARGE discount from his own
purchase. and received his change.
"Now. SAID the reddler. I've got
n question 70 ask Won. Have You
GOT anv peddIer's license about vout
trowsors anvwhcrr?"
" No: | haven't any use for the ar
ticle. nvsclf" rerhod the sheriff.
Haint. rh2 Wal. I guess we'll
sec ahout that rootv darn soon. IF
! understand the law. ~ clear case
that von'va heou tra9in' with mo
haw'Siu and peddIin' Raln7 Of Colnmhv
on the hi0hwav-and I'll inform on
Won. darn'd If I don't. now"
The Yankee was rs rood n. his
word When he reached the next vii
laoc. he made his comn1aint. ard tho
eh"rif was fn"a eight dollars for sell
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-13

ABOUT GIRLs.--Our attachments.
socially aud otherwise, are toward
those who act like human beings, in
stead Of fixed up dolls Blessings ON
the :" working girls = May the devil
be calling for us if we refuse to speak
kind words for persons who earn whSt
they have in this world in an honora-
Die way, and not by the sale Of their
selt-respect.-Nolth Io,ca Times
We have got the same sort Of feel
ing = INTO US. Col. Richardson don t
90 much on waterfalls. paint, false
4air, false forms and false hearts. 1t
Is a poor puny fool that has all these
traps set about her, and a poor fool
that gets caught by JqcL.son
County Banner.
Louder, gentlemen. louder! You
handle your subject as though YOU
We're used to it; and we like the way
YOU pitch into the girls that permit
dressmakers to usurp the legitimate
work Of their Creator. We should
ike to put the good old SUNDAY school
question to them-.'W ho made YOU p
and see what they would say to
that. No wonder the first hapter Of
=. Nuptial Revelations Is often fol
lowed by an Exodus Of the fright
ened groom. - WaJasbalg Herad.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-13
A BashfuI Mans Attempts at
Conversation.

Cousin Kate was a sweet. wide
awake beauty Of about seventeen sum
mers and she took it into her head
to 90 down on Long Island to see
some relations Of hers, who had the
misfortune to live there. Among
these relations there chanced to be a
young swain who had seen Kate on a
previous occasion, and, seeing. had
fallen deeply in love with her. He
called at the house on the evening Of
her arrival and she met him on the
piazza. whsre she was enioving the
evening air in company with two or
three Of her friends.
The poor fellow was 50 bashfuI that
he could not find his tongue for some
time. At length be stammered out ]:
"How's your mother? p
Quite well, thank you.
Another silence. on the part Of
Josh, during which Kate aud her
friends did the best thev could to re-
Iieve tile monotouv. After waiting
about fifteen minutes for him To com
menec TO make himself agreeable. he
again broke his silence by
"How's your (Which was
answered IN much the same stvle as
the first question; and then another
silence ensued.
How's your father and motherI'
again put in the bashful lover
Quite well. both Of them This
yras Fo1Iryrai Fx- an vrLaD~~a ~ f,Ta,7
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-13
The Cure of Inebriates.

The following note, from DR.. Dav.
Superintendent of the State lur6riate
Asylum. was addressed to the editor
OF the Binehamton Republican,
SIR:-I notice in your paper Of last
evening an item n which | am called
upon for an opinion on a subject with
which it is presumed ! am familiar.
During the last ten wears | have
had under my care over $500 cases of
inebrietv, in all its various forms and
cOnditions More than 400 Of these
had delirium in all ITS various stages
In the first WEARS of nv connection
with an Asylum for the treatment Of
their cases. | embraced the common
error that liquor could not with safety
be entirely Withdrawn from the habit
ual drinker. After two or three wears
of observation. | found that this was
an error, and that the nathol0ov Of
drunkenness was not we'll understood
bv medical men generally. narticular-
" those who had ventured to write
books on the subject ! found, on
trial that NV natients did much bet.
ter By ithdrawing alcohol altogether.
never allowing even alcoholic tine
lures Of any kind to be given. Since
I have been connected with this inSti-
tuition (ahout ; months) do not think
| have given one dron Of alcohol. in
anv shane. to a patient I do not
keen II here. because it Is seldom. if
ever, needed and more than this. |
consider il dangerous to continnr ITS
uSn in these cases. even in small doses
Permit me TO state one fact: a man
NAV hahituallv drink his quart Of hq-
nor. or more, per dav. as most habit
nal drinkers USUALLY do Confinp such
a man in some place. and mt him up-
on an allowance Of one-half his usual
quantity, and he viii suffer more than
he viii TO cut him off entirplv have
tried this in a large number Of cases.
and have satisfied mvself from actual
observation OF course. these suffer
ers are found in all our reformatorv
and correctional institutions. as we'll
as in private practice They are us
uallv in dprlorahle condition when
medical aid is sought. They should
be treated in the most skillful manner
and faithfully nursed Their blood
is noisoned. which, no doubt, Is the
cause Of the alarming and dangerous
svmntoms we meet with in the De
hauched drunkard The SYMPTOMS.
in the advanced STAGES of such cases.
are not unlike cases Of narcotic poi
sonin@ from opium. conium. cannahis
indica, and other such poisonous
drugs. They do not need the same
drug to cure. when poisonous doses
have been taken. even though admin
istered in infnitossimal quantities.
But, Sir, it is not my intention to dis
cuss tins question here. | only state
briefly and hastily, the result Of my
observation on this single point of
"tapering off" the drunkard, We hear
so much about these days. Absolute
abstinence will cure the incbriate.-
Nothing short Of it viii keep him
cured after he is raised up from a life
of inebrietv and degradation.
ALBERT DAY, Superintendent.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-13
Dishonesty in rade.


\ man brings pearl into your shop
and, holding it UP says | was fish
ing, down on the bank, and | found
this thing. | don't know whether it
Is worth anything or not; but they
told me | could get dollar for it. =
1t IS worth $500. Oh. yes YOU
~av, = guess II IS worth that. ] Will
@I'e 70" doiiar tor IT, a nd YOU take
lhf PearI anu give hlm the dollar
- "o you chocNIe over ana boast OF, 1t,
ou not ohiE 90 NOT MINK 1'at you
''' : 'o ~ ''i"1 "''I0I' - "'9iIoi'eSL' p"I
: ou 20 % our partner ana holu up
lhe 'arl ana t&ultingly say
'"u8"' u IoI a ""',"r- y no, "Een
." 20 nome at hiGht you fu9 your
MINUS ""o say NY drar' nad Il
rare NtI"Ae oI Iuck To-Day " nat
:" "S ~ asks Tue VIE " ny an
'SIo'aii' Hsiieftilah came INTO the ShoP
zen . iL5 {, 2'i'l'eenI pearl ana gave
nun Z Go.'''t TOT y ana ne went away
- i''h'tu a any man couio oe-all lld
/ guess ! was ahoshef man tina! was
I"Ilt q HatPl as ne was
O,'' ,r'a "",'"" con-" use Wo-
nan '.i'0s Cl' '1"' S,l' o"u'" 9'' {
- P'g79'oH 20 hsr ""Fai J'"2lhenl NJ T.
~ ''a1 sue eo"la SAE, en- pHaLieaIly,
am ashamed 9! yoo. on. ihal 81"
.'"'" o-, I'D every H'dSeioi1, 'aIth-
'U com ramon 70 rrnuNt those tendrn-
.''S ." 'n'at'''3 Tor can IL hoth-
i.'- ''.SS ''IS''i '''''''''i3'
] SUPP ose TINS IS that which we feel
"hrh we h""t our oIH picture stores,
ana grope round i0r anclent and black
e''eo c"nVaseS' hoping mat winch we
o"L I"I mere song on b'lhg washed
an" rlo'ra ana restored VIII prove to
he haFhaei, a 'han, or something
"i Ihat Nlha. \ uercdItary property,
after being handed down from genera
ton 10 generatlon at last comes INTO
the h"naS ct some POOR unaducatrd
woman ahd, with other things that
SHe does not understand the value OF,
t'''I' Is an o'd nia acK-'aeea picture
\ ,i"H -"'S ",'u 'ooNS at IL ana says
90 nImseii-" should not oe surprised
y that was a magn'hcent Mnrlilo- -
lr sees that the woman IS "ncon-
Sci"uS "i us "a ne, ana he has taken
care '"at size ShaI not discover that
ne suspects II TO De va uahie. bnt
whenever ne can get chance with
ont hrlng observed ne goes to 1t and
ne2lhS I" work al one corner OF IT. rub
nlng ana scfaplng. lie steals IN at
different tunes and continues the rub
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-13
Piaintive Statement of a Man
Who Didn't Want to be Either
Married or Murdered.

He ,hIfiIcllfs ana frequent SePaFa
tIohs OF the married at Oiicago seem
ea TO nave caused horror oi matri-
mony among the bachelor fraternity
IN that cIty' winch Is we'll illustrated
by the disgracetnI means taken by
one Dnrkard 70 break OIL an engage
InGnt made when ne was drunk. lie
Ioia MS own story III court, where he
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-13

The CONFESSION ,I..-The Ritual
lists, in the Church O England confess
to the confessional. with its pcnancez
and penalties During the recent In
vestirations. Mr. CLAY, Of Brighton.
stated that he was Summoned by a
widow lady, IN great distress. TO visit
her Youngest daughter who was very
sick. This daughter-eighteen wears
of age-was IN the habit Of undergo
ing severe pcuances, which had been
imposed by IN English clergyman.
then Officiating IN London. The night
previous she had kuelt on a mar5i"
slab, hare-kneed.for four hours, repeat
ing certain peniteutial psalms and
prayers. which were imposed as q pen
ance in consequence Of her having con
fesscd to some sins Of temper.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-13

fTER p years Of practice he feels competent TO
= attend an cases that may come under his care
IN Mineral Point and vicinity. He would the
public that he has permanently located iu th> city
ofc. his residence hehn~ the United States Hotel
just above Col. Jones residence v2U:2gtf
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-11-13

y SENTIMENTAL old bachelor saws
a womans heart IS the swectest -
thing in tho world D fact z perfect
honeytomb-ful If coils. Beware
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-10-19

sad be eomf . pfaacia' W stairs Iusi
: whmTln and eussln, and every
lump hs gave Ne shsd some china.
sad sysfy =IalFn he fetched he dip.
rsd sgms csnAyi
Aad bIlstsrsd Why bIs~ your
saal ihss poof cfetuf cBuldht fssIy
sss dswa comfortably fcr .. much q
mf weeks
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-10-19

All summer long ,hs farmer and
'is family have iasssd With ths pouI.
vi the Young chickens and turkeys
'eed esre In We long rain storms, and
sp'eeticn against nocturnal dsprsds.
tors. Just ~ they are fully grown
md m,i of danger, the shrewd lacks-
ier makes his appearance, buys, iat-
tens, aud prepares them foF market,
and pockets Che profit of his smart.
ness. Obviously the iarmer had bet
ter fstsen bis iowls and send thsm to
market himself. lie can do Il with
Ices trouble perhaps, than he imagincs.
Feed literally At all times, 90 - to
kecp them growing thrihily, but
about twenty days before being
slaughtered feed them In this way !
make q coop for one dozen fowls, !,
more should not be put together.
The coop should be three feet long,
two feet wide, and two and shall
high. Make the sides ol bars, about
TIRES inches apart, the bottom oi
round poles two inchc apart, and the
top Of boards. Plaos this In q com.
Portable room, elevated two feet from
the floor, In the sbsrn or poultry
house, where the cold winds will bs
kept away, and where the light will
be dim. Attach feeding troughs oil
around the outside. Commence fssd.
ing very light, giving little but We
ter the first day. Then feed thrss Of
four times per day with the richest
hod, a. oat meal MIXED with milk,
boiled barley or corn. Observe the
utmost cleanlinsss, and give . sup.
ply Of fresh water. In twenty DAY,
the poultry should be killed, and lol
such the farmw would And plenty O
greedy buyers, willing to pay III
highest price. lahg8 g..si8nl
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-10-19

IN The f'lsesIs tsa,, Al A, Lad.
s.auty, Missouri. CsIsssl W.li.ss. No.
~ PfIthsFst hr eomm<oe. 4 ! ssIi
nIss f~nssIn II~r Ails t,.a.s
states Collector, h, ,hs .msa", w" !,
hs Income sss, assessed vcsa Il.
preAss fs the rear Isse.
The mit InyoIvss shs LsssA .,....
ton of The eenstj,usIoesIiss N N.
income tss, and e sush' vIlI IL IL
vlswsd with interest shyovsksa, n,
tInion. lf We mIsssts ~ n |. M.
iint instance In which ~ sccss,.s.
tionaIity of the Tar hss i,.s- 80.
tented, although Il i vsIi 4 ,cs'n
that some IL tks most dis,IpsulsbsS
JufIms IN ihs county have ouss, Iorsd
| the Ausborlsy of ('ouvvess y Isv IN.
tax. We anast.,spd shsa ~ go
viii be- .ranslsrsed ftom shs Ci,eui,
t'ouri of the county 10 tLs fI.a.A
States Distric. Co,,rt wishon, dsIsv
The following extract ftom ,6s
,Iaintlh's petition win shose .hs s
rounds on which he b...s N. ,ro.
csediur
"plalptjff furths, .l.,s. ,h., ..,A
tn 20 lrvied upop NJ. inco.,s ma 80. L
and proHits snr tbs vesr IssS Is
~ wv"
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-10-19

EDITrsa A NEWSPAPER. We
clip the following from the Yasoo
Banner, and endorse every word il
contains.
Y That the severe labors Of the edl-
torial fraternity are not appreciated
By the public, there is no room for
doubt, and in this assertion we feel
assured we are sustained by every
poor devil Of an editor in existence.
The great public have an idea that
the life editorial is the most agreeable
in the world; that tho editor ha,
such a fine time sitting up and read
ing the papers, having ice cream and
drinks sent to him occasionally, being
presented with coat hat or q walk
Ing stick, and leisurely writing bis
editorials, paragraphs, ct cetera! Oh
il Is delightful! So the great thought
less public thinks. Writing lead.
ing article upon a certain day and
hour, sick or we'll, whether in bumol
or not, amounts to nothing. II read,
of so clearly; there is so little spac,
taken up in the expression Of 81
many ideas, the diction is 20 unaf
iscted and natural that Il seems as /
Il were but q few moments labor
This Is all a mistake. Let any per
son who conceives this notion Of th,
labor Of preparing an ordinary news
paper article, try to write one upor
the most hackneyed subject, and b,
vii soon hnd how sadly he is mis-
taken.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-10-19

~ eASasuBp H. kuS t0iluUiuk
sensible article on this subject. We
commend II to the attention of oil
bueiness men:
Few business men advertise syste-
inatically, literally and persistently.
Those who pay most attention to Il,
either advertise 6tfally, or with . de-
grse Of neglect which they would
regard culpable in any other depart
msnt Of their business. What would
q merchant Be thought Of, who only
opened his store now and then to
invite and serve customers? Yet an
advertisement In q aourishing paper
10 more conspicuous than ones store,
is'more observed and more spoken Of,
end 10 withdraw it is like putting up
ths shutters or taking down the Sign.
The moS enterprising merchaph and
trdders IN the interior think them
selves liberal if they spend a few
hundred dollars a year in advertis-
ing. They would deem the farmer
blind to.his own interests who would
Be stingy in planting, and should
fail TO put in seed In proper quantity,
because It cost something. Adver-
tising b the seed planting of the
business men, and stinginess here
mnst make the harvest meagre.
What shall be the sum sppropri-
ated to advertising? 1t will vary
with the character and extent Of busi-
ness. But the smallest trade can BE-
made more profitable, and the largest
csn bc extended, by liberal advertis.
ing. The rule 10 sometives given
that as much should be paid for sd-
vertising a. for rent. This may b
too mach IN some czses, too little ID
Others. But every business ought 4
b kept constantly and prominent,
befoH Tie rsadsss Of the establisheS
papers Of the district from which Ii,
t9de e sought The readers Of news
plpes are the MOI eusesprising ant
~ most inisllgsnt Of the popula
ton, and usually have the mos
money to spend. Reach them, sns
hep their attention, and you create
! Iccrrsnt which others will follow.
The New York Tribune states tha
Il Is true, q reported, that q Bostol
dFugyist, who has . apscialty befcr
the public 10 paying that establish
usnt go, 900 q year for advertising
he paid n 800 for the insertion Q
one mapmoth advertisepenL Th'
HibsAs adds: sBsnbef once paid q
81 900 for one insertion Of n sdver
tisenent Of the Lsdgr. He knev
that by jndicjoos advsrtisiae h coull
ipsure Z fortune" This seems lafGl
Hst In England such sums are hardl,
ezDspiesaI. Thsss advertising is
| regular part Of business. Il is reck
cd y heoessary - rsnt, and olfei
- tines = mseh b spest for 4
Advertising nust b. done % % t
sflch Ne people yhose custom
shQh. A separate shsst, . handbil
4 = Slsvular = Z direct aftsck On
= person who receives b eifhe
bovs Il sids without resdiag, Q
pelp hihsslf q ~ ds6iaiv
Z bfnnk. Asnoties h TIE hSosll
sr ! 10 lapk novene6l b eatchs
/ i - s1sVavo; 4 sltrscls The u
- = = II q . islrs -
u ~ b bceone paSt u he epr7p@
- ~ \ \ 1ks ~ sosila6
D1n. Il ~ ~ = nd q
ID. Is-neus1vh B vlII - glssss
las e |; s.. 81 |; : !. - : =:
j puvskese h b b uade; vhs
Ie de , n - tnnGllFse3 asa u
nep ana1IRs vhss { 49, sssiels
- >hoDs1iu WI ~ kanApi =
okohf1DsnDuDs - oh5sDos
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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-10-19
Jim wsIf ssa ihs Ten tals.

y
Harl~. IL Lsars hoe 4. m.Is a.
,.4ae, l.u.L "a n A. s.,i..~.,.-
~. -. -. I" -. ',, ''v"f !. ,
W. w P'vsoss m''e " h
'sszs ihefs v 10 mifsh IN mankihdi
l kusw BY The CmpslhstIc glow
uJen his bald hesd--f knew by the
thoughtful look Upon biz iace--f
knew by the emotional hush upon the
strawberry On the end of the oId free
livsr's nose, that Simon WhseIer's
memory was busy with the oldsu
time. And 70 ] prepared 10 leave,
because all these were symptoms Of .
remIniscencc signs that lie was 10.
Ing 10 BE- delivered Of another Of bis
tiwsome personal expsriences--but I
was too slow he got the start Of me.
40 nearly a. ! can recolleci, the innic-
ton was couched In the following
language
1--WE we're oil boys then, and I
didn't care for nothing, aud didn't
have no troubles, and didn't worry
about nothing only how 70 shirk
school and keep up a revivin' state Of
drvilment all the time. Thishyar
Jim Wolf I was q talking about, was
the prentice, and he was the best
hearted feller, he was, and the most
forgivin' aud onselfsh ever did see
well, there couldn't be more bull
lier boy than what he was, take him
how you would; and sorry enough !
was when | see him for the last time.
"Me and Henry was always pes
term him and plasterin hoss-bills on
his back, and putting humble bees In
his bed, and so on, and sometimes
we'd crowd In and bunk with him
not'standing bis growing, and then
we'd let on to get mad and 6ght
serost him, 50 ~ to keep him stirred
up like. He was nineteen, and he
was long, and lank, and bashful and
w was fifteen and sixteen, and toler-
ably lazy and worthless. ef
$50, that night, you know that my
sister Mary gave the candy pullin'
they started Us to bed early; 80 as the
com'ny could have full swing, and WI
rung in on Jim to have some fun.
"Our winder looked out onto the