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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-24
!, An Extra Session.

sLinkensale" writes an elaborate
letter to the Chicago Republican in
tho interests of the Northern Iowa
Railroad Companies, favoring an cx-
ira session of the Legislature, to re-
peal the famous Doud amendment OF
last winter, which asserted the Leg
islative right to regulate the
tariffs on freight and travel, on all
roads built, ndto be bniltin Iowa.
The Republican in the same num-
Der, contains an urgent appeal for an
extra session.
Without the slightest particle of
evidence that the legislature could
be induced to change it's action in the
matter; and in view of the heavy ex
pense an extra session would create,
it IS highly improbable that the
Governor will call an extra session,
without, he, has deliberately made up
his mind to pass out Of politics, and
not stand for reelection.
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]. The ! Difference.

The small fry blatherskitcs who
for some inscrntable purpose arc pef-
mitted to edit a great majority Of
tho 80 called Democratic papers, af-
feet to believe that Grant is a brain
less, drunken, military, and political
accident.
Alexander II. Stephens, late Vice
President OF the so-called Confedera.
cy. and . sixty-four FOUNDER Demo-
cratic gun, seems to entertain q diff
ferentsspinion, judging from the fol-
lowing extract, from recent speech
Of his, which we clip from tie Rich
mond Enquirer and Enaminer. It
illustrates the old adage, that wise
men differ:
@If Grant is elected next Novem-
Der, 1 never expect to see another
Presidential election. = y y
know him very well. He is re.
markable man, and one that few an.
preciate; of deciced military genius.
indomnitable energy and determ1n-
ed will-just the man for coup detat
such as the present Emperor Louis
Napoleon performed when he placed
himself on the throne of France"
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The Tactics of Little Mac.
From the Irish Republic.

s.s Our neighbor, the World, has late
ly employed great military Janus" !"
who is va moighty great foighter en-.
tirely," ION paper, to write down the
achievements Of General Grant. He
(Grant) ID nothing at all, at all, CON-
pared to such an angel Of d tactitian
as Little Mac, who said that ho was
"of Scottish family" and forgot
that his father was a surgeon from
Banbridgc,in the good Irish county
of Down. But he was "a foiDe Dim.
mekrat," and therefore greater than
julius Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte,
Mount Etna or Meg Merrilies. ,
Allithis is as clear as tho critic of
the World is able TO make it. To say
that much is to put the sunshine out
of countenance. @ asigft5
The Philadelphia Posts military
man, however, thinks it necessary to
come to the assistance Of the World,
and with pungent wit tells how Gen.
eral Grant should have done the thing,
as follows: 5s "
He ought to have formed a brigade
line of regimental columns, doubled
,on the center; then moved by paral-
lei regimental columns right in front;
spent six months in semi-oblique, front
face, left wheel, in front Of a wooden
cannon; then marched up the PEN
insula, eyes front and toes turned
out, to tho Chlckahominy; then laid
backs down, eyes closed and heels up.
for two months in the mud, and then
retreated right oblique, hair on end,
and coat-tails flying, on the road he
came. This is the way Mcclellan did.
and he was great Democratic Gen.
cral, and all the distinguished rebel
soldiers were very much offended
whom he was removed. The truth is
evident that Grant won all tho bat
ties and suppressed the rebellion by
transgressing these time honored
rules, and We hope the American
people will properly punish him for
it next November.
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Flo 'elity.

Tho Hon. JOIN Morrissey, buff
for, gambler, and q thor things" is
out with letter tt, proclaim ms
fidelity to the Democr atic nomina-
tions.' He "nevcr b hts regular
nominations" Let tho rings =
prize, Tammany, whisky, 'orfestr,ai nl
and infernal-rest satisfied ;, conii
will vote for Seymour and b ''if
Irish Republic.
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"a
FINE REsIDENcE.-We were shown
this morning, by Frank Fidler, Ar
chitect and Builder, the design for
the magnificent suburban residence
of E. Il. Burton, Esq. which is now
being erected about d mile north of
town. 1t will, without doubt, be the
most handsome, elegant and conve-
nient private residence in this section
of country. 1t will be three stories
above ground, builtiof brick, and will
be covered with French Mansard
roof. Ongthe top there will be beau
tifully finished observatory, and in
fact the entire building will be finish
ed and ornamentcd in the most hand
some manner t"
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ing, is it not7 And the farmers Of
that pay IS, ID, and four watches pay
SO [laughterL and carriages .s53, IS.
The special taxes, such aslawycrs, doc
tors, merchants, and brokers pay el5, )
876, and the bank here pays 5000.
while the entire income tax is only
$774, 4,16. .,f ts3t ,.... n !.
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.lz~ . 4 +
PERsoNAL.-Gen. J., B. Weaver, is
in the city, and informs lis that Mar
tin Van Buron Bennett, who challeng.
ed him TO-, mortal combat, on the
stump, at Bloomfield on the 26th
inst, has few the track. sag1 5aa
Hon. James Wright, late Secretary
ofState, is in town, canvassing for
the Washington Life Insurance. Co.
Capt. 4, Y. Burgan, latc 4th 1dfty.
Of Quincy. is in the city. s
Gen. E. w. Rice has returned to
Oskaloosa, where he proposes to Ire.
main permanently, and renew the
practice of his law profession. Sue
cess attend him. 9 t93ag3imi
i Major II. L. Joy, formerly Of this
City, Captain 36th Infantry, and Ma
jor and Judge Advocate Oh Steeles
staff, is in the city on a short visit te
his old friends, and relatives.
The Major has been residing In Nc
wark, N. j., since the close Of ths
war, and has recently been doing
gallant service on thestumpfor GRAM
and Colfax in that foreign province
as we learn from the local press.
A. G. Leighton, Esqr., has JUS
returned from protracted and sue
cessful trade for several years on til,
Plains.
He will shortly go into business il
his new brick block on Front street
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Just 30,

On account four local dissensions,
the Copperheads of Oregon managed
to slip 10 2 mesgre majotity Of both
branches of thelegislaturelaAt spring.
Our dispatches annesnced their
meeting yesterday, and that thin
traitorops faction signalled its inaug-
uration, BY introducing o resolution
Withdrawing 0regon's assent to the
14th amendment, which our readers
will bear in mind forever guarantees
the validity Of the national debt, and
outlaws tho rabel debts s,b#8l slaa.i !
40 Now bearing in mind that this
amendments has by the proper consti.
tuted authorities been declared q
part of the fundamental law of the
land, this characteristic action oi
the Oregon Copperheads, can be con-
strued to mean nothlngless than that
they, and their party generally, pro
pose TO utterly ignore all acts of Con-
gress and constitutional amendments
made since the rebellion. as "revolu-
tionary and void, land that as soon
as they come into power, they will
ignore our sacred obligations, incur
red in sQbduing the democratic, rebel.
lion, and assume the rebel war, debt
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ORDERS SOLICITED.i

EARLY FRosT.-The first frost of
the season was felt in Vermont, the
second in Mainc,a and the third in
Iowa the other night. They were
unusually severe on copperheads,
cabbage heads, and other green sass,
and will make the crop in November
extremely light.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-09-24

D-aw first cloud, all euve her neck,
And ut Of that make day to break;
Till like her face it do appear,
And mep may think all light rose there.
Then LET he beams of that disperse
Tho cloud, and show the universe;
But at such distance as tho eye
May rather yet adore than spy.
AZ WH
The heaven designed, draw next spring
With alLthat youth as it can bring,
Four rivers branching forth like seas,
And Paradise confining these.
Last, draw the circles ofthis globe,
tnd let there be q starry robe
VI constellation bout her hurled,
Ana thou hast painted Beautys world.
~es BEN JOHNSON.
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Coming Over.

Senator Fowler, Of Tennessee, for
merly sound Republican, got him
self somewhat tangled up in the af-
fections of Andrew Johnson's charm
ing daughter, Mrs. Col. Slower, and
consequently voted against impcach-
ing his prospective father-in-law.-
He also changed his seat to the Dem
ocratic side of the Senate, and was
removed by his colleagues from his
place as q member Of the Republican
Congressional Executive Committee.
The following extract from the
Nashville Republican would Indicate
that either Mrs. Slower has soured on
him, relse that he has gone back on
the Kn Klux on account Of its un>
mitigated dovilism.
"Senator Fowler reached the city
to-day. In conversation with his
friends, he av ows his purpose to cam
vass the State for Grant and Colfax,
and declares his conviction that the
success of tho Democratic party
would be the resuscitation of the re-
bellion. He desires the use of the
hall of Representatives to explain
himself"
The Hon. Gerrit Smith has writ
ton the following letter TO The
Oneida Dispatch
PETERsBoRo, N. Y, Sept. 5, '6S.
l learn that there is desire to
hear mo speak at Oneida, in behalf
Of tho election of Grant and Colfax.
! propose that the meeting be next
Thursday doth, at 2 p. m. I cannot
speak at Oneida again this Fall SO 1
trust you will make the notice of tins
meeting full and wide. l can speak
but once in any county unless it bo
in this-and in this / cannot speak
more than twice, or, it possibly may
be, thrice. In this life ard death
election, in which the success of the
Democratic party would be the death
ofthe nation, and success Of the Re.
publican party its life, I wish to speak
abroad as we'll as at home.
Respectfully yours,
GERRIT SMITH.
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WASHINGTON LIFE INSURANCE Co.

w ASHINGT0N LlFE. AINsuhAN'h W.;
OF N. Y.-We call attention to the
card of the above reliable company,
to be found in another column. We
have examined the workings OF tins
company, as compared with some OF
the older companies Of the country
and feel warranted in saying TO our
readers hat there is no safer compa-
ny in our land.
DR.. James Wright, late Secy OF
State is the State Agent, Mr.. h. y.
Gadd the special for this part OF the
State, Dr.. Mitchell the Medical En-
aminer. With such agents we eom-
mend tho Washington to the public
Messrs. THOMPSON 4 BLAKE
| Locals Agents for Ottumwa.
~ -.ll.avr &uapt tny Sew m O N,
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CoMsToCK, Iowa,
Sep,. lst 1868.

Sept. IsI IoUo.
The partnership heretofore cxis-
ting between Il. r. New Kinney, and
James 8. Howard, at Comstock, un
der tho firm, name of McWhinney q
Howard, is this day dissolved by mu-
tual consent.
/ The business will be continued by
James s. Howard, who will collect
all debts, and pay all accounts against
tho late firm of McWhinncy q How
ard. i. Il. McM ninhey.
James S. Howard.
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The election in Maine is expected
to strike the keynote Of tho Cam.
paign.--IN. Y. World.
The first truth you have told for
dogs age. !.
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BROOKLYN, Iowa,
September, 1868.

VI.
GEN. HEDRIck,
Dear Sir Please an
nounce that the joint discussion be-
tween Mr.. Irish and myself is post
poned on account of my leaving for
Washington. =
II will be resumed in October.
Mr.. Irish agrees not to address any
audiences on the days set for the dis
cussions. Ea WM. LoUGHRIpGE.
News DDpor. -Messrs. Scott 4 My
ers. News Dealers, on Market st. in
in rear of First National Bank, keep
always on hand the latest dates of
the leading journals and magazines
OF the United States, AMI sell them
as cheap US they can be purchased
from the publishers, by the single
copy. Persons desiring back mum
bess Of any papers or magazines pub
lished in the U. S. or orCanadas, can get
them promptly through their agency.
Hsl +
SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE AND An
Nu1TY CoMPANY.-This company pos
sesses many features which strongly
recommend it to the consideration
and patronage of the people. LIS
business is conducted on the mutual
plan, which means in this case that
the insured are equally benefited
with the insurers. Its list OF officers
and directors includes the names of
many of the wealthiest men in the
country, and of the heaviest business
Len. By comparison OF its rates
with those of other companies 1t VIII
be discovered that it is cheaper than
any other--a consideration which
cannot but haya great weight with
persons wishing to insure, Its capl-
tai is abundant, and its safety beyond
a peradventure. There need not be
the slightest fear in this respect. 1t
is non-forfeiting. There is another
admirable feature not usually found
| in Life companies, and that is JOINT
| insurance payable on the death OF the
first of two or moro persons. Under
this provision man and his wife
may become insured, and the survivor
secure the insurance. This is an cx-
cellent arrangement.
The Security" is represented In
this city by Edwin White, of whom
particulars concerning the company
may be cleaned. Mr.. Whites per-
fectIy reliable gentleman, and what
he tells applicants concerning the
matter may be relied on. In him one
| Of the safest, best and cheapest com
panies in America is ably and fairly
renreseptei. d&wtf.
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Howell Cobb Howls.

Lyon want TO know just exactly
what kind Of hell on earth, the lKu
,KluxD DemocfAcy wiz inasgufate
among the white and Black loyaFsts
81 the south, in case Seymour and
Blair.arp elected, read the following
extrAct from d | recent, speech rhhdc
at tlAtlahta, by ex-democratic Sserc
taryy 9of the Treasury, o.. moctatic
!. .Msjor-densra1I in the Rebel Army,
and to;dayI tho leading democrat of
Georgia, Howell C,obbs onffaINal!
Y0uoweitt0 the living, and you
owe IL to1yoar own children, and you
owe IL 70 thsir children. Write down
in their fhemories this day and all
days, and for IN time ITO come, the
feeling Z end spirit of adherence
With which yoa regsfd and estimate
these men.s7iO, Heaven! for some
blistering words that / may write
infamy Upon tie foreheads Of these
men; that they may travel through
earth despised of all men and rejected
Of heaven, scorned by the devil him
self.
Tho doors are wide aopen-wide
enough, broad enough to receive
every whitc man in Georgia, runless
you should discover him coming to
you and creeping under the Chicago
platform. Upon them there should
be no mercy. They have dishonored
themselves, and soughtyto dishonor
you. Anathematize them. Drive them
from the palelof social and political
society. Leave them to- Wallowl in
their own miredand filth. Nobody
will envy thefiJ and ifIthSy, are never
taken out Of thu gully until / reach
forth my handto take them up, they
will die in theirinatural element. u
sexodfxflIaf* ~ *Mat* ks'xA
Then, AN, then, what will become
Of you, ye.isolsted hypocrites2 All
power to threaten gone; ti'eachery
exhausted. Relief measures and Re
construction measures both dead, the
Radical party out of Congress, how
on the earth win you thus strip naked
to the gaze Of the world IN all your
unhidden infamy2 What win become
of you? How will you escape the
damnation of hell? [Avoice-"There's
no hell bad enough for 'em."] That's
what is coming; oh it's coming, thank
God, it's coming coming to cheer Of
patriots and the dismay of traitors.
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JOINT DisscussIoN.

L. d. Ingersoll and Col. G. II. Mack
ey, are stumping together in the
southeastern part ofthe State.
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Queen Isabella, of Spain, is unusu-
ally heavy at this time. She makes
225 kick the beam. Her remarkable
state of preservation ought to rejoice
the heart Of the Trans Alpine Gaul,
Augustus Coaser Dodge, late Minis
ter to that rancho.
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For GRANr.-Judge Sanford Har-
ned, of Sigourney, who succeeded
Rev. W.T.. Cowles asCollector Of this
District, and who was slightly ats
tackled with Johnsonism, has now
entirely recovered, and heartily sup
ports Grant and Colfax.
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VA LovABLE WoMAN.--Here il

NA LovABLE WoMAN.-Here is
'Wordsworth's idea Of lovable
woman: a1 3}t
II saw hcr, upon nearer view,
APpirit, yet woman too,
Her household motions light and FREQ,
And steps of virgin liberty.
Acountenance in which did meet
Sweet records, promises as sweet,
Acreature not too bright or good
EQr human natures daily food,
For transient sorrows. simple wiles,
Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and
arpi10c
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Maine.

Name.
"Have You heard from Maine
boys"
How it went,
He'll bent,
For Governor Kent
ttztt3 (Old song.)
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(From Fridays daily Sept. 18.S

Z
EDDYyiLLE.- Our. attentive Eddy
vile correspondent writes us as fol-
foWs; TON a9aA sH .ds dsaB1odi Ii 2
sour Tanner Club Is regularly or
ganiked and equipped: Ono hundred
and thirty have enlisted for eduring
tho war.'',s laanp#t4 fa qptmea :
! One of our citizens is making his
calculation to move to Ottumwa this
fall, but you know we don't like TO
have our people leave u.s., especially
to go to Ottumwa-s'ou our hated rival
i--so we will do all we can to keep
him, and hope you will make an ex-
ception toyour general rule, and as-.
sist us. / refer TO friend Seaton." j,
We don't know anything about
Seaton, except chat he is q young
stout able-bodied man, and that he is
the Copperhead candidate for County
Clerk, against Lee Cooley, who left
one Of his legs fighting In the ranks
at Vicksburg. 9 s;ti 'b n
! 1t is admitted by all, irrespective
Of party, that Cooley is emincntly
qualified to discharge the duties Of
the office Of County Clerk, which he
has filed with such entire satisfac
tion for nearly two TERMS. Fel1 8
e Itremains to be seen whether Che
people ofthis county, are so lost to
the sense Of gratitude towards their
noble MANNED defenders, as to turn a
one-legged soldier out of office, to
give way to man abundantly able
and competent to make living at
manual labor, or by tho practice Of
his profession. a.i
Wen bet thew Wonitio H.
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CoNaREss.-Both Houses Of Con-
gress, will meet next Monday, accor
ding to the terms Of the adjourn
ment. 1t is doubtful ifa quorum will
be present. Ifso they will probably
adjourn to the first Monday of De-
cember, without transacting any leg.
is[atiye business.
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We'll bot they won'tdo il. /.

Observation-Disclosures is called to
the card of DIR. J. H. Wiley in anoth-
er;place. He comes here recommend.
ed highly as a gentleman, and a :
sician Of high standing in his profess
sioiis 4.zffsa..., 5,it IL
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Judge Quimby, of Monmouth, Dis,
u strong democrat before and during
the war, and one of the leading men
in his section, recently visited his re.
lations in this city, and says he can't
support ticket standing on plat
form made by Wade Hampton and
Fort Pillow Forrest. He therefore
goes for the peoples loyal candidates
Grant and Colfax.
MELoNs.- ]. w. Hollingsworth
Esq, presented his compliments t
the COURIER today in the shape o
four nice melons, tor which he vii
please accept our thanks,
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CHIcAao.-An immense; Republi-
can meeting, and torchlight process
sion, is to be held at Chicago, on the
evening Of the 23d inst. sa8.l5 i
ID Gov. stonc, Gen. Palmer, Gen. Lo.
gan, Hon. Geo. O. Bates, and other
able orators will be present, and ad-
dress the thousands expected to be
present, Srs,f ,(. gr.s.i ges iaaf I!
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Maine soldiers went for Seymour
as they went for Lee.
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IFrom Saturdays daily, Sept. 19.]
ALL O. K.-Mrs Ticknor, the hero
inc of the nauseating divorce case,
which Chicagoans wore recently ro-
yelling in, and Eugene Fishburn, the
hero, with whom she had SO often
violated her marital obligations, were
married the other night.
Beautiful and lovely in life, in
death let thcm not be divided"
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TnE0TTUMWACO OURIER
Publishediiseety Thursday Morning
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I saaI ~ gdia28i
MI sPublishers and Prorrietors.
s1Eeef8 V E1eSf3
xserms-Two y Dollars per Year
81 Invariably in Advance.
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Drug Store.
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OFFICIAL CITY q COUNTY PAPER
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Logan.

We mako the following extract
from an eloquonts speech recently
made at .Watseca Illinois, Lby tho
gallant Gen. John A. Logan.
Army of the Tennessee men, read
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-12-16
characteristics of Horace Groolsy.

ChuructeristicH OIL ihoruco Sroois''
A reviewer in the New York Independ-
ent sketches the personal appearance Of
the great journalist as follows:
Ny FIRST conception Of Mr.. Greeley,
formed many years ago in a smallrural
town, chiefly from caricatures in the
newspapers, was that, although a writer
Of great cleverness, he was an eccentric
mortal, who affected oddities Of gait
and apparel to make himself stared at.
The problem was to reconcile such
whimsical Alterations with the intel
lectual vigor which everybody recog.
nized in his writings. The first time |
saw him-at an agricultural fair, where
he made an address, inclined to think
that the popular caricatures had done
him no injustice. He was very early on
the ground, in the edge of a beautiful
grove, and while waiting for the crowd
to collect, be sat upon one Of tho low
benches OF slabs Of which half an acre
or so had been arranged around the
platform upon which he was to speak.
There he sat, on q border bench so low
that his knees were on a level with his
breast, with a brownish-red silk hand
kerchisf of prodigious size, which, with
seeming Inconsistencies, he was twist.
ing around his thighs and elbows, gaz-
ing meanwhile at nothing, with a blank
expression of his broad face, whose va
Guilty was heightened by an uubrushed
black beaver hung upon the back OF his
head. Fifteen feet off was II semi-circle
Of wondering ~rustics, gazing with alb
sorbed attention at the famous phenom-
euon Was he exhibiting for their en-
tertainment? Whatever | may have
suspected then, I long since acquitted
him of such a thought. After the ad-
dress | dinsd at the same table with him
at the pleasant house of n well.to-do
farmer. "Shsll | give you another cup
of tea, Mr.. Greeley?" inquired the at
tentive hostess. "Yes, marm," was the
ready reply. Except responses Of this
kind, he said very little. When the re-
past was over he Immediately seated
himself ut o desk in a corner of tho
room, and treating the whole party as
If unconscious of their existence, en-
ployed himself in writing, while the
rest of US walked among the shrubbery
and Hower-beds in tho yard, catching
furtivc glimpses through the open win
dow of the queer oddity Of a philoso-
pher.