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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-05
MORNING, FEBRI 1869

The purchasing capacity of the country haY.
ing been vastly increased by the sale OF its pro.
ductions at prices nearly one hundred per cent.
above those OF last year, and the pecuniary
condition of our people, thereby IendereGlp.
comparably superior to any thatit has Known
since the close of the war, the. board-fea that
they hazard little in entertaining the. MOST fa-
vorable anticipation Of their spring business;
they have confident expectations that it Will be
large and profitable, and that it's iDoreased ac-
tivity will not be confined to one branch, but
will extend to all the departments.
II is quite true that they have to contend
against yigilant and vigorous opposition at
every important point, but their ability to do
go has been proven, and as the power OF the
company is increasing at least in ratio with
that OF the lines oppo ,ed to them, they have
full confidence in the strength OF the road TO
maintain it's full share of business, and protect
the interests of the city. Our sea connections
with the principal cities North are better and
more satisfactory than ever before, ana our
efforts to establish frat class semi-monthly
line OF steamships to England promise the
most gratifying SUCCESS.
From these sources we derive our greatest
strength in maintaining aud extending the Du-
siness Of the company-properly cultivated we
believe them capable Of increasing 1t almost
indefinitely, and believing 30, warmly recon-
mend them to tho attention and encourage
The directors respectfully announce to the
stockholders, that vacancy has been made at
their board by the resignation OF The HoH. Al
fred Huger. Their acceptance OF Dir. Huger's
letter of resignation was only in view OF their
conviction that such was his earnest wish.
Their high consideration and profound respect
for a friend and colleague who, for twenty-hy
years, hos shared with them the responsible
ties and labors of Office, are sought to be e1-
pressed in the proceedings of the board at its
last meeting, and these proceedings we ask
leave to append.
In concluding this report, the directors de-
sire it 10 be no mere idle form of wordh when
they take occasion to express their high appre..
citation OF the ability and zeal OF their general
superintendent and his associates.
The synopsis Of the annual report which we
have given shows what the management OF the
South Carolina Railroad have been able to &C
complish during tho past year. The hgures
and the facts speak for themselves; but we may
congratulate the stockholders upon what has
been done, upon the expectation that the
financial affairs OF the company will soon be
permanently arranged, and upon the prospect
that the road will then, if tho stockholders SO
desire, be able to resume the payment OF mo-
dcrato and honestly earned dividends.
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TN TINE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i UNITED STATES. For THE DISTRICT or
SOUTH CAROLINA-IN THE MA TER OF IA
C0BF. WITT, B,NKRUPT. Bi WHOM APETI.
TON FOR ADJUDICATION OF BANKRUPTCY Y
WAS FILED ON THE 30rh DAY OF DBGEM Ser.
a. D., 1865 IN SAID CoURi-IN BANKRUP GY-
This Is t, give notice That on tho SECOND DAY OF
FtsRUAnY, s. D., 1869, warrant in Bankrantoy was
=, in the County Of 0rsngeturg. and sIabc OF
South Carolina, who has been adjud cd a Bankrupt.
on hi, own petition; that the pa, nent Of any dets
and Gsliyery or anv propsrty belonging to said Bank
property by him are forbidden by aw that q meet
Ing sf the creditors of the SAID Bankrupt to prove
their debts ard to oaoo one or more Asslsnses Of
bis Estate will bo hold at a Cour6 OF Bankruptcy,
10 be holden at No. ~ Broad-s rect, Charleston,
South Ca oiina before J. c. CARP fN7RE. Registrar.
on tho E1GaTEEHTA DAY OF FEBRUARY. A. D, 1889.
IL O'Clock A. If. ]. p. II EPP1SG.
Uniled States 3Tar.hal as Messenger.
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Tho Southern Press Convention.

We ore authorized to state that the
South Caroliua Rlilroad C.mpaay will
pass over their road, free OF charg /,
editors or protrietors of newspapers. on
their Way to or returning fronths Mablc
Couvent.un. Tue representatives of the
press are requested to bring with them, US
heir oredeulisls, lst-ec of introduction
or special pass frem the authorities OF the
railroad upon which they begin their
journey.
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February =!

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES. FOR THE DISTRICT IF
SOUTH CAR LIN Am The M.TTlR OF
WILLIAM D. LEE, BANKRUPT BY WHOM
PETITION FOR ADJUDICATION OF BANK.
RUPrCY WAS FILED ON TIE 31sr DAY OF
DrGENBgR, A. D. 1868, IN SAID O0URT-IN
BANKRUPTCY -1his IL TO give notice that On tho
SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY A. D. 1863, War
rint in Bankruptcy issued against the Estate OF
WILLIAM B. LEE, Of Clio. in tho County Of
Marlboro, and state oil South Carolina.
who has been adjrdsed Bankrupt, on his
own petition; that tho payment Of any doIts md do
livery OF any property belongn to sal Bankrupt. to
him or for use and tr, oser OF any properly by
him arc forbidden oy law; that meeiing OF tho
Creditors Of tho said Bankrupt TO provo their debts.
and 10 choose moro Assigno:s of his Estate,
will DO hold ut Court ol Bankruptcy, to 30 helhon
ut No. 70 Broaa.-ireet, Charleston, south Carolina,
before J. c. CARP" NTER, Registrar ON the RIaH-
TBEsTu DAY OF FEBRUARY, A. y. 1869. at 10 o'clock
A. A. J. p. II. EePISG,
United states Marshal as Messenger.
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CANNOT The railroad companies make
close connection aL Columbia? The Charles
ton papers, which arrive in Columbia in the
evening of the day of publication, do not
leave that city for points on the Charlotte
Road until twelve o'clock the next day, 80
that they are about two days old when they
reach thcir destination.
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I'm the DIsFr.Cr OrUeT OF nBD
BN1En SlA,A-, FOR SOU rH ChROiIGA-
J,NUlbY TENN. lS69-IN 1HE MATTER OF
II. JOHN @uI'R, .'E CHARL2.1OS. g.,
BA&KRUP Pr-pE1ITIoN Eur FULL. AND
III AL DISH re IN BANKRUPT Y-.or-
d.yed That he,riua no hal on tho ssvA,rsENrH
DAY OF Ee u,HY isGs - the r. derl rUuit-
horsa in G n t,n - and I'll 1t uil Crrdlto y 90
nf "a Dankra appear at sa, an,e ana 3lace aud
shos cause Ii any Rny eau, Wa tho pr'fer OF 'ne
ouJ md ,lird moe l. gs uf clilo or said anhrupt
wi 10 he o. thr oiboe ei J. q: CAHPEH ER
H. a., Iee,.tr.r If eootd opsr 'fo"a u N g. -
e.. al tho E1lrEEayH oAY or kEDnUA1I, 1883, aL IL
NJ -o..
By order o. the Court the 71ss day Of Janufr- 1862
IAAIkL HnRtB. CK-
Oi-rx OF the District cour. ef tho U. D for Il. O.
Jan 1srY "a 10
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3snnLs.

WANTED, AGENTS To SELL THE
w AMERICAN KNI TING Mio9lSE. Price
S25 Tho sin pless cheapest aud b9ss Knit ins Ma
chino ever invented Will knit 1900 stitch.s per
minute LiEeial Inducements 10 ngouts. Address
AMERICAN KNIflING MACHINE COMPANY,
Bos on, Mass, or 81. LOUIS, Mo.
February3 wiml3>
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rN THE DISTRICT couEr OF THE

TN THE DISTRICT CpUET OF THE
UsIIED ,IA1H.. FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
JaEUARY TERM. lSe9-IN 1HE MATTER OF
FREE ERICK LIVINGSTON OF OR.NHEBURG,
=. c., BaEKRUP, PETITION FOR FULL AND
FINAL DISCHARGE IN DANKRUe CY.-Ord.red,
That be,rng ic had on tie FOURTH DAY OF
MARCH, 1869, ut Fsde nj courthouse in Charleston.
S. c. and that all Lreditorr. &c. cf eaid Bankrupt
appear TT said time aud pace, md show c1use. if
any they can why tho prayer ofthe poi ioner should
NOT be be granted. And that tho second and third
rnect gs Of creditors of sid B.ntruDt Will be held
81 tho Office OF j. O. GARPENrEl', esq, Ee .isirar OF
second Congressional District 5. G., on the THIRD
DAY OF MARCR, 1860, at 1e H.
By orier Of the Court. the 4th day OF February,
1882 DANIEL q ,RLREiK,
Clark of the Distric! Court of the Unt-d States,
February6 r. For South Caroina.
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fqotifes in Dankrnptrp.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES, FOR THE DIS nIcT OF
SOUTH CAECLINA--IN TIE MATTER OF JOHN
1TIION FOR nJUDICATION OF BANK
hUPTcY WAS FILED ON TB E 3OrH DAY OF DE-
CRMBER, A. D. 1868, IN SAID CoURT-IN BANK
RUPrCY.-This Ia to give notice th t on the sE.
ooND DAY OF FEBRUARY, a. D. 1869, Warrant
in Bankruptcy was issued against tho Estate
OF JOHN HUFFMAN. OF -. County of Orange
burg. and State Of South Carolina, who has been
adjudgsd q BANKRUPT, on hi, own petition; that
tho payment of any debts and delivery of any
property belonging to suid Bankrupt to him
or for his use nnd the transfer of property by
creditors of the said Bankrupt to prove their debts,
and to choose one more Assignces Of his Estate,
will be held at Court Of Bankruptcy, to be holden
at No. "a road-strcof, Charleston, 8. c. before j.
Q. CARPENTER, Registrar, on the EIGHTEENTH DAY
OFF KBRuAnr, A. D. 1889, at o'clock P. NJ.
j. P. n. EpPING,
United States Marshal US Messenger.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF . EzE
UNITED STAEa. FOR SOUTH CARoLINA.-
JANUARY TERM. 1869,--IN The MATTER oFDk
sILIA G. OBIN.ON. OF OItANGFDgR9, sOnIH
CAROLINA, BANK.UPr.-PErlTI0N TOR FULL
AND FINAL DISCHARGE IN RAAKEUPTCY-0r-
dsred, That Lear pg DO had Oh the FOURTH
DAY or MAnoH, 1869. at Federal Courthouse in
Charrson, = e., and tia. all Creditors. 30.
Of said Bankrupt appear OF said time aud place,
and show cnnEe, II y they CON- why the PRAYER
of the petitioner should not bo granted. And
that tbe second npd tuird Meetings Of Creditors of
said bankrupt will be hell at tie Ufce o. q. r.
PRNrEk, Es9 Registrar OF SECOND congressional
District, :. L, on the THIRD DAY of MARCH, 1859. as
12H
By order Of tbs Court, the At" day OF February.
1869. D RliLH0RLBfCK.
Clerk Of Tho District Court o. the Unitd States
February5 "a For sou.h Carolina.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT or THE
uSITPD STAVks FOR SOUTH G>ROLINA-
JANUARY rrRM, 1s69.-IN ;HE MATTER OF
NATHAN W. SALLY. OF ohANGEuUkG.
SOUTH CAROLYN :. EaNKkUP PETITION FOR
FULL AND FINAL DISCHARGE IN BANK
EUprCy.-O .dercd, That hearing be bad on the
FOURTH pA, OF MARCH. 1869, at Federal Court
hou In Cbarlcslo., :. C.; aad hat oil Oredi.
to.s, &c OF said bankrupt apccar at sail time end
place, and how cause. IL any they IAN, WIN the
pru; or Of the petitioner should not bo RIantea
AMI tia. tho second anG ::ird morings OF Creditors
Of said Bankrupt viii bo hold at the fn.c of J. c.
CARPENTER, Esq. kegi.trar oi Sec nd Lonsrcs.
sion i District, S. on THIRD DAY OF March, 1861.
at II NJ.
l,y orJer OF the Court, the 4;h day Of February,
1Ss9 DANIEL NunLBEcK
Clerk of the District Court of the U-tcd So for
South Carolns f2 February s
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DIVIDENDS,
DIVIDENDS,
Tn regard to dividends, the report snys:

In regard to dividends, the report says:
Tho board are convinced that the true inter
est of the stockholdcr lies in tho combined up
pl cation OF net earnings 10 the reduction of
debt and improvements of property. all coming
bnck 10 tbom in tho increased strength thereby
acquired to meot the storms OF composition
aud opposit on, and the increased ability SO
the business OF the company. But they know
full noll that the wants OF the stockholders aro
mlny and heavy. They sympathize Will those
wants most heartily, and, therefore. regard it
MI imperative duty to devote their most cara
est efforts 70 tho adjustment Of the past 'dae
lobt. That accomplished, there wou oXlst
no reasonable difficulty in the way of rcsumins Z
payment OF moderate divldelas.
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CONCLUSION.

Tho report conclu les as foIEows .
Tae genera ea1ses to which this report re-
forroI in It's commencement as having produced
much apprs ieusion in tho beginning OF tho
yo,r. have happi y, OF ts close, boon essentially
dmi ii he'd rs exhibited in gratif, ing IN
or SC OF western tonrsse and travel, and
full maintenance OF eastward bound freight,
oom pared with 1857.
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II oST, Or MONDAY NIGHT. A -FOUR
i oa- BATTEAU BOAT. pal ted gfcen ou side
and uho inside. reward will be given II 1t Is lett
with JOHN UGEtErY, Moreiand's What
February II
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Gast anD fnuso.

r osT. GEETLEMAA'S GnLD PEN
Ii A>DpgNCIL. ibe Under will DO liberaliy re-
wardsd II left at q. JOAN ,oN's Hat Store, No.
26s King-street. opposite Hasel.
February L.
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G1 Rtat.

ID OOMS TO RENT IN A EAMILY
IL without children. Apply to G.. GRAF, no rth-
cas- corner of Wentworth and Pitt streets
Pebruary5
I !spply at THIS OFFICE. October ~
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TyFORMATION VvANTE D.-ANY Is-
| FORMATION given OF STEPHEN KEYS, who
reached the city on Wednesday last will be thank
fully received oy his wife MARIA KEYS, at Grocery.
coruer Church and Chaiiners-strcets.
Orcember 16
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Tho South Carolina Railroad Compa my.

- The annual report of the president and di-
rectors Of this company, to be submitted to
the stockholders at the annual meeting on
Tuesday next, shows the following results
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OTmam ENGtSEs FOR sALfs CHEAP,
- If applied Tor Immediately
III one - borse Portable ENGINE
IL One 4sorse Pors BILE Englus.
ALSO,
Il, One s.ho,se-power LNGlNE, in good condition.
CAMERON, B>RKLEY CO.,
Northeast corner Meeting and Cumberland streets.
January l6
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REuLEs FOi: sALm.-Jrs ARRIVED.
IM .noth resr ,u,d Of YOUNG DRUK.. MULES,
which will be sold II N SIPS and u wards. as this
is IT, last lot of is 6, us,n, anters will I'm II to
III. interest 10 call carly. al ply to Il. ARNOLD.
No 90 Meeting-slrcet. Fehraeiy0
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WANTED, BY LADY, ACCUSTCa-
w I'D 10 write for the press. employment on
ono or nore L,ternry Papers or Magazines, as q
WRITER OF sKEICH POETRY, &c. Address
Miss K. X. W., Postoflco Charleston, 8. G.
October
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yEyA.TrD, sUEScs.lTEK I'oR ALL
w THE LElEING MAGAZ.: rs AND NEW.
pAPERS. at publishers rates.
CHaEI.EG G. RICHTER,
hpr7l2I no. lGl hlnS-strrrt.
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This is an astonishing result when the diff
culties of the road, the increased business, the
decreased rates, and the active competition at
all important points are taken into considera-
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The true outstanding balance OF bills paya-
bic is SEQ, ,704 II, and consists of obligations
given tor purchases Of rails and other sup
nliAa
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OtCToaSe....s ~@A'UAAS ~
This is equal to a decrease of about 60-1Oo
per cent, while the earnings Of three other
principal Southern roads show decrease ro.
spsctively of ii 65-1OO, 20 29-1Oo and 10 56-1OO
per cent. as compared with th sir earnings in
1867.
The operating expenses for the year have
oeen %, ~, ~ ~
In 1857. 7o2 22s ia
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A GENTS WANTEE.--S75 To $500 PER
n month, or q COMMISSION from which twice
ilat amount can be ,dc by rell!ng tho latest i'm
proved COAMON SENSE FAMILY sE"ING MA
CHIMP. urice Sls For circulars and terms address
c. BCWE s & CO., No. 92u South 1hird-street,
pbiln ,olnhjn pa 9mo December 8
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-05-28

Atthc close OF q stormy March day
of this year two soldiers were cross
ing from Newport to Fort Adams In
sail-boat managed by an inexperi.
enced lad. When they were partly
across blast suddenly struck the
craft; the boy was confounded, the
boat eapsized, and for half an hour,
Icfinging to the keel, the hapless men
and boy struggled with the waves.
Then the hold of the boy relaxed,
and he sank but boat had put of
from the Lime Rock Lighthouse,
about half a mile away, and before
the men were saved. The persons
who saved them wero Ida Lewis and
her brother Hosea, children of the
keeper of the light.
Ten years ago in the same harbor
four young fellows were upset in q
boat, and the same girl fastened in
her skif to rescue them. A little
later three drunken soldiers stove q
hole in their boat not far from the
light. Two swan ashore, the third
was saved by Ida Lewis when nearly
exhausted. Two years ago somemcn
were driving sheep upon the wharf
In Newport. The animal plunged
into the water, and three men rum
ming along the shore in pursuit at
length found a skiff and put out into
the harbor. A heavy sou'westcr was
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I'VE find the following beautiful tribute to Hor
ace Grccly, from the pen of George ID. Prentice
OF the Louisvile Journal, in late number OF tn,
New York Ledgtrl
TO POLITICAL OPPONENT
send thee, Greeley, words of cheer,
Thou bravest, truest, best OF men;
For have marked thy strong career,
A traced by thy own sturdy pen;
I've seen thy struggles with the foes
That dared thee to the desperate flght,
And loved to watch thy goodly blows
Dealt for the cause thou dccmst the right.
, Thou'st dared TO stand against the wrong
When many fsltercd by thy side;
In thy own strength has dared be strong,
Nor on anothers arm relied
Thy own bold thoughts thou'st dared TO think,
Thy own great purposes ayowed;
And none have ever seen thee shrink
From the fierce surges OF the crowd.
Thou, all unaided and alone,
Didrt take thy way In life's young years,
With no kind hand clasped In thy own,
No gentle voice to sooth thy tears.
But thy high heart no power could tame,
And thou hast never ceased to feel,
Within thy veins sacred flame
That turned thy iron nerves to steel
now that thou art not exempt
From all the weaknesses Of earth,
For passion comes to rouse and tempt
The truest souls OF mortal birth.
But thou hast well fulnllcd thy trust,
In spite OF love and hope and fear,
And cen the tempest's thunder-gust
But clears thy spirits atmosphere.
Thou stil art in thy manhood's prime,
stlll foremost mid thy fellow men,
Though in each year OF all thy time
Thou hast compressed three score and ten.
Oh, nay each blessed sympathy,
Breathed on thee with tear and sigh,
sweet flower in thy pathway be,
A bright star in thy clear blue sky.
GEORGE d. PRENTICE
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Stopped His Paper.


The following anecdote of the late
Mr.. Swain, from the Philadel ,,hia
Prcss, 10 not without its moral In
other ATTITUDES than Pennsylvania;
Many years ago Mr.. Swain, then
editor OF the Public Ledger, was
hailed at the corner OF Eighteenth.
and Chestnut streets by very ex-
cited individual, who informed him
In the most emphatic terms:
II have stopped your paper, SIR"
and proceeded to explain the why
and wherefore, all tho time gcsticu-
lating wildly.
my gracious, sir, you don't say.
80! Come with mo TO the Office, aud
let Us SEQ IL we cannot remedy the
matter. 1t tgrieves me that any ono
should stop my paper"
Down Chestnut to Third the two
proceeded. Arriving at the Office,
Mr.. Swain said:
why, my dear sir, everything
seems to be going on here an usual
thought you had stopped my paper.n
Then and there the excited gentle.
man, whom the long walk, by the
way, had partly cooled, said that he
had stopped taking his one copy of
the Ledger. Mr.. Swain was profuse
In his apologies for having mis-
understood the meaning OF his late
subscribers words, aud regretted
that he had given him the tramp
from Eighteenth street to Third,
down Chestnut. The gentleman
went on his way home, n wiser If not
a better man, maryeling ut the stu
pidity of editors In general. aud OF
Mr.. Swain In particular. Before he
left, however, he ordered that the
Ledger be still sent TO his address.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-05-28

Correspondence OF the Cincinnati Times.
A few evenings since two rustics,
who had made their first visit to the
metropolis, and had very naturally
put-up ut the Astor House, were ex-
amining the hotel with surprise and
delight. They went up stairs and
down stairs-looked into the break
fast and dining rooms, the parlors,
the office, the saloon, the barber shop,
and had many words of commenda-
ton for each.
At last, wandering along the corri-
dors, one of them espied the elevator,
the doors Of which were OPEN
"Look here, Joe," said he to his
friend. "This is n nice little room
but there's no bed In it. / wonder
what It's for?''
Joe's curiosity was aroused. SO he
stepped into the elevator, and he and
his companion sat down on one o
the cushioned seats. "This is nice,'
remarked joe, "but I don't soc ex,
actly what it's for. Do you Bill?"
While they were trying to find ou
what the nice little room was intend
ed for, they saw to their astonishmen
and terror that 1t was going up.
"Hallo !" cried Joe, "what TIN
devil does this mean? It's runnin
away, Bill. Whoa! whoa! whoa =
"Stop her, stop her." sreamed Bill
endeavoring to climb out at the top
"D-n the internal thing, it's goin
to blow up. Get out, Joe, or you'll
be killed" And they both began t,
climb up the side, but were unable Il
escape.
"Confound the luck, this is wood
en- balloon we've got into, Bill. IT.
going right up through the roof sure
When it gets on top of the house
let's break out and jump for our lives
Let's watch now for our chance, oil,
boy. or we're goners."
Still the elevator aseended, and th
two pumpkins sat still with thei
pale faces and compressed lips, as
they were approaching the rapids @
Niagara in an open boat. They evi
IDENTIFY anticipated death struggle
and were prepared for 1t.
In few more seconds the elevate
stopped. They were about to ste
out, when down 1t went, to the ne,
astonishment and terror OF the bucol
10 pair. They then gave themselve
up for lost, and when the elevate
reached the first floor, and they wer
asked by one of the servants Ii the
wished to go ur again, thoy steppe
into the corridor as though they la
walked out of their graves.
"What the devil Ii that thing !?
inquired Joe.
"It's the helevator," replied tn
serving man, who being English ha
aspirations of course.
"Well, / thought there must b
some kind Of hell about 1t. Is 1t
trap to frighten strangers, or an In
fernal machine, or one Of them d.
velocipedes I've heard tell so muc
off,
The servant erdeavored to explal
Il
what an elevator is; but no failed q
completely rs III. u. had ut the poul
try show.