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Try GREEN WILLIAMS,
IL Auctioneers and Real Esfafa Rrnkera.


~ Auctioneers and Real Estate Brokers,
No. 3l9, southwest corner 7th and treets
TRUSTEES SALE OF FINE THREE STORY
PRFSSEn BRICK FRONT DWELLISG-
HOUSE. No. 454 II STREET NORTHWEST.
BEL WEEN FOURTH AND FIFTH STREETS
CONTAINING EIGhT 80 ROOMS, AT AUG.
- BY virtue of deed of trust, dated March 6,
e, 1866, and duly recorded in Liher No 562 folio
- l24, &c. one of the land records in and for
Washington county, D. C., and by the written direc-
ton OF the party secured thereby, will SELL at pub
lie auction, on FRIDAY, the sth day of July, A. D.
$50, at the hour of O'Clock p. m on the premises
all OF Lot numbered four 90 in subdivision of ori
ginai lot numbered i've, g. lin Square numbered five
hundred and eighteen, ,5ls said lot fronting eigh-
teen lS feet the south side of north street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets northwest, and
running back with even width seventy one I'D feet
and improved by a twO-story pressed brick front
hall, &c.
This property is located in a pleasant and i'm
proving part OF the city, street paved and all re-
sptcts well suited for family residence
Terms Two-thirds cash; balance in u months
with notes bearing interest and secured by deed of
trust on the premises. All conveyancing and stamps
at cost Of purchaser 500 of the purchase money to
be paid on day of sale.
ALBERT r. FOX. Trustee
Jes- eo6ds GREEN WILLIAMS, Aucts
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u @. REICHENRACH's Piano Store.
r. No. 423 lila Street, above Pesna. Avenue
(EsTABLIsHRD OVER 30 YRARs,)
sole agency for the sale Of the celebrated PIANOS
q VIM: knabe 4 90, Baltimore, and Wm.-
McOammon, Albany; also, second hand yE3X.E
Planes, Organs and Melodeons for sale orVtvEyV
rent on the most accommodating terms: Plano and
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by GREEN & WILLIAMS,
ID Auctioneers and Real Estate Brokers.
Southeast corner Of 9TH and streets.


- BY virtue Of a deed Of trust from St. Clair
recorded in Liber II. No s, foIios Is, ct seq,
will sell on MONDAY, the 9th day Of May, 1870, in
front OF the premises at o'clock p all that part
o. lot OF ground IN the city Of ashngton numbered
three l63-ac ;ordipg TO the subdivision thereof by
Samuel Dayidson-being the same property con-
by deed bearing date 14th of August. 1862, and re-
corded in Liber T. No l, foios 465, ct seq. (ref
erenes thereto being had for more full description
Also, the west half of Lot four A. in Davidson s.
subdivision Of said square l63, the same fronting
A. Hyde aud John 6 Clark by deed dated November
365, seq reference to which is hereby made for
fuller description of said property with the improve
msnts, which are new three story Frame House,
fronting on X street, between connecticut avenue
and 18th street west.
Terms: One-third cash; baIsnce in 6, IL, And u
months the purchaser to give notes fc the deferred
payments, bearing interest from day OF sale deed
given ard deed in trust taken OF Che premises All
convey uncing and stamps at the Of the purcha
ser 600 to be paid down when the property is sold
If the terms should not be piled with in Ave DAYS
after SALE the Trustee the right to resell
the property at the risk and cost Of the defanting
some newspaper printed in the city of Washington
aDs-coss. GR RpRS wS2HNs9N Trustee Trustee.
R-T THE PURCHASER HAVING FAILED TO
OH day of May, 1870, / shall sell. on MONDAY, the
2ItE day of June, A D. $50, at clock D. m on the
premisei the ab2ye named property a. The risk and
day iy Of q sale cR RpRN S2HHs3N, Trustee,
nyT THE ABOvEsALE Is POSTPONED until
TUESDAY, The 5th day of July, A. ID. 1870, at the
same hour and place 81 R IEEE e vi
Je2Sd RepI Auctioneers-
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GALE OF NAVY VESSELS.

GALE OF NAVY VESSELS
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
DtHEAU OF CoNsTR UCrION AND REPAIR,
u, WARRINGTON, ID. o., June IS, 1870. \
The Navy Department will offer for sale, at public
on SATURDAY, the 10th day Of July, $50 at n
clock, NJ, the 1--we oak frame, copper fastened
screw steamer
SEMINOLE,
Of 500 tons, old measurement
Also, al the United States Navy Yard, Washing
ton, ON WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of July $50. a,
IL o'clock, M, the steam tug -"
OF "a tons.
The vessels and their inventories can be examined
AZ any time on application to the Commandments of
tne respective yards. Onehalf of the whole amount
o. me purchase money Of each vessel must be depos
ed ~ the time OF adjudication, and the vessel must
DC removed from the Navy Yard within two (2)
weeks from the DAY of sale w
Inc government reserves the right TO withdraw
ne vessels from sale for any purchaser who will pay
one APPRAISED value, with increase of ten IO) Der
Centuni thereto.
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AUCTION SALES.

RT COOPER q LATIMER, Auctioneers,
- Successors to Jas. c. Mcclure Co..
Southwest corner Of Pennsyfv and 18th IT.
TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME HOUSE on
EAST, AT AUCTION
- Under and by virtue of Q deed CT trust. duly
La recorded sth Of April, 1859 In Liber g. No, TO-
folios log &c, Of the land records Of Washington
cauDfy, D. O., viii sell, at public auction, 10 the
highest bidder, on THURSDAY AFTERNOON,
June yth, at - p m, on the premises; Lot letiered
and improved by Frame Dwelling.
Terms Of sale; One-th CASH balance s, IL and IS
months with interest secured by deed of trust, Con-
veyanees and stamps at cost Of purchaser. $50 re-
Quired at time Of sale
GEO. r. WILSON, Trustee.
je 7-t&s&ds COOPER LAfIMER, Aucts.
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GALE OF CORPORATION Hay SCALES.

MAYORS OFFICE, CIrY HALL, June o, 1870
BY virtue of act of the City Councils, and I'm
accordance Herewith, shall offer for sale, for rash,
TO the highest bidder, FRIDAY, the LIST Of July,
IN front OF the City Hall, at O'Clock D. m, the
elusive right and privilege of using the several Cor
poraon Scales until the LIST day OF July ISL for the
purpose OF weighing hay, straw Fodder Oats in the
straw and Live Stock. The scales situated at
the following places:
streets west.
No. 2 In front of Northern market at intersection
Of New York avenue and street north
No. g. In front of Anacoeta engine house
No. T. At the intersection of Maryland avenue and
street north with Third street east
No. 5. At the Intersection Of Vermont avenue with
street north.
The following is the tariff Of rates which the pur-
cbasers entitled to receive Fer every LOAD of
hay, straw, fodder, oats in the straw. weighing
1000 pounds or less Is cents; 900 pounds. 80
cents and for each and every bundle, bale, pack
of the same, 10 cents; Tor weighing live stock
cents Tor every hundred pounds.
Parties pun cka.nR will be required to comply
with all the provisions of the act approved 21st of
February 1858, entitled An act to establish public
hay scales, and for other purposes" and act sp
proved April l9, 1867, entitled An act to regulate
the weight and sale Of hay
M G. EMERY, Mayer
Je5 I'd GREEN WILLIAMS, Aucts.
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10y COOPER LATIMER, Auctioueers,
ID successors to j. q. Mcclure Co..
Southwest corner of Penna. avenue and llth 81.
ADMINISTRATORS sALEOF THREE SHAN
THIS ON VERMONT AVENUE. BETWEEN o
AND STREETS, AT AUCTION.
-, Under and by order of the Orphans Court,
Ia: will sell at public auction the premises on
M.Asub lots 30 aud 81, square III, FRIDAY AT
VIM b. TODD, Administrator.
COOPER LATIMER,
jeE-7aw2w6ds Auctipneers.
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by THOMAS K. wAGGAMAN, AuctiOneer.

Try THOMAS K. wAGGAMAN, Auctioneer.
TRUsTEE,ssA OF VALUABLE PROPERTY
On, On 9TH ssn ST, BETWEEN AND SOUTH
IA BZynsue of deed Of trust dated the Eth
em.8 of February, 1869, and recorded in Liber
- and r, No. s, folio 9, &C., one of the land
1rds q Washington county, in the District of Co
lumbia, and at the request of the party secured
thereby, the subscriber will offer for sale at
auction; on SATURDAY, the ID of July, ls70, at
O'clock p. m. IN the premises, LOT No. Is, in
square IN Washington city, in said District, to
gelper with all improvements, privileges, and an
Turtenances. up
months. All conveyancing and stamps at purcha-
ser cost to be resod in five days If terms of sale are
not complied with.
DANIEL LINKINS, Trustee
je20tds THOS. Il. WAGGAMAN,Au ct
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TIME ssSINGER''
NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE
CAN BE HAD
ON EASY TERMS,
COMPANN'S SALESROOMS.
Purchasers instructed at their residences.
full line Of MACHINE TWIST, COTTON and
LINEN THREAD on spools, always on hand.
4. A. NORTON, Agent,
my Ally I'll MARKET SPACE.
NO PERSON SHOULD PURCHASE ANY
~ other before trying those superbly-a
syeet toned sTIEFF'S PIANOS. q. l..
WILD BRO, 420 18th st., bet. Pa. av. IVvHVV
and ST., sole agents. Good new yiolns, with bow,
Slo new Guitars, Banios, Flutes and Accordeons.
only "a, S2.50 and S3. Special attention given 10
tuning and repairing pianos and other instru.
menn. sp7S-tr
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RY COOPER LATlMER, Auctionesrs,
- Successors to James q. Mcclure Col
Southwest corner Penn, avenue and 18th street
TRUSTEES SALE OF DRUGS, MEDICINES
ERIG E1XTURES, &c, IN DRUG STORE ON
TokNHR OF NEW JERSEY AVENUE AND
STREET N. W., WASHINGTON d. o.
- Under and by virtue of a certain deed Of
trust. dated the 18th day Of July, 1869, and re-
|" cords Of this county. viii sell at public auc
ton, on TUESDAY, the 18th day of June, $50 at 10
O'Clock a. all the contents of the Drug Store cor
ner OF New Jersey avenue aud street
not seld W i'll be sold in detail.
+. X. ALLEN, Trustee
JelS-eodts COOPER LATIMER, Aucts
~ THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED until
FRIDAY, July 5, same hour and place.
II. X. ALLEN. Trustee
Je2o eoSds COOPER LATIMER Aucts
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10y COOPER LATIMER, Auctioneers
- Successors to J. G.. Mcclure Col,
Southwest corner Of Penna. avenue and 18th st.
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NJ THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED until
TUESDAY, The 5th day of July, A. ID. 1870, at the
same hour and place. By order of the Trustee
GREEN x WILLIAMS.
lcHS-d IRepl AuCtioneers-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-08-26

SELAH.-The translators of the Bible
have left the word Selah, which occurs
so often in the Psalms, as they found it,
and of course the English reader often
asks his minister or some learned friend
what it means. And the minister or
learned friend has most often been
obliged to confess ignorance, because it
is matter in regard to which the most
learned have by no means been of one
mind. The Targums, and most of the
Jewish commentators, give TO the word
the meaning Of cternalIy; forever
Kimehi regards it sign to elevate the
voice. The authors of the Septuagint
translation appear TO have regarded it
as musical or rhythmical note. Her
der regards it as indicating a change of
tone. MathesOn, as musical tone,
equivalent perhaps, to the word repeat.
According to Luther and others, it
means silence! Gesenius explains it to
mean, "Let the instruments play, and
the singers stop" Wocher regards it
as equivalent to SurSltm cOrde-up my
soul! Sommes, after examining all the
seventy-four passages in which the word
occurs, recognizes in every case "an
actual appeal or summons to jehovah"
They are calls toad and prayers to be
heard, expressed either with entire dis
tinctness or if not in the imperative
"Hear Jehovah" and the like, still
earnest addresses TO God that lie would
remember and hear, etc.-BUiioheca
iSttcrd.
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COL. DEM. --- VOL. XXXIV-- NO. 2T
The Needle Gun.

y writer in the Chicago Tribune gives
this description of the Prussian needle
gun. which will probably play an i'm
portant part in the coming battles o
Europe.
1. The range of the needle gun is 12OC
to 400 yards.
.. The movements of loading arcper
formed with the right hand as follows
an upward stroke with the palm OF the
right hand against the chamber knob
opens the breech, the cartridge is inser.
ted into the cavity of the barrel, push
forward and downward stroke of the
chamber knob with the right hand clio
ses the breech, and another push on the
needle chamber with its spiral,springs,
completes the loading and the rifle is
ready for fire. During the movement
the gu mis- held with the left hand at q
ready
3. The gun is never loaded or reload
ed while at aim simply because it is
impossible to do so.
4. The powder is not ignitcd at tho
rear end of the cartridge, but next tc
the ball, where the igniting matter i.
placed in kind of socket of papiel
mache, and this is what gives more
power to the ball, the powder burning
from the front to the rear.
D. The cartridge is made up-ball in
front, ball socket with igniting matter
powder. The shape Of the ball resem
bles the shape of a cucumber, and is
called long lead (tang 6lei.)
6. The recoil of the gun is felt only
when it becomes very.much heated, and
the air chamber filled with the refuse
of powder. When clean no recoil is felt
at all.
I. In case the needle should bend OF
break or otherwise become useless, q
new one can be inserted in less than
five seconds. Each soldier carries an
extra supply Of about six needles.
1t is not so much the superiority o.
the needle gun over other breech load
erS which has secured and in all proba-
bilities will in the present struggle Sc
cure success to the Prussian army, as it
is the thorough education of each indi-
vidual soldier and his familiarity with
his weapon.
The needle gun was first used in
Prussia in 1913 and in 1919, in Baden
and Schleswig, and not having been
deemed effective without an entire
change of tactics, and especially Of skir-
mish instruction, was almost con-
demned.
The Pru5sian army has but one cali
bre for all small arms, so that infantry
or sharp shooters can be supplied with
cartridges from any cavalry, pistol or
cartridge wagons.
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Josh Billings on Hamn.

Latin is strictly an amusement, altho
some folks make a Dizziness of it.
1t has been considered an index OF
character and there is some so close at
reasoning that they can tell what man
had for dinner by seeing him laif.
| never saw two laff alike.
While there arc sum who don't make
emmy noise, there are sum who don't
make ennything but noisc-and sum
agin who have music in their laf, and
Others who laff just as rat does who
has caught steel trap with his tail
There is a mistake in the assershun
that it is no comfort to hear sum laffs
that come romping out of n mans
mouth like district skool of young
girls just let out to pla.
Men who never lair may have good
hearts, but they are dcepseatcd-lik
some springs, they have their inlet and
outlet from below, and show no spark
ling bubble on the brim.
/ don't like giggler ; his kind of lafI
is like dandylion, a broad yellcr with
out bit of good smell about it.
1t is true that emmy kind ofa laf, lift
is honest, is better than none, but give
me the laff that looks out of a mans
eye fust to see if the coast is clear, then
steals down into the dimple of his check
and dances in eddys thar awhile, then
waltzes spell at the corner of his
mouth, like thing of life, then bursts
its bonds ov beauty, and fills the air for
moment with a shower of silver
tongued sparks, then steals back with a
smile tew lay in the heart, tew watch
again for its prey-this is the kind of a
laff luv and amt Altered ov.
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y TOUGH FISH SToRY.-The editor
Of western paper has been up in the
country trouting, and is responsible for
this fish story: GA jovial old gentle
man whom we met in our travels told
a story for the truth of which we do
not vouch) TO illustrate the number of
fishermen upon these streams. "A few
days ago. he said, Il was passing a
bridge over Swift river, when 1 heard
my name called. l looked around to
see who spoke. No person was in sight,
and l was about to pass on, when my
eye fell upon large trout standing up
on his tail in the river, looking as
though he had spoken to me, "Did
you speak, Mr.. Trout?" said 1. 81 did.
SIR" said he, 81 wish to inquire if this
is the way to Bickford's mill ?" "It
is" said 1. "Ain't there any other
route?" said he. "Guess not" said I,
"unless you go by land. Why do you
ask ?' because the river is so full of
these fish hooks that can never get up
this way."'
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KNOwLEDGE Is POwER.-The fact
that knowledge is power, is very hap
PLY illustrated by an anecdote that
happened in Edinburgh some few years
ago; a gentleman walking in the
street observed Il large crowd gathered
around two dogs. The larger one, Il
powerful mastif, had the smaller one
in his relentless grip. Every effort had
been made to loosen his hold, such as
Sitting his ears, and biting and pinch
ing his tail, b tut in vain. AT length a
quiet, scholarly looking gentleman
came up, and making his way through
the circle, asked TO be allowed to separ-
ate the combatants. Assent was given
amid laughter and cheers, when draw
ing snuff box from his pocket, he APP
piled pinch of the titillating powder
to the mastiff's nose. The effect was so
great on the brute's olfactory senses
that he not only released his hold, but
made off as fast as his legs could carry
him. The scholar was greeted with
cheers, but he replied only, "Gentle-
men, l have but given you proof that
knowledge is power"
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How to Make II Scrap Book.

1t is very pleasant occupation for
children, and sometimes for larger
children to make scrap books; and this
is the way to do it,
If you can spare the money it is well
to buy a regularly made book of firm
white paper, so bound as to leave room
for the filling of the leaves. Otherwise
an old account book does very well, if
the binding be good, and if the leaves
be cut out, leaving about an inch, and
cutting two out of every three. We al
ways keep our books covered, and then
they are fresh when they are finished,
which is work Of time.
Most of us find in our reading, things
which we want to savc-poctry prose
facts or principles, according to our
taste; and the usual way is to cut them
out, carry them in a pocket book till
they are worn out, or leave them in
some box or drawer until they become
rubbish, and then forget them.
The best way is to keep Il box for such
scraps, and when you find anything you
| NouV W otNC pun IL lllcic'
OF course there will be a trcmend.
Gus cleaning when you come to use
them. But no matter: save them Then
some rainy day or evening, we get our
apparatus together
a nice little painters brush, rather
larger than big thumb; small smooth
board, one or two inches of old cotton
or linen, and bowl of common paste,
made merely by boiling -four and wa.
ter
Then pare each scrap carefully Tor it
is well to haye done that beforehand);
lay it down upon the board, and brush
over the back nicely with the paste.
Then lay it smoothly upon the page,
and rub it down quietly and smoothly
with your cloth; and so on, the next
and the next.
On the righthand page it is we'll to
rule line at the left of the page and
begin there, and not let the Jennings of
the scraps come opposite each other on
the two sides of the leaf. A little prac-
tice will enable one to do this quite ca
silly and with very little muss.
Keep short pieces for filling up the
odd places in the pages.
The book will partly dry while you
are working on it, for the pieces need
not be made very wet, and while it is
still damp,put it under heavy weight
and leave it over night,
One of the best and most equal
weights for any pressure is a pail of
water.
1t is a great satisfaction to look over
ones scrap-book, and to be able to refer
to things which you want to remember
and would otherwise have lost.
One made for children, with few
pictures interspersed, is never-failing
source of amusement.
A book is sometimes some years in
making, 1t is so much the better when
1t Is done.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-08-26

The colored people down in Delaware
have gotten into such habit of steal
ing rails that the farmers have begun
to bring their fences in at nights. 1t is
a good deal Of trouble, they say, but it
is not any harder than to undertake to
identify the ashes of the rails when
the thieves are brought to trial. Per
sonally we are not much of an agricul-
turist, but it seems to us that perhaps
the fences might be protected very nice.
ly if every rail on each farm had a
Watchdog chained to it; or if fire.
proof safe large enough to contain the
fence, were erected in each field. Mr..
Greeley recommends laying bank notes
along by tho fences. so that the thieves
VIII take them and let the rails alone ;
hut ne doesn't know enough about
farming to start a two-year old orphan
in the business of making dirt-pies.
Everybody knows how he planted four
acres in canned tomatoes and as one of
his friends asserts, tried to make his
hens lay scrambled eggs by stirring
them up with pole! He is not worth
minding.
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THE EFFEMINATE MAN.-We do not
mean any particular man by inserting
the following from Josh Billings:
"The effeminate man is a weak poul.
tice. He is a cross between root beer
and ginger pop, with the cork left out
OF the bottle over night; he is a fresh
water mermaid found in cowpasture,
hands filled with dandelions; he is a
teacup full of syllabub-a kitten in pan.
talettes-a sick monkey with a blonde
moustache; he is vine without any
tendrils-a fly drowned in sweet ola
paper kite in dead calm he lives like
II butterfly-nobody can tell why he Is
as harmless as cents worth of spruce
gum, and as useless as a shirt button
without any buttonhole he is as lazy
AS bread pill, and has no more hope
than last years grasshopper; he goes
through life on tiptoes, and dies like
cologne water split over the ground.
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InpOrta mt Dates.

The following will refresh the minds
of our readers as to the dates of the
most important inventions, discoveries
and improvements, the advantages OF
which we now en- 10y:
Violins invented, 1477.
Pumps invented, 1925.
Paper first made of rags, 1ll7.
Almanacs first published, 1470.
Spinning wheel invented, 1880.
Spinning jenny invented, 1859
Camera Obscura invented, 1915.
Printing invented by Faust, HI
Engraving on wood invented, 11G0.
Roses first planted in England, 1905.
English shilling first coined, 1905.
Diamonds cut and polished, 1889.
Punctuation first used in literature,
1920.
Gun locks invented at Nuremburg,
1917.
Watches first inadc ut Nuremburg,
1904.
Soap first made at London and Brls.
tol, 1904.
Theatrical exhibitions first given in
England, 1873.
MuSkets invented and first used in
England, 1l2l.
Post offices established in England,
HIGH.
Printing introduced into England by
CaXton, 1471.
Maps and charts first brought to Eng
land, 1889.
Fortifications built in the present
style, 1900.
Sugar refining first practiced by the
Nenetians, 1903.
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"Afn's That kAind.''

Among the stories told of General
Thomas, is one of an incident which
| occurred when he and his chief of staff,
General Garfield, were inspecting the
fortifcations of Chattanooga, in 1868.
They heard shout, "IIello, mister !!
You'll | want to speak to YOU" and
General Thomas found he was the per-
son addressed, by an uncouth, back
woods East Tennc cssec soldier. He stop
ped, and the dialogue which ensued
was as follows:
"Mistcr I want to get furlough."
son what grounds do you want fur
Tough, my man ?"
81 want TO go home and see my
wife,"
"IIow long is it since you saw your
wife,"
"Ever since / enlisted, nigh on to
three months"
"Thrce monthsw good -naturedly,
"Why, my good man, l havn't seen
my wife for three years."
The East Tennessean stopped whiting
for moment and stared increduously;
at length he said
"Well, you see, my wife amt that
kind"
Even General Thomas's grimness was
not proof against the laughter which he
rode away to conceal, leaving the aston
ishod soldier without an answer.