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nov ABOUT ELIJ-IH?
An Illinois Lndy Lives Twenty Years With
out Seeiug a Minister.
EyOul Outrafd

ANethodist minister was on his travels through
the west Of Ilhuio- twenty years ago Illinois
Wild place then lie travelled twenty miles one day
before coming 20 a farm house. hut there he was
received with hospitality. Chicken pot pie and corn
dodgers composed his supper; hut TO a hungry man
these are as good as a trulled turkey.
A hnc old grandmother Of the house was most pro-
fuse in her hospitality She pressed the pot pie
the holy mans plate till he could eat no more. And
tncn when the family was gathered around the great
og.ch,mney md Its blazing IRE, the venerable dame
opened her mouth, and thus spike:
"Ah,wcll-aday its grand comfort to have a
minister of the Gospel in these parts. It's twenty
wear aeone now since have seen one ON en-. I've
To sec o minister to nN him question about suthin
/ don't rightly understand.
Madam" answered the cautious minister, " l
am ~ tired with my long ride that could not enter
into serious qu suoa til have slept bur IT You
win ask me tomorrow morning, before l set out
will answer II to the best " my ability"
The old lady expressed herself sati SIZED. and the
cunning minister secured soft couch for the night.
The next morning grandma was up early, and hard
at work frying slarJloks for the minister's break
fast. This last being despatched, the old lady was
still IN nervous hdget about her question, while
the holy mans horse was saddled and brought to
tho door
After adjusting his saddle bags and shaking hand
with all The family, he mounted his horse, aud turn.
INK to her asked:
And now, Madam, what ia your question ~
" WAL, minister, SAID she, ever know how 4,
ser In the bible, that after Esna was mad,
prophet, the heaven opened and Elijah was taken uI
10 heaven In chariot aud horses o. fre L. better
nor twenty year in seed that ere In the Bible and
have puzzled over " ever since m there amt
soul rom these dggins knows any more nor !. Bll
you're minister ~ the Gospel, an uulGt To know
all them thugs. Now what want to know is this
Did the Lord take up Eah usht SICK to h aycn, OF
didn't he 30 kinder siuteudclJr =
history has not recorded the minister's reply.
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rKB ALLEGED EATON AssA ULr.

THE Gepteman who took MIR. Eaton Home
A Sun Reporter Visits Him-He Refuses
TO Tell His story without First seeing
SIR. Eaton.
On Thursday afternoon Sun reporter visited
the residence of Mrs. Watts sherman, A5 Fifth ave
nue. The door was opened by very pleasant gen
tleman. The following conversation TOOK place
Sun REPoRTER-I want to see Mrs. shermans
buterS
GExTIEnAr-I am Mrs. sherman's butler.
REroRTER-tstepping within The door)-I want to
ask you some questions concerning the assault on
Mr.. Dornan u. Eaton. Are you the butler who dis
covered Mr. Eaton lying on the sidewalk, and who
took him home.
MRs. snERnAs's BuTLBn-Yes, sir found Mr.
Eaton. and took him home.
REPoRTER-what time was 1t when you found Mr.
Eatoni
BUTLER-Who are you, sirf
REPoRTER-I am q newspaper reporter.
BurLEn-Then l can't tell you any thing about II
until i zee Mr.. Eaton.
RrPoRrrR-why can't you tell me anything about
the matter until you see Mr. Eatonf
BurLER-Becnusc Mr.. Eaton docs not wish me to.
RBroRTER-why doesn't Mr.. Eaton wish you to ?
BurIER-IIe ssys that be has been much ANNOYED
w what the newspapers say about the thing, and he
wants them to let him alone. He don't want any
thing more published. What paper do you report
forf
REPoRrER-TuE Sun.
BurLER-Are you the gentleman that offered nfty
dollars reward In 7 he Sun for the man who took
Mr.. Eaton homer
REPoRTER-I am not
BurLKR-Did you see II In TUE SUM-
REroRTER-I did not. / heard that such reward
was offered.
BuTLER-Do you know who put ri THE susi
REPoRrER-I suppose that 1t was an advertise
ment, handed in through the eountingroom. Did
you answer ~
MRs. smanMAS's BUTLER-I did not. and don't
intend to. am sure I don't know as II Is any
body's business but Mr. Eaton's lie says he has
been much annoyed By what the newspapers have
printed.
RIPoRrER-where had you been the night you
found Mr.. EatonY
BJ1LEu-I went up Fifth avenue from this house
wi III friend OF mine.
REPonTER-was this friend with you when you
found Mr.. Eatonf
BurLER-No. left him up the avenue.
REPoRTER-How did you happen 10 see Mr.. Eaton
lying In Twcnty-ninth street when you came down
the avenuef
BuTLER-I cannot tell you anything more about It
until see Mr.. Eaton. He Is much annoyed AZ what
| the newspapers say.
REPoRrKR-Very well / will not question you
further.
MRs. SuERMAs's SUrLER-Wou't you join me In
q glass OF wine before YOU go. sir
REPoRTER-No, thank you, sir. You must ex
cuse me- Good day, cir.
The butler then closed the door, and the reporter
| retired.
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MIR. Stewards Arrival.

This illustrous statesman reached this
city yesterday afternoon, coming from Balti-
more, where he has spent several days,
without paying a visit to Washington.
lie s accompanied by his son and daughter
in-law, who have been his companions during
his protractod journey. lie is In excellent
health and spirits, and conyerses freely upon
the incidents of his travels. He has accepted
the invitation rendered him by Tic Corpora.
lion of this city. This entertainment, it is
understood will be public banquet.
Mr.. SEWARD has spent several weeks in
Cuba, where he has doubtless availcd him.
self of every opportunity within his reach to
study the circumstances of tho civil war.
Our readers will not need to be told with
which side Mr. SEWARD must naturally
sympathze in this contest. be is the pupil
of JonS Quincy ADAMS and HENRY CLAY,
who, half century ago, stirred up the
American people in behalf of the freedom
and independence Of Colombia and Mexico.
II is unnecessary to affirm that his heart is
now, rs it always has been, true to liberty
and selfgovernment in every part Of the
American hemisphere We do not under.
stand, however, that he feels at liberty at
present to express himself fully with regard
70 Cuba. Having just been welcomed with
equal kindness by representatives of both
parties in tho island, and having derived
from both such information as au American
statesman desires to gather, sentiment Of
aelicacy naturally Restraints him from stat
ing conclusions which might, for the time
being, seem at any ratio more or less viola
lion Of confidence. 1t is not too much to
Bay. however, though we say it without au-
thority from Mr.. SEWARD, that If he were
now at the head of the Government, its ac-
ton toward Spain would not be unworthy of
the man whose diplomacy drove the French
out Of Mexico, and rendered war impossible
by showing that it was not feared.
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Custom HOUsE nL.fCKM.iILry0.
How n Night Inspector Wrote the Good Old
Blind Mnn's Nhme rnd CaIne 20 Grief.

How n Night Inspector Wrote the Good Old
Blind Mans Name rnd Came TO Grief.
About four months AGO G.. NJ. Taylor was APP
pointed Night Inspector In the Custom House, with
a salary Of 1920 year and nothing 10 do but TO
draw the same every month when due. But In the
interval lct1 cen payments he wanted money, and a
happy thought struck lin whereby he might raise
the wind" he wrote the signature Of Collector
Grlnuell and OF Surveyor Cornell to documents pur-
porting 10 give him authority 70 have sort OF gen
cral supervision over clerks and employees In the
Custom House, aud to heard vessels in port aud
examine their logs and lrdgers.
lie did a rushing business In this way. lie would
note the absence OF some poor fellow perhaps half
an hour late. AMI by threatening 20 report HIM
would secure blackmHil From CAPTAINS and shin
masters he secured many good dinners, wines and
cigars and lining for his wallet.
The IolectOr beng absent in Washington, Taylor
cut big figure and travelled Ground on the assump
ton Of being at time nephew OF Mr. A. II. Cor
nell and az another Of bearing the relation to-
ward Mr. Moses Taylor. Wednesday afternoon Tay
Tor found HE little game blocked.
IIo was trying 60 hackma Of the clerks In N @
Rotuuda, aud showed his forged papers in proof OF
his authority. The clerk II once took them to Mr..
Cornell, who pronounced his SIGNATURES forgery, and
i'm mediately suspended the fellow and handed him
over TO policeman.
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N.iTIONILGUiRD NOTES.

Wing drills OF the Seventh REGIMENT are 10 be
held on the evenings Of Friday MAJ cl 4, and Monday,
MnTch7
Troop q, OF the Third Cavalry, WIN give it, an
nual ball, at the National Assembly Rooms, on Thurs
day eyenidg, Aprl3.
Lieut.. G. Hoops, OF Troop +, Third Cavalry, has
been pretentel BY the members OF hIs command with
handsome gold watch
The second promenade concert OF the seventh
Regiment and the last OF tie season, Ia given this even
Ing, at their armory, over IompSlm Market.
The Seventh have under Amusement the giving
OF entertainment the evening OF Aprl 10 the an.
nyessry of the departure OF tAe regiment Tor Washing
ton in lSl.
NJ jor Daniel, OF the Thirteenth REGIMENT, has
been presented by the nleuDer5 OF Company q, which
he formerly commanded, with aiui set OF horh5 equip
ments
rhosiyth Rogimcnt will bold battalion lrs at In
S,Y,nt Avenue arsenal on the eycAings OF Tuesday.
MarobN5 WeGne-day. March 10, and Monday. April II,
IN IA Sue Uniform.
Last evening the right wing of the Twenty second
Req lllod by Col Patcr, IA tho Fourteenth
street. AmOly. On Frllay evening ne1L the let wang
VIII hpo battalion druL
ON Monday evening the officers and non commis.
llone9 officers Of the fvclth Regiment ordered 10
assemble at the ImoIy for iril and Instruction. Wing
ATM TO be- held at t,e State arsenal, In seventh
aSene5J on tho evenings OF Wednesday harch2 and
Ibp"Iv. MaIchd
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Is there really no American man-ofwar at
Havana and ifnot, whose fault - II is too
absurdly humiliating to think Of, that within
sixty miles of our own coast an American vessel
should have to be escorted by British
wan.of.wur out Of the port Of a nation
with which We are supposed to be at peace.
aud that cur representatives at such port should
be enabled in safety to have an interview with
prosecuted American citizen only under the
shelter Of British gunsl Key West despatch
informs us that the captain referred to had ar
rived there but that his life and the lives Of his
crew were threatened even in that port by the
Spaniards. Would it be asking too much to re-
quest the phauthropic captain of the British
iron-clad Defence TO stretch spoint for us, and
come over to Key West to defend our citizens'
Is Congress not in session. national iguo-
miny may attach, in the opinion Of the people,
to others besides incompetent or cowardly exc
cutive officers. However, "lct us have peace"
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The Bible in our Public scbo ois-What n
Liberal Catholic says.

The Bible in our Public Scbools-What n
Liberal Catholic says.
To the Editor Of lie Suh.
SIN: ANY person reading Father Preston's lee
ture, and Mrs. Connolys and the Rev. Dr. Thomp
sons letters on the above subject, woall imagine
that there could be no appeal from their
decisions, and that all Christian denominations
affected by the reading OF particular version OF
Holy Writ In our pubic schools should consl Ter
their opinions OF the matter economical, anl conse-
quently uno. jectonabe. Now, sir, as a Catholic
deny the right Of ether Of the above persons to pro-
clalm any such doctrines AMI Sak me to believe them.
There Is now anil always has been difference Of
opinion amoug the Catholic people in regard to many
OF the rules and obseryInees Of the Church for It's
temporal discipline.
Father Preston ana that excellent Christian lady,
MIS- Connolly, consider that exclusive Catholic
schools should receive equitable share or the pub
lie school fund !, and no doubt the majority Of the
Catholic population OF this city and country believe
differently Suppose that Jews, Dcs' g. AMI all other
religious sccts should make the came demand, what
| would become OF school iundf Tho very i'm
| aginaton Of the thing is preposterous Take away
the bone Of contcnuonthe Bible, OF every version,
| and all other sectarian bOoks-from our common
SCI ools and then lot those children whose parents
| our system Of educai ion does not suit, be sent
| It's reasonable because we pay our share oi the
general taxes for the support OF the schools OF the
state that We should clam, as right, n portion OF
that fund to educate our own children exclusively
| A. Christian people, we should feel bal were we
| not permitted to participate, by our taxes, In the
education Of the poor children of the State ire
| spectve of their birthplace, creed, or color.
| The great majority Of the Catholics OF this coun-
| try love our valued impartial, and liberal nstitu-
| tons too well IN permit such disastrous alienation
Of our youth, and such an farming precedent N the
al IN lll.Ttn nj "a IIn
| dist notion. Many other misconceptions cNI stn the
minds OF our Protestant lcllowcizcns in regard &c
| cur universal belief In the respect due by US to the
| Pope ami tie clergy OF our Church-the efforts (la
the newspapers IN orm u.s. aOw being mad at Rome
70 pioelam tie Lead oI the Catholic Church IN ALI
| lie, for instance.
Now, one out Of every Thousand Catholic
| throughout the world would not sanction nor be
| lcvc In II anG more than this, am confident tina
| tie present PoDc ~ too sensible aud too go d
man 10 believe in such DOGMA or sanction II HIM
| self. merely mention THIS as an isolated case
wherein We as people are 40 frequently misrcpre
| senei. MICHAEL 4. GIBBONS.
New YoRK, Feb. ls, 1870
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The rule of police duty where citizens are
assaulted would seem to vary materially. Some
time after midnight, last winter, an editor OF TuE
Sun was assaulted on Broadway by three I'M
known rufIians. When the police came up, the
gentleman assniled required them to arrest his
assailants. The officers refused to do so, without
a warrant, because they had not witnessed the
offence, and when the person aggrieyed insisted
upon their taking the fellows into custody, drag
ged him of TO the station house instead. The
Police Commissioners justified the officers in re-
fusing to make the arrest, on the ground that
their course in the transaction was in accordance
with the regulations.
Recently one DIVINE was assaulted in Mulberry
street by man named FRAScIs REYNOLDS. No
policeman saw the assault; but DIVINE COM
planned to Officers CAMPBELL and RONAIsR,
and, without waiting for a warrant, they
went to The house Of REYNOLDS who kept a
saloon near by, broke in the door. and attempted
to arrest him. As they had no warrant to show,
and had violently broken into his premises he
seized cavalry sword 10 defend himself. For thus
resisting these trespassing policemen, Mr.. REY.
SoLDs was savagely dubbed in his own house,
dragged to a cell, and yesterday was convicted
in the Court of General Sessions of " assault with
dangerous weapon, with intent to do bodily
harm"
We are curious to know whether the Police
Commissioners who justified the course Of the
policeman in the first instance win condemn the
conduct Of CAMPBELL aud RoMAISg in the latter
case. Also, what becomes OF the rule of law
that, except against criminal process, every
| mans house is his castle?
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Some enemy of tho Spanish administra-


tion in Cuba, evidently actuated by the de-
sire of casting rdicule upon IL, has managed to
send across the Cuba cable a proclamation, pur-
porting to emanate from Captain-General De
RoDAs, in which he DEGREES the manumission Of
1.-TWO thousand slaves, prisoners of war" OF
course If these so-called slaves had been taken In
war, they must have been captured in the ranks
of the Cuban patriots, and by the Cuban Consti-
tuition there are no slaves in any part Of the
island, much less in their army. IT, on the other
hand, these negroes are field hands, either OF
plantations owned by Cubans and confiscated by
the Government, or negroes who have been cap
tured by Spanish troops on plantations near the
seat Of war, in neither case could the Govern
ment libcrate them, because they were already
free when the Spanards captured them; nor
would they in such cases be prisoners of war.
Besides, the Spaniards shoot all prisoners taken
in the field; and as there is no war on the island,
there can be no prisoners Of war. Of course the
whole thing is a forgery.
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A correspondent states that Mr., +. Pr
SHINE SMITH, who formerly held the Office of Ex
amincr Of Claims in the State Department, still
performs the duties Of that Office with the style
and salary Of clerk, AMI that Mr.. hsn's recent
application for authority to employ Solicitor
was designed to obtain the means Of giving MIR.
SMITH title and COMPENSATION more suitable to
his merits. Mr. SMITH is very capable public
servant, and much more At to be Secretary Of
State than Mr.. FISH, but We suppose that
the proposed new Office cannot BIO intended for
his benefit. The Secretary already employs tho
Hon. CALrn CusHISo to write his important dcs.
patches; and he would doubtless like TO be able
| to employ him pore frequently. II Congress
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Gen. BUTLER's friends are going to run
him for the Presidency the issue Of war against
newspapers. The platform is novel and the can
didate extraordinary. If he is elected, will he
make Mr.. GREELEY Minister to- Englaudp BE-
fore we decide whether to go for him, that ques-
ton must be answered. We will not support
any man for the Presidency who will not pledge
himself to do justice to the services of the great
Republican journalist.
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Uniting New York and Brooklyn.

The work on the foundation OF the Brooklyn
bridge IL progressing rapidly. The dredging ma
chimes arc stll in operation ON the BrooHlyn size
dredging for the foundaion The he'd OF the river
Is sunk % feet below high water mark. The blast
ing has Uetn done by Irving an IRON bar FIX inches
IN diameter m squares Of eight feet. Tho pic ~
then drawn M with steam engine hud twenty
pounds of powder Junk in the holo below, where 1t
Ia exploded by a galyanic battery on the macblnery.
THIS process laOsons the bottom of the river, and
the dreugiIR machines then taAe Up the material
lOoseGed by the blastiDgI
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The disr,putablo NeO York Times says,
spropos Of the Prince of Wales, that il is un-
necessary to suppose he would voluntarily com
nit perjury. But why not Prince as well as
anybody else' How about LOUIS NAPOLEON
Isn't tbcss7ime' disreputable enough already
without giving itself altogether up to aunkey.
ism
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The Mormon mis-ionIsl,i base .." ...
sud havoc With tho lt.rls OF tac 81 sid
Long l-laud, that y.e... C' ,,b.. IA
lorr.,l to clear them out. On Tn
during Moru on service IA cast Nrt'''. M BEL
men entered the hail and ordered me IA
the VI laCe IN hall M hour, 4 they v.u'. n
They went. On Wtdue-dy they Wei, al
OF PatcAogue. They SAY however, lA"' "
return aud demand civil protection.
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terday that the war of the Young Democ-
racy upon the Ring was concluded, and that
the following ticket for the next election
had been agreed upon between the high
contracting parties:
.Ndvor-THoSAs J. CRKAsHR.
tofnpuoiet-kICuARD y. Connolly.
M,eet CC,aDlts; oner-JANrs oBRIEs'
Co1igy CieyF-ANTHoSy MILLER
President or Board OF Eorts-IiRSRY W. GENET.
As this cast comes from Tammany sources
II is entitled TO some consideration, and II
will strike the most innocent observer that
Squire SwEESy and ABRAHAM O'HALL arc
not included in it, If it were proved that
such ticket had really been agreed upon,
we should have to conclude that Messrs.
TWEED and CONNOLLY had been compelled
to pitch their distinguished friends overheard,
as JoSAH was pitched overheard, to save the
ship.
What n touching picture this presents to
the mind, and what a heartrending scene it
must be, when Bro SIX and Boss CONNOLLY
resolve 20 do such violence to their afec
tons. Fancy the feelings Of two such tender
souls as they hoist their dear old cronics
over the bulwarks and chuck them down into
| the foaming waves But, for the credit OF
human nature, we arc glad to be assured
that the whole story is without foundation
that nobody las been sold out and that the
glorious war for the emancipation of the
Democracy from the tyranny of the Ring is
| 10 continue.
| For this statement we have the best au
thority. We have received it from Sheriff
OBRIEN, the Ajax lebanon of the Young
Democracy from Senator GENET; from
Senator MORTON, the Thundcrbolt of thu
Eighth Ward from that stalwart Young
Democrat JOHN MoRRIssEY and from thu
great BIC Six himself. The proceedings o
the Legislature yesterday also prove it, an'
give to honest men an increased reason Il
hope that Squire SwEENY, the Know-Noth
ing Irshman 0'HALL, Boss TWEED, AM
the whole Ring, Will be pitched overboar'
altogether.
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Inc FIF,UVV
Education. Mr. BUTLER Rep., Mass reported
7, solution to admit Georgia. Mr. Eldridge dem,
Wis suggested that inasmuch as Georgia had been
twice Admitted. Mr.. Bltler would do well TO In
cude Massachusetts IN his resolution. resolution
was adopted lnstiucting the Committee on Military
Affair." extend Its investigation ~ far as TO ascer
tam whether any officer Of tie army or navy, IN.
Guiding the War and Navy Departments, has advised
or solicited any member Of Congress to recommend
Ito appointment TO cadctship TO the MilitarJ or
Naval Academies Of any person not iona me resi-
fed: or whether any such oficcr hls acqulesceI,
uncally passed upon. and accepted any nomination,
knowing It to be Of the character Indicated also to
inauire and report In relation TO other improper con
side CREATIONS Ia the premises.
Mn SARGENT (Rcp., Cal and Ar. Paine (llep.,
WIS., denounced the late
MASSACRE OF INDIANS
by Col Bakers command as related by Vincent
Collyer In letter which was read by the Clerk
mating Il TO the massacre Of Glencoe. There was
Warrant Ia the laws OF God or man for destroying
women and children because their husbands we're
robbers. The act OF the English in blowing the Sc
poys from their guns was not 80 atrocous. CNIhZa-
[ on .huddorcd at acts Ike these.
Mr.. VoOBIlEEs (Dcm., lnd.) expressed bis obhor-
renee at and entered his protest against the system
OF warfare az exposed Dy Mr. CollyCr's letter. H.
understood that IN that massacre, which had beCn
Leradcd battle nity women AMI nity lite CHI.
dreu were Killed. Euch system OF warfare could
In the sisht OF God or man, lie woad not vote q
collar Of appropriation TO uphold sucha system not
war Tut OF InditcIinin1te massacre, MI VOORHEES,
asked Mr. SARGENT whether tbs letter read at the desk
ana rot disclose the TACT that Gen. Sheridan gave
an order 10 ncheiaI hane0NA B" sNi~'' N Nc "a
pressed It, -
HARD blows AT TIE INDIANS
NJ e.narSr prcsumel that the gentleman nom
In Llama Understood It correctly.
Mr. El.DRiBGE inquired OF MI sarttht whe'her
he advocated 1Le sentiment Oh zen sh'I'uAh Ie''
ter. -, -, .,., A.. =,
Mr.. SARGRSrsaid ne WaH NOT 70 pe yea lhto IRE
lcyaHt discussion lie ne5Vei Inal yen. sheridan
was at heirl ~ klno Eehi'ihnh a. the een'sulth
nom Wisconsin OF hnsIm' nc vJu,'lTnu'I tnG
Quaker policy among the lhaIah-' anu bcheNtd mat
II had accomplished better resdlls 'hah any oiher
agency. . ,
Mr.. ELDnpGE entered ms soc'hh pro'cH hrhlnst
the manner IN which the INDIANS had pteh treated,
and especially against lIat
RAnnAnous AID INFAMOUS ORDER
,,,,,t., ,, - L., 49,, :,
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gives hims Solicitor, the salary win be devoted
mainly if not wholly to retaining the services OF
Mr.. CUSHING in cases where Mr.. SswAnp would
not have required any one but himself