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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-12
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
PUBLIC LEDaER 0FVIoE, [
hKNPHIs. TEEE.. October y. ISL. !
Money.


Money is closer to-day and the borrow
ing demand more active. The banks
are fully able, however, to meet the re-
quirements Of our mercantile commu-
nifty, and are pursuing a liberal policy
toward their regular customers but do
not care to invest in outside paper.
Rates Of discount are steady at 10 to II
per cent. at the banks and 2 to 3 per
cent. per month upon the street,
The market is abundantly supplied
with Eastern exchange, and counter
rates range from to &c discount buying
and the banks are checking on New
York at par.
Gold is irregular, opening in New York
at ia and advancing to ll4i. Dealers
here will not exceed ll3 in purchasing.
There is not the slightest movement
in local securities. Shelby county war.
rants are SO to SEC buying and selling
City coupons, past-due, 70 TO Sic. Bank
Of Tennessee money, old issue, IS to Sic;
new, As to 4sc. City bonds, currency
issue, so to SOC buying and 6Oe selling;
gold issue, 65 to 66c.
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TO realize them until after the l2.l5ltel-
egram, announcing firm market With
the Ic advance arrived. Buyers on East
ern account operated cautiously in the
early part of the day, but being pretty
well posted, managed 10 pick mp about
500 bales before the receipt of the news,
Of the advance and those purchasing on
foreign account were working carefully
getting some 200 bales. Included in the
sales are the following: 20 ordinary at
l7sc, l6 do. at l79e, 8 do. at l7s. II good
do. at life, "a do. at lslc, 30 do. at lSi,
20 low middling at lslc, 100 do. at lssc,
70 do. at ls9c, 20 middling at lssc, 1870
do. at 1880, and 6 strict middling at l9c,
which are the prices quoted as we go to
press.
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Sales yesterday we're 900 bales, the
market closing steady and without
change. To-day New York opened qnies
and Liverpool 6rn al yesterdAy prices,
which gave factors renewed hopes and
strengthened the views Of some to such
an extent that they anticipated a subse-
queni advance Of &c in New York and
advanced prices accordingly, bot failed
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Don Quixote Cigars.

As our patrons may not know the his
tory of Don Quixote we will explain it.
Don Quixote in his day considered him
self one of the most powerful men on
earth he went even so far as to say he
would fight the devil il he should meet
him. One day while QuixOte was riding
along on his horse the devil met him and
killed him. And so we feel competent,
as Don QuixOte did, on this brand Of
cigars. for is flavor, workmanship and
price. 5. SrERNBERe & Co.
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"Preposterous, my sonl ] cannot, |
will not submit to such extravaganza.
Only a few months ago you bought a
new cloth coat, and now another.
Son" Dear father, you are too hasiy.
This is my old coat cleaned and reno
waited by the use Of little Kalo, which
cost me only fifty cents per box"
Mother pulling ON her specks)-
Law me, sakes alive, son, let's take a
peep at that mazing wonderful stuff.
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PHESIx Insurance. CoNPANT,
NEW YORK, October IL. 1871.
rrotlInE IEorses for FaIr.

Some Of the finest trotting horses in
the United States have arrived at the
Fair Grounds and will be entered for the
great trotting premium Of $500 on
Wednesday. Other celebrated trotiing
horses will be entered fof the other pre-
miums. ROche's stables Of St. Louis,
Cheatham's Of Nashville, and Boyee's
Of Columbia, s. c., are among the arri-
walls. There will be famous trosting
during the week. match every day.
GAs-TIrrHo at ais Second st. at
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The following is the comparative daily


y
was l3sc; in New York, l5sci gold, ll3ii
uplands in Liverpool, Sid.
A New York telegram of the sth gives
the following comparative weekly state
ment:
The receipts at all ports for the week
are 46,04i bales, against 1888 bales
last week. 20,606 the previous week, and
1861 three weeks since. The total re-
ceipts since September are l22,j9G
bales, against 1872 ,2G6 for the correspond
ing period Of the previous year, showing
decrease Of G9,670 bales
The exports from all ports for the
week are -, 1893 bales against 1883 for
the same week last year. The total ex-
ports for the expired portion Of the cot
ton year are 56.02l bales, against ij,lSS
for the same time last year. The stock
at all ports is ,3Sj bales, against A.
481 for the same time last year. The
stocks at interior towns are 22309 bales,
against Is, 7j9 bales last year. The stock
in Liverpool is $4,000 bales, against
538, 900 last year.
American cotton ahoat for Great
Britain is 80, 600 bales, against $4,000
last year. The Indian cotton shoat for
Europe is el0.Gl7 bales, against 3S9, 433
last year.
The sales for the week reached $4,000
bales, of which 72,500 bales were for fu-
ture delivery and lG,50O bales on spot
and to arrive. OF the spot cotton ex-
porters took about 5000 bales, spinners
5000 bales and spectators 700 bales.
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The DOLLAR Reward Soar" is pos
sessed of curative properties that rem
der it superior to the finest toilet or
castile soap, for general toilet pur-
poses. WIN. Whitaker, grocer, 80 Madi-
son street. sole agent.
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THE "HEATHES CHISER" Is labor
saving institution, but for house clean
ing we use Morgan's Sons sapolio. 1t
brightens knives, tins, brasses, and cleans
wood, paint, porcelain and marble with
little cost, time or labor ~
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JOE COBURN.
At Broom's Opera House Thursday
and Friday Evenings, October
18Th mud lHeh

Joe Coburn, the celebrated pugilistie
champion, who is on his way to his train
ing quarters in New Orleans, to make
preparations for the great fight with Jem
Mace, will appear on the above dates at
this cosy theater in grand set-to with
his trainer, Johnny Dryer.
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LIvERrooL. October u. II a.m.-CottOn il
firm. Uplands. 914d; Orleans. lOd.
2p.m..-Cotton is steady. Sales. l.. 900 bales,
Of which 5000 were for export and speculation.
Uplands. ed; Orleans. IOd.
Op.m.-Cotton Is steady and prices are
unchanged. Stock on hand. AGO. coo bales.
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HAVE your CRATES set with Lemon s
patent. This improvement embodies
utility, economy and durability. Call at
229 Second street. 56
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The Drnnntic season.

On next Monday evening Dominic
Murray will appear at the Memphis
Theater, and will be supported by the
St. Louis and New Orleans Dramatic
Company. Those well known actors,
Messrs. J. Wesley Hill and Charles
Pope, are the leading men of the com
pany. The company is composed of
first class artists and will no doubt ere
ate sensation in this city among our
theater-goers, who are anxious to witness
the legitimate drama again on the Mem
phis stage.
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ATMoRE's mince-meat, Millaird' finest
prepared family chocolate, new strained
and comb honey, very choice, at ]. De-
voto's, cor. Third and Adams st. oct
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THLMAS 4 GAIsMAN, 6s Union street,
have on hand fine lot of HORSES and
MULES, which they offer for sale on thirty
or sixty days time. 30-sl
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SAN REILLY has removed his barber
shop TO 40 Monroe street. He guaran-
tees satisfaction to all his customers.
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A NEW and complete stock of carpets,
oil-cloths, mattings, rugs, mats and fur
niture, at E. Fegan's 26O Second street.
2Q-40
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WARMERS PREPARATIONS for sale at
the Little Drug Store Round the Corner,
SO Adams street. loot
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Pace 4 STOvAL's Rough and Ready
tobacco, found at Sternberg's, 1913 Main
street GIL
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TnE gentleman who borrowed my
Third Volume Of Hauff Works, in April
last, will please return the same to
q 20 q N ERIcH
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EEv YoEK. October Il. l0;5 an Govern
ments are irregular. Sterling exchange IL
steady al l0is. Gold is loaning Eat.
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Tickets for the" Fair Drawing" are
for sale at

j. C. Eyrich's news depot,
Mansfords news depot,
Joe Lockes news depot,
George Bergman's cigar stand,
Leubrie's cigar stand,
Byrd's jewelry store,
Barnum's jewelry store,
Memphis and Charleston ticket Office
l2-tl
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No. 43 Jefferson street, formerly Court
House Saloon, is supplied with the finest
liquors, beer aud cigars to be found in
the city. Free lunch every morning at
ten O'clock, TO which everyone is invited.
1874 J. B. PAYNE & Co, Prop'rs.
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The lady managers of the Church
Orphans Home are particularly re
quested to meet at Calvary church to-
morrow, friday at eleven o'clock A. !.
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Go TO Bracket 4 Co.'S, 32l Second
street, for young Kentucky mules. 3O-t
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We publish the following kilograms
received by Messrs. Greene & Lucas,
fro m which it will be seen that the com
panies they represent have passed
through the Chicago disaster without
impairment or injury:
CONTINENTAL Insurance Co I
NEw lORE, Oct. II. ISL.
The Continental is sound beyond per
adventure, and will pay Losses promptly.
Go ahead as usual. Advance rates.
GEO. I. HoPE, President
PHENIx Insurance. CoNPANH, I
NEw lORE, October IL. ISL.
Our net surplus will pay all losses and
leave capital and reinsurance fund I'M
touched. Advance rates.
STEPHEN CROwELL, President.
INTERNATIONAL Issuance CoNfANY,l
Nav NORE, October Il. ISL.
The international stands firm as a
rock. Advance rates.
5. r. CLARK.
Manager for the Southern States
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HsEl PAT CLEBURNE

hAksk fhitchAnn...-..............M Master.
/ BAvES MEMPHIS MONDAYS AND FRl-
II days II pm. connecting al the mouth
q White river with the light -draurht steamer
fOhf GIBSON for Pine Bluff on sAIuk-
DAYS, and with the steamer FtlI. ssisfn
on TUESDAYS, aud they connect With tbs
steamer DAfDANELLE az Pine Bus for
Little Rock. For freight OF parsare sppiy On
board or % w. II. khNNEDAl. agent,
Ofiee on Company W harf boat.
llt Foot ~ Court street.
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Buy your oysters at Norfolk Depot,
No. ~ jefferson street. SO
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New rorn COTTON Market.

lO;b.-CottOn is quiet anu nrmer, ana mold
ers asking higher rates. Sales for October,
l914ci November and December. 1879; Janu-
airy. ~ $50.
l2;l5 p. m.-Cotton Is firm. Spot sales, 2iOO;
futures. 1000. Sales for October and January,
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BRowN's Log Cabin tobacco, at Stern
bergs, 3l3 Main street 81
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DoS QUrxorE cigars OF siernbergs,
3l3 Main street. 81
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LOST.

I OST-ON SUNDAY EVENING ABOUT
IL nine o'clock, on Main street. black lace
cape. A reward of FIVE dollars will be paid
by leaving II at the Ledger Office. 1896
/ OsT-ARED SETTER-D0G; HASWHITE
IL face and four white feet: Up. II. Bry-
son " on the collar. A liberal reward will be
paid for his delivery at 22s Main street sat
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TAKEN up.

U,AKEN UP-ONE BROWN AND WHITE
/ spotted COW. which the owner can have
by proving property and paying charges.
T,& 7. W. O'D0NNELL. Chief Of Police.
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Buy your oysters at Norfolk Depot.
No. u Jefferson street. 80
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srrln-rIrrrso at sl6 Second 81. a

B. +. GEAyELY's tobacco, to be found
at Sternberg's, 3l3 Main street. 81
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BOARDING.

DOARDING--R0 FURNISHED OR
ID unfurnishod. with board, atNo. 1l3 Vance
street. References given aud required 80 IS
BOARDING -THEwHITEMoRE HOUSE,
ID 109 and Ill Adams street. having lately
undergone thorough repairs and been newly
refnrnished, is now prepared to accommodate
bOarders with light. pleasant rooms, and with
~ good a table as the market Affords. Rates
very moderate. 2qt
TAKE N0TICE-THE
Jefferson street, charges for board
and lodging per day. 81 go. The rooms
are we'll ventilated. each furnished with two
or three single beds, md good spring mat
tressss. The table + supplied with the best
at very low prices. Remember. No. lQ5 JEFF
fereon street. M-l6t
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The destruction Of the newspaper
offices in Chicago has destroyed the pat
ent outsides, insides and all sides Of
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w niture, feathers and househould goods
of all kinds bought ut 1872 Second street,
LOT III. Z. SINNOTT.
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)OTTOS STATEMENT.

CHSHBER OF CoMNERol.
MRNPnIs. October u.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-09

AMATEUR EDIroRs.-Ar amaeeEr
who was editing paper in tho absence
of a regular editor says: The last thing
l have any distinct recoilecsioa os was
getting of something os the mayor Of
the town. He went by old S5kas, Tho
editor, ona evening without ncdding,
and had no sooner entered the o6tes
than heard
"Go for Mugs, giveit to him hot !;
knock him all to pieces, and Sssse hin.
shattered soul hangiBg tosh1 saseple os
the court house"
aBut he" begas, wksu sykes
came close up to me, bssaakias kasiA,
and says hc=
Young man, go Rr Masgs. I ksso
to part with you, but Smith offers TO Eli
your occupation for dollar less.
So l sat down to do up Muggs. Eykaz
was going away, and he sk ms 20 my
Judgment. I wrote an agsicss That I
thought would please the eEd nas fer
positiveuess, and il went under . eri-
pie lseading. iuas just l'aAiae NJ tAo
paste poa in tho burglsr psoos snss, 30
keep It froas the rats, and I heard .
yelling on the ssreots, and che odEeo
door came in on me. saW saaza, esas.
cts, spots on the sun, new moons, sud
'"came TO" in the next town, when !
sent the feslowiag dispatch to The old
man:
''If you can pay your boagE bsA, say
where you are. The press IN 1vius6,
the long primer is in Hardy's bose
pond The mailing table, tbs Baak
and that new job rack wsns over the
dana hst evening. Thingp ainfs % thsy
was We made y big his co Eusss-
aud he retaliated powerfully. I have
hired out to quiet old fasmev here, and
| think | shau't pursue the get Oh bss-
sinesss any further" In abous tac
months l got reply, Here was all shae
was said Young man, always Do pss-
tive in your assertions-
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pursue would be 70 write TO Eliza and
tell her of the manner 10 which her
father had treated him, and request her
to meet him, as she waa, without mo.
ment's delay, at the house that had been
previously designated as the place at
which they would cousummate their
plans.
No sooner had he resolved than his
thoughts were fastened to paper, and dis
patched to Eliza. Meantime he was on
his way for the appointed place.
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since. Whether he has sought an OBJ
livion of his sin in otker countries we
know not, but let us hope that he may
strive to atone for the liie he has led.
Old Mr.. Boyer forgase Arthur, and
buried the two side by side, in his place
in the Cemetery. To-day, ns strangers
traverse the grounds, tho story of the
two lovers is told to them by the keeper,
and often their graves call forth tears,
even from those who kuew them not.
'Tis thus the lives of these two noble
beings ended. How hard it seems to us
that two that loved each other so, were
not permitted to live to enjoy one anoth.
er's society. But their happy dreams
were cut short in the morning of their
glory, and they are no more.
THE ENM
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-09
Twelve by the Clock.

About twenty years ago, when Frank
lin Pierce aud the present Senator Clark
stood at the head of the Hillsborough
bar, in New uami i9hiire, theirs was upon
'Ae docket celebrated suit called the
"horse case" The as;iqn was Brought
by Smith :E Zones, tho livery stable
keepers, against Que White, to recover
the value of pair of horses alleged to
have been killed by the defendant while
conveying all insane man to the asylum
at Concord. There WAS plenty of proof
that the horses died soon after their ar
rival there but the defendant took the
ground that they died of disease, and
not by being overheatcd, and that a suf-
fcient time had been allowed them to
travel that distance With case. Teen it
became necessary to show the jury the
time of starting aud the time Of arrival.
Many citizens were brought forward
among them tall, bony, slab-sidsd,
lanky. sleepy-looking fellow, Who oficil.
ted us hostlcr at the stable. The follow
ing is she substance Of the concluding
portion OF the exanunasioa:
"What time, sir, did l understand you
to say it was when tho horses were driv-
Gu up to the stable Z"
"Just as | was goiUg1o dinrer."
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Julius, did yer belong to dor last wase
In corrsc did.
Aud was yer wouudedy
You'd better balie7c' it-thges times,
Twice in my HAT and once in my sobac-
co-box.
And does We draw pensfons jules 2
What dyer az dat foolish suessiop
fory Certainly draw pension
three plugs of tobueoo year. 1 wish
common nggers woulda's interfere is
matters so much above their crauiurnn~
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"Who dare spit tobacco juice on the
aorr of this car ?" savagely exclaimed
powerfully built passenger, as lie rose
from his seat and sta ked down the aisle,
frowning dcfautly upon the other pas
scngers. II dare" said burly look.
ing fellow, as he elected quantity of
of shc noxious saliva upon the floor of
.hc aisI. "All right my friend" said
tho FIRST speaker, slapping him on the
SHOULDER, give US chow of tobacco"
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"Whas sinae Wa = wkss yeu usss ~
dinner that day--By tke sioeEt r.
"Just twelve"
sTo minute, siz ~
eyes, sir" ~
"What time was q shsa yss wsas -
dinner tho day before--by shs esssk7s
"Just twelve"
s'To q minute, eir :"
"Yes, sir.''
"And what time did you 20 70 d;aass
week previously-by the clsck g
"Jnst twelve"
"To minute, sir?"
"Yes, sir"
"Now, sir, will you be gsod eaough ~
tell the jury what time you went 10 din
ner three months before the last Date
by the clock ?"
"At twelve"
"To minuter"
"Y es, SIR
"That is all, sir" replied che couassI,
with sieam of satisfaction on hiB i1.cg
and glance at the jury, Is much % 10
say, that man hus settled his tessiasssys
gentlemen.
And SO all thought ell, juss o. 10 wse
leaving the stand, he turned to his ques-
tioncr with curious, comical ezpreasiop
on his face, and drawled out:
"That ERE clcek Was out o kilter, and
has stopped at twelve for the lass sf1
months"
There was general roar. Mr.. Clark
sat down, and the judge had to uss his
handkerchief just then.
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A FCss sN TnE FAwEY.-sWa3I
guess there's little row ever 10 egs
house."
"What on airth's the mattsyl
"Why. dads got drunk, mctRsys
washin', she old cows Ee.. eaMr 2.ns
got saaried and run sway with tho
spoons, Seth's swallowea . pin, and
Louis looked as the Aurora AeEix 'till
hc'f got the 6elirious triangles- Tkas
amt all of it nusher. Rose split sAs
batter box and broke the pan cakss, and
one of the Maltese kittins has got her
head. into the molasscs cup and can't
get it out, aud oh, how hungry ] sn+'
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Kicked by a Mule.

Jake johnson had a mule. There was
nothing remarkable in the mere fact of
his being the possessor Of such an ami
NAL, but there was something peculiar
about his mule. .He-the animal.
could kick higher, hit harder ON the
slightest provocation. and act uglier than
any mule on record.
One morning, riding his property to
market, Jake met Jim Boggs, against
whom he had an old but concealed
grudge. He knew Boggs' weakness lay
in Dragging and betting; therefore he
saluted him accordingly:
GLOW are you, jim? Fine morn
ing"
"Ilearty, squire" replied Jim. "Fine
weather. Nice mule that you have.
Will he do to bet onY
"Bet on (? Guess he will that. I tell
you, Jim Boggs, he's the best mule in
this country"
"Great smash Is that so ?" ejacula-
ted Jim.
"Solid truth, every word of it. Tell
you confdentially, Jim, I'm taking him
down for betting purposes. l bet he can
kick a fly off from any man without its
hurting him"
"Now, look here, squire" said Jim,
81 am not letting character, "but I'll
bet you something OH that myself"
"Jinl, there's no use don't bet,
don t want to win your money"
"Don't be alarmed, squire, I'll take
such bets as them every time"
"Well, if you are determined to bet,
| will risk a small stake-say five dol
lars"
"All right, squire, you're my man.
But who'll he kick the fly off? There
is no one here but you and l. You try
it,"
"No," says Johnson 81 have to be
10y the mules head to order him"
"Oh yaas," says Jim. "TLen prob
ably I'm the man. Wa'aal, I'll do it /;
but you are to bet ten against my FIVE, if
l risk it."
Gall right" quoth the squire. "Now
there is a fly on your shoulder. Stand
still" And johnson adjusted the mule.
"Whist, Jervey," said lie.
The mule raised his heels with such
velocity and force that Boggs rose in the
air like bird, and alighted on all fours
in muddy ditch, bang up against rail-
fence.
Rising, in towering rage, he ex-
claimed "Yaas, that Is smart / know
your darncd mule couldn't do It. You
had that all put up. l wouldn't be
kicked like that for fifty dollars. You
can Just fork over them ere stakes for it
any way"
"Not so fast, Jim Jervey did just
what said he could; that is. kick a fly
off man without it's hurting him. You
see, the mule is not injured by the
operation. However, if you are not sat
isfed, We will try it again as often as you
wish"
The deuce take you," growled Jim.
"Id rather have barn fall on me at
once than have that critter kick me
again. Keep the stakes, but don't say
anything about it."
And Boggs trudgod on in bitterness of
soul, murmuring to himself, "Sold, by
thunder and kicked by mule -