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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-12-02
a svoRaExG GInLs BET.
zzOE She Got Capital 10 Begin
EkusiaeSs.

An instance of quick work. by which
pretty profitabie wages were earned, has
come TO our kuowIedge which we think
worthy of public mention, the names OF
the parties being withheld by request
Not long since there was employed 10
one of the large shoe manuIactGries 10
this city a young lady whose duty it was
TO fasten the taps and soles of ladies
boots together, preparatory TO lasting
This Is done after the taps aud soles are
diBk ed ont. by FIRST FASTING and then
securing them by two nsiis One day a
gentleman was in the ma nalsetory where
she was employed. aud observing her
CELEBRITY of movement, raised question
as to bow many she could prepare in one
day One of those having the manage
ment of affairs expressed the opinion
that she could do twenty cases IN ten
hours The gentleman first mentioned
could not credit thi-, snd offered to stake
$1,000 against $500 that the feat could
not be accomplished The wager was
accepted, the youag lady acquainted with
the facts and asked if she could do IT,
She replied that she was willing to try.
provided she should have share of the
money shou she win This was agreed
to and the task commenced At twelve
clock on the next day she had eleven
of the twenty eases finished and packed
ready for the laster, and at ten minutes
inside the ten hours the task was com
pleted The iHcTedulous gentleman paid
the wager of one thousand dollars, and
the winner handed the young lady FIVE
hundred of it. This, together with the
sum earned BY doing the work, made
pretty fair wages for one day, and any one
can see by little calculation that she
had to keep pretty busy. There were
IN each case ,ixty pairs. four pieces 10 a
pair making two hundTed aud forty piece
of leather to handle. and n many Dsil,
to be driven In the twenty eases there
would be forty-eight hundred pieces to
take care of in ten hours. which was
done thus averaging four hundred and
eighty per hour, ereight ia one minute
This is an actual fact, aud the smar giri
is at present doing snug little business
of her own in the central portion of our
city. If this can be beaten, bring along
the one who can do it.-LynR Reporter
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Practical Jokes.

The fellow who played practical
jocks on everybody on the birds of the
air, fishes of the sea, the beasts of the
fields, as well as upon man, woman and
child lis no more. Before his death
we are told, he made six very large can
dies, which he directed should be burned
during the funeral service. AccordiDg-
ly when he died the cofha was brought
into country church, the pail bearers
stood around in solemn and mouruful ST.
lence, (tor the joker was good, clev
er, neis hborly sort of a brick J and the can :
dies were lit. The Clergyman commenced
his dieourse; he dwelt with pathetic ten
derness upon the virtues of Jones until
sobs we're heard aud wet eyes were seen.
just as he got about half through and was
warmed 10 bis subject, it so happened
that the candles got about half through
too, and as soon as they got half through
they commenced expl3 diDg like sky rock :
cts. In moment they filed the house
with sulphurous smoke and kept up
such succession of explosion that the
good. people not seeing the joke as readi-
~ as they might and supposipg no doubt
that the coffin woald explode next. icent
aIcay from there We wonsr say .they
ran, but they moved with CELEBRITY. Sub
seqaeutIy reflection convinced Them thar
the thing was simply playful prank Of
the deceased.
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Tooth and nail brpshes-Figbts y
tween yVotneh. z II 81 u -

| Tooth and nail brpshqsTFigbt' be-
Aleleahi shirts one of womap's best
4gifts to man. - -fr ~, =
I Tbesonly way to treat the Chinese
question is to treat it Coolie.
An oleaginous fact-Whale boy and
you will find him full of blubber.
What would a pig do who wished to
build himself -an habitation Tie a knot
in bis tail, aud call it pig tie!
Curran was once asked by one of hrs
brother Judges, +" Do you see anything
ridiculous in this wig 2" Nothing but
the bead y i,ss s
Customer: DO you call that veal
i.cutlet, WAITER Why, it is an insult to
every true calf 10 the country? g l
didn't mean TO insult you, sir. -.'oE sf1
! .WoMEN's R1rEs Putting on her
+chignpn and arranging her curls, button
hing Der CATERS, and adjusting her Gre
clan bend and things.
I a city man, who Knows all about fsr'n-
ing, says the best way to raise straw ber-
ries is with spoon a little sugar aud
cream aid the raise materially.
a worthy ministerial Indiana, who has
been land speeulating recently, spsouDe
ed to his congregation that his text would
be found in ST Paul's Epistle TO the
Corinthians, section four, range three
westl = s1f So
You here, jenkins How the deuce
did you find the wey out 81 Find my
way out2 Out Of where p What do
YOU mean - "Why, the last | saw Of
you. yon we're lost-in slumbeU. - Oh,
ah we'll, I rode out on nightmare.
A Brooklyn slius band. who was kissing
the ehaubermaid a little, was surprised
by his wife. but got off with only black
eye BY quoting Mrs Stanton. who says
the freer the relations between human
beings the happier. F"
The Postmaster at North. Bennington \
Vt. was somewhat embarrassed the ntfser
day Oh being. asked by a lady if there
was n letter from MY COW. Being dis
posed to treat her politely. he replied
that there was nothing for anybody
COW The lady being equally embar-
raised. aud also disposed 10 be polite,
said she inquired for Mike Howe.
Two good nntured Irishmen, on a GER
tain occasion, occupied the same bed In
the morning one OF them inquired of the
other: DENIES did YOU hear thunder
last uoight?' No, Pat did IL rally
- g Yes, it Numbered as if'
hiven and siT4h would Gene togeather -
: Why in the divil thin didn't ye wake
me fer re know 1 can't sIape- when. Is
thunders 2" 9f $500
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STRAvEn.

TEHAKEN UP rs a STRAY by ]. W.
LESTER, living fifteen miles West-of
Hickman, on Island No. Q, in Fulton County,
on the 2sth day Of August, 1S71. Zone black
mare mule, aged about six years, having
two white spots on her rump, and branded
with Something like z on the right shoulder,
freshly trimmed. no caris in the TANKS, and
about fifteen hands high,. sbut having no
other brands or markssaBd Shteh Aappraise
at the value Of one hundred and fifty dol
lars witness my Hand this 4th day Of
September, 1871. - j. w. NAYS, &
sFepte-2r J. P. E. c.
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On send your old troublesome
thoughts to the wind, not cuddle them to
your breast as If they were angels of
mercy instead of. ministers of evil. Eve
rybody has trouble of some kind, and il
Is the bounded duty of each one to rise,
above it, aes sss .sf, =
The Lord sends US all kinds Of mes
seugers to teach us how large, mercifnl
and patient His love Is and Il ,does not
matter in what shape they come. If orr
hearts will tohly let them do their ap
pointed work. Nary 4nres Aiken. :
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AN exchange says: I'VE are in the
receip. of two poems. one on the sTh rob
hing Brain. and the other con a Bleed
iue Heart. = We will wait until we re-
eetye pne on the Stomach Ache. and
publish all three together" ss'Tr-
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BILLIONS Rear Testimony 10 their
Wonderful Curative ELECTS.
They NIX vile Fancy Drink Made OF Poor
Ram. Whiskey, Proof Spirits and Refuse
Liquors otoFed sicsd and sseste'ed u please the
slied -oies." Appas5zcrs.r .fsestorer &c,
thztlca tie tipIer 10 unkeHness and run but are
Rceine made from, tie Roots and Herbs
Ct California free fran all Alcoholic SiImu-
lanta. The sc The & Il EAT BLOoD PURI-
FIES and \ LIFE GIVING PRINCIPLE,
perfect ns',ovstor ard via'r'tor q the System.
eArryjug % al I.-oo1,s aud restoring theood
b abby coniifioa- NJ Ierson take theas Bit
according {" direction ane rsu ain long nneil,
pro~i4sd ti.eir bouea sitoyed BY mineral
poisson other Heass Gn1 the vital organs " astea
t-eyonl The point Of repair
They arc = Gentle PurEntive as well rs a
Tonic, io-es..rr also, tie rectar merit OF acting
ss TO- e. ful srrrt In relieving Congestion fuHala-
nation q Liver. and ali tisc vis,ersi Organs.
F0R FEMALE COMPLAINTS, In yorugor
ols. uzrrc.s OF -inEic. dawn u o.afoo oFas
tsr % life, thee onc Buffers have equal
Tor IHanntianfory and ChroRic I,heuHin-
rfzr1 nd Gent, Dyspepsia CIR Indigestion,
BIiioH-, RrHiittcpt mud Intermittent Fee
vcrs, Diacuser Of the BtOod. Liver, Is Id
sstnddrr, these DIstrr- have iees' most
-,'-o--,f-l such Di-"" ~e@ afs e-s--8 d Niittsd
Blood, which generally produced h. derai,.eluent
O: 1he Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OK INDICESTToN, Hesd-
Erhe. Fan n the sbouicr-. Coughs 9isAtaess Of the
Chr-t Dizziness. Sour ErYctatioas II the stomach.
Bst Ts;e 10 the Mouth. Bilious ttseks Pa.s4aou Of
the Heart Inflammation Ct the Lungs. Pam in the
Eous Of the Ridnsys and hundred other painful syrP-
tuans. are the odsprinrs e Dyspepsia
They tnyiEorate the stomach and stimulate the torpid
Liver and Bo~els which renaer thea Of unequAlled
efficacy in cleansing lie blood q all Impurities, ana i'm
parting ufo and rsor TO the whole system
FOI. SKIN DT,sEA esHss, options letter SIT
Rheum Boiehes. cots. PiuPle Pustalss. Bolls Car
5anrIes EiHe Worms scsi Heal. Sofr Eyes Erysipe-
IA itct crf. Dl-colfrz tOu ~ te Sk1u Hunors and
Ni--sses % f- SKIN ai at-ve- name nttu~e.
lt=TsL ttig aH ~ te short
oA-es = convince The flost incrsd us q sber ctrA
i've eEeets-
Cleanse the vitsied blood wbcuetr you find its i'm
puriea bursting through the skin in Pinpes. Erup-
aous Sores cleanse IL when yon ad Distracted
and ussish IN the veins cleanse II when Il Is foul,
and yoar feelings viii tell you when. Keep the blood
pure, and the IA Elth Of the system viii follow.
Pin, Tape. and other Worms, lurking ia the
system OF many thousands. efsetuay DESTROYED
and removed. says distin ruishsd Physiolosist,
there D. scarcely individual the sce Of the
worms II is MOI ufJH The healthy elements 81 the
body that exist, but she diseased httnors
and sny DEPOSITS ttt breed These living monsters OF
disease NJ system ~ Medicine. no yermifugcs no
1ntheni mites slh trse tAe system from WORMS ike
cheese bitters.
J. WALKER. Pfoprietor. r. .. NrDoNALD y CO.
Drugzists sni Cen Agents san s-anes-o iiernia,
hIii . an1 at toullaaraa street, 3 eF torA
g1S-sOLD BY ALL.DKUUulsTs AND DEALERS.
junel y
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-12-02

THE Elizabe,btewn and Paducah rail
road j. now COMPLETED to the crossing on
the Efizabethtown. Henderson, aud
Nashville Railroad, and our citizens can
nog dine at home and sup 10 louisville
-E7izdbethto1cn Nelos
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Administrators Notice
BUcKEYE
Mower g. Reaper.

Mower & Reaper.
Iva lied agent at Hickman, KY.
This is the most durable and Brightest
draft machine made. 1t is warranted TO
cut, If properly managed, ten 10 twelve
acres per day, either grain or grass. The
manufacturers put them to The. agent at
Hickman on-such terms as will enable him
to sell as cheap can be purchased else
where The machine will be taken back or
the money paid for it refunded, if tried &C
cording to the warranty in printed circular,
and fails. aN Asa ~
These machines are on exhibition at the
hardware store of N.Pa Harness. ia
mayl3 80 i2tf
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Ayers Cherry PectoraI,
For Diseases Of the Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds, Whoopinx
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthna,
and Ctonaur1rtion.

Probably never before in the whole hiss-ss -
medicine has any thing widely and sodenply
upon the confidence of mankind, this excellent
remedy FOR pulmonary complaints. Through along
series ofyears, and among most of TIE races OF
II has riseu higher and higher IN their esiiina-
ton, 1t has become better known. Its UNIFORM
character and power 20 cure the various affections
of the lungs and throat, have mule u known rs TO
1alle protector agsiiust theln- While adapte1 10
nlilcr forms of disease and TO young children, -
o. the time the most cectJal remedy thar can
he given FOR incipicnt consumption, and the dan-
gerous affections OF the throat and lungs. As pro
vision against sudden attacks OF Group. It Should
be kept on hand every family, and indeed Is al
arc sometimes subject 10 colds and coughs, III
should be provided Wl.h tins antidote for them.
Although settled Consumption Is thought In
cur Sic stiI great numbers of cases where the ms
ease seemed settled, have been completely cured,
and the patent rs tOred 10 sound health By The
Cherry Pictorial. So complete Is its mastery
over the disorders Of the Lungs and Throat, ult
the most obstinate of them yield - * hhen moth
ing else could reach ten under Tie cherry Eeo-
tOraI they subside and disappear.
Singers and Public Speakers Ind great pro
lection from il. f-
4sfhrtG is always relieved and often wholly
cured by it
bronchitis f. generally cured by taking the
Cherry I'crforsEf IN small and frequent doses.
So generally are its virtues Known that we need
not publish the certacates Of them here, or do more
than assure the public thai its qualities are iulY
maintained.
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LAND FOR SALE.

FB1He farm of E J. Weaver, decd, is now
offered for sale. Said farm contains 154
acres, about one-half cleared, and in a good
state Of cultivation, with two good dwell
lings and out buildings and has fine young
orchard on it, over four Kindred apple
trees. Ii lies on the State road six miles
from Hickman and viii be sold on reason
able terms Say one-third cash and the
balance on one andfwo years time. Apply
TO A. d Kingman. or myself
JOHN R..McG EHEE, Ex'r..
iuiy2o-am Of z. J. Weaver.
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tried it, know that it cured them: those. who have
not, know that it their neighbors and Ilends
ana all know ta.t what II soes one IL zoe
- that Il never iailS tnrouil slly ilul5 OF ,i
its composition We have thousands upon tlous
sands of certificates OF Their cures OF ne
following complaints, but snch cures are k1oMa IN
every ncighborhood, and we need NOT publish tleIn.
Adapted to all ages and c9nditlons "a an cliisss'
containing neither calonel or any deleterious grug
they may be taken with safety by anybody; Inelr
sugar coating preserves them ever fresh and makes
harm can arise from their use n any quantity;
They operate by their powerful influence on me
internal yi5cera TO purify the blood and stmulie IT
into healthy actOn--remoye the distinctions Of the
stomach, bowels, liver, and other organs OF the
~ eorrectine wherever they exist such eeraDge-
nents as are the flrst oris;i., OF ei rs
the box, for the following complaints, which these
@ For r DysTepsis or indigestion, ListIess-
ness E:anguor and Loss OF APPefite, they
ehould be taken moderately to stlmtuaie the stor-
ach and restore its healthy tone and action.
For liver Complaint and its various. syTnu-
toms, Efiiiou- IA ealsacle. @scA A esasas he.
Eaunsiice Green Sics2nesS, Esili0uS
Collie and Bilious EeycrS, they should be ju-
diciously taken for each case TO eorTt me diseased
For EDysenrery or I1iArrhoea, but one mid
oI Fe = ys,.,,1,,tisT, Cont Gravel Fsayy,,.
tarion OF the gEeart, Pain IN the SIDE,
Back and Loirs, they should pc continuously
taken, as required to change Inc dsesell action or
the system with such change those complaints
For rsror&y and Dropsicas SweilinsS they
should be taken in large AID frequent doses to pro-
duee tie effect of a drastic purge. -
For Suppression a large dose slouitl pc taken
as il produces the desired effect by syinpahV.
AS a Dinner Pin. take one or two rus 70 pro-
mote digestion and relieve the stomach.
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach ana
bowels into healthy action, restores .ie abpei.s'
and invigorates the system. leice Y = oiten an'
vantageOus Where no serious deranseneht exists.
One who feels tolerablTwel often nnds that 90 50
OF these Pills mikes him feel decidedly petter from
On cleansing and renovating effect on the diSes-
tiv apparatus.
d. j. C. AVER &c co., Practical ChsTrsists,
LOWELL. MASS, z. S. Il.
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i sf ~~rrr taoF -.4t F1 trfFH
COUNTRY PRoDucE AND LIVE srocK.
ua- Also, Stock Pens Kept for Drores-
A FTER several years absence from the
n Grocery and Commission Business in
Hickman. we gain offer our services to,our
friends and the public in the same line Of
business end ask renewal eftheir patron
age so literally bestowed upon us in years
past We feel ourselves fully responsible
for our transactions and hope to give salts
faction in all Of our dealings. We pur-
chased our goods in various Wholesale mar
kets for cash At their very lowest cash value
hence we 1atter ourselves that We can sell
rs low as the lowest. We especially cali
.atteution TO orr friends who buy TO sell
again to come and see us Ne feel conf
dent that We can make 1t TO their interest
to buy their small bills at least of us. Re
will make hSerable advances on Produce in
store to be shipped 70 our account either in
cash or goods We will also barter with
our friends for all kinds Of Produce or live
Stock. -e+5 H7 .ju2S.
ssy~TERMS CASH OR. ITS EQUIV
rs ALENT -@a ~ -a-
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Nashville and Northwestern
Railroad
Day Passeneer-LepYes HiSkmann7 at P. NJ

Two DAILY PAsSEMazR TRAINS.
Day Passenger LenYfs Hickman at P II;
arrives a Hickman at l z. "
Night Passenger-Leaves Hickman at 4 45
T. H.: aud arrives at Hickman 10 Is p. H.
Close connections made at Union City
with the Mobile and Ohio rosd-at NfeKen-
ze with the Memphis and Ciarksville road,
Chnttanooga roads.
For tickets apply at the Railroad Office.
J. " THoaAs Gen'I Sup't \. y. w X. &.
4. D. KINGHAN, agent at Hickman.
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THREE DEALERS should send for Price
i List No. g. Southern Sorts Inyiting
rates. W. F. HEIKEs, Day ton, Ohio. Nur-
series established 1922
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II EEPS on hand a general supply of
IN Family Groceries, Provisions and
Liquors, ETC., which they offer to sell cheap.
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Ayers Cathartic Pills,
For ell tho purposes Of Laxative
Madicina

Perhaps no one medi-
cine is so universally re-
CURED by everybody rs
{ cathariic. nor Vas ever
.ny before so universal
Is adopted into use, in
every country and among
al classes, IS THIS mild
but Efficient purgGtye
PHI. The obvious rea-
soa il, that itisa more re-
liable and FAR more cleo
taal remedy than any
49, l.hn-n rrla llNA
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Ube sun.
THE DAILYsUN, SO A YEAR.

preemfnentlv read bic news pape-. with re
Iargess circulation IN the word fr~e inde-
pendent. ard fsarIe,s in 10 tics. A the uevs
from everywhere. Two cents copy by nsau.
SO cents month. OF 80 year.
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TERMs 10 CLUBs.

a P1st efacs Orders. checks. or dfafts- IN r.,,
YORK. wherever eonsenient III not fueu reri.ser
tao letters containing money. Address "a ~
l. ". ENGLAND. Prbikho-
Sun of3ics. View Y0FE e..
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Warning words,-The strength and ner-
vous energy of the human body ought to be
increased during the winter, for two reasons;
In the first place. diseases Of the most deadly
character may be generated at this season;
and secondly. It Is Of the utmost Importance
that during the cold weather months the sys-
TEN should be put in a condition to Withstand
the effects of tho Spring miasma. and the sub
ssquent depressing heat Of Summer. II is
therefore advisable, in fact essential, to tone
regulate and invigorate the digestive and Sc
cretive organs at this period OF the year, and
Of all the stomachics and alternatives at pres
emit known, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Is the
most powerful, the most harmless. and the
most agreeable. The temperature Of winter
would be in itself glorious tonic.i 1t did
not, unfortunately, bring with 1t a Volume Of
chilling moisture and unwholesome winds,
which have = bad effect on the skin and
lungs. These must be guarded against. or
there is no security for health. The effect Of
a course of the Bitters is to give vigor and
tone to the entire organiEation-the super
fetal muscles and nerves. as well as the inter-
nal viscera. regular habit Of body,
healthy and natural flow Of bile, an active
digestion. good appetite. pure blood and
vigorous circulation of that fluid. are among
the blessings derivabls from persistent use
Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. which mot
only more than supplies the place Of the best
tonics, eathartics and antiseptics prescribed
in their separate forms By physicians, but
perform the three-fsld work Of invigoration.
regulation and publication. at one and the
uarna tina
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-30

A California editor, in speaking Of
notorious ruaian in that State, who Is
supposed to have committed more muir
ders than any other man on the PaciGc
Coast, says: He has wonderful talent
for bereaving any family he does not
happen to like"
Shirley Dare, whose admirable writing
is familiar to New York readers. is a
Mrs, Powers, q lady Of culture and re-
finement, who has an invalid husband
and little child to support by her pen.
And yet her writing is full of optimistic
composure and the brightness Of hope
At FIRE in Philadelphia, recently, a
child lying i'll with smallpox in one Of
the burning houses, was rescued by
police sergeant named Donnelly, who
rushed into the building and, wrapping
the child in his overcoat, removed it to
place Of safety. That officer will some
day pass Ut higher"
Wendell Phillips story of the noble
man who, as late as three hundred years
ago, warmed his feet, as the easiest
way, in the blood of peasant without
waiting for artificial FIRE" has lost some
thing of its glitter by the explanation
that the nobleman warmed his feet in
the blood of a cert, which is stag and
not an agriculturist.
Not without reason may the Cairene
story-teller quote the words Of the father
of the Jewish physician: He who
hath not seen Cairo hath not seen the
world; its soil is gold; its Nile is won
der; its women are like the black-eyed
hours of Paradise; its houses are pal
aces, and its air is temperate, the odor
surprising that Of aloe-wood, and cheer
ing the heart. And how can Cairo be
otherwise when it is the mother OF the
world2 Did ye see its gardens in the
evening, with the shade obliquely OK
tending over them, We would behold a
wonder, and yield with ecstacy to their
attractions"
A remarkable instance of the effect OF
a frightin dream occurred in an inland
town of Wisconsin recently. A young
man just married, spent an evening in
reading to his wife incidents of Indian
life and warfare in the Western country.
Going to bed with his mind filed with
these subjects, he dreamed of living
amid the scenes he had been reading OF,
during which he lost his scalp at the
hands of red skin. receiving thereby a
fright. On being awakened by the stir
in the house in the morning, he found
himself unable to speak, and could only
communicate with the others by writing
thus relating his dream. At last &C.
counts he had not recovered his speech.