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Lynch Law Enforced by tine Ad.
mfmistrnf nffOm---Sfnfe Authority
Treated with Contempt
Citizens Arrested by IL. y.
Troops, without War
rant, and Put On
Trial Without
Indictment.

The horrors of the Lynch Law enact
ed by the vindictive Radical majority in
Congress at the dictation of Grant, are
being illustrated in Holly Springs by a
form of trial unknown to the jurispruden-
tial system of the country. Its victims
are citizens of Oktibeha county, viz /;
Jas. Graves, N. Maxwell, Y. Harring-
ton, JAS Bell, S. Watt and - Cur
~. The last named is one of the ma
tion's wards and in the list we have
been informed, is included one of Gov.
Alcorn's Justices of the Peace.
These citizens were arrested without
warrant, by U. S. soldiers, forced away
to distant part of the State, and put
upon trial on charges preferred without
indictment by grand jury. These ex-
traordinary proceedings were instituted
at the instance of one McLachlin, who
came to Starkville from the North several
months ago established intimate social
relations with the negroes and was detec-
ted in arming, organizing and training
them for mischievous work, at the dead
hours of night. On the discovery of the
plot, he was notified to desist, and was
further informed that the peace of the
community he was seeking to endanger,
as well as his own safety would be best
assured, if he would take up his abode
elsewhere. He was conducted to the
railroad by citizens pledged to protect
him against any violence which might
have been provoked by the discovery OF
his incendiary plot.
This proceeding of the citizens was
followed by the seizure and transportation
of the persons named; and their prose
cution is conducted in Marshall county
before a U. S. Commissioner. The trial
could have been had as well in Oktibbeha
county where the persons arraignad were
convenient to witnesses and where they
would have been spared the trouble,
hardship and cost attending their trans
portatlon 10 a distant part OF the State.
But this did not suit the malicious intent
of the prosecutors, which was to infict
punishment in advance of trial whether
the parties were found guilty of the
charges trumped up against them or not.
The proceeding is not only in violation OF
the personal right of the citizens to be
tried by jury of the vicinage and to be
arrested only upon warrant, but is in
contempt of the present State Govern
ment with its Radical Executive, Legis-
lature and Judiciary, and of the pledge of
its chief that he is able to conduct it, and
law without the Intervention of the Fed
eral authorities.
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A'I. .|..
pthAin hrs- Mm
Cor. A. g. Hons.
Deur AT-l Writryou M-..
placing yuu iu uOssDss.Un.l b.
Of one of thc most rpmHr. NV.
affairs Of these turbulent .II
which. ] think may D. rrUU.....
Great huhluN Outrage olkss.
been nc some pliu7 umF Irm'
statement may be lu slr.af .....
facts, which are as follow.
Some tlme since, % Mr -aH..
a daughter Of Ih0mas Br.H... .
President oi the Board uf /.
present member of tIe V....
sors, purchased some hUe.ufI..
Allis, .ucgroI Jake IH.IHt..
Justice Court and obtained
these hogs. WA Bethany. u..
of this widow, and .ou affEr ...
President being Constable r.
the 10th inst, to place Jake i..
litigant, iu possession 0It.a I.
arrived at the gate ut his .r.r
him 20 enter Uut Dye. rrglrI.r
date, was iu cine act oi GU.HEM
Sellars, lucgro. with WHOM .I..
been carrying ou uutuf.uH. ...
in ether words. demUu-fr.f|..
the great Radical pr.u.IpreI
equality Win NtHtUaU.. ..
liam II. from tHp bed rU0m s...
sister. This brought HmuT.#
he arose aud tudrnNurrI H Nj.
behind the gate post Afu..
commanded The widow NNa ma.
tween him and thg OU.rUfUII.. IL.
stand aside, and hp would HH..
Id rascal, and iirri again. nH.
wounds, tbuck k-shuI irum Mn.
died on the following morning
made his escape. Ihn Ir.IHr.
ceased arrested their-.sterw..
and. ! am Informed. were uH..t.
lynch law, bus through .H. r
of other parties 10 was dU..a..
matter with the Court HHl U.rt
investigation wa, bad hD.Ur
sell on the charge go "H.Oa .H
before the fact beer father t.
dent. appearing a- hgruhUIU
proof being insufficient fhpa...
charged.
Thomas BethaUy-tbt uE-P.
present member of tIe bUHH
sors' was nc thr early iNrfW.u
Leaguei-m, one of The mU fHm#
and advocates Of social equality
! ann authenticity IuiNrmuINUH
aud as far as ! know, tUp QUIZ
county, who practically U.HH
equality by inviting u.rwr H
socially no his family halrH HW|.
the early days of tho Union Im.
sissippi. His acts since uHF. H|
in accord with his early UH.0.
ticcs. The moral "th.ukusW.
to roOst."
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

We state it as a reliable fact, that hun
dreds of n orthern men who had intended
to visit the Southern States, with view 10
travel and investment of means, have been
deferred from doing so by the well-authen-
ticated Outrages of the ku kluX.-Forney :
Press.
Humbug! The Northern men who
intended coming South to ''invest their
means" have been deferred from doing so
by the knowledge that they will be con
fscated by the Wreckers who have float
ed hither and are gathering up what
ever their hands find to steal.
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Reunion Of the ISth mississippi
Regiment.
From the Canton Mail.

From the Canton Mail.
A number of the surviving members
of this brave old Regiment met in Canton
on Thursday. That night, according 10
the programme arranged at the last
meeting, Col. Luce delivered the Grafton.
His address was appropriate, and went
home 10 the hearts of the sacred veterans
assembled there. After Col. Luce
Judge Cooper, Col. Walter G.. Kearney,
Col. Singleton and Mr.. Newton were
called upon, and delivered brief, but
touching and eloquent speeches. Among
those present on the occasion, was our
former fellow citizen, Gen. Thomas NJ.
Griffin, now residing near Edwards
Depot. 1t carried the boys back 10 the
days when the Confederate banner waved
above them-when they were marching,
bivouacing and bravely fghting--this
coming together once more, and with
their brave and patriotic old leader
acting as chairman of the meeting. God
bless the glorious cid 18th Regiment :
Living or dead, may the gallant heroes
who composed it never be forgotten. No
State won more glory through the heroism
of her soldiers than Mississippi and none
of her regiments can present a brighter
record than the old 18th.
Col. McCardle, editor Of the Nicllsburg
Herald, discussing the action Of Congress
on expunging quotation from his paper
wherein Adelbert Ames is sOothingly
called coward, liar, a poltroon and
a puppy, says;
II Ben. Buffers son-n-law would like 10
have the offensive paragraph "eXpunged"
from the columns Of the Nicksburg Herald,
he has only 10 make the application in prop
er form TO the editor, who Is always ready
To respond. We can promise little shoulder
straps one thing. II he will make an ap-
plication to have the Herald editorial Ia
reference TO himself eXpunged, retracted,
Withdrawn, or apologizcd for, we stand
pledged 10 accede 10 his demand, or la de-
fault thereof 10 comply with another sort
ofdemand-a demand which gentlemen and
real soldiers always understand. Could
Adelbert be induced 10 ''callI'
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The PonGofoc sensation.

We are certain that the public at large
have not yet obtained full statement OF
the facts connected with the Pontotoc
sensation which Radical schemers are at
tempting to magnify into huge political
affair. The fair-minded editor Of the
Prairie News, Republican paper, pub
lished near the scene of the affair, gives
the most reliable version it has been able
to obtain of it, as follows:
A party of five or six young men Of Pom
totoc had been out hunting during the DAY
and returned late in the evening 10 the Office
of two of the Fontaine's, and while there
engaged i'm "A game of cards party OF sup
posed Ku kluX came for them and was halt
ed by the party In the office. when the hu
Klux commenced firing. The fire was re-
turned by the party In the office. AZ ms
point the question arises, IL they were the
ku KluX. and belonged 20 a political organ
iZation tohg should they disturb these y0tHg
men in their social game Of cards 1cheh dt 81
them belong TO ue Democratic party toH Me
exception of one, who Is conservative Re-
publican OF good moral character and uni
yersally esteemed wherever he r. known P
We arc of the opinion that there must De-
some other cause JOr his dfStUbdnce besides
politics, and when the truth h iully estab-
lished. we feel confident that our surtniseS
tcW prOre correct.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

1t will be seen by the reports elsewhere
published, that an unfortunate difficulty
occurred at Harrison Station, Pamela
county, on Thursday last, between Mr..
Coggeshall, carpet-bag member of the
Legislature from Pamela county, and Mr..
Craig, citizen, resulting in the serious
injury of the former. The reports all
concur in fixing the blame of the difficult
ty upon Coggeshall, who was the aggres-
sor. The atfair-as are all affairs of
blood-is to be much regretted; but if
interlopers who have obtruded themselves
into the Offices of the State government
in contempt Of popular viii, for the pur-
pose of oppressive and vexatious legisla-
tion, viii presume to add insult and per-
sonal violence to other provocations to
ill-blood and expect to escape retaliatory
measures, they will find themselves mis-
taken. Human nature is the same every
where; and even the worm win sting
when trodden upon.
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a wife HEuus AWAY wltH ih..
band Uf Another Wuw..

The Troy tN. IS. Tim. .m..
lowing testimony u tu A.I.HH
Among The marriage auH.u...a
/ tprdaV was that uf Lyman I. H
! Mrs. Harriet a. Burtum H..I.. ..
! land. Mr.. Granger unl N| I
/ the parties whose respective H.|.
! band elOppd together IuHt winter.
/ boo the direction Of Chicago. H. I
Francisco. etc. BIrtTIm lH boon.
man. and was wrll supplied HIIH
various railroad officials Before
was said that hc drew several ...
lars from lb Albany bank. I..
had been long suspected, HHI H..
rcpr08chcd her husband lu| .
conduct, be promised Der tU HW.
her his passes, and told hrr I..
tended Tor an extended plea uT ..
SELF lie accompanied her . 'r
Haven, where hodisapuelr0I ..
wrote farewell letter from N"
closing go.
shortly nftarward SIR. GrH.H
with "a brother. Granger fH.
10 Albany, where hr found .-. .
&C a hotel over night, reg. .IH.....
and wife and occupy enc
They are supposed fO hlt. m"
New York, and ho took tHH ...
parted for the West.
Soon after the ciUpem.
came into posses ION UI ulUU. |..
death OF his father. with lH...#.
prospect. He placed hI 0."
/ years old. % board with NU I
sued for divorce. To uid Mr
save expense, BE- Joined ....
with his own, and both W.rH
the same court. The dDg ...
| tram case Waat OffUuf.u |...
/ freed from her uuiaifhm. III.
Mr.. Granger rrtHru sHr lU.#.
] decision OF thc court. JHd.. U.
alORn. ordered thc rl.r T...| |.|..
er hearing. Mrs. Granger
| ly anxious % secure shIr. ..|
l good fortune, and claimed ..H.
] prove uumithnlucs uu HI U..I.
own. But she never lUU...|.
! Judge to substautiuir hUr ..H
/ was reallirmed. aud GwUnHn ".
I tram, was free. Tho a.I.
business is the marriage.
The loyal State of Michigan
Massachusctt- in morale nt H.. f.
the following which ia ah.H 0.
Clemens tMichigauJ Monitor
A most atroci0us crime Was..
/ Ridgeway, in this county .W
the facts of which have IN
/ We publish thc account tN.I
/ son familiar with thp rIa". "U
| details as are too Indecent .I
A young girl ~ years Ufag.
/ not far from RidgeWHy station
/ the daughter OF rsprcIan..
enticed into enc Of tho I'HI.
that town, and by force made
/ the sensual embrace Oi II.
/ presided over the iniquit0uH h'N
/ girl, alter being outraged II ..
manner, was taken and comm.
/ dingy room, where slc W
and water, and maltrclIei iI
horrible aud disgusting tu men
After the hend who Dad Wof...
had tired Of her presence he
| equally inhuman mon Der II.
Huron, for $40 She lived Q .I
| degradation aud misery unlI f
master, Ia order Go get Der pr.
trumped up q charge of ll.l
/ and she was sentenced to ilt
ofcorrocti0n byn Justice ol tHe ~.
Clair county. Diseased and
down in spirit, she remained 81
correction but q few WceAe
ended her aularinR Ah4
thle oulfageona deed enc all'i
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

Conservatives and Democrats are you
getting ready for the contest this fall p
Hold county Conventions snd nominate
your best men. Ler it be understood
that you will vote for no man who will
not submit his claims to a County Con-
yention. Remember, if you do not reg
ister YOU cannot vote.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

The New York Tribune says, "The
really useful men Of the South" have
been 4" taxed and swindled By a horde OF
raseaHy foreign adpentlrers, and by the
ignorant class which only yesterday hoed
the fields and served in the kitchen. -
VIII the Kosciusko Chronicle, while it is
in the denying business, deny this a?
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01
The Leal<e County Robbery IBiII-..
Speaker Warren.
Says the Meridian Mercury:

"A bill for the relief of the Sheriff of
Leake county," was the title we read in
Legislative proceedings. The title was all
we knew of the bill, but we might have
guessed that it was bill to swindle the
people and put the money in the pocket of
one of the faithful. The Governor vetoed
it, and it went through over the veto. What
was it? One Woods, carpet-bag Sheriff, of
Leake, came up with a certain amount of
public funds missing. The Kosciusko
Leader says, the people all believe that
Woods stole the money himself from him
self, aud the bill was got up to relieve the
unfortunate office of his mishap. In other
words, to rob the people 10 put In the public
till again what Woods had robbed the public
till of.
This is precisely the character of the
bill and is in keeping with Mongrel leg
islation, which was a system of plunder
from beginning to end.
We observe that the Kosciusko Chron-
icle which goes the whole Mongrel figure
Joins issue with the Leader on the ques-
ton whether the bill ''for the relief of
Woods" received the support of Speaker
Warren. The Speaker himself will not
deny his open advocacy of the robbery.
Its passage is largely due to his influence.
We understand that he was upon Woods
bond. His action was due therefore to
personal interest; and the presumption
is that he is partner in the transaction.
1t is said that Alcorn has turned
Woods out of Office in consideration of his
preferring this fraudulent claim against
the State, and the question arises, do
the people of Leake county intend to
permit the reelection of Warren now that
they will have an opportunity of select
ing their Representative
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

CONSERVATIVE Victory IN VIRGINIA.
The local elections in Virginia on the
25th, went largely for the Conservatives.
They have carried Richmond, Norfolk,
Lynchburg and Alexandria by sweeping
majorities.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

IMPORTANT DECISION OF LEvEE TAX
LAWN the case Of Rouse vs. Wade
Hampton, pending in the Circuit Court
of the United States, at this place,
Judge Hill delivered very able opinion
sustaining the constitutionality of the
Levee Law of 1865, and the validity of
sales made for taxes, under that law in
1867.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

Remember it is your duty to aid in
throwing the thieves out of office who are
now plundering the people. You can
render this aid with your vote, but you
cannot vote unless you register.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

The Clarion Om the Legislature.
The Legislature adjourned on the 18th.
We publish some extracts from that sterling
home peoples paper, THE CLARION, de-
scribing the closing scenes of that dishonor-
able body, which our readers will find
interesting .-Kosciusko Leader.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

DowN WITH THE WREcKERs-up
with Retrenchment and Reforms the
motto inscribed upon the Democratic
and Conservative banner in the approach
ing canvass.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

The Winston Bulletin says the people
of that county intend sending Maj. Gra-
ham back to the Legislature. They can
not do better.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

You owe it to yourself, you owe 1t to
your family, you owe it to your neighbor'
you owe it to your country, and your
State to vote. You will not be permitted
to vote unless you register.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01
Rates of subscription.

WEEKLY CLARION-Two dollars per year, and
an extra copy to getter up of club OF ten
more.
SEMI-WEEKLY CLARIox-Four dollars per
year, and an extra copy for club Of six or
more.
In future paper viii be discontinued when
time expires.
Remittances should be by registered letter,
money order, draft, or by express. W hen 9TH
erwise the Office cannot be responsible.
All business communications should be ad-
dressed to Power Barksdale, Jackson, Miss.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

The Vicksburg & NJ. r. r. has re-
fused to receive the Musgrove photographs
in payment for freight and passage.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

Are you going to register and vote ?
If every Conservative and Democrat does
his duty, honest men will control the
the next Legislature Notwithstanding the
Apportionment Infamy.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01
FRUITS OF mAnr,..-
EkEMppn

Social Equality Doel,,o,.,tr.
'a,.' 49, -'ly'o n, ,,,,., t,o"ess"agr ~ n
III. ,l,' ,.'. u'''".p' ~ A"irm
der hr BfoHer aC
''"'"'y H'mr p %
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

Are you disqualified BY the 18th
Amendment If 30, you cannot hold
Office until your disabilities are removed,
but you can vote.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

JOURNALISTIC. = The Montgomery
Mail, white-man's party paper, and the
Montgomery Advertiser, Conservative
Democratic, have been consolidated. =
The political course of the Advertiser
will hereafter be pursued by the consoli-
dated paper.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

The 1Ath Amemdmema so the
Constellation or the Waited States
prevents NO AMan Gronm Voting.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

The fault of Ku Kluxism belongs to
those who have provoked retaliation.
The Radical rulers are the guilty parties.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

PUTTING THE SADDLE ON THE RIGHT
HORSE. Horace Greeley said in his
New Orleans speech that "there would
not be Ku Klux in the land now if
there had been general amnesty five
wears ago"
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

Elsewhere will be found a communi-
cation from Hon. c. B. Mitchell, late
Democratic member of the Legislature,
giving an account of the raid into the
Pontotoc, and, also, the proceedings of a
meeting of Conservatives, held for the
purpose of deprecating the conduct of
the raiders.
1t will be seen by Mr.. Mitchell's letter
that there were none in the resisting par
ty but Conservatives, except r. W.
Flournoy, editor of the Equal Rights,
and he would not have been among the
number had he not been awakened and
informed of the approach of the raiders
by a Conservative. This statement, we
believe the editor of Equal Rights, with
his known independence of the wishes of
the rulers of his party, will verify-the
statement of the Pilot, in its Wednes-
days issue to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. But should he not, Mr.. Mitchelps
character for honor is such that his word
is sufficient, and we need no additional
proof, that the Clarion was right in the
the statement made in its last issue.
CARPET-BAGGERs.- s.-The New York
Tribune says the carpet-baggers are,
"The refuse of Northern cities who went
% southwark after the war, out-at-elbows,
:" and destitute of character and educa-
"tion." VIII anybody deny that it is a
true picture?
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

The New York Tribune ua ..|
juicy paragraph
a shameful state Ui fI.U. $500"
yealed ia NuithHm .MH 'u
10 was found that both uuF .
been reading Ub Gene huH0 u.
one or two Of fhf Older UHII..
queuccs not tu bo mDut..u.. VIII.
parents. ut this revelation W..
ineXprcssible pain md ,H...
school was suspended W- .IW
worse yet, the local urH HU.#
article on the subject EN..
great deal OF iuyp.Iiu .U.
ndmonitiOn, but these conn.
gsfgI a. g.sIfUs IfUII. 9.I....|. ..| ....# ....
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

~ PArL MINI. NIy Ia.-h
der occurred near EUuraH
county, this afternoon II.N""
met two men named HUH..
near there. llr dropped lH ..
discharged thc coufDuf. Hlue
shotgun ut Ncthrrm k'.IUE "#
shot go simpson, tHr lHlr..
tie lutfcr'- Chiu
BILLED WIN III.II.
Americus Patterson hHfI t
ner Witha butcher hH.'. N I.
last Saturday.
The weekly clarion., 1871-06-01

Sr. PAUL Mimi May Il.Hh
aud startling tragedy U.auruN...
ternoon - miles south of N|.U
the line oi thc St rlU.HuI I
lOt miles from ST. Paul
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a@HH
NOHtrHGH.ItN 'IOUu,
DoIne- In the I.nud orrm

ApIABoltoAto.muU
QuND.IH."
The most outrlgc0us pl.. ~.
poisoning, reported recently
Palmyra on Friday h.lBtumm
party being thc victims A.| N.
Palmyra were sent iur WHO
them poisoned, 40 IuH H".HI..
10 was thought, would uuI u...
A PROPOSAL #. IT..H
Yesterday displIUH U.H
gence OF still another hUu...
curing near North Platte N..M
victim is named as an D..WaU..T
L.- L-- -
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1871-09-23
@eltItb { 8.

@a5bington, {. G.-Man batentbedt.bab
Der ~ @aibinston Naticnirte &rieaajabl'
meiaer Sobn eebrarb @oose 11ntsrf6teiie
aum Betrase Don $500. 100000 setrie.
ben bat. @hpn DOR einem SABRE fon Elm
@.beimpoli,ia ausfnbis ssmaat batsa.
bas feline &a6snanselssenteiten ild In gro,
Ger unorpnuns %befancen, uno purbe pa.
mails cine lntsriuAuns anssorbntt, bic aber
niemals aattfanb. Der ansetlasts btsnte
uabrenb hes &r'eses ais SfF;ter lit sinsm
Observation-Disclosures 9op9e bat letne
@dulo in einem @hretben an ben @entral'
friesssablmeiasr einsenanbsn uno lip erbo'
ten, fein sanses Gisenttun,, pel1ss etnen
@ertb pon ca. $4,000 reprdientirt. Der Ne'
9ierunS au aberantpcrten.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1871-09-23

pldtli@ erblinoet.-&t9ter s. @.gonser
aus Sanesptne, prdfiotrte am lesten
Dtenfaa benz @eri&tsbofe I'M County
SeGerfon, @iseonfn, ais U pdbrenb
Der gerbanblunsen NIT etnen. Malt basIu'
aenlt&t perlcr unb nt4t bas minbtfe mebr
~ feben permc&te. Der @eri&tsboss per-
taat. f@ natarliderm.ift frfort unb 9r.
Gonser .purbe u,ittelf Separatsus mad fet'
ner @etmatt sebra6t, no Jpn jsst meb.ere
Musendr3te ~bebanoeln, obne isbe& srcbe
Sofnuns su baden, fetns esttraft wtetfr
bersufenen.
Gntaeduns boa 9iamaateu.-Dte eeute
In CANTON, Daeota, Serr., mD&ten seras
etn Dtamantenfeber errssen. @m ufer bes
Sim Rtoer fol- Elm Dtamant pom reinfen
WaGer eefunpen wurpsn fsin. &ls man
ben 5tein etnent Suwelitr TN Often ianpte,
l9tdte ct benfelben NIT Der freuoisen Ra&<
ri&t 3urad, bab Der Ste.n Elm d&ter une
perttppter Diamant iei. Gin @olbf6mieb
In canton 1aste, Der @tetn id 100000
mertt. Gs mirb betaIptet, bab feitosm
nod unebr Diamanten sefunben woroen
Nnb. @p beri9ten Sflt4t 3ettunsen.
ttnealant. - Dte "Grapeler's Sniuranee
Company" BON 9artfprt, Conn.,, uel9e &C.
gen unslads. unb Scptsfa1e auf Retisn
perF9ert, min Trauen nt@t rsetr perii&ern
neil bi.lelben bel unsladsfauen le&t aa'
6aGuns perlisren unb oabur& mebr Der Be-
f9dbtsuns u%nterpcrfen fnb ais Mdnner
unb neil btefelben, 70 ~bebaupten bic unsa'
lanten @erlderunssasenten, oft tleiner Ser
lssunsen rpesen LANCE 3ett anter Bebane'
lung Der @er3te bletben, I'M re&t srpbe I'M
MISUNDERSTANDING ~ be3ieten.