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THE cREVAssE.
A FrlghtfarPIoturs Of DssOIatIou.

NEW ORLEANS, April 9O.-The
Tines, describing a visit to the Bon
net Carre crevasse, says that within
about five miles OF the crevasse the
visitor came upon what was ap-
parently a valuable plantation, now
covered with Water 10 the depth OF
ten feet. A sugar house, negro quar-
ters and dwelling house, all standing
in the midst Of the water, presented q
desolate picture that was saddening to
behold.
At Bonnet Care, huge volumes Of
water rushed through a gap Of twelve
hundred feet wide, fOaming and
seething, whilst the angry roar inn
presses q sense of fear on the listener.
Near the creek is 8 small collection Of
houses, back Of these plantations, and
farther removed is the line Of forests,
through all Of which a volume pOurs
with resistless force. From the viii
lage all signs Of LIE have fed houses
with open doors, tell too truly the
painful story, and IL needs no second
view to convince behOlders that no
mortal power can arrest the food, but
a large force Is employed TO prevent
further damage to the levee. In
some places the water is twelve feet
deep, reaching beyond the second
story IN many houses. Nothing
heard from Bonnet Carre this even
ing.
A rattle-snake, two and a half feet
long, was recently killed within three
hundred yards Of the Square, in Jack
one OF our Southern editors headed
q leader the other day "a Cut and
Drleq AiIlalr," and when he came to
read IL the next morning his piety was
not IN the least increased by reading.
A." A Cat and Dried Apple.'
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HeB-Rasidsuf Hofies

No. EZ.-Iu the second ChaDcery Court Of
shelby County Tenn essas --J j ohm q -zrl--
ton. o. W. Goyer and J. II lL-DaTl-f l-a 1-
strafGon. G0Fer q Co. vs. james p. conn.
Charles Conn and H. Coma, 1rul OF -l.---
Bros. and 0llarz-
IT appearing from the bin which issFar- g.
Il IA this cause that rha daiallal 81. \ @
p. COMA. Charles Co1as and 81 conn
Justly indebted 20 the com naH-a pm .--
sum Of tfT 81 and interest. D4a lI
sid that EheV are u1u-reEl1an-s Of lle 7-a.
ofTenu essea. and fll1t Ltr these causes a- a--
taehuaenr vTas sued OFT OF tlls co1rl 1l-.
me r.ronqrfv df ds -audan o. and lle same
isgIssf and + ss been returned 1y lae -1ar-a
duIv 1arled on sue properly ol d1.elaa--. e
Jane p l,-mu, Charles Cudlu and E core
Tf IS therefore ordered by The Gers m
Trsrtsr TlaE they mgEs t11r aursai
farefu as tha lCur--hols II tll a-
ChauEerF Gear ll 5le city cl ~
Tenn on or before the lls. a-ol-af
ls7l. and plead. suaFar or leller q el
ants lill. or tlg same VII la s4a -
f5ssad as ID r1aUi ana sal
parle. and tnae q COPY o-
ll1nea ouce HeLf l.r
sVasEs ga the 1La-e rlla pE
TEis t1 apltir
E
lar -
Ifral-ar rr
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ST. LOUIS, April 29.- Flour dull and droop
ing lor low grades; superfine winter S. 01
60 1o;eXira S. 50g5 b8; XXX S. 50G6 00 Wheat
sooQ milling grades Of iall drm at 81 45g
lllAedt on track and In elevator, 471Ec; yellow
IA IA eisy syator 521Sc; 0afa dun; mixed ia sleva-
spring, 81 10 Rye drmer ats 3 a,90c Wrl5iekv
-n9Ln1nE doing. Mess pork on orders, SIS 5
u ~. hnik Iueats-smau lots OF shoulders,
9tsSi ele3E rlpi etscs Bacon irregular; order
lots, 15s9lH; clear rib, 9, s5f0Iu. Lard held
nrnly al lIzfcr nus no sales. logs easier as
81 7595 .. Cattle firm st s. 1896 59
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no CONTRACTORS

:, EAlED PROP -SALs wiz be received r-
y the undersigned FOR the arecl ION nr -rr
proposed school building TO be buIf On tT-s
corner Or MarEel and 1nlrd streets Plans
ZONES q baloWlus architects, ELf WEIf-r-r
Block BIDS - be lsft with una Eecrslr-- 81
Ia g card o. k.ducallon. at the 0dl EaLl1Ea'
hali- on OF oet1le th8 8tn Of mav next. 90 Ll
o'clock noon, The commI tas fassrrs rHs
right 70 zsiect any OF al Of she oids
O.. b. BEN
N =. WIG1EF
n. MAN-E0e
ap8 BUILDING Comm ...ee
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ST. LOUIS. April 3O.-McCOy, post
master at MontevsllO, Missouri, has
been arrested for purlOining money
from registered letters. Some stolen
money was found in his possession.
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CINCINNATI.

OINCINEATI. April o. Cotton - demand
good at full prices; middling, l4gl41{c. Flour
demand good at fun prices; family, 90 l08
6 40. Wheat In fair demand and advanced
No. red winter, 81 349l 81 Corn drm and
demand fair at SIC Rye duh and declined to
81 00@l 03. Oats steady; No. 549s6c Barley
advanced; sales Of choice az 81 I28l Is. Pro
visions opened slowly, closed excited, and
the stock went down anticipating higher
prices. A large business was done In bulk
meats delivered st Interior points; shoulders
&c; clear rib sides, So At the close but little
was offering here or elsewhere, and was held
655, S1z99c; ri0 sides, &c, Bacon was held al
~, s52gl0c, but &c less was offered. less
pork vas held al SIS 50@l8 co. Lard, lie
Hogs dull and dropping at IS t0gb 80 Whisky
steady, with moderate demand at Sc.
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PICNIC PAPTIEe

ITO PICNIC PARTIEs-Persons HE1 lue
tend getting up Picnic parties lQr ma
coming season, VIII do well 90 bear ll u-7..
the at that Mr EEED. ELFLls, Pro- urla. OF
Of Bsrnando Park. corner Heru6nf1 r1al
and Walkers avenue, VIII give l1a use Ct DIS
nnrl Zee ~ nn.rra Lnr .u.. .r.- ------- ~
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A RaIIaon egrst. b tns rI.usa.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, April %.
Prof. Hayden, connected with Stone
d Murray's circus, made an ascension
to day in a balloon. When at an alti-
tude Of one thousand feet the balloon
burst, and descended so rapidly that
the Professor had his leg broken and
was otherwise injured.
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nEmPHlS, APRIL 26, l87

The break IN the Isekssu Rallroad makes
a difference Of tive hours saiy 10 tine Of
arrival al New Orleans. The nail tFs 10
leaving Ntmphis at 1890 D. N. arrives AZ
Pass Han0ha0 at an, snd passengers
then take a baat fer EeW CFlsans, glVinu
them a delightful trip aGFoss The beautiful
Lake PotChaFtraln, Returning the beat
leaves New Orleans Two hours earlier, SO
that tralss leave Pass Raaeh9O % line
JAS. Y0NGE, Seal SHpt.
c. P OAKLEY, G. "A.
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NONRESIDENT Notice.

No. 20L Rim the First Chancery Court OF
shelby county, Tennesses-D. W. Bynum
& vs. J. r. CrumD.
IT appearing rom amdGviG In this cause
1 that the defendant. j. & Crump. Is a citf-
zen OF Mississippi, and a non-rt sidenG OF the
state OF Tennessee.
it is therefore ordered, That he make his
appesl ance herein, At the courthouse in
the city o. Memphis, Tenn, on or before the
nrst Monday in June, ls7l, and plead, an
sWcr or demur 70 cOmplaiL ants bill, or the
same wiz be taken for confessed as TO him
and set for hearing eZpsrts; and that a copy
of this order be published once a week. for
four successive weeks in the Memphis Ap-
peal.
A cOpy-attsst;
EDMUND A. COLE, Clerk and Master.
By r. J. BLACK. Deputy c. and NJ.
I. " Enrd. Sol for Corln NJ aInanf- ann
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G1CTURH-
MECHANICS TNsTITUrE.

MECHANICS INSTITUTE
FTNHIRD LE7'TURF af Memphis Club HaG-
Il tu eE ENLAW uPz8A BUILLLsG
THURSDAY NIGHT, MAY g, Is-I,
commeneing at 8o'cI0ck.
LrrERA,zY ADDREss; Poetry. By GERALD
l. q HIFFI EAsi.
TECaEICAL ADDREsz. stTre Hrrr-rrr OF
science and Arr" BY Dr. W. D. LTLs3s.
Single Aduis sons cents.
- hemoer VIII please get tickets OF any
omcer Of the Institute, or aL The once 1c
block.
- Apprentices VIII be aduiftsd free. on
cel tincats OF their Ma-Ier Mechanic or f1ra-
man wiki whom serving
GpL SECRET aET
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METALS.

NEW YORK, April 29.-Ingot Lake Superior,
2lMc, Pig iron-Scotch, 83g35o; American, 81
gold. Nails, cut, S465; clinch, So l5sg 40;
horse shoe l8gSlc.
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A mothers supreme devotion 70 her
child was strongly illustrated recently
in Kansas city, when a Mrs. Britt
plunged into q deep cistern to rescue
her little tWO-year old boy who had
accidently tumbled in. Unable to
swim herself, she yet wildly plunged
around until some men coming 70
their help both we're drawn out The
little boy wss unconscious, but hap
PLY was restored.
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LOUIsVILLE.

LougsVELLE, April X9.-Cotton outlet and
steady; mlddlirR. l25<c, Flou4-bstter faei.
ing, Wltb fair inquiry aales Of plain ana
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MARRIED.

MICH HEERY-TAYLOR-In Clinton, La, on
the 18th ult., by the Rev. s. a. Hayden, Mr..
E. B. MCHENEY, OF Memphis, Tenn, and
Miss MARY E. TAYLOR, of Clinton. La.
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RJIlCE OF DISSOLUTION


MEEFHLs, April "a -sl-s
T HAVE this day disposed Of my interest fn
L The drn OF JAS SUTTON 90 t1 JAS.
aid drn1 and Is aut1c iErt 20 ccLleat be
-ssess. In Withdrawing take E-aara lu
accommodating the rev dru1 ol sutton E-lz-
q co. 20 eli frieuus and patrons % enc Oh
firm. o. a ans = ----...
The undersigned have this day Lcrnrf Z
oonartnergnip under the Eru ua11e ar sFrr-
rs5N. TRLGG & CO. for the purpose cf carrr-
Inz On a provision and general ccmu1lss i
business, at = o. So kronl street.
JAS. SUTTON.
JOHN 81 TRLGG.
APPS JOSH EALLAaE AN
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NOTICE.

MAYORS OFFICE, CITY HALL. J
w MEMPHIs TEEg., April =. A9il' ,
The Interest on the Gold Bonds Of taa eliy
OF Memphis. wiz be paid IN gold on Atonaayr
the lst Of May, lsTl, upon pressntatlo-l o. ms
proper Coupons ct the once Of ?. n. y ilEi3
& CO., No. a Pine street, New York s-ty; ana
also at the once Of the City ComptrolleF, City
Hau. Exchange huiiding, Memphis, Tenn.
apo JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
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nHnlE EnR cnI MANN /,
SEALEl PRnPnRAIS

SEALED PROPOSALS
nv LII e received by me until the drst 81
w May next, at the Shippers Cotton Press.
inatlure, LOT tne grad ing rounding, mRcad m
izlng, and two bridges vt one nafle 81 eTtsu-
sion Of the Shelby County Turnpike, and the
widening, etc, OF the first mile, where plans
aud specifications can be seen.
II. A. MONTGOMERY,
apN Supertntandet-
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AUGTIoM
UzrzEv

On Wedas' cay, Nay 20, at 70 s'olsok an
A 7 the aueti0n rooms Of A. 81 stod5ard Z
"a Co. wiz be sold for cesh. 70 paw aFI-.r'ca-
% the ate nrm of V EsEY q CARTWRIGHT
4 bhls. Superior Nhisky, Of thelr laBsrta,
fian
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MARKETS.
IBY TELEG HI
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, April 99.-Dry GOods-The busi-
ness in this department is very q1ist, even
among the ret1 II trade. Prints are In limited
request at lie for very desirable makes. and
l0GlG5ac for Door 70 good styles OF standard "a
square cloths. Print cloths have continued
active, with a speculative demand for future
delivery at CSC In unbleached and bleached
COttOus there Is but little chan Es to observe
ia p ices, " bile there is dem and for desirable
makes, Colo ed cOttOns are generally slow,
except for the best and most popular makes.
COJtOnades are in moderate request at uni
form rates, at TIC for New York Mills;
dou Die and list, Z7Saci check, l9c; light, plain
Hampden, 2Z54c. Verona three-yard, weight {
goods, and 3214 Farmers and Mechanics cot.
tonades remain steady st former rates.
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DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT.

We are Offering all the popular brands &,
popular prices, consisting u
LOEsdaIe Cambria
Lyman Csmbric,
New York Mills,
Mamsuttd u and Ut,
William8Vile Extra.
Utica steam.
Andr0scoggIu Gold Medal,
An1rosCO Egiu L.
Fruit Ofthe Loom.
LOnsdale SOL and Hard,
IuscArOra.
Bartlett Steam Nils,
Boot b,
Boot E,
Bedford Long CIO5h,
Hanover Long Cloth,
l0-4 Eleachsd Utica.
l0-l, "a and 81 PgQuOt,
lo-4, 81 aud 81 AudrO=COTgtn,
Ia, I0-4. "a and 81 P ppereII,
lO-4, g 4 and 4 LacOnfa
lU-4 g-4 and S-4 Lowell.
lO-4 81 and e-4 M0ndauOck.
l0-4, g 4 and 81 WaItham
53-inch Bro Utica,
54 Peppsrsl,
Ga Waitharn.
5-4 WamEutta,
"a Nashua.
5-4 andre scOggfu,
42-inch Amos keag,
54 Am0skeag.
s6-iuCh Cabot.
Ths above comprises only a portion Of our
popular brands. We WOlld call attention 70
5 cases OF 10 Bleached SLssting a. D cents
per yard, that We will open On Monday, the
lst Inst also 500 pieces OF Irish Linen from
the factories Of Belfast and Lurgau, at rs.
duced prices.
A. SeeSSeI & Son
259 Main ST, Opu- Court Square
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NEW YORK, April 2g.-Cotton Cuu and
dropping; middllng uplands. 1876. FlOurQuiat
| dull and unsettled; red and amber, 81 5Oa
I S.. Corn demand fair and price advanced ;
mixed western. 78G7Sc Whisky hrmer st
| 935Sc. Coffee firm and in demand; Rio, I3a
| lfc Sugar firm and demand fair; Cuba,
91zG3Oc. MClssses firm and In fair demand /;
/ MGscOvedO, 3898sc. Rice, S5&g9c.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY Sd,

A BOUT halt the lots having been disposed
OF at the sale on Apru z, the remainder VIII
sold, as above stated. on "WEDNESDAY, Nay
80, commencing opposite the Terra Gotta
y Orbs, on Orleans street. in ore or the most
rspidIy Improving gueighborhoOdstH the city.
We INVITE PUBLIC Attention. TO
the sale Of CENTRALLY LOCATED BUILD
ING LOTS, which Mr. :. ". sluTH has d.
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sIOcaHolDERs, MEEIIHa.

IN accordance ui-h a rssoIuuou OF thu
Board or directors. a lueef lUE 90 --a stock
olders o. the CornLh and IeluesEes hlVec
E4 lroad Co upa 3 VIII be 1eld as the once
the trss tdenl OF the Ct. M pan s.. Lu Mem l.-
Ter n. on the lsJ cay 90 Nav le1L
aull "a. R HUNT. President
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NEW YORK, April 29.-GOld opened strong,
with all transs ctiOns at Ill%gIllz. LOsLs
were mSds st "hat' TO per C nt, both for use
and carrying. Exports Today, 81 ,985, lS9; for
the week, S532, ,4g3 Government bond were
strong and higher In anticipation of liberal
purchases by the Treasury urIng May, and
a demand from 70. eign bankers. Stocks
were somewhat kteadier to day than for
sometime past. The principal features were
Lake Shore and Ohios, 1t Il said to-day that
the ciiques have sold some Of their stocks,
expecting TO buy in at lower figures and then
run the market up again. The market closed
on from highest figures, but drm in tone. Ex-
press stocks have been exceptionally strong,
United States having advanced to 80. The
bank statement Is unusually favO able The
following are the changes: Loan increase,
S2346742; specie increase, 81 628, 81; circula-
tiOn decrease, sz6 as; deposits Increase, So
1888 42S; legal tenders increase, So ,s89 .5lS.
Money is easy at 395 per cent. state sscurI-
ties are dull and without decided chan 80
old TenDessses, 671S; new, SIS. Sterling ex.
change, llQ Governments0onds Of 1881, NJ
do. SIS, ll41s; do. 64s, Il43s; do. 55s, 1l45s;
do. new, 1l8; do. 67s, ll3; DO. 65s, ll5; do.
l0-40s, l081. Currency 6s, ll555.
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PersmptOry Public Sale

at the time above stated, situated On
Laudsrdala, Orleans and Georgia
streets, in the vicinity Ofst. Agnes Academy.
In OHsrins this large number OF lots, we
place before the public a rare opportunity Of
making an investment IN property which
cannot fail TO Increase in value, being 40
centrally located that it must be aIIsd up in
preference to more distant points.
Accessible on the north side BY the BsaIs
street and on the south By the HsrnanJ
street railroads, and tIsverssd and bound
ed in all directions BY broad streets, We are
confident that We cannot bring to the notice
Of those who want s cheap home a better
piece Of property nom which to make
selection.
The terms OF the sale are made vsrv sssv-
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A BEAUTIFUL LINE

OF French Tucked 6ktrtfugs in sublime quail
ity, French Piques and Marseilss In satin
stripes, BrOcads ami Figured; also a fresh in
voice Of the new FrOu EIOu shade In English
Welts.
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3
-.Un peu dc courage, mon gentil Colibri!
L'oiseau 6t un effort desespere
II alla TOUGHER but mas il battit do aie, ct ne
monta plus.
Laventurier ne savait plus qucl saint 50 voucr
Tout coup il lui vint une ideca.
Il saist son couteau et hestc coupa uno tranche
de sa cuisse. s.5 :.
Il en- bourra lc bee du corbeau, qui rccommenca do
monter.
-Couac! W.
dayant magre u douleur coupa unc carbonnale sur
raure Jambe. ct Ioseau atteignt cn6n Ia margcllc.
ME VOLTA jo gareon. Sc dit lc heros Nimporte Va
retrouver ia maitresse, mon beau Colbr
1t 10 corbeau dcsccndt en- tourroyant comme un yau.
tour qui s'abat sur IN pigeon rainier.
Gayant ouvris alors son pour chorcher do quot
panser "a blessure
trouva 70 pot dc grasso auqucl il no songeait plus
sen oignit ben quill sentit rcpousscr chair et
decide pousscr aaire usquau bout, nit sur-le-
Bas n.
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tsvers les rochcs dcs contrees monta
gneuses, menace de disparaitre. L'ani-
nal forme un manger delicat, fort ap-
precie des gourmets. II men fallait
pas tant pour que lhomme ne init au.
cune mesure dams sa potrsuitc. La
science heureusement s'applique 4 re-
parer les exces de Ia gourmandise hu-
maine.
Tout le monde coprasles resources
de Ia pisciculturc. Grace 4 ellie, les
amateurs n'auront pas porter lc deuil
de leur NETS favori. NJ. Chantran fait
sur ce snjet une s6rie d'experiences
don't voici le resume:
L'accouplcment dcs ecrevisses lieu
pendant une periodic qui comprcnd lcs
mois de novembre, dtcembre ct JAM
oicr. La ponte lieu d une epoquo qui
varie de deux a guaranteeing jours
apres laccouplcment. Au moment
on cette operation s'accomplit, la fc-
melle Sc couche sur lc dos ct ramene sa
queue sur le plastron. de maniere a
former avec son abdomen une chambre
dams laquelle rouverture des oviductes
Sc trouve comprise, ct don't Ia paroi
secrete une humeur visqneusc dcstineo
a cngIuer les eufs ct d les re,enir at.
taches, pendant l'incubation. aux ap-
pendices abdominaux. Cette ponte
sopere en- une seule fois, ordinairement
pendant Ia mutt; n'oublions pas que
l'astre des NUTS. la blonde Phebe, por-
TAFT aussi chez les anciens le nom de
Lucine. L'incubation des 1ufs dure
environ six mois, ct l'eclosion Sc fait en-
mai, juin ct Juliet. s..'
lie jeune animal ne conserve pas
l'enveloppe dams laquelle il est venu d
Ia lumiere , il aime le enlargement ct
subit plusieurs mues.
La premiere niue q lieu dix jours
apres 'eclosion Ia seconde, Ia troll
sieme, Ia quatrieme ct Ia cinquiemc de
vingt d vingt-cinq jours de distance les
uncs des autres, en- sorte que le bambino
change cinq fois de carapace dams l'es-
pace de quatre.vingt-dix d cent jours.
La sixieme niue a lieu en- mai; In
septieme en- JUN, la huitiemc en- Juliet;
total !: huit mues pendant les douze pro-
miers mois de Ia vie de la jeune ecrc-
visse.
Dams Ia scconde aimee, il y cinq
mues; dams Ia troisieme, on men OBJ
serve plus que deux enfn les ecrevis-
ses devenues adultes, mont plus qu'nne
seule niue par an, les femelles du moins;
quaint aux males, ills conservent leurs
deux mues. Celia explique chez eux Ia
taille plus grande que chez les femelles,
REIMBURSEMENT etant On proportion du
nombre des mues.
Les males adultes mucnt. Ia premiere
fois, en- juiV ct juliet ID secoude,
entire aont ct septembre; les femelles
accomplissent leur unique niue entire
aolt ct septembre.
Lanimal pratique cette operation de
II niue de ID maniere suivante:
Apres s'etre mis- sur le Aanc, avec
sa tete ct son dos il souleve son corse.
let. quf fait bascule CONNIE un couver.
Gle sur 81 charniero; puts, quaud il a
complement degage Ia partie ante.
rieure do son corps, il Sc separe de So
vieille carapace par IN brusque mouve.
ment do Ia partie posterieure /; il est
fort expedite pour ce travail; dix
minutes au plus lui sufisent.
Ne croyes pas que les nouveau.nes
SO precipitent dams les fots aussitot
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Minute mon gon cobr dit la vieie, tu vas avoir

Minute gcntil Colibr dit Ia vieille, tn vas avo
Ia becquee.
Ellie 6ta 10 couvercle dun onneau qu contenat do Ia
viande de beuf salee ct coupee par norceaux.
-Prenez votre charge de cec dit-ele montes sur Ie
dos de Colibri, e chaque fois gull criera: Couac ne
manques pas de ui core 10 bee de vande
Ces e seul moyen quill allie jusquen haut fablir
Arrive d. le renverres, ct e sortira mon tour
de CO maudt souterrain.
Lavenurier remerca chaudement Ia bonnie femme con.
duisit le corbcau vers le puts ct monta dessus.
LIE corbcau d6ploya es allies immenscs, ct fit
-Couac
Gayant lui ferma e bee une bccquec de viande.
-Couac.
Deuxiemc bccquee
-Couac!
Troisieme bccquee
Isl e tsyais 81 bavard, pcnsa 10 cavalier jauras
emport4 10 tonneau tout ontier
Loseau n'etait pas mote du puts ct les morceaux
diminuaient avue Doll
Gayapt prt son coueau ct les coupa deux mas les
couac men devinrent que plus nombrcux plus presans
apercevait dsinctsment le lord du puits quaud il
donna u dernisre becqnee.
!. ---Couac ft 10 corbeau.
TIA as beau erier, ecu, je mai plus rien
-Couac!
Et lOisesn raleDtissait son vol.
-Cousc corac..
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L'inconsequence dune Republi
que dictatoriale ct justiciere et'
relevee dams l'intelligente profes
sion de fol d'un representant fran
Gals, democratic eprouve par vingt
ans d'exil. Marc Dufraisse, expulse
de So patrie apres lie comp d'Etat de
1851, appris avec fruit ct ensei
gne avec talent la philosophie du
droit a Puniversite de Zurich, ct lni
qni autrefois soma en- pleine Assem-.
blee lie tocsin de SO ct entreprit dc
jnstifier la Convention lancant une
t6te de roi a lEnrope envahissant
la France, 'lui. lie tribun instruit a
Pecole de l'adversitG ct calme par
Faction du temps, il n'admet de
viab!e qu'une republique ponderes,
CONNIE lie sont celles de Ia Suisse
ct des Etats-Unis. Encore ces
denx republiques, 81 avantageuse.
ment donees dependant pour Ia
liberte, ne sont-eiles point exemptes
de defiant ct assurees de la vie
eternelle. Marc Dufraisse a dit la
veri'e an risque d'etre impopulaire:
la Republique ne peut vivre en-
France qu'en s'abstenant des abns
denonces par ses partisans .eux.
memes lorsqu'ils en- etaient victi.
mes. Cette meme verite fut formu.
lee devant la haute cour de Bourges
jngeant les accuses du Is mai en-
ls49. par Blanqui. le conspirateur
revolntionnaire, avec une remar.
quable eloquence. Blanqni soute-
matt que les poursuites dirigees
contrc lni ct ses amis etaient
nne rclique dm passe, un debris
dc l'inquisition ct de Ia torture,
ct il appelait de ses venx lie temps
on les societies en- finiraient avec
oppression de Ia pensee ct Ia per-
secution politique. Que la democra.
tie francaise, non pas precisement
au ponveir, mais en- face du ponvoir,
ne fasse done point aux autres par
tis ce qn'elle ne voulait pas qn'ils
lui fissent, qu'elle constitute la
R6publique Ia chose de tons. ct 4 Ia
longne ellie ralliera tous les hom.
mes, convertira tons les parts, ct
franchissant les frontieres, reus.
sira a conquerir les nations defan.
tes bien plus snrement ct plus soli-
dement, que ne l'auront fait un de-
mi-siscle de distance les emperenrs
Napoleon ct Guillaume.
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apres l'eclosion dcs nufs: lis restent
attaches 4 leur mere ct ne Ia quittent
guere qu'apres la premiere niue. NAL
heur a fimprudent qu'unc humcur
vngabonde pousse abandonner un
abri sur II ne tarde pas 4 payer sa
faute de Ia vie.
Puisse M. Chantran continucr scs
experiences ! Nous ne savous pas do
p!aisir plus vii, ct en- mdmc temps plus
delicat, que de surprcndro ainsi Ia na-
turc ct dc s'initicr sos mysteries.