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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-11-25
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" IAfE.-"herea, by trer certain deed Of mortgage,
dated NE seventeenth day Of gly $50 and recorded In
o. Illinois. in Book No g page vs. Timothy b. Mahony ard
Mary MAhony his vile granted agsned sold and
to hi"n X fay ana rels GH A. sherwood the South Thr
h-rcd On. ~, in Block nuGperet Twelve m In the Original
Town r.. ottawa IN The city Of Ottawa, county OF La Sae
prom ny Of with SAID mortgage,
an u r@o Thousand Dollars aad dss Year after date,
after date for the Of Two Thousand Dollars and
due three after date with Interest the Of per
cent pr annun payable annual! from date unll paid;
And whereas : expressly provided and agreed in said
sury note, or ts interest Al tie rae aforesaid at the tine
time. the sad orinirrt becomes due then the said Ed
win T. Fay and Frederick A. Sherwood their heirs and
sg. se Authorized 70 sell ard dispose Of said premises
sAy part Thereof. and all right. benefit and equity f rcdemp
tin Of Tie said Timothy D. Nah0ny and Mary Mthony hls
VIE 'r he = and assign. therein nj public sncion At the
south door OF the Court House IN ottawa IN said county Of
Ia sale in the state Of Illinois, for m. hghr; and best price
e sane VIII nrin- II cash toar weeks pubic notice having
Heutn OF the newspaper, At that time pubshc! in the
said county oil IL, sale and 10 maze execute md denver 70
the purchaser or purchasers ~ such sale good and sufficient
deed d-et Of conveyance Of the premise d. and OF
lhe ErOtras" ch s'e ray "hoc amount o! me prln
cpal teTc.l due prime pal and interest due the said
pFom!ssoy note, at said day OF safe With al attorney
costs OF advertising and costs 90 sale and pay the oyerpu
! Ut any TO sal! party ot '.- a--t part
And where's default hl. hu mafc 10 un PAYMENT If the
two p9m;s-oiy notes men oHcdi su1 M1-'a-. is' were
seyeray due ~ Two AID three YEAR ON d'c ~" of the in
tsTest thereon from the li'h Gas % Jflr -.
and whereas tie SAID Edwin Il, Flag o. q ~ OF
March p. NJ. Eel. s>.. 30 Az Transfer ,.o,i
I aud 70 50 d notes ard IN and 10 al u'r.-t-..
Therefore public nouce, HEREBY given iht nder sd h.
y'rJu. OF The powers given In aud by HTia.e dAr
SHALL a. the hour OF 10 o'clock On Monday, tn fourth
day OF December 'S;l, sell pubC 7ur, The sp'h
door Of the Court Iou-s Ottaw. in the cauuy Of Ia
sale in the ,,lc OF Illinois, for the hIah AL best price
sme vii bring IN cash the premises derr' IN tie
gage deed Aforesaid with the Spou tenaure crpuno
ns and vii execute IN tll The powers mentioned in said
deeds purchasers sale anu Ia Jsard 10 the ap9lca.
FREDERICK \. SHERWOOD.
fl. Inv
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N>SI~tSI..-EsrArE LoUrN Tom, prcEts.n-
Notice i hereby given, that the under ,ina executor
81 THE last will and testament OF Loren ord Gown.
" OF La sale and state of Illinois, deceased will Az pear before
c9uhy court OF said county the third Monday (hcng e
lNiN day Of December ISL, a TIE Court oisc In Ottawa N
sad county when and where all having claims or
uAnds against SEd estate nccd To attend and pre the
salue N writing for adjustment;
Dated this lith day o! OCTOBER A. u. 1871
kEEVER CLNMEH.
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IIORTGAGT: SALE O,'ltE:AI. rs.

tlSl'TCA l.. - = 1. l., O Il E.AI. I.sS.
vi rATE-whercas by their CERTAIN deed of morirsg.
In the Recorders Office IN and for La NaecOuny in III
@! Illinois IN Book No e. PAGE - Timothy u. Mlhouy and
g. the Undersigned the un IAirty'S D. Feet the North
Nneysiy go Feet of Lot one a. In Block Twelve Q2 and
ire south Han and the Northeast Quarter all OF Lot wo en-
In said Block Twelve 2) ia he Original Town Ottawa In
the city OF Ottawa county vi Ia san. Illinois, TO
the payment Of certain uTOWi-orv
date with sd mortgage for the Of Three Thousand Dol
lars and due after date with Interest
ten per cent per annum payable annually IN advance from
date until PAD:
And where's, 1t is expressly provided and agreed in said
mortgage that default De made the
ssory note the interest al the soesa the time
times the said interest becomes due then the under
signed authorized to sell and dispose Of SAID premises
ton OF tho said Timothy H. Mahony and Mary Mahony his
wife their t-irs and assigns therein public auction the
south door ~ the Court House in ottawa In said
La Sale 10 III. state OF lno the hi chest and best
the Will ng In cash. weeks public notice hsying
been previously even Of the time OF suCh sale by advertise
ment in one oil the newspapers at that time publ In the
The purchaser purchasers ut such sale good and sufficient
deed or deeds of OF the premises sold. and
the proceeds OF such sale the whole amount of the prih
cpa or interest due or principal and interest due the said
promsoy note A. saiu day OF sale, with all attorney fees
costs Of advertising and costs OF sale and the overpl Qt
any 10 sad party OF the first part:
Ard whereas default has made In the plvIen Of the
said rromssOy and of the Interest thereon
18th day OF December \. $780,
ertinrr public notice hereby given that under and by
virtne OF the powers given In and by said mortgage deed.
shall ~ the hour OF 10 o'clock A. Monday. the fourth
day OF December A. D. ISL sell NJ pablo auction at the south
door OF The Court on,e Ottawa, In the said county OF La
SSt IN the state OF Illinois, for the highest and best price
Tie sane viii bring IN ca.h the premises described IN the
mortgage deed aforesaid with the NpurttBanC- thCyrunto
hcl9ngE ana viii tNeu'e In fu the powers mentioned in
said mortgage det III rrl the execution and delivery
OF Geeds TO purchasers and Ia r'sari,o the appli
canon oi the purchase
,t.... ~; \. -uERwooD
IA
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-17

and In a few seconds the horn was footed.
The screen was Immediately removed, the
HON found, lying at his! ieet, The gag stlll
n his mouth, and he sitting M the ehAi 4
as Of first. ,..,J ....-r
! Agehtienah in the audience proposed
HAT the exhibition should now cease, and
that another one should be- given on some
future evening in order that the Children's
Home might derive benefit But the au-
dience were Of aidifefent mind and loud.
" called for the concluding part Of the
performance. ..ih i9il " }ui lfH
b The front of the cabinet Eas then
khocke away so as 10 leave the whole In
side exposed % view, Grub was rebound,
placed on the seat, fastened 70 the staple In
the back, and proceeded TO show how the
wonderful mysteries were performed, and
asustal the apparent mystery wasin reali.
tyYery simple, When the command was
given he twisted his right arm around, in
so doing slipping the bandage up on bis
arm, reached 70 his neck, tied and united
the knot, beat the cabinet with o stick,
placed the ring in his ear, &C., &c. and
finally cut himself lo6se with the same
hand! 9'oe i'fl 70 bns@ eil ~ bnl u
DR.. Bates then proposed a resolution
rendering the thanksIo Of the audience "a
Capt. Brice, Jacob Grub, Thomas Mac,
and Edwin Booking for the able and mas
tetly manner in which they had exposed
Mr, Ellis and his daughter their impos-
itions upon this community; which was
adopted 'withaut'a single dissenting voice.
Thus ended this complete and crushing
expose oil tho most arrant humbug that
ever received serious attention from the
sensible men and women Of Wheeling
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AILEGED RoBBERY. william Grow,
Of Marshall county, made complaint to
Judge Johnston, recently, that John ster;
rit, Of thIs'city, robbed him on the 9Th
inst: Of one hundred and forty.three dol
Lars IN cash, The money, Cfow ayers. was
taken from a bureau drawer.in his house.
Awarrant was issued for sterriA's arrest,
and yesterday he was before Judge j.;
but as, the offence was committed in
another county, no could take no cogni.
zance Of the case other than to send the
prisoner to Marshall for examination. By
agreement Il was decided that the inyesti-
CATION should take, place next Thursday
before Justice in Benwood.F III h %
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bIFoRian airriated Throat Cough, or
Cold, sBropas Broaehial7su are Of.
tered With the fullest confidence in their
Ietiicacy,5ogT They have; been thoroughly
tested and maintain The good reputation
they have Justly acquired. As tiers ara
limitations, % sure tboBrAtS lS aeagfae.. q
.Af11u u1p't Az htiILW
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% PRESENTS. There is no more desirable
present than a suit ofslothes such,as is
gotten Up in The latest style BY J. 7.
Lakin 6 Co.. No. 81 Monroe street Cali
and examine their stock as they take
pleasure in showing goods. Remember
tlhe place Is Monroe street three doors
south Of Markell. N NJ 0..l NJ tl.,LL-la
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LADIES White, Kid and Turkey Mo.
rocco Broadway Walking Slippers, just
received at L. v. Blends. ijfgai aa4u
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ONE hundred andtwents.ase pairs Misses
Turkey Morocco and Goat Balmoral
Shoes, best Philadelphia make, at $500.
Every pair warranted, atlL, Y. BlOHdS,
101 Main St1otwaq .qiraleo qaa I lyrg
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I'm rutSst ana swSSttst cod Iiyos Oh m The
Void, manufactured nom fteth healthy llYers
upon ID sen shGrS, II b perfectly pure and Sweet
AK iot Hazard = casweIts Goa Liver oitn
~ w 6AswELL, HAZARD d CO.,
VI. Yiga3t7t il7 Coils New York,
Sold BY al Druggists
, Si,s ',7D6,iT hiIr5 maJ2ST .Frd&w
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Ftta Olc5rrayonlsaroa partldg,
Gallery. t.ii9ib ;. ,s'aTi
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'STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO

CTATE OF WEST VIRGINIA OHIO
- County Circuit Court. December Inles, 1870.
Charles 4, Cramb6cker, George a. crnmbieker,
M william ~ gGsas "
ESssIa, n HIM. Ws,iISs TnSs ~ ,sti.k VII VII.
| ian TodSe her hasbs EiIsa ISn Hindns.sS
Win I'M hIlshand John HinimAFSh. ehildFefl
and hSIrs.GtlGW 81 Chafics' III, Crinbackef,
deeeaSSd. nj b. crnmbaeief 80 ~ ~ ~
q. ~ e " n
JOIN Ss s sg Sq sSS
estate az Jonas Cfumbackef. deceAsed. IN
The object Of this suit Il 10 compel a settle.
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DOR SALE OR RENT-THE 4 an IN
u First Class Dwelling HOuse on the
northeast corner OF Hlmpden and Sixth ~
streets rect; Apply to MINI 4 LsM Mds:;e.
dor sALE.-TWENTY (2O) BUILD.
u ing Lots on Wheeling Island. Price $500
each. Terms, one.fourth cash; the residue In
equal instruments Of one, Two and three years.
Apply atop Mil to NM p ernuprsr
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CABINET MYsTERlEs ExPosED
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GhegttelliQstrllirleil:rlI:.
TUESDAY, JANUARY ~, ls7l.
travellers Register. ;
New, New Advertisements !. /.

New Advertisements. y
To the Republican Voters Of Wheeling
For Mayor-Capt. John Mcclure,
For Rent-Two.story Frame House.
Peoples Ticket. L. Z haa
Good Bridgeport Property for Sale,
For Sale-L. Irwin. ~a4. ... +.
For Rent-Store Room. Y ~ al aoat
Citizens Railway Company. = e 4
For Sale Church Building. u 4.fi.7
Clover and Timothy Seed. 'l Oils
Tuesday, January 18th, &c. 7r oil.
First Ward Ticket ID .a.t. Ia.
For Rent-Dwelling House. ~ I 1gaa
New 7:SO Gold Loan. rtit = ., 5.as
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PhOtoCraytonsarca iiheraltgrsaltth artridg,
Gallery.
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FOR RENT.
EoR RENT

ROOMS on ID and Sd Floor, in frat building,
south Of Mcclure House, Market street; also,
rooms In Mcclure House, on Monroe street
Apply to JOHN MCCLURE. janl0
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rot AaaltIolnal L0eal nss IIrrI Pase.
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oMUNIorpAI CoURE.-.The regular
mynthly term Of this court commenced
yesterday afternoon, at 3 O'clock Judge
Good presiding Being the first day Of
theterm; and quite anumber Of the bar
being absent at Charleston attending the
Court Of Appeals but little business was
done. AS q Especial term Of the Circuit
Court for Brooke county commences to.
day, we suppose there win be q still fur
thcrdimnution Of counsel IN attendance
here. l'la TougY1ii ifdi iaeiscbapa q
James d! cCune, a native Of Ireland,
was naturalized. uyq;!% .. ',1 e. II t,i
Adjourned until toi O'clock this morn:
ing.R IlmiD giidl yIgH ,iuG III hmg u
lgM .lE- .--7T77T -. - -7TJI = 3LJ.I "a
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Tho Ellis Humbug Exploded.
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Photoo nyonsarealltherage Partridge
Gallery. 1oisa aaa oiig aa,'lW laiIsAK
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EoR RRNT-THE WARE I'm I'm
II HOUSES now. occupied By Jacob
Snyder, corner OF Quincy and Main streets. ~
Possession AprlIlgk Apply to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-03-31
The EdifOriUI Euiy,i.

What is ii that diSgraces journalism
in this country, and raises Il laugh against
any man who gives ''tIlc newspapers"
as his authority Let liz see what that
able and respectable authority, IIarper's
Magazine, says in its editorial pages up
on this subject
"Thcrc could Lc no sharper or more
contcmptuous criticism made upon pro-
fcSsion than that conveyed in the advice,
Don't quarrel with him, he is an edi-
tory 1t implies that the man will not
hesitate to blow lies and sn6crs through
his horn to uvcrwhclm an adversary who
cannot blow back, that he will use hi,
power Ike q hulIy. The gentleman OF
the pre- in thi- direction is hummer
lie must he tenderly cntrcatcd, or he
will smash the crockcry, and wipe his
feet on the SJla.'
Here Is expressed the feeling Of every
newspaper man who has the feeling of a
gentleman. lie is di-gustcd and indi"-
nant that ha and the whole profession
should be involved in the di.Ira"c due 10
the conduct OF a few, untitled by nature,
10y education, by daily Labits and a-so-
citations, for any other business than that
Of a sraven9rr, and who, when he force,
himS c!f mo the editorial chair, Is scav-
ongcr still, and can lie nothing else -
.lumoat /tHuCr.
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HUICyHDrIr on PrCSjHrH' Ejn-
cUiH.


After his return from Washington,
Hawthorne sent t" me, lurin" tLr month
OF May, an article for the Atlantic
Monthly, wh,ch hr entitled ''Ihirlly
about War Matters" The paper, "a
ccllcntly well done throughout, OF course,
contained Il PERSONAL description OF PIc>i-
dent Lincoln, which thought, con~.l-
cred ~ a portrait of Il living man, and
drawn 10y Hawthorne, it would not he
wise ur tasteful TO print. The "ilitc OF
an editor j. di>agrecahlc one sometimes,
and the case of Hawthorne on Lincoln
disturbed me not a little. After rca,lln"
the manuscript, | wrote TO the author,
and asked his permission to omit his d.
scliption OF the Presidents personal ap-
pcarancc. ~ usual, for hc wa the
kindcSt and sweetest of contributors. the
most goodnaturci and the most amcna-
bic man TO advice ever knew, he con-
scnted TO my proposal, and allowed me
to print the article with the alterations.
|, you turn 10 the paper, dear Jack (yGu
will find it in the number for July, lSO2),
YOU will observe there aIc several noIc~ :;
all of these were written hy Hawthorne
himself He compiled with my request
without Il murmur, but he always thought
| was wrnng in my decision. lie said
the whulr description of the interview
and the Presidents personal appearance
were, to his mind. the only parts worth
publishing. ''W hat IL terrible thing,
he complained, sit Is TO try TO let oil a
little bIt OF truth into this miserable
humbug Of a world" President Lincoln
is dead, and II, Hawthorne once wrote
to me, ''lpon my honor, il seems TO III,
the passage omitted has an hisiOrIca
value" will read 10 you, vcrhatim
what ad,is, d my friend, both ON hi,
own account and the Presidents, not tt
print nine years a.o Hawthorne and
his patty had zone into the President
room, annexed, as he says, a. supcrnu
meralic- 10 a dcputation from Il Massa
chusctts whip-iactory, with present o
Il splendid whip 10 the Chief Magistrate
"By and 10y there was il little stir OF
the stair case and in the passage way
and in lounged tail, loose jointcd figure
of AN exaggerated Yankee port and de
mcamor, whom (as being about the home
licst man ever saw, yet by no mean
repul-ive or disa2recablc) it was impoSsl
bic not to recognize as Uncle Abe.
. ! ,"Unquestionably, Western MAJ
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-03-31
me Southern DUHc. OJ' BIOOd.

The newspapers are filled, ju,t Low,
with details of whipping, shooting, han@-
ilIg and other ontragc- committed chiefly
in South Carolina aml Mississippi, ON
the freedmen and their white parIi-an~
at the South. These accounts are some
times exaggerated, but - many 90 um-
noticed by the press that the balance l.
probably about even; and. ii we take
the facts Is reported TO be Il fair I!ldstra-
tun OF the condition of the states where
these ou,ra.cs occur, we shall rot be far
out of the way. Although most OF these
crimes are the work of men who vote the
democratic ticket, and although lcadin"
d,mocrats uphold and shelter the pcrpct-
ratorS, ii l. hot quite true that they have
a political purpose IN tie act themselves,
unlr~s, indrcI, it he Il political unicrtak-
mo TO whip and COW the whole culorcd
race ut the South. so that they shall have
! less and less weight in thc elections, state
and national, "A purpose which, no
doubt, has something 10 do with the
proceedings O. the ku klux in some re-
| @iunS.
Hut the Charleston Republican, the
/ organ of Gov. Scott ot South Carolina,
who seems To be one Of the best of the
reconstruction governors, di>crlmnatcS cS
/ Justly between the various purposes OF
7 the ruilianS of that state who have lately
committed such outragrs at Gurkvillc
and elsewhere. The editor says that
when The ku kluX came to have fixed
shape and purpose, it was directed, not
against government, but against the col
urcd citizens, fear Of whom dictated this.
From being weak they had come strong,
and the consequences thereof were dread
ed by those who led the klan. Political
terrorism followed. The klan has al
last come TO have great power, which i.
not alone 10 be measured by the number
OF the slain it is better understood by
whole counties crouchin. before them,
and by the fact that men cannot get jus
tice in the courts. In parts Of the Soutl
they have absolutely stopped the admin
islratiun OF civil laws. Men in the dis
tarbcd districts have admitted that they
NOlliIl Sili iiih iioui III iiiir VII iiiC MI hiu
lest they Kill their neXt-doOr mcighbors
, The newspapers OF tie state have digniti
cd the work of :lc ku kluX by apolociz
ing for lis deeds and TO such length ha
this local strife of races been carried tha
the editor fears that civil war is Il
hand, unless the colored militia are dis
, landed, and the United States troop
used 10 rcpress disorder.
The editorial in the Republican fol
: lowed Immediately after Il conference be
tween Gov. Scott and some of the dem
2 ocratic leaders in the safe, held at Co
lumbia las. Tuesday. About twenty
f five counties were represented by demo
Gratis nj this conference, While he onl
t republicans present were the governo
, and Attorney-General Chamberlain,
= Massachusetts man, who has done goo
r service in South Carolina. The demo
Gratis generally were fair and ready
cooperate in restoring and proservin
b order, but one young iire-eater, Generi
} Kcrshaw, who served under Lee, made
II bitter speech. in which he announced h
e opinion that the only way TO restol
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leaves Of book, the thickness througI
them i sixteen miles. In addition,
takes some seven millions Of pamphlet
and twelve millions Of circulars to NEE
the public demand for this Kind of intor
nation. Oar annual Issue of pamphlets
alone, lail solid upon each other, make
Il pile ci"ht and one quarter miles high
Tie circulars measured c!dwiSc rcacl
/ 1891 miles, and these assertions are mat
( Icrs of mathematical certainty. What
ever the estimation in which these pub
iiCalionS may hc held here, they rcaCl
the ltcsidc- ol millions upon millions q
mcn WHO do ucasurc and regard Them
and who in their trials do heed the couH
1 81 they brin1.
Not ouiy over these great " cStcrl
continents but throughout That Other
land :" little known To You, under oul
feet, the Australian continent, there ar,
t,w ,iia"c- a~ lar"c as this which al,
not familiar with the Hamr y"u have
chos,n. and employ ing tie remedies tl.al
bear il.
Thus, gentlemen, have strivcn ii
my Enmhlr sphyrn 10 render <..mc ser
wee Io my fellow men, and To deserve
among the aill!ctcl and unfortunate som,
regard tor the nam" which your kind
Partially hIn@- ON these walls around
me. We may look forward with cnnli-
ii, III hope TO the rcnown you Will @alLcI
under ii, and the prosperity, which thcl,
is reason tu trust the future has in store
one of the main arteries between the
wr,, and cast, between the "rcat indus
tres of the plough and the spindle You
must AID in their exchanges and thrive
with them. Soon these channels Will br
opened widc and pouring through your
precincts streams OF men and merchant
lie that will need your iurthcrance and
must contribute To your growth.
Located here II the centre of New I'm
land 10 what dcarer spot can You tmn
tlat men n.hahit Bcgiuning life ricl
with the hunors of your mother town
whose influence through her schools and
her scholars iS of itself an inheritance.
with such examples rs Lawrence, Bout,
well, lloar, what may you not hope toi
of usefulness in :lc councils of the state
and nation
Contrast our condition with that uI
the European nations, alternately torn
and Impoverished with wars, credit. it Il:
you may to the better education Of tlI,
people, and you will realize the value uI
the example old mother Groton has SCI
y"u, - worthy fer your amhiiip 10 fol
low. Build schools for your children
and find talent TO teach them, then III
trlligcncr and integrity in prosperous an'
larpy homes will hr your suIc reward
Associated as you have made me will
your veal and wo, wish might he al
lowed 10 contribute from my means sucl
a- they are, something towards this iiro
foundation OF the public good.
Gentlemen | have detained yen 10,
long. Oppressed with the fear, that
do not deserve Tie distinction you bcstow
Pray Gcd 10 make me wortlicr, and
to smile upon ycu with His lcrpctua
blessings
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One or ME. GIII.S JokES.--Ihc late
Mr. Gill was noted for his love Of good
joke. lie was rrportln" Il dinner %I'eh
ON tie 7Jlh anniversary of the battle OF
Bunker Hi. The dinner was splendid
affair. and ,vcryhody wa~ very patriotic.
Gill. wl,,n tho excitement WAS at 4 boil
in. poiul. whispered to Il friend, one Of
,ho-,. gentlemen who are always happy
in >pecchmakin@, that his father WAS en-
.,aorI in ;h. battle Of Banker Hill. Th,
orator rose, made a brilliant spcccll--al.
luding 10 Gill'S father and Gill, in tho
highest terms, and proposed GiiI's health
which was drunk with the usual honors,
and one Ur two lmorc. There were loud
shouts OF ''Gill, Gill;" and hc made Il
speech, returned thanks in the usual man
ncr, and said: ''but my friend omitted
one fact, one very important fact, oI
which lie might have been unaware. My
father was in the battle Of Bunker lii!l,
but he unfortunately .Jomyht on Mc B''t'A
side :" There was not :" much eN"ite'
ment after that.