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The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28
A Mormon Wife's Trial.

Mrs. Stenhouse. a cultivated, refined wo-
man, thus describes her feelings ON finding
that her husbaed, after Is years of married
life with her, had, without previous warning
to her, taken second wife. The anguish of
a whole lifetime was crowded into that one
single moment. When it was done felt that
/ had laid everything upon the altar, and that
there was no more to sacrifice. had given
away my husband. What more could the
Lord require of me that I could not do 4?
Nothing. / was bewildered and beside my
self, and vet had to hide my feelings; for to
whgm shost / turn for sympathy among
those who v re around me-? Ny husband
was there, it is true; but he was now the
husband of another woman, and a newly
made bridegroom. felt that stood alone,
without as much as one ray of light to cheer
my dreary pathway. / had given away my
husband, and he no longer belonged to me.
The thought was madness. / did not think
it possible that there ever could be any CO.
partnership between that other wife and my
self. From that day began to hide all my
sorrows from my husband, and it was only
when was compelled, as might say, to give
vent to my highly wrought feelings, that
ever uttered word of discomfort. Then,
when spoke or expressed what 1 felt, it was
in anger, but never in sorrow seeking sympa-
thy. During the remainder of that day, how
/ watched their looks and noted their every
word. To me their tender tones were like
daggers, piercing me to the heart. One mo-
ment yearned for my husbands undivided
leve, the next moment hated even the very
sight of him, and vowed that he never again
should have place in my heart. Then
would feel that there was no justice in heaven,
or this great sorrow would not have come
upon me. Why did the Lord implant this
love in my nature? If it is wrong, He should
have created me without it. Or was it for
the purpose of torturing His daughter that it
was done? / could not but feel that the Lord
whom served was partial; for He allowed
His sons to indulge in their love, while His
daughters, who by man are considered the
weaker vessels, were expected to be strong
enough to crush out from their natures all
love and all weakness. / felt that day that if
could not get away by myself, in privacy,
and give vent to my overcharged feelings, l
should certainly go mad. 1t was only in the
dead of night, in my own chamber, that
gave way to the terrible anguish that was
consuming me. God and my own soul can
alone bear witness to that time of woe. That
night was to me such that even the most God
forsaken might pray never to know; and
morning dawned without my having for a
moment closed my eyes. 1t was all over now.
Nothing remained but for me to face the fear
full reality day after day, and hour after hour.
do indeed believe that man, if he could
have felt as did then, would have sunk be-
reath the trial Who but woman ,uld
endure such things and yet live?
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28

The Boston Commercial Bulletin says
eve are enabled to give, in advance of our
contemporaries, some important features OF
the great programme now in course of prepa-
ration. This information is exclusively our
own, and if events do not confirm its cor
rectness it will be owing to the fact that the
Committee of Arrangements don't see it in
the light that we do, or, perhaps, because of
our enterprise in discovering these details be-
fore themselves. The musical instruments
thus far decided upon as admissible make a
necessarily incomplete list. China, Alaska,
and Abysinia are yet to be heard from. We
can, however, say that
The Anvil and ACCORDION will play joyous tune,
With Bugle, Bagpipe, Banjo, Bones, and believing
bassoOn;
When Clarionet and shrill Cornet and Concertina
wall,
And distant Drum and Dulcimer in discord swell the
Eolian Harps take up the strain, Electric Cannons
boom,
And Flute and Fife and Flageoet and furious Fiddle
fume. N-e
The Gongs and Guitars squeak
The Harps and Hautboys blow,
The gentle Jewsharps shriek
~ And the kettle-drums play solo,
The Lutte and Lyre sail in,
And the musical Mandolin,
Nakeb and Nakokus and Nehiloth swell the din,
n. Inc QbG and the Organ and the Ophiclide accord
PIANO, Pibroch, Psaltry will pipe or penta chord;
The Quntette Club will quayer strong,
Rebeck and Reed will lift song
Spinet and Saxhorn will keep the strain along,
While Trombone, Tom-Tom Tamborine, and 1rum-
pet swell the throng.
vi Wales, Fuego, Hawaii,
X Kaffraria,
Yf And the back provinces oil Russia
Come in here.
x
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28
A Brief Discourse Upon Hats.

Thomas j. Bowditch writes to the Troy
Times:
There is considerable character in the man
ner in which person wears hat. You
sometimes meet person whose hat has a
knowing tip, just the least bit suggestive of
the careless, cheerful disposition of the wear
er. 1t seems as if he has tipped it back so
that all the world may see his jolly, good-na-
tured face, and understand that he is at peace
with all the world. You meet another of
different type. He pulls his hat low down oy-
er his brows, and seems to be continually TAX
the measure of his boots. You feel at once
that is not the sort of man with whom you
can exchange confidence. Here comes anoth-
er, and this kind always wear ''stove pipe,'
and set 1t evenly upon the summit of the era
mum, as If an inch to the right or left would
destroy their equilibrium. Be careful of such
men put them in band-boxes; tie them up
tightly; label them first class-to be kept in
lavender" and put them carefully away
Here is another hat which has seen better
days, but is now at its worst. Its glory has
long since departed, and from the worn and
shabby band to the napless crown it speaks of
the days which are gone. Perhaps the wear
er of that hat was the life and soul of our
young folks parties-the great catch-the
model young man but now he Is worse fad
ed and worn than his shapeless tile. Poor fel-
low! ''Whiskey did it." You meet other
hats as different in shape and quality as the
habits of the wearers. Hats which have long
passed the season of their usefulness are gem
orally looked at with disgust.
Why do men gaze with doubt and suspicion
upon shabby hat? Perhaps because it
seems to show that the owner is going down
the hill of adversely. If this is not so, why is
is it impossible for man to pass worn-out
hat without giving it kick? believe there
is tendency in the mind of every human be-
ing to kick an old hat out of his way whenev-
er he may encounter it on the sidewalk. I
have seen men go into the middle of the
street simply to kick one of these dilapdated
objects. A few years ago we noticed away
ahead most shocking hat, lying top down.
ward on the sidewalk. A tall, consequential,
dignifed-looking person was walking slowly
on before, and as he approached the dilapi-
dated tile he raised his right leg and gave it a
vigorous kick, which ought to have sent it
across the street, and would have done so if
the hat haunt been filled with paving stones.
As he limped along we heard him mutter the
word 'd-nV and his countenance. as we
passed him, wore an expression of dissatisfac-
ton. ..s
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28
Gas Statistics.

Eli Perkins having seen enough of the
brokers, turns to the subject of gas, concern.
ing which he says:
gas rom bltuminous coal in about the same
manner, aid they charge for it about the
same price, ~ per thousand cubic feet.
What do they pay in Chicago?'
In Chicago the City Council pays the Peo-
pies Gas Light Company SO per thousand
eunic feet, while private consumers pay
What do they pay in Cincinnati" ?"
''They pay the Cincinnati Gas Light Com
pany 81 30 per thousand, but this cheap price
is owing to the eheapness of bituminous coal,
which comes down the Ohio from Pitts
burg" e
What do they pay in San Francisco?''
They pay the San Francisco Gas Compa-
ny IS in gold per thousand.
I'm Pittsburg, In proximity to the bitumi-
nous coafbeds, consumers pay 81 so, while
the city pays $25 for each street lamp.
''St. Louis pays $40 per street lamp, and
private consumers pay "a 80 per one thousand
cubic feet.
Baltimore pays SO per thousand
Washington 50 so per thousand
"How much gas does each of these cities
burn annually ?o 5J
ssNew York burns about / 200. .OOO. 600 GU
ANNN
600, st. Louis 250,000,000, Cincinnati 400,-
100000, Pittsburg 200, ,O0O, 900, San Francisco
250,OO0, 900, and Baltimore 400, 100000"
''How do they make gasp
First they put about two bushels OF btu
minous coal in a long air-tight iron retort
This retort is heated red hot, and, of course,
the coal is heated red hot, when the gas bursts
out of it as you see it burst out of the humps
of soft coal when on the parlor fire. The gas
passes off through pipes. \ ton of coal viii
make II, 900 cubic feet OF gas. The gas as it
leaves the coal is very impure"
how do they purify it ?'
First, while hot, it is run off into another
building, then it is forced through long per-
penulcuar pipes, surrounded with cold water
This cools the gas, when a good deal of tar
condenses from it and runs down to the bot
tom Of the perpendicular pipes. This tar is
the ordinary tar which you see boiling in the
streets for walks and roofs.
'They now wash the gas. They call it
scrubbing it. .--f-
''This is done by filling large vessel, which
| looks like perpendicular steam boiler, half
full of wood laid crossways. Then ten thous-
and streams of cold Croton water are spurted
through this boiler. Through the mist and
rain, and between the wet sticks of wood, the
| gas passes; coming out washed and cleansed.
The ammonia condenses, joins the water,
and falls to the bottom.'' r-..
ssNaIi aa' nes ,as-e a. ,os q v',u.so, r.,a 80.
"A .,vH.,aI om neAs .no gag 70 p''lineu. II Is pass
Gu 'ass oL 'llie anu oHyue oi ron
| Wnicn LAKES OUT she caroohic acid, suiphurat-
ed hydrogen, ana ammonia.
ID ..r,l nae next ~.
A., Ing Li gas !: now pure IL is passed through
the oig station metre, then throdgh the
mains anu pipes; el ~ reaches tne gas Jee IN
youl loon. men p u purhs Wnhe you an ,
'"eSr TS anu so1lu pecaqse II uon ourn Dette9; a.,
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28
ERMs $500 PER ANNUM, In ADVANCE.

cies OF delight he came dead-drunk. But
the joke Of It was, he had to go two or three
miles out OF the village, and every house he
went to he inquired if Miss lived there.
Being very tight he would generally state the
object OF his visit to her, and would read her
last letter and then pass ON to the next
house. He made out to arrive at her house
al ten O'Clock at night. The old folks were
absent, but two sisters were there. The
ed; suffice IT to say that the correspondence
has ceased
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28
What Came of Answering an ADVERTISE
ment for Wife.

The Rondout Freeman says that very re-
spectacle young lady of Saugerties, has had
her reason completely restored lately, as the
following incident shows: She discovered in
some paper an advertisement purporting to
have come from highly respectable (worthy
and handsome, of course) Christian young
man, desiring some young lady to correspond
with him, probably with view directed to-
ward matrimony. Now, as she was plain
country lass, although her folks were well-to-
do people, she was by no means one who
should "waste her sweetness on the desert
air., so she concluded to answer In due
time a reply came, and as time passed on the
letters became more and more affectionate.
At last affairs came to crisis, and the young
gallant was invited to come and see her.
He did come. But alas for her hope and fan
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28
For Rent.

STORE No. 157 Commercial ST., corner of Union
- St.. occupied by George M. Small. Suitable for
Flour and Grain, and heavy Grocery Trade
Double counting room in I'd story. For terms ap-
ply to EDWARD FOX. 4.
mch27 sl.e
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BUSIN INESSsDIRECTORY.
a. ~, Advertising Agents.
ATwELL & CO., I74 Ia Middle 81. Ad.
vertisements inserted In papers i'm Maine
and throughout the country al the pub
hshers' lowest rates.
Agency for Sewing Machines.
w. .. DYER, No. 15s Middle ST., over III.
HI. Hays. All kinds OF Machines 70
sale and to let. Repairing. - -
Bakers.
w. G. COBB, No. 12 Pearl St.
Booksellers and StatiOners. aa.f
HOHT, FOGG Il BREED, No. % Middle
Street. ~ -;t.-tI
Book Binders.
VIM. A. QUINCY, Room n, Prrnter,s
Exchange, No. HI Exchange Sc.
SMALL & sHACKFORD, No. IS Plum
Street. f-
BOnne and Hat Bleachery.
8 SAWYER 4 CO., BIeachers, No. 13l
Middle Street.
Carpenters and Builders.
WHITNEY & MEANS, Pearl street, sp-
posite Park. .97a I-l -
Dye.HOuse. a
MONDs, India St. Velvet CIoaks
dyed and finished. -
l4d Dentists.
JOSIAH HEALD, No. los Middl. s.~..
DIR. w. r.. JOHNSON, No rs In Ere. =.
Furniture Wholesale and Retail.
WALTER COREY & CO., Arcade, No.
IS Free Street. t.r.,
: GEORGE A. WHITNEY, No. SO Ex-
change ST. Upholstering Of all kinds
done to order.
Furniture and House Furnishing Goods.
eral Streets. 9.
HOOPER & EATON, Old Post Once,
Exchange Street. r
L. f. HOYT, No. II Preble Street. Up
holstering done to order.
Furniture and UphOlstering.
DAVID w. DEANE, No. 50 Federal st.
All kinds ofUphols cring and Repairing
TO order. y 1a3a
- Hair Goods and Toilet Articles.
J. r. SHERRY, No. o CIapp's Block
{ Congress Street, opposite Old City Hall.
g Jewelry and Fine Watches. u u
ABNER LOWELL, 3O1 Congress Street.
Agents for Howard Watch Company.
manufacturers of Trunks, Yahses and
p Carpet Bags. -e
DURAN g. JOHNSON, 1.1 Middle and
116 Federal Streets.
MasOns and Builders.
N. e. REDLON, 233 Ia Congress St.
Organ and Melodeon Manufacturers.
SMALL & KNIGHT, No. 1874 Exchange
Street.
Paper Hangings, Window Shades, and
@ Weather Strips.
GEO. L. LOTHROP 4 CO., No. 153 Ex-
change Street. hi $500.
Photographers. te
A. 9. DAVIS & Co., No. so Middle Street.
J. H. LAMSON, so Middle ST., cor. Cross.
Plumbers.
JAMES MILLER, No. 81 Federal Street.
Every description Of Water Fixtures ar
ranged and set up i'm the best manner.
Jobbing promptly attended to.
Aaa Plasterer, StuccO Worker, sc.
p. FEENY, Cor. Cumberland and Frank
lin SITS. t ~ 418A
a Real Estate Agents.
JOHN G. PROGTER, No. 93 Exchange
Street. ai-
GEO. r.. DAVIS & Co.. No. 3O1 IL Con-
gress Street. -lrt1
Silver Smith and Gold and Silver Platter.
M. PEARSON, No. % Temple ST., near
Congress. All kinds of silver and Plated
Ware Repaired. 81.
Silver and Plated Ware. lo.ls
ABNER LOWELL, 3O1 Congress Street.
..r4ais Schools.
ENGLISH and FRENCH SCHOOL, 43O
Congress Street. Ata1
Stair Builder.
B. r. LIBBY, ~ Ia Union Street, up
stairs. .ssiHlu y
Watches, Jewelry, &c. .-..
J. AMBROSE MERRILL, No. 139 Mild
die Street.
J. w. e. III. HI. MCDUFFEE, Cor. Middle
k Union SITS.
hThc ClAlNFnO
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28
BONDS.
i55 THE .r.. -..a
Chicago, Danyille and Vincennes
RAILROAD.

RAILROAD,
IS A FINISHED. LINE.
Running through one Of the richest portions of ms
nos, and connecting Chicago by the shortest route
with the celebrated Block Coal fields of Indiana and
by way of Evansville and Nashville with the entire
South. Its mortgage debt ,ooo or about sls
500 to the mile. Although the road is but Just open-
ed it is already earning after all operating expenses
are paid,
MORE THAN THE ENTIRE INTEREST
ON all its bonds While railroad bonds NAV be plenty
those upon finished and paying lines and for 50 small
a sum to the mile, are seldom in the market.
We do not hesitate to recommend them as
unusually SAFE They are attended with none of the
uncertainties ofproected enterprises and the prompt
payment of the interest, and the final payment of
the principal, as certain as any future financial
event. ~ -itt elas-id
The Bonds for 81 900 each, have forty years TO
rum and bear interest at the rate of per cent per
annum, payable On the first of April and October,
both principal and interest being payable in gold in
= - .04a.fl $50 $50 p -l slF 'ia -
New York. ss.fa.e sd&s 81 lsse 3tf--
We are selling them daily 10 the most careful in
vestors and have but small amount remaining less
than one forth of the issue.
Full particulars furnished on application in person
or by mail, to aatH hlt
MeSSrs. Swan & Barrett, Bankers,
N. I PORTLAND, MAINE.
OR TO
w. b. SHATTUCK & co, Bankers
GENERAL AGENTS, gaG
.5. % Nassau Street. New York
jan16d&w 3m is - .lt,
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28

A CONVENIENT rent of five or six rooms in the
"A western part of the city. Address "a. S. g."
Post Office Portland. mch27d3t
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28
CUNDURANGO.

A SMALL supply Of this invaluable remedy for
- Cancer, ScrOfula, Rheumatism, Snit
Aheum, Ulcers and all Blood Diseases, just
received from Ecuador. Price of the bark, with nun
directions, So per pound; sent to all parts
Address, DIR. VIM. C. DOWNS,
ja5dtf No. 6 Exchange Place Providence H. l.
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28

1.I. Island to Let.
"A ISLAND 13 miles from Portland and two
"A miles from main lac:d containing about 4O
acres together with the buildings thereon consisting
OF new Dwelling House, Barn, Sheds, and Fish
House, all in perfect repair.
This is good location for either Farmer or Fish
erman. The land is excellent-sea-dressing and
muck abundant. The harbor is good and in close
proximity to good fishing grounds which with several
markets near at hand make it rare chance to carry
on the market fishing and lobster business. Terms
moderate. q - T
For particulars apply to S
PORTLAND STAR MATCH CO.,
West Commercial Street, Portland, Me.
jan 12-d&wtf -
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28

RRICK Store, No. 149 Commercial st., recently oc-
~ cupied by Messrs. Purington g. Butler; suita-
water and all modern conyeniences. Apply to
A. E. STEVENS & CO.,
ian16tf 1a6 Commarc,I straat
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28
NOTICE.

ssTIyHE Portland Dry Dock and Warehouse Co."
Il have leased their Docks and other propery in
Cape Elizabeth to James E. Simpson for one year
from Jan. 1, 1871, to Jan. 1, 1872 and during said
time the Company will not be responsible for any
debts contracted in their name or on their account,
the company. CHAS. A. LAMBARD,
President P. D. Dock and Warehouse Co.
By his Attorney L. ID. NJ. SWEAT,
Portland, January 2Sth, 1871 jn3Otf
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28
Gig Saw For Sale.

A GOOD Gate Saw, nearly new. Enquire or ad-
IA dress LITTLEFIELD & WILSON, Cor. York
and Maple st. ja3ltf
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28

TUNHE monthly meeting of the Odd Fellows Mutual
i Relief Association will be held at Odd Fellows
Hall, Tuesday evening, March 10, at a O'Clock.
mch1ss2t H. G. BARNES, Sec.
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28
ESTABLISHED JUNE 90, 1862. VOL.
TOLE1.
A New House Toilet.

TT was built last season: contains 21 rooms with
L good stable a large garden, good soft water car
ried into the Kitchen and situated within short dis
tance from the P. & o. Railroad Station at Lake
Sebago Standish. These buildings are well situated
for a hotel or boarding house. Rent reasonable Ar
ply to GEO. w. WARD, on the premises. mch2O-1w
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28

fUNo gentleman and wife, second floor front room
Il and bedroom, with board, at 3S STATE ST.
mch17eodf
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28
Room To Let.

WITH board suitable for gentleman and wife or
w two gentlemen. Also q few table boarders ac-
commodated, at So Free Street inAtf
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28

First lass Houses to Let.
# NOT sold previous to Oct 1st the two end houses
i in the brick block of four, on the corner Of
Neal and Pine str will be rented on favorable tesms
These first class housea in every respect con-
aiming 13 rooms. having all modern improvements,
and Sebago water. Apply to JOAN I. HULL, 4s
Union St. sepl6 z
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28

f 10 let.
A DESIRABLE House of ten rooms. Enquire of
u @ U. BAKER, 81 Wilmot street.
jyl3 dit e. W LOCKE
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28

Hair Goods and Toilet Articles.
J. r. SHERRY, No. Q CIapp's Block
. Congress Street, opposite Old City Hall.
The Portland daily press., 1872-03-28

To be Let
VNHE fine store, numbered %, west side of Ex-
i change ST., Thomas Block, adjoining Merchants
Reading Room. Store about 20 feet wide by so deep
with passage way in the rear from Fore st. The ce-
lar well lighted cement oor and Sebago water intro
duced. Enquire Of A. R. ALDRICH, the present
occupant, who soon removes to Commercial ST., to
at Canal National Bank. icy
Also to let commodious office in the I'd story of
the above store. mch26tf
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-18
The Wrong Man.

The other morning an elderly gentle
man started to walk up the C. 4 p
railroad track from Bellaire to Yves
wheeling. In the neighborhoOd O
WHISKY run he came across three rough
looking young men, who were SITTING
/ on the end of the ties ofthe road taking
consultation and fusiI oil by word q
mouth outof a gallon jug. AS our old
friend was passing them, one, of the
three, youth OIL about eighteen, hailed
hlm in the following manner:
Here, daddy, come and get a drink
won't you?" aJ X. 3.l ll5's-T ~
Inc young man was informed by the
Old gentleman that drinking benzine
was not one of his accomplishments. buf
the nearly intoxicated youth was not To
be put offin that way. ~.
Advancing with Il vo}lev of oatbs
flying from his mouth, he informed the
old gentleman that he must drink or
take whipping. 80
Just as the young ruffian got within
striKlng distance of our friend, the lat
Ter drew revolver, which he cooked
ana neid 1uii In the face of the drunken
rowdy: To say that the rough stopped
doesn't half tell it. He could not have
stopped more suddenly if lighting had
struck him. .ell' .7.t-57l ,-1se'7tf ''''>' -
q ..Don't shoot, old feIIow,n he stam-
mered, as he recovered from his aston
ishment; -0e aa izlr - 'StSf-5,
II meant it all in friendship" ~
CoHfound your friendship! shouted
the gentleman, now thoroughly angry.
"Go get that jug and bring It here, or /
VIII DiOW you to kingdom come in a
minute" 1tS9J ~ ~.
The completely cowed ruffian obeyed
AS he brought the jug full of liquor, the
old man said: go 'iiF7 i, > =
'Now break it on the railroad track
Break it! he shouted. 'iBreak ituuick
Or-.p -Ii sGtGs ffiitI ~ ~
Before he had time to finish the sen.
tence ne was uttering,: the jug was in a
thousand pieces. a.t'1l
2"Now you internal, darned mean euss
get down on your knees and apoiogizp'
or L I'll make your head look like a pep-
per box top" aas -.'iff =
The fellow hesitated; but looking in
to the old mans eyes, saw that hel
meant business, and dropping on his
knees in the dirt he abjectly apologized
for the outrage. - ~ f7Io /
Thinking him Sufficiently punished.
the old man walked peacefully on hist
way, AS he passed up the track hei
heard one OF the fellows halloo out tol
the other: ilog 81 5I- MI
81 say Bill, that amt the man youi
was looking for. is it." go 7I'l'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-18

An old lady the other day standing
in Union Square, New York, hailed q
passing omnibus, which pulled up at
her eall.ss'' Goodbye, then, my dear, y
said to a female friend who had accom-
panied her. t'Pll write and tell YOU
how i got on, directly I've got there.
You've got my address, haven't you +?
mol Why, l thought 4 gave it you.-
It's in this bag, 1 suppose, under my
Observation-Disclosures, and my keys, and
my packet of sandwiches. Obi I'll
come to 1t directly. I'd better give it
you now, else when write may for
get to send it. That's not 1t, is 1t? No;
that's the prescription. There There
you are! And you won't forget to
write 2 If you see, Mrs. Brown you
must remember me kindly. She's a
sweet woman, isn't she? And to think
she should be married to such brute
But that's the way of the world, all
over. It's just like my poor, dear, dead
sister Maria. She was as meek as a
lanb--never did bad thing or said 4
bad word of anybody, that ever / heard
of -. Drat that 'busman's impu-
dencei If nc hasn't driven on again
Now l shall have to wait for the next"
She did. ,, .....-.. .,..-,