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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-10-26

AssEelia Hbumm VS. WilIiam b. Jordan.
DIsTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Ian.
~ tiry.--N0 1920. virtue of q writ of fferi
faeias issued ont of the honorable the Eighth
District Court, in and for the Parish OF st. Ian
dry, In the above entitled suit and to me direct
ed, viii proceed to sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder, ut the Courthouse OF said parish
ifiithe town OF 0pefbusas, on SATURDAY, the
end day OF November, 1879, at eleven o'clock
A. NJ, the following described property, t0+wit--
Il The southwest quarter of thes0uth west quar-
ter and southwest quarter of southeast quarter
OF section twenty six, in township number three
south of range five east, south southwestern
district of louisiana containing eighty 4TI00
acres. zeas ai-3 .s.. Ga - ..--4
.. Northeast quarter of northeast quarter of
section number thirty five, in township number
three, south of range number five east, south.
western district Of Louisiana containing forty
2I100 acres. tS'4
s. The southwest quarterof southeast gIuarte1
of section tWentyraeFrn and northwest quarter
of northeast quarter and the northeast quarter
of the southwest quarter of section thiPty-fiVe
township three south Of range five east, IN tht
southwestern district OF Louisiana, containing
one hundred and twenty 24T100 acres. S.. ss .sar
4. Southeast quarter of southeast quarter 0i
section tWenty-siX and south half northeast
quarter of northwest quarter of section thirty
six, in township three, south of range five east
I'm southwestern district of Louisiana, containing
one hundred and sixty 60IIA0 acres. -
5. Northeast quarter of southeast quarter and
southeast quarter and southeast quarter of sec
ton twenty-seyen of the southeast quarter O1
southwest quarter of section fWentYJsixr il
township three, ,3s0uth of range five east, south
one hundred and twenty acres mere orlesss ans
all containing five hundred and twenty ono and
S0tID0 acres.,Ift##s9g d d. *F f sl=s sgss.,sea
Seized in the above suit. zgss..zE .,f -,
Terms-G Cash on the spot: .-fs..zLrG.. =
sent. Is, 1872, ~ r
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|. A QUEER CoUPLE-ACH CHINAMANMAR-
RIEs A WHITE Wo1IAN.--The St. Louis
Globe says: ..
7 On Seventh street, two doors north Of
the third police station; there dwell, in
apparent contentment and happiness, a
queerly matched couple. The husband
is a Chinaman, the wife an American
woman. and the pair were married in
this city, by Justice Walthier, about
nine weeks ago. They are now running
a laundry, and from the woman's story
are doing well.
A short time ago, the woman, then "a
EuidnV and named Marnarnt Cnrnrrtnn
was lying sick at her house, on Wash
lngtOn avenue, where she was attended
by q number of friends, and among them
Joseph Son, the eeeleBtial. Asshe became
Convalesceut, Son became attentive; and
urged her to marry him. She was alone
in the world, he said, and he was well
enough off to take care of her. She at
first declined, on the ground that slls
found difficulty Misunderstanding what
he said, but at last, listening with
more gratified attention to his imDeY-
tt1nities, she consented to become his
wife. Since her marriage shetllas lived
happily she says, and has learned
to understand her husband and his way
Of conveying his ideas. '''''5
Mrs. Son was born In Madison county
in this State. and is now thirty-three
years of age. Son is foHty.five years old,
and has been In this country about three
years, '@ Fs'''.''.~
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sent. 2a-5t.

Estase 0f @ylvamfe LedOux, z
RY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
- orable Probate Court of the Parish of st.
Landry, there will be sold at public auction, to
auctlOneer, at PAnse aux Pailles in this parish,
on WEDNESDAY, November goth, 1872, the
following described property, belonging to the
estate Of Sylyanie LedOuX, deceased, tO-wit-
/. A plantation with the improvements there
on, containing 150 afpents, bounded north and
east by public land, south by Emanuel 2. FOn-
tenOt, and west by HsFontenOt fils.
bounded north by lands OF Mrs. T6I6maque De
drine, and west by J. F. b. Fontenot.
3. A tract of land, prairie and wood, contain
ing 46 arpents, bounded north by Land of MRS.
TGlemaque Deyille, south by public land, east
by j. p. B. Fontenot, and west by Henry FOn-
tenot. aa
4. A tract of land, prairie and wood, contain
lug 46 aIpents, bounded north by Mrs. Tele-
maque Deyille, south by J. P. B. Fontenot, east
by Henry Bogard, and west by public land.
&. A lot Of gentle 5horned cattle, about 80
head. .s.a SiE:zzs1
z. Alet of hogs.
s. A lat of farming utensils and household
furniture - -
Terms and Conditions Movable property,
cash on the day Of sale; inmoYeahIe pr0lserfy
payable in, three equal installmeHts, the first
instaflme1ft payable April 1st, 1878, the balance
nishing their prOnnissQry notes with security 10
the satisfaction of the administrator, bearing
eight. per cent per anRum interest, after matu-
rty until, Anal payment, special mortgage and
vendors privilege retained on the property sold,
TO secure payment thereof, and the clause de
ssa. IS. +. PERRODLhs .Auetioneer-
fT.FIS
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AN EPISODE OF BEN. MCCULLOUGH.-
An interesting little episode occurred at
the Academy of Music, Saturday eve
ming, on the presentation, for the last
time, of Oliver DOud ByrOr's "Ben Me
CnllOugh." Mr.. Byron had just entered
the stage through q window, and tot
tering to chair had taken q seat. The
old mother-in-law, Mrs. Carhart, en-
tered and Ben, who was half crazy
turned, and in most pathetic accents,
asked, Have you got q chaw of tenhac-
Ger, old woman I? I'd give o thousand
dollars if / had chaw of terbaccerw
Mr.. Byron had proceeded to. this point
without interruption, and his ayOWal
was greeted with applause. A youth in
the gallery, contemplating poor Ben's
fOTlorn estate, and doubtless inlagin-
ing that it was reality that he saw,
rolled up q small package, and, throw
ing it on the stage at Ben's feet cX-
claimed: -. - -..3 VIZ }'''
There's a claw fur yer, mister.''
For a moment Byron was convulsed,
it, requiring all his facial power to
keep things straight. Miss Morgan
and Miss Watson had to turn their
backs upon the audience. ~ t5anI
The :" gods" hOwled, the ladies tit
tered, the young gents rOared, and for u
few moments it looked as though every
body's feelings had got the better of
their judgments. .s7 .# s.- sase4
With remarkable eoOlness, however,
Byron picked mp the package, quietly
took q huge quid and went through his
part as before. '7".. - r"s@ Hf'=>ft
!. The event will he long remembered
by all who witnessed it.-EChicago
News, Sept. 10, .~....
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IRISH PosTING.-Doherty, the late
Chief-Justice Of Ireland, tells a good
story of his posting days. Hewas going
circuit III a postchaise, and at danger
Gus part, where the road skirted IL des-
cent, one of the horses, who had been
behaving wildly, began kicking badly.
Much alarmed, Doherty said: -
f'Thisi outrageous. IdOn'tthink that
hoTse has ever been in harness before"
80. "Bedad, Sec your lords,hip's L, ! right; He
"And you mean to tell me m that YOU
have pnt an mbrOken horse in my car
riage?" ,..,
"Sorra sight of the leather he has
ever seen till to-day. And if he brings
your lOrdship safe to the fut of the hill
the master says he'll buy him." .,..
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Jinks is a clerk in store for the sale Of
laces and things. One day a young and
pretty customer rendered to him in ex-
change for some laces a much worn
and patched fifty cent stamp. 1t was
against the rules to take such. His
face was grave and his manner so hest
tating that the pretty face said in the
sweetest of tones:
would you like a better half 2"
"Well," stammered Jinks, his heart
in his month, his face crimson, ''
wOnldn't object, provided Miss, the
the-right person would accept me-"
, The pretty face blushed, too but
one flesh, as above stated.
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A CONUMDRUM ANswERED.-One of
our citizensis blessed, or otherwise, with
q very stubborn wife. In this ease he
finds that when a woman will she will,
you may depend ont, and when she says
she won't, she won't and that's an end
ont. This popularity of disposition in
his wifeis NO secret among his associates,
and one of them meeting him the, other
W. DO you know why you are5like
81 "Like donkey ~ echoed W..
opening his eyes wide. No, l DON'T"
"De you give it up?'' ..
" Because your better-halfisstubbom-
~ "'SThat's not bad, Ha! ha. III give
that to my wife when I go home.n
p" Mrs. W" he asked, as he sat down
to supper, do You know why [ am like
a donkey, ~ ,... ....f, =
He waited a moment, expecting his
wife to give it up, but she didn't. She
looked at him somewhat cOmmisera-
dngly, as she answered.
~ =" suppose it's because you was born
So"
W has abiured the habit of put
ting COnundrums to his wife.
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A MARBLE-HEARTED RAILROAD Con
DUcToR.-" Your fare, if you please
madam, said the conductor to an elderly
lady who had got aboard at Il way sta
ton. The elderly lady looked up, and,
drawing forth letter, spoke with voice
that was shrill =
1.-TWO of Mr.. IS children is dead,
and they've writ me to cofiFet to the bury
in to-day, Isn't it terrible ~ midi
The, conductor tlg9hed as shocked as
possible, and expressed sympathy. 1r
# " "And,D continued othB old lady, *
want you to let me TidefFBe2 2s3.,
!" / can't let you ride freee fppaess you
have pass" returned tho e99}nFductor 9}nF
:. mot to go to fqperal?" said the old
lady. rFs FL ~ ..s..-' / 4 Y
"aNo, madam replied the conductor.
road are very strict, and ! am not allowed
to discriminate '@'" F'#- .'@''.tf-4.
+ "Well. / think:yOu oughtnlt to charge
folks for going to u funeral,n persisted
the old lady. s-....-.a a,,..r G..- ~ .ze
If we let every body going to fitner-
ais ride free" again spoke the conductor,
1T wouldn't pay. Besides, it would be
encouraging the funeral business in a
way that would cast gloom over the
entire country. Your fare is a. dollar
and half, madam" 5zti' '.S7"5
"Well," retOrted the old lady, draw
ingSut d well filed purse, II Think you
might let me go free, specially as Pm
going to a double funeral. Mr. rs
children is both dead, and they'll he
buried in the same grave, / reckon. Oh |!
! it's terrible blOw!n s
And the oldlady, wiping her eyes, paid
! her fare. As the conductor moved on,
| she. turned TO q passenger and remarked,
with some indignation, These railrOad-
ersisthemost unteelin' folks lever seed,9
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Alcihiadc dsuillOry, Administrator VS..
~" "5 VaIcourt Guillory. ...r
nIsTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Lam
~ dry.-No. 12230-By virtue of writ of fieri
facas issued out of the honorable the Eighth
District Court, of the State of Louisiana, in
and for the Parish of st. Landry, in the
above entitled suit, and TO me directed, /
will proceed to sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder, on the premises, in Old Grand
Prairie, in this parish, on SATURDAY, the End
day of November, 1872, at eleven O'Clock A. NJ,
the following described property, tO-wit-
l. A certain plantation situated In Old Grand
Prairie, in the Parish of st. Landry, bounded
north by Joseph l. FOntenOt and by landowners
which are unknown, south by Bayou de Ia Pc
tite Psasse. west by lands of gyprfen louise Ma
nette, and east by lands of John Speiner, i'm
proved as a plantation, containing about one
hundred and twenty-eight arpents. 1fi
2. Another tractof land in the woods surround
ing the Chieot Lake, having triangular shape
and bounded on the southeast by lands of Jean
Louis Philippe FOntenOt, west by lands of Phi
Ippe SavanT. and north by public lands, having
sn area of thirty-one 76I1O0 acres, being same
acquired from Victor Danel, on 18TH August
1860 q Err-.'s s-s,. .~- .~.-
Seized in the abeye suit. 2v.sgttr hrfr'.v rs:
Terms and COnditiOha+The half of the purchase
price payable ont he 1st January; 1874, and the
either half on the 1st January, 1876, with mort
gage and good security --EE,.. ~ -
: S75sEszl' ~ % - L. O. HAYES, Sheriff
. sent % 1aTazsa e., .s-O,-' = --"o'.T -. a.
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THE TRUE TEsT.--How often do we
hear, I've been to see friend, And
how few ever fully feel the value of
that word. When enemies gather
around when sickness falls on the
heart when the settled sadness of the
soul, like death itself, comes, down ;
when the world is dark and cheerless,
then is the time to test the value and
full meaning of the term. The heart
that has been touched, with true gold,
redOubles its energies when a friend is
in danger. He who turns from suffer
ing or distress betrays his hypocficy,
and proves that self-interest and not
your happiness sustain him in his ad-
versity. Let the true friend feel that
his kindness is appreciated, and has
not been thrown away. Real fidelity
may heFarG, but it does exist, and itspoW-
eris seen and felt. The good, the kind,
| the generous, are around us everywhere
| if we would only seek them out. There
are many who would sacrifice wealth
and fame, everything but, honor, to
| serve a cherished one, and they move
through the world quiet and unrecOg-
| nlzed, because no opportunity has been
offered to draw them Out.>3e vstJ sgi
IhiswOrldOf ours is full of brightness,
and it is only the blind that cannot see.
| A fig for the coldness, selGshness, IN :
cllarita ableness of tile world bisin our
own hearts, and by our own accounts
that we estimate it. A great many
PERSONS opinions spring. from their
stomach. Everything looks jaundiced
because their livers are torpid, and the
overflow of others wickodness lis sim
ply their surcharge of bile. A good ,di-
gestlOn and clear conscience is. o soy
ereign remedy for nisanthfopy..' .'7 ..'o
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SHALL WE MEET AGAIN?-The fol-
lowing is said to be one Of the most
brilliant articles written by the lament
ed Geo. D. Prentice
The fiat Ofnatu1e is inexOrahle. There
is no appeal for relief from the great
law which dOOms us to the dust. We
flourish and fade as the leaves Of the
forest, and the flowers that bloom and
wither in day have no Trailer hold
upon life than the mightiest monarch
that ever shook the earth with his foot
steps. Generations of men will appear
and disappear as the grass, and the
multitudes that thrOng the world to-
day, will disappear as the footsteps on
the shore. Men seldom think Of the
great event of death until the shadows
fall across their own pathway, hiding
from their eyes the faces of loved ones
whose living smile was the sunlight of
their existence. Death is the antagonist
of life, and the cold thought Of the
tomb is the skeleton of all feasts. We
do not want to go through the dark
valley, although its dark passages may
lead to paradise we do not want to lay
down IN the damp grave, even with
princes as bed-felloWs. In the beauti-
full drama of Ion, the hope of InmOr-
tallty, So elegantly ttCtcreuO Cne DEATH
devoted Greek, finds deep response in
every thoughtful soul. When about to
yield his young existence as q sacrifice
to fate, his Clemantha asks if they
should meet again, to which he replies
"I have asked that dreadful question OF
the hills that look eternaE-of3 the eleal
streams that flow fOrever-of the stars
among whose fields Of azure. my raised
spirit has walked in glory. ALI were
dumb but as gaze upon thy living
face, feel that there is something il
the love that mantles through it, beau:
ty that cannot wholly perish. We shall
meet again, Clemantha.n .'3 .'. @+.8
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Estate Of Hugh w. ERobfmesa-4No.3 .3S69.
STATE OF sLANA.--PARIsH COURT,
- Parish of ST.. Landry Whereas, OgIesbX s..
Smith, of the Parish of st. Landry, Administra-
tor of the estate of Hugh w. Robinett, deceased,
having fled tableau Of classification OF the
debtsOf said estate, aeeompa paRied by his petition
praying for the homNlOgatiUn of the same;
And whereas, the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order of court, bearing date
September 24th, 1872.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition TO said
tableau in writing at my Office in the town OF
0pel0Nsas, within the time required by law, why
said tallleau should not be bsholnologated and con-
tPmeda Hss J0HaD. RICHARD, Clerkia
sept. %, 1ST2-mIEll sfsas3 s. K#sssSs4 s45.f s5 s
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OctUller l9. 1872,
Vincent BOasni, Agent VS.. Andrew j
Barlow.

DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Ian
~ dry.-G0. 12260.-By virtue of an order of
seizure and sale issued out of the honorable the
Eighth District Court, Of the State Of Louisiana,
in and for the Parish Of st Landry, in the above
entitled suit. and to me directed, I will proceed
to sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder,
at the Courthouse of said parish, in the town of
Opelousas, on SATURDAY, the 2nd day of Noy-
ember, 1872. at eleven o'clock, A. NJ the follow
ing described property, t0-wit- T.
A certain plantation with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, situated on Bayou
BGuf, in the Parish of st. Landry, on the west
side of said bayou, containing about eight hun
dred and sepenty-three 10l100 acres. more or
less, bounded north and east by the said Bayou
BRuf, south by Land formerly belonging to
James Morgan, west by widow Burletgh and
lands supposed to be public.
The above tract of land is composed OF the
the following tracts, to-wit:
l. Half of section thirty-seyen, in township
three, south of range five east, containing four
hundred and six acres, more Or less.
2. Lots numbers seven, twelve and thirteen of
same township and range as above, and being
in section 81, containing eiSlItynine 1O[100 acres
more Or less.
s. Sections numbered 80 and 80, in township
four, south of range four east, containing three
hundred and seventy-eight acres, more or less.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot
ND 5N-' ..+ E. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
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A Serious Tho Suppose there
was a book in which The whole life was
the, events of day, and at the begin
ming was written: This is the life Of q
rational, inIioTt acc conntabf lie creatnre,
placed in this world to prepare for eter-
nity!n Oh, what an amount of guilt
would the record 0f each day present! |!
~. y z'4 # '''f5 S's' 41s@' ,o5 ffDr. Payson,
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MIS- E III IL IL IN TS S.
ID EasEsTIsa salTE0N.
pARIsH % sT. LANDRY.

Notice ii hereby given that the Office Of the
supervisor OF tseElstftltiuH ItIfs
be opened at the Glowing places and dates to-
Wits sEsF7 #s siss4#a
opelousas Court Honse) from present date
until Wednesday, September 30th, 1871, sundays
Washington, on aond,w and Tuesday, october
eth and Sth, 1872.
Negro Foot lat or near Foote'S store,l On
Thursday and Friday, October 10Th and 1ltIl,
Blyea Clicot, (sEt or near sam Haas store,l on
Monday and Tuesday October 1Ath and 10Th,
FaQuetaiqne, tat JOS chenier's storel on
1ht1slay and Friday, October nth and 1sth,
QueHe ToTtue, iab q. ID. BERNARD, s stereD on
Monday, October 2lst 1872.
s Grand Coteau, on Wednesday, 0et0ber sd,
opelousssa, on friday and Saturday, october
a6ta and 26th, 1872. a3sss
E0Esshe Revision and Correction of the Lists OF
Registered voters of this Parish.
All QUALIFIED ELECTORS Of the Parish.
who have not already been registered, and de-
sire 10 lster, are notified tn lslake
TO the snTefy isOfs &c the above times RTld pieces,
between the hours C9 Al al. and 1s Ill, ard be-
tween 97Fs Bf. una Il III nj.
All Reg waters III llls have cbfngeai their
places 81 residence since the last kegisEgatioTl
are also notified to pear ana have aneli change
noted 9illsl1l fite Registry Books ama upon them
oI Registration, can have them re
snewess
Registration n i'll close finally, 1T Onelousas,
on saturday, October 18th. 1872.
isoR 02 gistratian. Parish oE SIT. handTy.
EfsySfs F-Sf s5
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A Maine sheriff, who had writ to
serve, ascertained that the defendant
was dead, and, tossing the paper over
the wall of the cemetery, he made return
upon the writ that he had left the sum
mons at his last and usual place of abode.
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Since their only schoohma'am eloped
from Green Bay, last week, the school
directors have advertised for Il teacher
who is over forty years of age, had the
smallpox, with poor teeth, and a glass
eye and wooden leg. Any girl possess
ing these recommendation can secure Il
permanent Job by APPLYING early.
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Estate of Madeleine DeviEliers.
pY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OP THE HON
O Orable Probate Court of the Parish of St.
Landry, there will be sold at public auction, to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned, admin
istratOr, or by a public auctinneer, at the last
residence Of deceased, in this parish, on WE'D
NEsDAY, October s0ths 1872, the following des-
cribed property belonging to the estate of Made
leine Devilliers, deceased, tO-wit:
"A. CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF
land, with all the buildings and improvements
thereon, situated and lying in said parish and
State, bounded as follows, tO-wit: on the north
by lands of Frederic Brand and Yiueneuve B0r-
delOn, on the east by lands of Theodore Cha
chere ana Chr6tien MOfnhinveg, on the west by
lands of Frederic Brand and Caldwell Swayze,
ON the south by lands of " Bellevue Claim" CON
tanning three hundred arpents, more orless.
2. TWELVE HEAD GENTLE CATTLE. ONE
yoke oxen, one pair mules, two horses, one
mare and colt, one buggy and harness, one OK
cart, one lot express lumber, one lot gum lnm-
her, one Lot shingles, thirty arpents of cotton in
the field (lnpeked,l fifty arpents of corn in the
field (Hngathered,l two arpents of cane stand
ing in the tield,) one lot of fodder, eight hun
dred, bricks, plantation and farming utensils,
and other m0Vables. & .gt.z.-5 81. ..ss,ss,
TermS-~Cash. al 81
n. 8. RICHARD.
R-6f mir Oie%4 tar
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1T rather hit the nail on the head when
a lady, on being asked what she thought
was the meaning of the words, "the
pestilence that walketh in darkness"
answered that, i'll her opinion, it was
bed bugs"
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DR.. McElroy, of New York, was about
to marry his fourth wife Who is to
perform the ceremony :" asked friend.
i" I don't know replied his daughter.
" presume it's DR.. Spring, though. He
generally marTies father."
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Susan-Oh, min, please, my kitchen,
MIN it do sOswarm with beadles. Mis-
tress-Beadles, Susan don't you know
that word is spelt with u TT Susan
Ts't, MIN ? Well it's the first time Fve
ever heard 'em called teadles -[Judy.
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The walters who carry lunches to the
rooms at Congress Hall, say it would
very a hired man to stow away the
corned beef, pork and beans, that the
young ladies' call for between their re-
gtllar 1neais,0 ,0t water, ices, and sponge
cake. e,.sE l4ef tz 'E-.zGs.e e5.--..Eess +