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The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-11
HOLDS OVER


It will be seen by reference t. the proceed
ings Ut Gle ID nu,.ratic District Convention,
held in Helena on fhs 4tll inst, that IN ac-
cpr.al CO with decision rendered by the
legal fraternity OF that city. but one Demo-
craft" candidate Tor councilman Of the FoHth
district y a pun Ill ilOmina'inn (Judge Car
rigar, OF Meaghrr c,a.my). By tris deci>ipil
Judge Beck hoids over. and ~e will have Il.
elect anot ar COUNCILMAN ut the u list ei.e-
ton in 1873. We cannot imagine What il :
tricaie question 1T law was involved III this
matter. as to require The combined Intellect
OF The H,lena bar 10 solve. II Was a matter
which. apparently to u. should have beei
more easily xplaiilrd AMI reaily conps
heni,.d. 4 trtrttl, slp i familiar will, tbs
workings IT tile Council Conventions ut flii>
district in ,lie past. iitpriii> us that there vi;
Swapping" doHeii fIrlsler go; tventiph> toae-
comms,iale circumstances to the advantage
of certain ;niivilnas. which smack.n pref
strongly Of HE. a.iiy-hr,,ce this An ',nslau
position al regard to the election OF gu
Councilman.
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MadiseEa Ceuafy News.

/ II Nnntanian, 4fil
j. Nj. Fish. one Of the n'f,-tiners of Maai
Il. left on Thursdays coach for Benton. u
r ute 10 the new railroad town OF Carlton.
Bi~hop Tattl~ is expected 10 arrye in thi.
city in time 10 commence his arpo ttment,
in this Territory next Sabbath. He prcacle.
III 81. Pani's church next Sabbath. morning
and evening.
TIE District Court con ened for the july
term on Monday last. Judge Murphy presid
ing. M basiness.t any importance has Vel
been transacted Court adioutning from day
to day. s
/ a party ~ ladies an gentlemen eomtem-
.plate--shol.Id I e Heatlier permis--a, exeur-
sion TO Gi, Badly. and IA picnic upouits un,-
mil. on or about: he 18Th inst. when Tie
roads will be good and tile elements proba-
IL propiiiaus.
Edward Hayes in the employ of the Cork
Company. met with iriglftuI accident III
having his leg broken on Saturday tight
lie was engaged iii piping under il hray.
hank. and while removing some distractions
from the ground >l,licc the bank caved n
caught him. fraet,.ring his ley below the
knee. Drs. Raymond and Mu>sigbrod We're
called and set the lfg. Mr.. Hays IL doing
we'll AMI will b. around again in short
time.
Mr.. Handley has received the remainder of
the edition Of his Resources Of Madison
County, ard they are to be found in all the
stores throughout the county.
This book ought to be circulated East where
il will attract si.r attention of those looking
nut FOR 4 new home. Our people cannot do
irtler than invest i Few dollar. iii these books
and send them to their friends 70 be circl-
lated. Mr.. Handl.,y has devote much time.
labor and expense to collect the data for its
compilation aqd we hope to. see him properly
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-11
CLAGEyr At C0RENNE.


Our delegate. the Hon. VIM. IT. cla.-ti
was hot ored. on the evening II the fourth
inst. by - magnificent reception givel linn
hy thepcnp'r IT tsorinnt. NJ. ilagrit la
served hi c,.t teen $ faithfully. AMI has on
mere than % e occasion cai!sd forth. l,y his
lAhoriots discharge oi duty. the enconillms
Of tie press Of the sister Territories. Tlri
following is he ielegriphic di~pateh:
CoRgNxg. Jnly 4h.
Hon. VIM. II. ciagHi arrived here this
evening and was seraia,lrd II. tn Netrapnli.
tan Hotel ut o'cl TX by the people OF Gur,nf,
who turned cut iii itnnerse nuinbs.rSit ITO III
OF hepopnlar delegate from AInlita,i,. Upon
d ing Introduced by JUICE iout,v. Air..
Clagett made an eloquent speech, predicting
the sure prosperity to result from 'he rsil-
road niw in can So 81 c ms fHctipn tr,,in
Cornne to lis iefritnry. The rsappiiDii Was
he iila-I enthusiastic eyer NIineS 81 II tins
city. ard lii tribute 10 The Eminent sers G .
of the delegate in> his devotion To the int,. .
eats ut the Northwest. isiespeeisiilv his sup
poit of the the iiie.isarpx promefire Df tile
welfare " tic Getftiics ut Utah. s#s
Col. Clement il .lSt, here tonight. and re-
ccivetl . receptL lon sseco,id only to that given
Str. Glageri. They tirpart for their homes
Tomorrow morning. fss sis ssai9 a #5.s
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r OCEEDI yGS OF TIL NJ rasICT COUS-
GIL CONVESTlON.

The d legate from the different counties
representing the 4fh Council District. cons
posed Ut tie q, tnieS Of tfslllatiil. Meagher
House, in deer Lsslge, al O'Clock u. M.
July Aud. 1872. end nrgaliized by eltcting
Jalgs Garrig al OF Mragher TO. Chairman.
and r. w. HiIlnl Gallatin Secretary. Tie
Chairman stated the Object 81 the meeting,
aud MAS followed by 8. j. Beck wio ex-
planned the reason why there was such dit
ference ST "pili on 70 THE number Of Cou,l-
cllmeil ~ be elected; he was followed BY II.
Collins to the same effect.
II Was moved. seconded. and carried that.
IN order to obsia.e difficulty IN the futiirr..
We Obtain the best legal advice in The Terri
tory to settle the question. and for tpat Dtlr-
pose atlioiiril ~ nleersin Helana. Ut y ciock
~. III. on the 4til lust.
Pursuant Ii, a,ljnur lIneiit. the convention
met At Helena at p. M, July 4fll, II the
delegates present.
The He,,. r. w Tooie delivered coi,-55
vitlcing argument iii tav,r III only On eaLdi-
date being nominated. and asall the other
LAWYERS cnncurred iii his opinion, it was
moved ntl seconded Tint We proceed To nom
i,i;lfe DrfIlbcra fic candidate. for Council
man from The 4sh Disir ct. afristl.s
Mr.. $. n Beck stated that, though he had
8 out III ihs rs vrtes II, the Convention.
pied "a ID his support, lic was not callii-
date.
On motion. Owen Garrigasi.= Esq. OF
MA;sgl.er county WAS na,aa.i.upusly declared
ttle temisscr*tieE candidate fur councilman
fr0an tlir III M 0ant.iI district. "a d
t)N..s.N q IA iii nv Chairman.
KOBABv y. Hit, Secretary.
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sss..ss.


while II IL itatteFitg "a nr sanity. md st
gracefully acknowledge til. bly,. cpmpliurHl
bestowed Upon ns frequently by many pr
sons astrihniihg some OF ouI Articles 10 TIN
abe and tac pea oi eur fri,.rd IL. Ma
g,iirc. we think it bur an act Ut justice n1
Mr.. Mcguire TO disabuse the minds OF sail
perSnnt such al err iieoiS impression. III
tact. we teel like apologizing 10 Nj. Mxglr re.
whose brilliant srJicles.. ~ bile occupying tin
editorial chair. attracted attention through
out the country. and were cepioiIsly eopie
by The Western tress. Mr.. Magnre has
never written Ii e for this paper wi haut
his name being 70 il. cxcrp, t" furnish u
with some figiir..s on one occasions, accom-
pani4lG Which wer. "a few comments. nor has
he any disposilio to do -. No one, except
Mir. Baker during orr atseacr. has ever
wriit~na line ~ editorial for this paper but
tie editor. nor isit lii.Iy that thry ever will
while We have rt,n tr.lf az the I,aI,pr
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-11

CHICAGO July 4.
To-day was observed IN the usual manner
here and in ali the cities and towns tIrongh-
out the West and South.
RICHMOND. Va. July 4.
Independence Day was celebrated here to-
day for tile first time lii twelve years.
BALTIMokE. july Il
The national holiday was more, quietly
observed than ever befnse. Not an accident
or disturbance IL reported.
WASHINGTON. July 5.
Yesterday was appropriately celebrated At
Augusta. Ga. Norfolk, and FORTRESS Monroe.
Va. and other places IN the Sontl, for the
first time IN twelve years.
D NEW York. July A N
The day was ceIel rated with patriotic es-a
thisias,n. Thou-ands lett the cifv onsac-i
count Of the heat hut nevertheless tile pri.,-
cspal streets sjrrn literally psckrd- Ram fill
! six and nine o'clock, rendering the air
oooL Bi,sjness MAS suspended.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-11
The Fourth Of Jl1Iy Abroad. s

GENEVA. July 5. !
There was brilliant celebration here yes
terday. The American flag was .alui-d in
the morning with one hundred and Cne CUR
Aud in the evening there was II grand Amer
lean banquet. u. i. Minister Jubilee pres.
ded. snpported By Ca.eh Cushing and Ciias.
Francis Adams. Adams responded to tiit
toast of IT. g lay we Ceicbrae.' In tie
course OF his speech he made many happy
illusions to the work which has just been
achieved fer the settlement Of the Alaba,na
claims. Gushing replied to the tos.t, ''Onr
Country = The toast. 'slier Majesty. tie
Queen of England. was enthusiastically re-
ceiyed By the assenblage. The festiv ties Of
the day wound up By i ball aud brilliant
display Of fireworks.
LONDON, July 5.
referring to tile general celebration Of the
Fourth July by American citizens through
.out the Kingdom, that these celebrations.
which were once surely begrndge,l. but OF
which we are now honestly proud. lad 4
Peculiar character Yesterday, following SO
closely upon the settlement of the dispute
over indirect claims. Weti,ilk the glorious
Fourth smere ionored as III. anniversary
than Vieksbnrg or Gettysburg. We have
crrtainly forgotten whether the Chesapeake
beat the Shaanon, or.vice Versa.
s.st F,sy8 PARIS July 5.
A banquet was given BY the Americans
last evening in the Grand Hotel Elliot e.
Coweien presided Ga.lerai j. A. DDnal,isoli..
II. >. A., Consul General Read aud COL
Wastblnn We're among sthe guests. N. La.
bntllaye. and several eminent Fre,c, jour-
i,alists were present. y NUMBER of speeches
were, made. and teasts were crank TO the
hetlih d. President Giant. President lh,4rs.
Minister Wasllbari. aud to the memory OF
Washington aud Farrasut. The company
at midnight. with cheers FOR the
american and French Republics
BERLIN, July =.
The Cricket Club celebrated the Fourth
with great spirit Yesterday. There were no
general festivities at the American Legation
OF Consulate. .H s f
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-11

Lone BRANCH. July 2.
The attendance AT tile races ip-z.ay was i'm
ae,ise. The first race If ilalf-nliie dash
wa@woa by Morris Molie Jackson. Time
SD ~ if . "
The second race for purse of $500 mile
heats. was won ny flarper's Iittirioil, b.a-
ting LaWre.ice's Locilie and McDa,,tis' All
del kader. iiue, Ids. l:45 ard las.
HE great ~ nr vas the Mammoth cup.
two and a halt miles dash. twelve entries of
$50, added To purse OF $l.5u0. III only
starters wereJno. Harper's Lonsfeliow and
McI,aaiels Harry B;s~ett.
Rasselt drew the Inside, and start was
Elected with little trouble. both horses gei-
sng away tt,gelher; For the FIST half mile
ihty ran neck ami neck. II ailere was any
advantage it was in favor VI Bas>etr. hich
appeared 10 be doing his best. while Long
fellow was evidently ruill,itlg u,l,ler a pull.
As. the horses Il second time Numbered pas
the grand stand. Long ielloW's rider let him
90, and two lengths Of daylight soon separa-
ted tie living SEEDS wiiiie Iilc excitement
rose To an UNDERSTANDABLE, pitch, lie men CIR err
ing wildly and throwing their hats up in the
air. While the iatli. s waived tier In, t1hei-
chiefs MI bet countless pairs Of gloves pn.nld
john ilarper.s tavofite. From the moment
Inngieliow's rider called on him and he
went away from Bassett, it was evident that
all wis up With the latter, al Though his
rider pliees The whip aud spur without stint.
LnngfelIow drew steadily ;ii.es,tl, lncreasi :,
his lead until the finish, when lie came in an
easy winner III 1888. or, as soiin jnigcs claim,
4:333. and nearly twenty lengths ahead Ut
!, asset. s5Sz5H ..A fs&a #
The enthusiasm of the Western men was
They crowded around Harper.
cheering and congrattlla ing the old man.
who seemed to be iaboring, under great ex
element. Imlne,.ses sums were lost on the
race BY New Workers. John Morrissey IL
among tile heavy losers. Fhe races are ac-
knowledged to have been the finest and best
conducted OF any on the American turf.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-11
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINEES,

We received The proceedings OF the Demo
cratic and Republican Conventions loo late
Tor publication in his issue, aud presilinihg
that tte reading public will have read and
digestd tisi bvforeottE next iSsi.Y. ne Il Ill
save the space Ior nitie issties which will be
sptung during the campaign. Both pat
forms are youniinons the former endorsing
Greeley ana the Cincinnati platform. while
The latter reneas tile phi hud faith 1T the
Republicans Of Montana iii President Grant
aud his administration. We may have oeea-
sion 10 refer 10 These platforms tercait + IA.
a more extesded manner, sut We will drop
item FIR the present. and aiit,,e briefly 10
the nominees. onr experience iii Montana
politics teachils us that the masses care b;,t
little abeut these party eAledieilse, bal go
,aorr p,i the NEIL Nominated.
Maiur Martin Magiilnis. the Democratic
toinils., i srii khoWn to the pto,,l. OF
Montana a. tile Junior editor OF Tie Heiena
8azsttf. what. E,s Claimed Il, Ue TIE ory4n
OF the Democracy ot lis Territory. a pesi-
ton hirh b. Il II liiird inr >esstral yes. n
not to The sati-i;ttion u s.,e ,l,rre parry.
w!ti, gtai ablt, aud i ghIy or, ditabl. Il,
IL
himself as u sproiis.ient mr,ler and n,an ui
tii.e ihteilec,. tsts oratorical powers. So lar
as "e are ii4sorr.ed, are be.oa tns STANDARDS
AS = sTiier> He i. also lacking ia Inos.. eic-
'fefffs sse'.tssary 10 a s.ccessIul CANVASS. Iii.
T"es y, 4 possess the torc,. al,d cleciri.i IA
~ Use mach enthusiasm lHt0 atl aurieAer.
lis mons iaiol was Received hrrr ~ tir
unterrtird Wit, Est lillie enthusiasm. Dir
ord, III a;aus.,n, 80 lar AS We have been
able 10 + ail b,i: z lte eli icc 81 a large
majority OF the d. niucracy OF hi, County.
lion. w. III. Clagett, the Rrpubilcat, i.u.ll |
nee, ard our Dicgate ~ the lt>l Con re>s.
enters the campaign With u u lsntid rcoru
In tie halls ot n2isia ION, cnulprei, ndI e |
the silta.soi, a goode nsasstr and The iiosi
brilliant s.,eaAer III the Territory. Rteaa-
msn.e,, - every Rt.pubacati. county con-
v@uton in the Territory. AID NJ CO. ~rss |
heartily clturse l. his no.lliatian WAS tiieci- |
.,i wit iout all effort. aad by acclanati II
w, believe NJ. Ciagett tn be The frs, cioic |
At every Repubisran III this county. co So
q.,cntly hewitt carry the iull strength VI his
party ia Galiatin. s7s@H 81"
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-11
New Nortll-sv~st. July 9Th:

New Nortfi-tf EST. July OIL
A Post OiIce las been established AZ TAR
penter's Bar, Within r.. Pounds A. Post
master. Hga sa
The Odd Fellows Bal. leld'last evening 4.
Dance & Stllart's brick hHilaiing. al hOiigil
not 80 nnmerously attended IA we had *
pected IL would be. waaf oss-s of the most
thoroughly enjoyable Affairs tas has trans
pred In Deer Ledge.
Handsome MISUNDERSTANDING ihe name
of WV. VI. CLxGsTT-noatsefra from the fiaE
stsl OF the Neso NORTH Wysf. building.
Deer Lodge was ablazr with pyrnischnics
on filr evenings Of The 81 AM 18th. Powder
n.nst b. burned ss incense to Tie Goddess Of
Liberty. IS
Bvtj. williams sfsal M. Moore arrested | Is
hr4aking in,oa hel.+,s ~ III rep,ljeat Phil
)psb,lrs,. AM: f,o.udoysr III fiic sim, Of 500
for graniasrcrny. ran ~ WIRE followed By
fI..ir hondsnlc,,, srress~i. hf.neiit ~ tsrs.r
l.ee9 MD Apr nos cs,,filsr.i q tsnslc Jots
10 swsH tlsc next term ~ Court
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-11
BY TEL. EGR APT.
UNITED STATES
NATl;1NAL DEM0t RATIO Con-
VENrION!
Greeley Unanimously nom mated!
fLATE ST DIspaTcH.1

ILArEsr DIsparcH.l
BALTIMORE, July 10.
Roll CHILLED on Presidential nominations.
The first ballot resulted as follows: Greeley,
sss; Jas. Bayard. Is; !. $. Black, II, Groes-
beck, q
Greele5's nomination vas made ul,ani-
nous. .aA'sss
Each vote for Greeley was received with
ohsarx 95
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-11

wit.e. arrived at Cnriine uli the lst inst. q,
route to Montana. The Major. we learn. will
go to Bezeman. which town, he will make
his future place OF residence Herald.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-11

w I'm er-tands ny Ut tile tsssslaiil county
drlegarr- in tl,r Democratic lerriinrial Core
ventien. while they stuck 10 Judge Street up
10 fhe twelfth ballot like SICK kitten Il, 4
li.,t hrick. finally abandoned aim briors the
~illilrxwal III hi~ nasfe--souicIiing u,ilasxl
Ii, such ca&es- -and voted solid for MaRinnis.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-11
TayIor's Celebrated Rakes.

And all sarts Of Farming Tools from Garden Use
to steam Threshing Machine Of the most approye &
Styles ami the best q les and m Manufacture u
ssking, as we do, specially OF this business;
importation OF these machines and implements, VIZ
are prepared 90 offer slch decided advant ages to Il .
purchaser as he can obtain nowhere else in this r
rltory. As usual, We Will hsv. branch houses, a..
sgenciss, at all the principal towns in the Ter,
chinery sold by -''
I. G. POWER Il 60.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-11

5#54# VIZ 8Tt1 HKsLIdNIE. WHO July o.
4 a coal mine two miles north at Limaviile.
Ohio. totk fire on Wednesday afternoon.
Twenty men and one boy were at work IN
the mine IT the Time, ot when FL wen men
escaped. Is ven bodies have been 80 far
recovered the fire having subsidized
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-11

Dr.tD. F. E.--,a well known vIysiciaa
o. this city. while m fit Of insanitA to-day.
attempted t. Kill hi wiz with prcket k ife.
He irflieteda painful wound and then gashpd
his own throat and stabbed himself in the
stomach fatally.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-12-13
COIN, HOME TO-DAY.
BY WILL H. CARLETON.

Nv business on the jurv's dOne-the quib-
bin' all is through
I've watched the lawyers right and left, and
give my verdict true;
/ stuck so long unto my chair, L thought L
would grow in;
And if I do not know myself, they II get me
there ag'in.
Butnow the COURTS adiournedsfor good, and
l have got my pay;
1 IN loose at last and, thank the Lord, I'm
going home 20 day.
I've somehow felt uneasy like, since first
day | come down.
1t is an awkward game to play the gentle
man in town
And this ere Sunday suit of mine, on Sun
day rightly sets,
But when l wear the stuff week, it some
how gals and frets.
I'd rather wear my homeSpun rig of pepper
salt and gray
I'll have it on in half a lift when I.get home
today.
l have no doubt my wife looked out as well
as any one
AS we'll as any could-to see that things
done;
For though Melinda, when I'm there, Won
set her foot out doors.
She's very careful, when L III gone, TO tend
10 all the chores.
But nothing prospers half so well when L
go off to stay,
a ld | viii put things into shape, when L
get home to-day.
The morniu' that ! come away we had a lit
tie bout.
1 cooily took my hat and left, before the
show was out,
For what L said was naught whereat she
ought 10 take offence;
Andr she always quick at words, ana
ready to commence.
But then she's first ol,e to give up, when she
has had her say
And she viii meet me with kiss, when L
go home to-day.
Ny little boy-I'u give 'em leave to match
him, il they
It's fun to see him strut about, and try to be
man!
The gamest, Checriest little chap, you q ever
want TO see;
And then they laugh, because think the
child resembles me.
The little rogue! he goes for me, slike rob
berS for their prey;
He'll turn my pockets inside out, when l get
home to-day.
NV littIe girl I can't contrive how it
should happen thus
That God could pick thaUsweet4boquet,-a ana
fling II down to US 80
NV wife. she saws that handsome face will
some day make a STIR;
And then l laugh, because she thinks the
child resembles her,
She'll neetsme half way down the hui, ana
kiss me, anyway;
And light my heart up with her smiles,
when 1 20 home to-day
If there's heaven upon the earth, fellow
knows 1t when
He's been away from home a week, and then
gets back again.
If there's a heaven a5ove--thes earth, there
often, II be bound,
Some homesick fellow meets his folks, and
hugs, EN-, all around.
/ But let my creed be right or wrong, or be it
it may,
My heaven is just ahead of me-I'm goin'
home to-day!
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-12-13
Il UNIT POLLI'S 1DVEN III RE
WITH THE Il CRG Lii H..

Oh, my, but didn't the wind blow? When
l went around the house that night, locking
doors and windows before going to bed,
there was lust a breath of a breeze signing
about-nothing more but by the time
had fairly pumped upon tho pillow, the
gale was going 1t like mad. When l hIst
came to this W Westen county, | used to be
surprised at the quick, unceremOnious way
storms had of coming upon people-haH
the time, it seemed to me, cut of clear
innocent looking sky.
In my old home l prided myself upon
reading the signs of the sky; but here,
goodness me, when l thought it would
snow, it was sure to rain, and when could
have taken q solemn oath that the clouds
were going to pour, why, ShiSk they d go,
and The sun would shine out as thougT it
was III high glee at having fooled me. 30
| rave up being a weather prophet, and
took it just as it came.
That night everything out of doors SEEM
ed to he In commOtion. The loose shingles
on the house clattered up and down, the
windows shook, the blinds ratified, and halt
the time it seemed to me that the bed on
which | Law would be blown through the
side of the house. | know I'm foolish
old woman, but at the thought couldn't
help setting my ruffied nightcap straight,
and smoothing back my halr, because II l
should 90, why, there was Deacon Albee
what an | saying
Well, naturally, was lonesome enough,
without child or chick to speak to, but L
did yery well until somehow | got it into
my head that burglars always chose just
such nights to do their mischief in. Alter
that | start ed at every sound, and as there
were thumps and clatters on all sides, and
in every direction, 1t Ism TO De supposed
that got much rest.
| didn't STOP to reason that there was
yerv little in my poor little house to tempt
evii-doeIs. l knew l had forty dollars and
eighty cents laid away in my poor departed
Jas1n's old wooden chest, and felt hat to
lose that would be a terrible thing 10 me.
The house was cottage, with a hall run
( ming tie length of its two rooms-S'n IL
being built beyond. My room was at the
/ back, opening into the hall and the front
| room adjoining. SO my eyes went hrst
/ from one door to the other, lingering,
must say, with more dread upon the one
I leading into the hall.
s.If I should be robbed of that forty dol
| lars and eighty cents said to myself
Inst then a blind went whack, and spring
mo ND in bed, began to say the prayer my
mother taught me-''Now lay me down
20 sleep" though I'm sure it looked grea
deal more IS though 1 was sitting up t.
sleep than lying down.
..IWhat an old fool you are, Polly Quinn
! by - | began to say, aloud, trying to ge
nm my courage by the sound of my Owl
voice.
At that moment | was sure l lhearda stel
in the little hall, and before l had time t
move from my place, the door-iatch lltted
+be door swung back. and there he stood
the very object that l had been dreading
Mr.. Burglar himself
Good evening, ma am, he said' III Suci
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-12-13

PAREOTY TaPERTISFNCE.-hlr Butler
of Indiana, a gentleman much given to
prayer-meetings, owns pa rot, very
noisy one, which in swearing we devOutly
believe would stand a fair chance III a com
uei ition with the ARMY in + ianders. y
We don't like to say anything ugly about
that parrot, but we tEust and believe that
it would be blessing 10 the ne, Ebc--
hood if-if it would hang Itself. Iiele "a
an instance of its ralcaiity:
On the occasion OF one Of Air. RutleT' s
tri-weelly prayer meetings, a large con-
gregation assembled, AID The parrot was
present. Da-iBg an unusually lengt hened
prayer which was uttered by Piou4 indi-
vidIal, who seemed TO be praying by The
furlorg, the Le-d Of the house Lccs.sne
drowsy and resigned himself to tie rosy
god OF slulnber. Immediately here pro
ceeded- from the nasal organ snores winch
were loud and oer,y iute. esting. e par
rot eyed him awhile III silence and then
complacenuy observed: -,
..-Idy Tie d-EJold Butter ai'st asleep"