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The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-14

Tho Lafayette House 1t Defiance ONO,
VAS elesrroysd BY fire riris morning
.Epo. MHrch !

s6D1. 49, 20 =
Thsl Lafayetts House 1t Defiance, ONO,
VAS tlesaroyed BY fire riiis morning
DAYroS. March II.
a 1los rible murder Of q sviie and Il.rsee lha-
.drcn. .br the husband aud tather, MAS COM
,nitted At . farm house six miles IRON tnIs
eli city. Oh saturday 'rile wife W;as found STARK
nake,l. and strangled. The children, one
AGED sic months, and the otherslsix aud eight
years. vsfe found upon the ban sof n creeis
5. h.,rtI distance from the, ouse. Ffe babes
head IA 8 cr,.shed and the two elder g lldreh
!. were evidently drowned and then taken from
.he creek. Leonard Vanguard, the father, IS
.nuposedI to be the murderer and has been ar
restesl. S. An inquestaon the victims was held
ste-day. = 4fs ssssssI So 90 ~
-. .s....sIs S.. g i, DAYToN. M2rchl7.
Leonard Vanguard. rho is the murderer OF
his wife and children, ii evidently insane.
Hia .tory il that d few days ago he read
chaipter ,inthe bible to his family, ana tnsa
rising up he accused his pifeIpf being awitch
land .isi,ig uitchcraft; that his eldest dsugll-
ter eonfir1ned him In his aecHsation Ihat
on SATURDAY night he told his wife that ne
=
wanted their children to leayes Both ne and
his pfite then stripped naked and knelf 30 il
and prayed for fifteen sminutss. lfsy then
strit,psd two OF the children. took them oul
| and slro wIied them asland laido them slde Dy
/ side. pli the bank of 1.-The streafas Iheys then
dashed ont the brains OF this iniapt and iet Y
diving in theirnods, alter which they return
| ed home and went to bed. After lying there
fifteen minutes saa told his wife that he Woue
/ send her to heayen also,i li,ansdistfly Tel
npoi.s her and sfrangled her to, death. ssAftel
/ that be arose and prayed till 5 o'clock in thu
morning. when hc9went 20 the nearest he'S' =
borand told him the ~ hole - = us..
! lis q. German. farmer. and has lived IN tilll
Icountry eighteen years The woman nur
#Jderel was his i. epn,l wife.
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CONGREGATIONAL PRoCEEDIsGs

w AsIiIxGToN. NJ ARCH IL. 81
SENATE .-e Chandler presented several re-
monstranees against the Chicago relief DILL.
He also stated that committee o. nine rep
tresentite the lumber business in the Saginaw
valley were On their way To Washington %
protes against the bill. He moved tiI'ss#as ',e
/ referred 4 ack iii order to give the. committee
Nj, opportunity 10 be heard, but Logan ana
,rrunlbuli being absent, he did not press the
motion.
Additional copies OF Tire census report were
ordered to be printed. i,
cols introdfcat bill to provide for mall
service between San Francisco and 1ahatti
and Marguesa Islands.
Ramsey !. proposed ruf e ~ to peti~1ons anu
mem errial. being disposed Of, senstor IN
Producing then may request them to pc as -
cussed until the expiration Of the morning
hour. AZ
| ss The appre prlation bill came up.
| sberna,, said tie tariff bill had bern SET
,,o,yn f,r to-day. and he would insist Oh going
on with ii when the pending bill Was disposed
lof. Pending the question on tn .ppfoprla's- Y
] fio;, l,iII II, amendment WAS onared appro-
i nriatinp fifty thousand dollars 70 be expend-
I Cd bys the President for tire promotion 81 inc
| ci II service
Trumbuil addressed the Senate on civil ser,
vice reform, and In reply 70 = remark matte
by Howe. on Friday. denied that ne has esei
! forged political anatheinas agsinst Tie Presi,
dent. or spoken disrrspecIfully Of him' thai
~.
/ ed upon him. D u
Il, the examination Of Colonel Bennett bt
] the Senate Committee Oh ihe sale Of arms =
the French, lie said, in reply to q question .,
schurz. that he did not know Of any writer
order of the construction put BY the Score
fary Of war on statute sixty-eight in relatio,
to the sale. OF ordnance stores. lie had q
ways unIerstood, however, that the con %
J. struction put on It By Gen. seofeld was, tina
advertising Of 4 small lot Of arms or stores 9
1 certain kind would justify 2 subsequent sal
: OF any amount Of the same 1T g o1 store
4 without advertising.
HOUSE. The following bills were lnIro
Il dueed and referred: ssag
S. By Morgan To sbolish the grades Of VIC
8 Admiral and Rear Admiral, and 70 ccrrec
8 other abuses in the nary. s# Isl S. 49, - ],
$ BY Riee-Io TAX incomes OF over s., oeO.
Il By Palmer-To connect the telegraph ",
3 tenn with the postal system. This Is substal
: lially Hubbard's postal aud telegraph bill i
troduced IN tue Senate, 40 s. 4sfs5
Various railroad land grant bills were y
troduced and referred.
The supplementary civil rights bill cam
up. but no action WINS taken. ~
5lsEA resolution was adopted TO aiayestigat
the charges against Secretary Robesoll.ss
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-14

vIRGlssA Cry, March II. &
Clark Hughes. while tamping charge Of
powder on one q John How's Iosles. ai in
stapt1y killed hy it, premature explosion.
His head was literally torn to pieces. lie
MAS 4 young man. about 20 years OF age.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-14
FROM MAINE.

PoHTLAsD, Marcl III.
Mrs. Chapman, Of Booth Bay, strangled
her infant oh the Hi of March while iii ! HI
Of religious Insanity.
A farmers child near Biddlefori, last week
died Of cold and st2ryation while ita pxrenta
were away When they returned they found
amutilated corpse
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-14
tcMa PENNsYLysANiA.

HARRISBURG, March H.
Edmund Shafiler. who llss been tried lol
the mnrder OF his first and second wives anu
John Shirlock. by poisoning. was te-day CON
vieted of murder iii tie first degree.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-14

10y,
r. the Editor Of tie HerxlS

81
lille 80 nsany four ,fomiheHt Fsss-'
rial officials are in Washington. Of on their
way there, it will be Z good time 70 agtale
the t..is siion Of the ifdian mid aid seal
so,ne measure canunt he suggested To q inl--.
bur.e the people, who suffered 80 severely -
thai time for the lossss ey Sustained 1t the
hands Of the Government '.pets.
The disasters which attend = raid Of TINS
Kind are not confined TO mere loss at stock
though n,a,,y III our, larIners will be unable
to recover from that Tor year. 10 come. u they
receive no ilelp from tie Government; butii'
the matter Of immigration: llassy ,crssfs are
dercrrrf1 from making permanent scff
in orr country. from fear that the raid VIII
be repeated. and x owing that - yet no pro-
! vision has been Eladc to compensate nuT
farmers for tile loss of their teams and ether
staek. they do not like to runt the risk Of sub
hitting to such Outrakes.
III this matter is properly taken hold o.. ans
| If oar Delegate. and Governor. and S,lperin-
tentlsnt ef Indian Affairs will use their niis.-
| ence. there i. no doubt that Congress will
| make some arrangements to pay for the stolen
stock. The Superintendent Of ineiiaE Affairs,
Colonel Wall. has PROMISED 70 lcnd ms anu
and If the other ssiiciais " co-ulsa
ate with him. and push this matter TO speedy
settlement. they will BIZ able % relieve many
worthy mea from 4, seyere pteanl'sry lnlslai'
| tune. u
] During the present winter families have
been compelled to make many sacrinces 90
/ provide themselves WITH the lieccssaries Of
life. and now that spring is approachilig they
4 find thenselves unable to put in their sccus-
toned crop for ~aif OF teams. or the means
i to buy them. the gentlemen without hats
having stolen the one. and the severity 81 tlle
winter having caused them 70 expena the
/ other iii theff own support.
4 What We ask now 1 that acommittce o
/ investigation be appointed by the Goyersstnrn'
to collect all the evidence in regard to the
/ raid. TO ascertain the extent of the loss sus
4 ta;ned bv eacll individual, and tile amount
i That will be needed to replace thisloss, ant
to this end NE invite tie corporation OF 81
tfe friends Of Justice. SUFFERER
GALLATIs VALLEY, March, 4, 1871. !.
i We copy the above from tho Daily Herald
| and republish the same because it's timely
and concerning matter of the greatest i'm
portance to the people Of Gallatin Valley
That we need additional protection from
raids is 4 fact well known to Gov. Potts from
personal observation, and being now y
Washington we hope he will enieavor q
haze additional troops sent to this valley DC
fore spring fairly opens. The settlers on TIL
Lower East Galatin are already becoming
anxious and speak fearfiilfy Of an Indian raid
In regard to Mr. Clagett's bill. it covers 81
damages sustained in the past Or that May .
i sustainedin the future from Indian idepreda
Il tions. ..S,ifferer'' speaks Of one raid only
!. From what we can learn. the losses 5y fDrnie
raids have been more heavy than by the RAJ
!, last summer, which We presume IL the on
alluded to BIZ this correspond ent. iii ssi !, \,
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-14
ROM ll!sM
REFLECTED IN THE LAST JUDGMENT !

4 NEW WORK. An awakening iuyesiisati1nit
~ N thrili.fg theme or frnis fill thought Ter live
men Has create, more. eAci cement han mi mi
ssWat,aeri,ig jew. Ernjnently aapieu Io t VII
fines II itl,rastis tic Koman:sh SYSTEM rom hs
origin 10 the present; exposes i'll hasttess pfe,ehees
ira frauds lis oppositions 10 our puhsc Schools AZ
religious s,ld civil liberties its tinnie, etc
This work IS elegant octave yeiuHie, cont ~
ino T53 pages lDg irsf-ciass cngrayings B9Hn's ~
sheep, price 81; in cloth "a Sent by mah OF fe-
ct.ipt III price.
Address cash orders to
iii II. LEWIS, Agt Tor the Y. s..
25-4w ABINGDON, Y Asss
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-14
RADERsnUno ITEns.


IS RApxRsBunc, March II, 1917.
EdiioY Of the Arsnt Courier:
8 The prospects or i'm early spring and suIniner ~
s,,,. around Radersb.rg begins 10 be apparent.
Il Tas news f'orn the quartz region is very encouf-
aging Keating Hacker. who some Sine since
struck iron iii working their lead, have q length
reached gold bearing q.rix again, and the prospect
is very natterins They expect 10 atari tleif mil
this week.
Ja.ixe clancy is expected here sfpn Helena soon,
and ron may then look .or acme aexs from the
CLANCY Company
E1orss are now oring made by on entsIprising
cifizens to incorporate Rsdersburg Quite lcngthy
petition that has been presented 70 the Pro-
hatr Judge.
Weuillhaye some substantial buildings added
10 o.,r t,,wn soons besides some business houses
and Yesislsasces, NE arr making prfpArsta0ns 70
hls aIai amt fine court house, The esnlFAet foz
the latter 70 ayr sen gysl OPT last Monds.
,nssoners decided to postpone and vertise longer
ii will NOT he let noY until I',c airst of April
The lovers Of pleaslTs IN PETERSBURG haye bsen
spending theft friday even ngs for the last few
weeks ID sripsny thu 1ixht fkntaslic ne T fse
dxasss Ars kindly JmprDvnpts and ase sssld % p
| very pheasant IS
During the last week Nnior Aseinnis q sthe Hell.
ems Geseffs honere.s s With his q, rs fpsn
saost 81 ons as 10 sisftns ths nides g ksasins'
title. ~ ~
o. xssssrdSy vs 6sd she god falsree Ipear ~
/ ~ Nj. woolfoIk preseas 10 herr q
SsfrFiszy Sdf discoursed ~ MI n4Db1 " A. verj
4 lsfxs asdis6sx ai< enaek Into thei
Minds fiie is1 Inst Inns M ko =
lglo,xuy nd NH sra.sak eFaiss
&c puritssis jdfss ek a iFiRax A In I'M fol
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-14
WEST Side ITEMs.

From tho Tn Iependent OF the 9Th: 53
III "A rich strike was mstls last week on NO g
r. il sGulch. near Bear town, By Snider,
Huehs 81 I.sntlen. They took out $3.50 from
one let Of timbers and 20 far ~ worked Y y
paying we'll. BasartoWn seems to be il 't ~
burg. fAst I'll
W rrhe rrass ID from four to six inches higl,
on the Flint Creek Hills, Deer IodRs. .t
The Ut. Louis Ind Montana Company's
mill will be started up At Phflfpsburg I'M
smetiiately.
~ "A grist NM viii b put np and b. nirtin-
ming order by the first OF April ~ Deer rl'
Lodge. '5ls9a f4
\ IA nan was buried alive ill French Gulch
HfPio,,eer} recehtiys ~ the caying of ditch,
but was rescued Before life becaHe extinct.
The mans name IA Sullivan. and he WAS con-
sidrrably bruised. iti 3
From the Northwest of the 9th: .s
Two mad dogs were killed il t'eer Lodge
CITY last week. Que was ! genuine case Of
hydrophoola, the dog going tor everything
III sight s''s a. ''.s. Eli
/ Hay !. selling ii Dsor Lodge 4 SO pei
ton. sssi
Mining h.. commenced 1t Pioneer. III VII
Tue burnt district i being rxpiif'y t!lfed VI
with good buildings, md the place viii y
covered III 4 month. s, u. ..,.ss'
From tile Pioneer Of the ~ 4.3s
The miners in Cedar and sll Of the tributary
gi,iches are actively engaged il: building
dams cutting chaii,xls and otherwise guard
4 ing against the danger liable 70 occur from
4 All over abundance of water which Is .nevits
bic As soon al the deep snow in the mountain
fairly commences to thaw III Xii ~
i IA German BY the name Of ANDREW Kan
derer residing on Grass Valley IN ,Missoul'
county, committed SUICIDE last week q
shooting himself through the breast with
heavily charged Shot Gun. eause-blightes
Il affeefitn. fsf s
i Another indiyi,Iusl name not given At
4 tempted to find cold watery grave in tn
4 Hell Gate. but was fisE,cd out before h ndini
/ in his checks. catise-too llruch whisky.
There is good fishing in. ere He'll CAT
!. River.
Mr.. Eugene Rotlischild. one of the pro
y pretors nt the kiyus Bedrock Fllnic on,
pany at the mouth of Cedar creek, says tina
the miners In Cedar and al uf the tribufar.
gniches are actively engaged in bulIdiil!
i dams. cutting channels aud otherwise guard
ing against the danger liable tp occur froil
All over abundance Of wafer. which l. ineylt
able as soon ne the deep snow in the NOUN
tains fairly commences to thxw.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24
MIR. HRERLRYIS LITTER.

The letter Of acceptance from Mr.. Gree
ley has been received by the press with
unmistakable favor. 1t has surprised
many who anticipated from him ultra
sentiments and reiteration Of objection
able dogmas But such fears have proven
groundless. In the dispassionate discus
sion of material issues, sagacious views
are expressed and wise and just liberality
avowed in dealing with them.
The document certainly displays marked
ability. 1t is concessive in its tendency,
and yet distinctly avows the policy which
will control his administration. So far as
the South is concerned, it covers all of the
wants of our people and cures the evils
that have SO long oppressed them. Mr..
Greeley avows his desire for impartial suf-
frage, and his past and present course
guarantees his adhesion to the policy of
universal amnesty. These are great cor
receives for our present misfortunes. But
the main feature Of his letter consists in
his hostility to the corruptions and mis-
government which have SO sadly retarded
the prosperity Of the country.
Under the administration of Mr.. Gree
ley there is little probability that the civil
service, as now in use, would be Of long
continuance. He would not, as has been
intimated by some Of the opposition press,
be the mere creature of Congress. There
is nothing in renting the tariff question
to the direct consideration Of the people,
accompanied with the pledge Of abiding
in good faith their decision, which in
hibits the exercise Of sound discretionary
judgment upon other questions. So far
as these are already developed, upon all
matters of present policy, his views are
distinctly foreshadowed.
In the South particularly, it is time
that the government Of the States should
be RENTED to the people. Federal inter
ference has too long been the source of
disturbance, dissension and injustice.
Under the pretext of local quarrels, the
the Ku-Klux bill has been converted into
an instrument of torture, sweeping
through entire communities, and carrying
distress and untold misery to the inhabit-
ants This, too, in the interest Of the adj
ministration, and to subserve a political
purpose Under Mr.. Greeley these things
could not be done
1t is fair to infer that his letter, in every
respect, is straightforward, honest and
manly. It avoides no issue and palliates
no fault. His policy is subjected to the
criticism of the American people, and
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24
ACCOUNTING FOR INDEBTEDNESS.

If Judge Cooley gives judgment against
the city Of New Orleans, or Judge Emer-
son gives judgment against the State, as
they frequently do, shall Governor War
moth be held responsible therefor? This
is question that was asked in these
columns on Wednesday morning, and it is
one which we insist on asking to-day
Judges Cooley and Emerson are Demo-
Gratis, but their courts are competent to
declare an account good against the Re
publican governments Of the city and
State when parties appeal to them for
justice therein, just as the United States
courts were competent to decide in favor
Of Mrs. Gaines against the city in the
matter Of her heritage from Daniel Clark.
A bridge plank breaks, hole in the wharf
appears, piece ofpayement becomes defec-
tive and some citizen suffers loss thereby,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24

suit is brought against the corporation
before Judge Cooley, and in justice he
gives judgment for the party aggrieved.
This goes to swell the debt of the city,
and the enemies Of the Governor say that
he and his friends squandered the money
that this debt represen s. Mayor Flanders
is responsible for a large part Of the
litigation which has been entailed upon
the city; for instance, s37, 500 by causing
the unlawful destruction Of the old Pont-
chartain railroad depot. He is very obsti-
nate and incorporating in his disposition
to eyade the payment of every claim that
he does not thoroughly understand. This
claim of S37, 800 NOW paid by virtue of
judgment) is solely attributable to the
Mayors folly. Accounts are presented
which he peremptorily rejects. Suit is
brought before the courts, sometimes be-
fore Judge Cooley and sometimes before
the other judges, and the right Of the case
being with the plaintiffs, judgment is
given against the city. This Judgment
carries the cost with it, and thus the city
is not only compelled to pay the principal,
with interest from Judicial demand, but
also the legal expenses. Probably the
litigation in the case of Mrs. Gaines alone
cost this city 100000. Now the prin-
cipal, with interest, has to be added to
that. Who is responsible for this indebt-
edness The court that adjudicated the
controversy is not, for it was created to
right the wrongs Of the citizen. Ger
tainly Governor Warmoth is not for
he knew nothing Of it. The agents of
the city will say that they are
not, for they only acted for the interests of
all according to their best belief. And
yet, whenever the matter is spoken of, the
Governor is held responsible for the entire
indebtedness of both the State and city,
and that too, by the friends of Judge
Cooley and of the federal judges out of
whose courts issued the very judgments
that establish the Indebtedness. Now,
what we ask is that when the assertion is
made that the Republicans are respon-
sible for the debts of the city an exception
shall be made of all those founded on ju-
dicial judgments, for they are presump-
lively honest and legitimate.
The allusion made to the above-named
officials in an article published few days
since, as in the present article, was sim
ply by way of illustration, and by no
means intended to reflect desparagingly |
upon their official character.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24

1t is fashionable to make an exodus from
New Orleans when the thermometer comes
up toward the nineties The Lizzie Owens
troupe, in order to observe the custom.
viii depart for Baton Rouge to avoid the
summers heat and winters sleet, and will
be guests in the most spacious public build
ing in that city during the next year. Other
LADIES' md gentlemen will accompany them,
.some of whom will be guests at that same
establishment for several years. A refer
ence to the list in another column will show
j4be names Of these distinguished people.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, FRIDAY, MAY "a. 1872

their rejection or approval Of it left with
unpreJudlced candor to their deliberate
judgment This is what we want. During
the last four years we have seen so much
Of chlcanery, fraud and deception that
plain, unvarnished truth has an attraction
irrastihlA
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24

A contemporary says that putting the
names Of the streets on street lamps is a
good thing. On moonlight nights, when
the lamps are not lighted, by getting out of
the street car, climbing the lamp-pOst and
striking a match, you may read the name
Of the street distinctly, if the wind does not
blow out your match.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24

A Louisville man, says the Indianapolis
Eoesing Journal very drunk, fooled a
rattlesnake which he found on the common
by letting it bite him fifty times A snake is
fOoIing away its time in biting Louisville
man. They are not afraid Of snakes down
there until they get into their boots.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24

Speak kindly in the morning, it ightens
the cares Of the day, and makes household
and other affairs move along more smoothly.
Speak kindly at night, for it may be that
before the dawn some loved one may finish
his or her span of life for this world, and it
will be too late to ask forgiveness.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24

Poughkeepsie parent lately induced a
croupy youngster to make quite hearty
meal of buckwheat cakes and maple sugar,
but the latter proved to be nice syrup Of
squills. The boy said he thought some
thing allied the molasses the very minute
his father told him to eat all he wanted.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24

The National Freedman's Savings and
Trust Company, a national savings bank,
chartered by the United States, March IL,
1865, with branch office at No. ia CarOn-
deiet street, pays six per cent interest on
deposits Of five dollars and upward, inter-
est beginning to accrue on the first Of each
month. Deposits made on or before the
first of June will draw one months interest
at six per cent on the first of July.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24

An ingenious schoolma'm in Iowa pun
ished boy for kissing the big girls by
making him show how it was done before
the whole school. 1t didn't work well, how
ever; for the idea became altogether too
popular at once.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24

fault with Mr.. Greeley because he proposes
to be the President of the people instead of
a party. It says General Grant under
took to be the same thing, and failed in
accomplishment; therefore, it argues, Mr..
Greeley will fail. The premise is as alb
surd as the argument.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24

eve can have Democratic principles, in
some measure, by acceding to the great
revolution in his (Mr. Greeley's) favor,
which is sweeping over the country. In
this State it is irresistible. "-HoratiO Sey-
faouy 10 S. s. Cor.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24

We have received the first number Of the
National Party, new CustOmhOuse journal
devoted to Grant and Casey, and published
weekly at No. 81 Exchange alley. L.
Philipon, in French and English, is editor
of this new Customhouse advocate.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24

We have received an invitation to attend
"a basket picnic, to be given by Pelican
Council No. /, Friends Of Temperance, to-
morrow, at Parlor Grove, new City Park,
Sixth District, formerly the Sedgwick Hos
r,;+al
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24

At Oatka Falls, Missouri, the farmers,
wives have organized club, and meet
regularly around at one another's houses,
and discuss various topics relating to do
mestic economy. Their husbands frequently
accompany them, and stroll around the
farm OF their host, looking at his cattle and
crops until tea time, when they all assemble
GROUND the festive board and have a good
time