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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-15
NOl'TUN.

West Virginia.
At Rules held i'm the Clerks Office of the
Circuit Court Of Lewis county on the last
Monday in August, 1873.
Il. Z. Camden, surviv-
ing partner Of Wecden
Huffman And II. p.
Camden, partners do
ing business under
tho firm name and
style of "lIuTman & In cllanccry.
Camden" who worC as.
signcos Of George L.
Roberts, plaintiff,
vs..
William Moeks, VIM II.
Meeks and others, deTts.
The object of this suit Il to suLjCc. two
tracts Of land, lying on Abrams Run, in
Lewis county, Vest Virginia, one contain.
ing 1904 ncres, and the other 90 acres, the
property Ofdcfendant William AicCks, to salc,
in order to satisfy the lien Of judgment Oh.
tanned by the plaintiff in the Circuit Cour,
Of Lewis county on tic 2Gtli day of March,
1856, against defendants William Mceks mud
William II. Mceks, with interest thereon
from the 26lh day Of May, 1852, till the 10th
OfJnly, 1856, and from The 18th Of October,
1860, I'LL paid, and SEQ So cents, costs and
$lG0 and lsccnts damages for rctnrdng, &c.,
! and also the lien Of a decree for costs, dc.
creed upon the dissolution Of mn Injunction
obtained In tho said Court by defendants
William aud liilliam II. Meeks, TO said
Judgment, which costs amounted 70 SIS 10 {;
said Judgment Is subject to credit OF
$.2O % cents, paid some time In the month
Of July, 1866, also to credit Of$32 10.
pad sIh April 1867, and in tho event that
said two ttNcts Of land shall not sell for II
sufficient sum Of money to pay off mud salts.
Y said judgment, decree, damages and costs,
then to declare tract Of land Of 2GO acres,
lying on said Abrams hun, sold and con
vcycd by William Mceks and Matilda, his
WIFE, by deed dated LIST oIApril, 1870, 10 de-
PENDANT II. il IIittcnhOusC, 10 lie subject 10
tic lien Of tic plaintiffs Judgment and dc.
cree, and 10 sell the same in order to pay oil
and satisfy said Judgment and decree.
And 1t appearing by affidavit filed that The
defendants lIllliam II Mcuks and George Il.
Roberts are nOn-icsilpnts Of the State u
west virginia. and they not appearing, Il
Is ordered that they do appear here within
one month after tlcdate Of the first publiCa.
ton OF this order and do what Is necessary
TO protect their interests in this suit.
Tcstc; ....
W. II. BYRNE, Clerk.
". @. Bennett, p. q.
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rierMention.
Ey' Pay HE Printer.
The Fall Styles ut Lewis.

The Fall Styles ut Lewis.
Gilncr Court is in session, and our
lawyers arc all absent.
= The Taylor COunty.Fair, at Graf
ton, will begin OH the 9th inst.
- The new N. u. Church in this
place is to be rGdy for use by Noyem.
Der 1st-Deo I5lente.
Only one marriage license has
been issuCl SO far this montll-Spouccr
Marsh to Mary 9. Shoulders.
Mr.. Chalfant received au order for
medicine, tho other day from Honolulu,
Sandwich Islands.
old johnny Davis, an insane per-
son, who has been confined in the
county Jail for some time past, bus been
admitted into tho Asylum.
About ono thousand persons Wis.
tied tho Asylum, aud were shown
through tho wards, during the two days
Of the baud Convention.
-James A. Flint, Of Dig Skin
Creek, has killed seventeen copper.
head snakcs this year, all within u few
yards Of bis door.
-pisO's Cure for Consumption, the
greatest medicine for Consumption ever
offered to the public, for sale at Ohnl-
fant's. lift does not give satisfaction,
The money will be refunded.
Colonel Toodford bought rs head
Of cattlc from George J. Arnold til:
other day-the finest "bunch" that We
have seen this year. Price paid
$500.
= The housckecper at Riggs hotel,
at Kanawha Falls, West Virginia, told
Mrs. Hawkins that hCr husband was
not in the back.room when no was.
He will DO in bed two or three weeks,
probably.
Tile greatest medicine Of tho age
10 Piso's Cure for Consumption. Its
reputation is well sustained by all who
have tried it. +. NJ. Chalfant is agent
for ibis valuable remedy for the coun-
ties ofLewis. Braxton aud Gilmer.
Tho Harrison county people arc
waking up to tho advantages Of The
Weston aud Clarksburg Railroad, and
We hear that oil along the line they
arc unanimous for it. The Consapa.
tire Is out strongly in its favor.
The. Chenille Concert Troupe an
nouncc by posters printed at this Office
that they arc about to "mako their first
tour through tho wilds Of West Virgin.
ia:o The Troupe will DO accompanied
BY The Glenvillc Brass Band.
= The West Virginia region Is in
tested with a good many people who
arc anxious TO get wealthy either BY
fair means or foul. They will be apl
TO fnd Il easier said than done.-
Aouudsville National.
True as gospel.
We arc requested 10 state that The
Convention Of the School Teachers o.
Lewis county, which convencs at Quiet
Dell School House, Collins Settlement
on the 26th inst, has every indication
Of being a success. Nearly 40 teach
ors arc already pledged to DO proson.
and II is supposed that much create
number will DO 10 attendance.
-Wo call special attention 10 tn
call for help made by tho Trustees 0
tho Sutton NJ. i. Church. Tho tow
has not yet recovered from tho shocl
Of tie war, when II was almost entire
ly destroyed. II las not churct
building OF any kind and It's pOpula
ton Is small and poor. A donation Il
aid Of this enterprise would Ccrlainl,
DO putting your spare change where /
would do the most good
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Dry Goods at cost at Lewis.
OBITUARY.
CONVENT OF rHE VISITATION u. V. MI
MoUSr M CHAYTAL, W. Va,

MVLSE IN buANlAly " = WI J
On the 4th Of JULY, nj the above named
institution, Sister MARY GBRrRuDB llOFPIAS,
formerly Of Lewis county, departed from
this life after brief Illness, terminating in
congestion of the brain. The community
has not only lost an able and accomplished
teacher, but a religious ofnro virtue, whose
angelic modesiy, deep humility and great
generosity of soul, made her inexpressibly
dear, not only to her sisters, but TO the pu-
pills, who for several years enjoyed tho bene-
fit Of her kind indulgence and lovely exam.
pie. A convert 10 our holy religion, she
was called upon TO mako many n painful
sacrifice for her faith, aud corresponding
promptly TO her sublime vocation has been
called, RftOr the brief term Of six years, TO
receive her crown. As her last wish cx.
pressed great desire for prayers alter death,
we entrGat tho readers ofthc Gave Maria" to
recommend her soul with great carncstness
10 Him whose mercy Is needed by the purcst
and best.-Aye Maria.
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Cheap Goods ut Lewis,

From all who have given it trial
comes the word that Piso's Cure for
Consumption is the greatest medicine
of the ago. i. NJ. Ohalfant is tho
agent for It in Lewis, BraxtOn and
Gilmcr counties. Money refunded if
it does not render satisfaction:
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- Tho people Of Pocallontas arc to
vote on tho railroad subscription on tho
2dTuesday in October. We understand
that tho people want tho road definite.
~ located before they vote, but tho
Company want the subscription before
they locate. So the matter seems to
DO mixed, and We can't tell how It will
result.
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Coon TEMrLARs on A BENDER.
S. CoSvsNrloS.-M. Etlitor.-0n last
Thursday our usually quiet village was
surprised to see quito a number Of
buggies, carriages, &C., passing
through, oil well loaded. Some Of the
citizens, moro curious than the rest,
followed them, and found that they
were members Of tho order Of Good
Templars from Buckhannon, When
they arrived at the church they made q
halt and unloaded their cargo Of
freight, and sent of for a fiddler.
Some of them then went to tho house
Of farmer near by and TOOK couple
hundred foot Of plank, and with that
and some benches they erected plat
form near tho church door, upon which
thoy had q regular "hoc.dorn." Per-
hups they enjoyed themselves hugely
but had they heard the indignant ex-
pressions Of tho citizens for their con.
duct, and then not felt any remorsc,
they certainly have scared conscicuces.
On Friday last had the pleasure Of
attending tho annual Sunday School
Convention for the Phillippi Circuit Of
tic U. d. Church, held on Indian
Fork. The meeting was held in o
grove which vas we'll prepared with
seats, and platform large enough for
tie speakers and the choir. Quite q
large number Of pCopl Q were in attend.
ance. The meeting was called to order
at 10 o'clock, A, NJ and from The
delegates present reports were received
from tho different schools on tho cir.
cult. At1l o'clock tho Rov. j Har
per preached missionary sermon, after
which tho large congregation Jared
sumptuously with all tho good thing
{ tho country coSll afford. After din,
ncr tic congregation assembled, ant
tho usual business Of tho convention
was attended to. Delegates were np
pointed to attend tue Convention To b,
held on FrGonan's Creek, in Levi
county. Y. Il.
New Goods at Lewis.
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Bg- Mn. A A. LEWIS has Just re-
turned from Baltimore, and has brought
with him M immense stock Of new
goods, comprising all tho novelties Of
tho fall season. Particular attention
was paid while making the purchases
to tho wants of this community; and
everybody, high or low, rich or poor,
Of all races or colors, will find just
what they want, aud at prices to suit
tho times. Call and sec for your
selves.
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THE cLARKsBURG FAIR
SEPTEMBER 10, II, AND IS, 1878
AN APPEAL
To the Friends Of Religion.
surros, DnAzros Co., W. VAIL

SUTTON, BRAxroS Co., W. VAIL
AUGUST, 1878.
VIZ, tho Trustees of tho NJ. 4.
Church Of tie Town Of Sutton, repre-
scntiug a limited membership, with q
corresponding financial ability, take
,his, our last and only method Of rails.
ing additional funds for tho erection
ola Church in said Town; as without
assistance from tho friends Of the
Church elsewhere, it's impossible for
US to proceed furthor,or to completion
We have already some $500 or $500
subscribed, and desirable lot 10 the
centre Of The Town, bought aud deed
cd 10 tho NJ. L. Church, on which We
propose to erect plain and com.
Portable house of worship-(frcc for all
donomipations when not in use by sud
'Church)-and ask all who can 10 aid
us TO some extent; ifbut little, it will
DO gratefully received ard promptly
acknowledged.
Tic Trustees will furnish any intor.
nation that may DO desired during
the progress ofthe work; aud at tho
completion Of tho Church will issue
a printed statement of all receipts aud
endorsements, ard tho character, ca.
paG,y and name Of tho Church.
Ahdouations may be sent direct to
thO "BOard Of Trustees, NJ. Il.
Church, Sutton" or to tho ROv. Mr.
Mick, minister in charge of the
Sutton Circuit.
{ (. 8 5 ). H H I$$|'.s. r,,.,-.'.
GT BuckhOnuon and Clarksburg
papers please copy.
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Eg WESTON ADRoAp,-Wo clip the
following from the Trinidad Colorado
Enterprise. The j. II. Morris rO-
icrrud to is q son of Thomas S. Morris,
Esq, Of this place. John loft homo
three years ago, with hardl y money
enough to carry him to the Ohio river;
but It appears from this extract that
"things have riz," since he babe good
bye to "0lo Virginny:"
"Thc contract for building the Main
Street bridge was awarded to j. II.
Morris at 1917. Work has commenced
and will be pushed vigorously till the
bridge is finishsd."1'
We notice that tic Clerk Of tho Court
in Trinidad is Mr. j, Il. Brookiug,
who was formerly employed Us clerk
10 tho store of the late MINOR II, II.
Witllers, in this place. Wherever
Weston boys 60, they seem to be doing
we'll. 'Rah for them
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Eg- RAILROADS. arc now tho watch.
word d all over tho State. II is a fact
patent to all thinking men that our
country is destined for something be-
yOnd the position it now occupies, We
have greater undcyelOpol wealth than
any other section in tho Union, and il
is no wonder that outOrprising men
from other States arc pouring in upon
us, seeking to enrich themselves
through the very sources that have 60
long rcpOscd untouched at our doors
We have it from reliable sources that
the Washington, Cincinnati and st.
Louis Railroad (nalrow-guagc) will
certainly be built within short time,
This road passes through POcahontas,
Webster, Braxton, &c to tho Ohio
River. Another line Of railrOad which
Is now being constructed in Rocking
ham county, Va, proposes to make
Beverley its first depot Of Importance
in this State. And SO wo 60. This
State has had a hard low to hoe but
our word for it, Progress and Dovel-
opmOnt arc now tho order Of tho day.
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- The attention of persons desiring
to purchase good aud cheap homes 10
this county, is directed 10 tho ulyer.
,isOmont Of Mr.. +. Foussc. The lands
no offers for sale are Of superior
quality. Mr.. Fousso will leave Yves.
ton on tho LIST Of October, and parties
desiring to sec him should call at Oucc,
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-O
Gg- MARRIED IN TUE WOops.-Mr.
EditOr:-'lho following incident oc-
Cured in Wooster county q few days
ago, and l send an account Of i. to
you, trusting that it may interest some
Of your readers Tho ROv. Mr.. N -
having an appointment to preach ut
Cuaip's Mills on last Sabbath, two
lovers, whom l will call George and
Ellen, becoming overpowcrCd by the
irresistible darts Of Cupid, thought it
best not to live longer outside tho
bonds of wcdlock. Some days proyi.
Gus George had proceeded to tho Capt.
tOl Of tho Independent State, and being
aided by his intended futhor.in.law,
succeeded in obtaining tho necessary
papers; although Ellen was then, aud
had been for some time, living in
Braxton county. But to my story
On the day mentioned George and EI.
len were two or thrOc miles outside the
State line, awaiting the coming Of the
preacher, who would pass near by on
bis way TO his appointment. At
length no came, was hailed, and in.
formed what was wanted. On oSam.
lining the papers, they wOro found to
DO all 0. K, having upon them in duo
form tho sign manual Of Geo. NJ. Saw
yer, tho Secretary Of State CLERK Of
tho County Court.) The minister de-
clincd to say the words there, but sug-
gcstcd that they cross tho line, into
tho Independent State, which they at
once agreed to do. They had to pass
by tic place appointed for tho preach.
ing, where an unusually large cOngrC-
cation had assembled. With tue rev.
erend in advance, closely followed by
George aud Ellen, as we'll as all tho
curious in tho congregation (among
the rest "Unclc JOo' on bis gallant
stecd) proceeded to cross tho river, and
get into the adjoining commonwealth.
Tho preacher rode silently on until he
was told that he was beyond tho line,
when he wheeled his horse, and there,
on tho bank of tho beautiful Holly
River, aud under tho friendly shade
Of huge beech tree, "he married
that man and woman together" Al
the command "about face all rotracCd
their steps ia good order. @.
Stale Line, Sept. 2.
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Rg. Dir. GRORoh b. MoRRts, Dent.
list, will DO in Weston on tho Goth Of
Oct ObUr, and remain u days.
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re- UpsnuR CouSrY.-A THIN
REJOlSpgR.-ln tho last issue of tho
Buckhannon Delta, Mr., A. G. Osborne
crises to explain why he agreed to
pay $3.50 moro to a Buckhannon pain.
ter, for painting the Court House, than
tho bid Of a Weston mechanic. HO
docs it III this way:
Enron DRtrA.-In the Weston DEMOCRAT
Of September LIST, mi called on 10 explain
why The Commissioners Tor the repair Of tho
Court House, awarded the contract for
painting rs they did. Twill try mud do so.
Each and every bidder was instructed aud
tho specifications required that there must be
separate bids for each kind Of work, viz:
For painting the brick and wood work, for
painting the roof and tin work, and for the
glaziny. Allthc bidders with one exception,
adhered 10 this, and that bid was thrown
out by the Commissioners because II wis so
indefinite, and did not I'll the requirements
of tie specifications. below we give liver
batinl, with the exception Of the signature;
"WEsTOS, W. Va, July lG, 1873.
"Wc, the undersigned, will bind OnrsclvS
to paint the Cort House Of UpshCr county,
West Va for the sum orThrCe hundred aud
% Dollars, and do tho work accorden to
pland 4 specification"
by publishing this you will confer favor
on MesSrs. Datncll, Outright and myself
Exit. 4. q. 0ssoaSE.
Another individuals lack Of cduca-
ton don't help your side Of the case,
Mr.. o. And We hayc tho positive as.
suranccs of tho two bidders from Wos-
ton that they were approached by Mr..
Osborne, and asked il their bid in.
clulol all The pork, painting and
glazing. An affirmative answer was
given, viz: that their bid Included all
The work, uhich pas 10 BE- done accord.
ing to The plans AMI specifications.
Was there anything "indoluitC" in
this2 Mr.. Osborne asked other queS-
tons also, Us to tho bidders giving
bond, &c which werc answered to bis
satisfaction. In spite Of these facts,
friend Osborne tries to slip out Of tho
moose he has drawn around his own
neck by tho thinnest kind of sophistry.
The matter is now plainly before tho
taxpayers of Upshur, aud to them we
commit it; sorry, only, that We have
had to record circumstance which re-
fleets SO seriously upon tho Commits
sioners.
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FOR SALE.
A Valuable Building Lot
IN THE TOWN OF WESTON.

Situate on tic corner of Main and First SIS.
having n frontage of lilo feet on First street
By 100 feet on Alley No |. The lot has Upon
Il good stable, smOkG.liOusc, &C., and
come fine fruit trees. II is one Of the most
desirable building lots in the town, aud will
llc sold cheap. The lot will be divided into
two parts, II desired by purchasers. Title
indisputaOlG. Apply 10 OF address
JACOB STERN, Weston.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-15

E0 a law ENFORCEMENT LEAGUE.
AIR. Editor In common with
many other readers Of your paper, |
have been noticing with interest the
letters of "IIambler" and "Ioafcr."
For myself, l tender to Rambler" my
thanks for his bold advocacy Of virtue,
and lis scathing dcnunciatiOns Of vice.
But have q suggestion to make in the
matter. 1t is this: Let "Ramblcr"
and others holding like views, organ
izo themselves into a Law Enforcement
League, the object Of which must be
tho enforcement Of the laws. Into this
organization, which may DO secret
ono il thought desirable, let oil como
who favor tho suppression Of drunken
ness and immortality. Lot the mcm-
bors fec lawyers to prosecute viOlators
of tho law; aud sec themselves that
our public officials do not come short
of their duty. A call for meeting Of
men who favor an organization Of this
kind will be responded to by many
good, substantial CITIZEN.
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Ross & Vandervort

Ross &c Vandervort
Would respectfully call tic attention of the
people of Lewis mud adjoining counties to
the fact that they have opened out tempo
rarily in the old
SANFORD STORE,
Main Street, Weston,
And will remain there until they rebuild
their own StOrehousC, or secure more COM
mO1ious quarters.
They solicit II continuance Of the patron.
age formerly bestowed upon Them prOmis-
Ing TO sell
CHEAPER THAN EVER BEFORE
We have reduced the price of ALL CALI
CoESto
121 cents per yard,
Brown Cotton Of all grades from 10 to
10 cents per yard, accord
ing to quality.
And can sell cheap as the market will afford
We have the largest stock Of
JEANS,
COTT0NADEs,
and goods for.
Mems and Boys Weir,
II this market; and at grcn y reduced
prices-to correspond with the reduced price
Of wool.
We pay The HIGHEST CASH pRI-
CES FOR WOOL, GIN
SENG, &C.
We still send ont our
TRADING WAGON;
and exchange good, for all kinds of
ROD UCE.
IVs shall also pay the best prices for
PRODUCE at our Store.
We have on hand a quantity of Goods,
Hats and Caps, Boots aud Shoes, &C.,
Which were slightly
Damagedty he Fire.
Thee Goods are not hurt ct ALI but they
will be sold
BELOW COST!
Call carly and SECURE u BARGAIN
Our general stock Is very full and com.
plcir and we can make II 10 the advantage
Of all who want anything in our line 10 call
upon us.
DO not forget tho place-at SANDToRD's
OLD STORE,
MATS STREET, WEsroS.
DnSS G. UANnEnunDr
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A People without Sex ia Dress.

A correspondent writes from Point
de Gale, Ceylon, as follows: The
Cingalese are most difficult race to
distinguish sexually. Over and over
again you ask, is that q man or a wo-
man. Both dress in the same way, or,
rather wear no dress at all. The hair
of both is long and twisted UP into
a knot at the back of the head, a semi
circular comb by the better classes of
the males TO keep the hair back from
the foreheads. All the men working
about the boats and lighters are in a
measure amphibious they are as
much at home on the water as on the
land. We saw one fail to get his line
attended to on board the steamer. In
an instant he seized 1t in bis teeth,
jumped overheard from the lighter,
swan to the steamer aud made it fast.
No sooner does the visitor enter the
verandah of the hotel, than he or she
is surrounded by host of merohanta
of all classes, offering jeweiry, laces,
dresses, combs, fans, aud q host Of
other things. PrecioNsi stones arc
found in great numbers on the island,
while the fisheries supply splendid
pearls, The Sc lers are the most im-
Fortunate in the world. They will
follow you half q day, pressing their
wares until yCu feel inclined 30 resort
to violence to get rid oil them. Yon
never know whether you have paid
enough or too much. They ask $3.50
and accept $25, and it is dangerous to
make an offer, however inconsistent
with the demand, if you do not want
the article. uGrtH
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: How Get to mp a paper.


- The boys may be amused at this
little fellows description of how a
newspaper is got up. The other day
he wentinto priHsing Office, and was
so much impressed with what he
saw that he sat down and wrote a
composition about it. Here it is:
"On how to get up a newspaper.
First the headman sits down at desk
and writes on square pieces of paper
what to print in the paper, and then
he gives each man paper. The man
that the paper is given 10 takes the
types and fixes them one after anoth-
er so they read what the paper reads.
A man then takes the words and puts
them in box as they are to be in the
papers. Then he takes the box and
places it in some machinery that
makes it go back and forth. Then
there is boy who stands over the
machinery and puts the papers on the
machinery, and then some hooks
bring it down over the box with
types in and the types have ink on.
The types print on the paper, and
there are hooks that take the paper
up and lay them on table; then they
fold the papers up and sell them"
Il . O.
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Love for o Mother.

Some one has written beautifully to
the. boys iI the following manner /;
Here is q whole sermon in few SEN
tences I'".Of all the love affairs in the
world, hone can surpasS the true love
of big big boy for his mother. 1t is
pure and noble, honorable in the high
est degree to both. l do not mean
merely u dutiful affection. L mean a
love which makes a boy gallant and
courteous to his mother, saying to
everybody plainly that he is fairly in
love with her. Next to the love of
her husband, nothing so crowns wo-
mans life with honor as this second
love, this devotion of SON to her.
And never yet knew a boy to turn
out bad, who began by falling in love
with his mother Amy man may fall
in love with a fresh faced girl, and
the man who is gallant with the girl
may cruelty neglect the worn aud
weary wife. But the boy who is a
lover TO his mother In her middle age
is true knight, whe will love his
wife In the sere-leaved autumn as he
did in the daised spring time.