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In April last the state Legislature pass
Ing july proyidine THAT any woman. married
or ingl,, OF the ase Of Il years anu Upward, and
ro.lC.sin !.llinc alton. rrc-, ribri for mem
Shall hcrIi .illt 10 any nnlcu under the general
o.. sp,,id scA..l laws u tli- state. Wha, la.
vi,f. W,n',n ha,. had an oppSrt1.nity To- avail
flefH-rlyr. o! tL.- law. they have done so ia the
most Liberal mauner. They were on hand early
faded to gct uon. nations through lack OF
courtesy ,on the pnrt II thr ~tr4nt.r *. they
tcrtd tho ard unaor lh,lr own. color. bound
flse -n. , ao o f9ssr; and MIA ~ ., ''9gr ,,5
Test wotonn win At The recent cle' lion there
were thirty tour 'di,s running "a 'hhiS coun-
iutcndcut # schools. Ia Alexander and Mer-
cer counilei. two ndics ran y -,iu4i elCn other;
u' , ama, m and th. i,t0t n't onl, J,ie,t,.I ti,c
"a, ne t '' ht ty , ','D, @ @W nd me- @ ,,.
lmtry cu'ush g. ~ i.hartw ana let tse thrCe a.
cation ~ tie so,l tiue ,,mu-, tao hc,l-iue-
@ i'y1" ,,,", -. ,.'i;pie,t Gc1ont
"' ,,I ,,-i +, ,1 ..-. ,r. ..r tI ti
iSviin,' Si s i '' a.m;g, y' =, "fn' Who
Nin W"E"''' s,rar: NJ WI, Walker ntfcstcd
b, rbitjy-lue Votes &" Ms, Irller Eject
tel.-thr -tor, ri1uH.u,ly. and leaves 10 reader
AZ liberty t. iu If.Nr th" t.v ui MI, lttlitr dud
/ thr certain tlruDi'r. aud thc CORES pndiug
g'n.r" 'id.rt nov, .ir.c' Tie ..oein., .Ir-
clp- and evening u.ratius-. and thp sunday ni-ht
+ NisifIf'uil- of NIunt gentlemen u school dis
trist- wll %, .a.',r hc the taur aL .ir- they
haV- n,.n. \ new element cni,.- the 5000 ul
circle WiIch VIII NOT vi tuih II, but hci-hteu it's
4 culnNmc'lt~, for the election lu N,r.rr county
shows that "a certain bachelor i- happy, not
] Will a-tlndln. the faot that Miss Trailer r.
elected
/, H. due to the pioneers In tho election hc'd
that their uufnts should he snuNn flthr uultltc,
and ue have tuer, fore prepared tur fplllN ~
. table. showing the ltdi,- Nnn van. those who
were tlrr,.fl. and those ~ hn were .ie4trd
Af,A.ul. county Vr. - D. Brown. o.,ctca.
Mr. g. A ia, 'lr.
lT'"nr 'nni '' ,,l', NtN r. f1N ,.' tra'
N'-r N"N"Y W. ~, - ii,ln,N''N' ~, t'eu
-7 d. VI, H9ur. . 'P'''
~ Nl'' - - t..,
!-.rn COUNTY N'-, rullr We 'hih.tfi, l. .it req.
/ ncWIit Gnni, E',i-a uarv Wcl'l'clt.t.i ''
ErU .Aam ,purty ty- Nit- Elen Vance. defeated
Nr,.n county -hr-. kate llop>iu.. 'it,t.t
lituc"tN '"uh MIS-. r. - MAY l',catti.
y lN "uln, w, a. iH,.p 4, i'. H. ,,.,.,
l'.t .t. ~, ,t,.' N,ry, - VI '. IT.. ,,.
kroX toutf, N.. ,i.rN 4 VI c..c,,t
Nacuu Cnuuty-Nr-. trInces l.. ili..ntn a. tented.
Marion count, Mrs Mary T.. iomru, dcieai.d.
'.pn cunt, W. u ~ iri; lglrnr
mercer county AlusnlA ir~'tr' ctti'H'
b >f.i,,t, ,,.,r,, 'hf, y, ',tr't.--, .-.,..,
. /. 1-a r'r,tv N.- N,ry " Wiltc.. i1 't.ri,I
J itltf Count, Nl-. Alrt To-, Ih.. ,irf.. ift't
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suits 10 Compel the PAYMENT of Imeres on
Month Gmr0Iinn'- SprtimI TnN Banh-.

RNLElGM Nov. BIN nj the Treasurer ~
III satc, under authority Of Ue Lcd.latur,, appro-
pratcd to the general purpose Of the Goycrun ent the
SUM Of i2ilssG, that had heen a.. cc"i pay the IN
tcresi ON the bonds known spec al tax hondG To-
dS hut hli m ecu ~ were Med lu The itod states
tlrcut curt for Tue Eastern nstCt ui Nurth fAto-
ltnn, FrUlug that me public lrraturtr hc tiJ4 med
rom pNiug any money uuf ~ th1 Treasury uhlu he
las nrs rrplatod th' auuye tun to r rrrdit ~ tnc
fuud iUf with tue same Vascocrtcd for the purpeso
u proNdug Tor TIA" payment of the interest ~"
hold, htd 10y me piAiutln and an othcr hu.dcr- Nh5
may htcune parties 10 sdd suits. prciimnary IN
JUNCTION granted 10y Judge bor H. and fhr .Nh n.i
luuruon.
While u,crc ~ growing dlspo.iron on uc part -
thr leop ana lhr plrss to ircugLN the oh dch Of
hr stale, llr people are hN"i lu thcH dtcrmItiNn To
reHtt hy u lawful means the payment ~ trsr Hpgcn
TAX ponds When thcse are dspOset ot steps w un-
douhittA in taken lo compromise fut old atht upou
hari. tab a. the state unI The nunuholdgrs.
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Sci1or ANTONIO IAMBHANA handed yes
terday 10 the Treasurer Of the Society of the
Friends of Cuba, at their headquarters IN Ex-
change place, "a set ~ diamond iewelry given by
Cuban lady to the cause ~ her country. Tho
lowelry consists Of a very handsome brooch,
bracelet, aud earrings, studded with brillants of
the purest water, and Is valued at two thousand
dollars in gold. Tho patriotic donor, who OBJ
lects to the publication Of her name, stated to
Mr., ZAMBRANA that these articles were the sole
rslics Of oncs solendid fortune The spaniards
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"The Constitution sa,- thar all trials shalt
De by iur,, aud the accused H. entitled. rot 10
be first convicted bN n court aud then 10 be nc-
uaitfrd bV IL iur,, but 10 b. couNictrd or nc-
auiucd ~ TnE FIRST INSTANCE by
IuIy.N- sAML u IIAIluruNl.
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THE DEGR.fDED DR.IM1.

about herr Chiefly check. 1t ian't hralcd aud
covered with rouge merely; II IA armed with
steel. Yes, but SHE was tempted and had To
strive True. and that was why she stecled her
check til il would bear out any cnrontery, ana
stole dead womans gown and letters and
place, aud a living woman's affection and ca
rcsses and respect. Didn't YOU say she was
MdgdalenY Yes, but she was not to blame Tor
that, because her ruin was accomplished while
she was dragged and unconscious and YOU
know that II pickpockct should put stolen
purse in your skirts without your consent or
consciousness Of the fact, YOU would yourself
thereafter Hs matter Of course, become
pickpoclct, aud be quite excusahle for 50 doing.
Hat she was rcpcntant. she wanted to get
backY Certainly, aud II was because OF her re-
pentancc and sorrow for wrong doing that she
stole the gown and the letters and the name of
an honest woman. So AN escaped convict might
show his repentance 10y stealing "A horse and ear
II lge, or forging note, or rcuunterfciting money
These, YOU know, are works meet forrepentancc.
But you admit that she was tempted To he
sure. aud she yielded TO the temptation. a. was
right aud exemplary Tor her To- do. Had she re-
sisted the tcmpter she would have remained an
in-lgni1cant person unworthy ~ notice. hut
as She Yielded she became lone uf the nohlcst
and hest women in the world" She was very
pcnitcnt alan when she found that she must
a.. ttrrit ou, Of the uiaco which She had usutu-
cd. NnI ,,heu. nu,,r r,n,,t,d linp and fla,
lol1,.t nuir,.,,.. ,, her mart .hc io,rncd III ,t
thc fnct. a., REGARD to nor and hcr conduct vcrc
Euown. and that L., go doiu, She ,,o,ild pleas,
th, ,nuu., r.rt,,utln with vhntn he was love
.b, mad, her fearful couf,..f,n. Itv vasn .,r.
rnyful thing. surely. TINT her real character
a. A., di.eo,nr.d. and .no forced tn .,,r.
teuI,rto ia ri,btf,1 owner a si,untinn ,,l,,r.
.h, 60 s,, ,.f.rt,ltc. m, .,,,,,.,, vhi,.h s,,
f.lt for tnis r.ivaf,on. t,,ether ,h. t,,nrt,
t.r. which rr,,,,r,,l ,hrv., C.,r o,.,i,u,n
h,rt, lac b.. nn, nf TIA, b.., and n,nlcst ,vou,,n
tr tl.u,,,t"
V,.y..,lI .,,,. ty,.,,.,,,,. r,r,tc ,ir,,,o,t Ella,
h.,,,., h..,, ,..,,.,.t. N,d h.,. .r,, ,..,, .,
t,,,. ,i,,, ,ir,,,, ,,,. ,,oo, ,o,,,.,.,tiet,
,i.il ,,d ,,i,t, ,t, .t...,s /, ,t, ,,,.o,
'"''''".'' ' w. w. '''"" ''' ''''s Nl'''' u'"
fh"ild htN m'ih'd value Now ~ - wei -
ha'" these thing" understood These theories
and rtio- or morality are too precious not g. hc
trbIt-,al ,fd,iv Vh.r,f.r.. i.t tht,t, la, cd, ,
t'Hl upon ines sils'' L't 'h' 'nal VINO illu--
tri''- them in Ter own conduct Toe tie hnruino I;
md let our own dan ritpre. sisters. sweet hearts.
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Ia 1870 the California Legislature tri-s to
cut down the oppressive and exorbtant feef of
state and county officials. The law also made
II the duty of every county officer authorized To
receive fees to keep a fee book, ia which he
should enter an exact and fun account Of all
fees. commissions, and compen cations what
ever, paid 70 him or his deputies. \ sworn
statement Of HE amount of fecs was 10 be Med
with the lioald of Supervisors on the first Of
Januar, and July IN each year, and an abstract
forwarded to the Secretary Of state. 1t appears
that this essential prov sion Of the statute IL al
most entirely djsregarded, and II is proposed ia
prosecute few officials for neglect Of duty as
on example To the rest
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For some ycnr. nn-l drlecLiye. hny. hom

For some years pat detectives have hc"u
cmplo,od hN the son-in-law ~ Secretary ii-u,
acting as the agent of the Spanish Guverumcut
ia this city; and what q startling fact 1t would
hc # the Information on which the Spanish au-
thorti's in Cuba proceeded to capture the Viz
grius notwithstanding -hc sailed under the
United states Gag and tu XIII the mcn found on
D., Ard Of her, had hccu furnished 30 tho sou-in-
law hy the @ detectives. and 'y him transmitted
t. the SpAniard- in cuba.
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An interesting life insurance case has
been on trial in tie United states Circuit Court
of Iowa. G. /. HOGAN, express agent ut Boone,
Iowa. "a man Of aI parenty correct habits, COM
mittcd suicide q t1her H. Isl, by shooting him
sclf with a revolver, and the Coroner. jIry 80
found. lIOGAN had two policies II Insurance on
hi. life, one in the Ncw York Mutual, which con-
taiucd "A o!nl-c providing that the policy should
le void II the assured should die by his own
hand. The company refused to pay, and smt
was brought by the administrator, who alleged
act when he took his own life. The case was
tried on the issue II insanity. Before proceed
ing to trial counsel for the defence asked If any
Of the jury had the pre- oucciyed opinion that a
man W. in are because he committed suicide.
several iururs answered the Questiun In the
aflrmati, ,e and we're cxcusO d, and their places
dlcd boy others The plaintiff showed that
had changed from ght-hearted, ioYial man To
be muro-e irritable, and dcspOndent. Medical
experts te,' fled that the deceased must have
been in. nuc, The defence admitted that HOGAN
bad been a. spondont for some time preceding
his death, tut traced II to the fat that he
was dcfauiter, that he hrd cmbelllcd "A 1--WE
hundred dollar money package, tho express
company was forreting out the crime, and cx-
po.ure was Immucnt. The jury, after ,ing out
haf an hour, returned a general verdict for the
defendant, and specially found that IloGAN
voluntarily and wlfully took his own lie. A
motion for new trial was oyerruled.
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Every lover OF SuATEsrE NRG and every
student Of Enti-h literature ought to hear Mr..
wuIttV PAGES lecture ON the portrait of the
great ma ter at Stc.nway Hall thi- evening
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The crdchc Of the New York Founding
Asylum has not yet been placed in the vc-tibulc
Of the now buildings for the reception OF all the
infants that may bc left. There H. not now In
Ncw York n single institution that Is certain
check upon the crime Of n'unticidc. II the I'm
mcnsc influence aul resources ~ the Sisters II
charity cannot command the means to establish
such an institution, where are We to look for
rescue for Nobody childiouy
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had taken everything else, and she had retained
these with the intention Of converting them
into cash in case Of dire necessity. ON handing
them now to the Friends of Cuba for the benefit
ofthc e use Of hcr country, she said she could
imagine no ca-c Of moro ditc necessity than that
# Cuba at the present moment.
Tho Indianapolis Pcoplc is So strangely
mialcd 10. to- believe that a remarkable poem 10y
Deacon RtcHARD SViru Of Cincinnati, which
has recently been copied and admired in various
iourutls, dil not originally appear in the CIncin-
natl Gt..fc. over which Deacon RICHARD
SMITH indu-trlously, but by reason of the wick
educ of his business partners. not always SUE
&c -fully prcsidcs. If the editor Of the P,oplc
will look through lc of the Gd<citc and what
privilege this will be. considering how the trHe
GOO duc-s Of Deacon RICHARD SMTu beams
forth on every page he will discover in the cdi-
tion ~ September . on the fourth PAGE, at the
head Of the nth column, the very poem Of
which he skeptically says that "of course no
such poem appeared In the Gds,itc.'
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-03
A House in California One Thousand
Years Old.

The loftiest house, and the most perfect
| in the matter of architecture l have ever
| seen was that which a wood chopper occu-
pied one winter in the forest of Santa
| Cruz County. 1t was the cavity of a red
wood tree, $40 feet in height. Fire had
| eaten away the trunk at the base until
| a circular room had been formed, sixteen
| feet in diameter. At twenty feet or more
| from the ground was a knot-hole, which
afforded egress for the smoke. With ham,
mocks hung from pegs, and few cooking
utensils hung upon other pegs, that house
lacked no essential thing. This woodman
was in possession of a house which had
been a thousand years in process of build
ing. Perhaps on the very day it was fin
ished, he came along and entered in. How
did all jack-knife and hand saw architec-
ture sink into insignificance in contrast
with this house in the solitudes of the
great forest! Moreover, the tenant Jared
like prince Within thirty yards of his
cOniferOus house a mountain stream went
rushing past to the sea. In the swirls and
eddies under the shelving rocks, if one
could not land half a dozen trout within
an hour, he deserved to go hungry-as a
penalty for his awkwardness. Now and
then deer came out into the openings,
and at no great distance, quail, rabbits
and pigeons could be found. What did
this man want more than nature furnished
him? He had house with 'cupola" two
hundred and forty feet high, and game at
the cost of taking it. This Arcadian sim
plicity would have made a lasting i'm
preston but for volunteer remark that
nothing could be added to give life a more
perfect Zest. "Well, yes" said he, Il
reckon if you are going to town you might
tell jim to send me up gallon of whisky
and some plug tobacco" 1t will not do
to invest a hollow tree with too much of
sentiment and poetry. If that message had
not been suggested, we should have been
under the delusion to this day that the lives
of those people, dwelling in house fash
toned a thousand years ago, were rounded
to perfect fullness, without one artificial
want-Orerland Honthly.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-03

TO catch water from the roof 1t was only
partly full, and slipped when he grasped
H. The next instant, boiler, water and all
came tumblIng into the kitchen. Tom
was only sprinklcd, and Dick escaped
altogether; but the floor was thoroughly
drenched, and the children were still look
ing at it in dismay, when Norah, startled
by the crash, came to see what had hap
pened. Her usually good-natured face
wore anything but a pleasant expression,
as she discovered her kitchen Uttered with
bits of snow, feathers and pasteboard,
with the soft water she had saved SO care
fully all spilled upon the floor.
we didn't mean to, Norah. We didn't,
indeed. We just came down here to have
good time,' began Gertie.
"A good time is it, thin:" said Norah,
f1ourishing her mop Indignantly. AN
it's mesilf thought for IA good time too,
whin l claned me kitchen all up airly, to
do the bit of SEWN I'm in made for An
now see the likes of it wild yees, Fax,
Pm thinkin' its not much honester for
yees to be maxim yer good times out o.
mine nor for me to be maxim me new
gowns out o. yer mothers stuff, intirelyr'
The children made no answer They
had a very strong feeling that Norah was
right; though they didn't say so, even to
each other, as they slipped away upstairs.
Johnny and Lizzie concluded that it was
time TO go home, and Tom didn't stay
much longer. They were all sorry, for
Norah and they were usually firm friends,
and she was very obliging in allowing
candy boilings and corn-pOppings in her
dominion, besides being willing to tell
m stories of "ould Ireland"
made e, ran down stairs after tea, and
oil the dits amends she could by drying
Dick conld ,o., as they were washed; but
being once more no such PREPARATION, and,
do, took up paper amt OF something to
sat leaning his head uiifencii again; ne
| thoughttully for a few mintis hanu very
squirrel essay was laid aside, ant. lnen .ne
something else instead: "ro'e
golden RULE.
''The Golden Rule is first-rate one. It's
pretty long, for all it's so short; and was
meant to measure everything by-work, fun,
getting lessons, and everything. Some boys
don't do it, and their good times ant the best
kind; and besides, it's sort of mean, and
like stealing, and any way it isn't right. Every
body ought to do it. This is all l know about
the Golden Rule"
He got the subject little mixed up in
trying to get it into words, you see; and
when he found that by coarse writing it
would cover half a page he was glad to
stop He had the idea palmer in his
head, however; and SO had Tom. And,
though they didn't always remember, of
course, they did sometimes; and, when
some rather doubtful ''gosd time" was
proposed, would ask, as they glanced at
each other: Whose stuff are you going
to make it of ?''-N. Y. Independent.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-03
Flowers and Health.

NATURE the mother of all, is kind.
Her children are her darlings, and she
| lavishes upon them whatever is best for
their bodies and souls The air that vital
ICES and inspires, and the water that re-
freshes and teammates, she pOurs out in
| vast oceans around us. In cities, man too
much departs from her ways, and escapes
from her kindness. He impoverishes him
self, often, by shutting out the free gift of
nature with his artificial wealth.
If there were more flowers in the city
the city would be healthier. Beautiful
sentinels of life and health are the sweet
scented and blooming flowers. Their
odors often neutralize the poisons that in
feet the atmosphere, and are natures own
medicinal preventives and prophylactics.
There is n popular belief that sun flow
ers growing around dwellings have ten
dency to prevent fever and ague. State
ments in affirmation of this belief have
been published in the newspapers from
time to time. Recent scientific investiga-
tions have shown that this popular idea
has a valid foundation. Ozone is a highly
important element in a healthy atmos-
phere, and it was proven years ago that
an unusually slight amount of ozone in
the atmosphere is associated with the
prevalence of certain fevers, of cholera,
and of similar epidemic diseases.
Professor Mantegazza has discovered
that ozone is developed by certain odor-
Gus flowers. A recent writer makes the
statement that strongly fragrant vegetable
essences, such as those of mint, cloves,
lavender lemon and cherry laurel, develop
a very large quantity of ozone when in
contact with atmospheric oxygen, in the
light. Flowers destitute of perfume do
not develop it, and generally the amount
of ozone seems to he in proportion to the
strength of the perfume eXhaled. Pro
fessOr MantegaZza recommends that, in
with noxious cxhalations, strongly scented
flowers should be planted around the
house, in order that the ozone emitted by
them may exert its powerful OXidizing in
tluencc.
This plan for increasing the salubrity of
the atmosphere is certainly n very pleas
ant and practicable one. The large size
and strong odor of the sunt1ower render 1t
one of the best for such a salutary Infiu
encc. 1t is an easy and delightful task to
surround our dwellings with flowers
They contribute wonderfully to the max
ing of home Ioveable and happy. They
invariably interest and charm the chill
dren, and inspire them with a love of the
pure, the beautiful and the good. A true
lover of flowers is never a bad person
Your voceless lips o, Flowers, are living preach
Each cup pulpit every leaf a book
These considerations alone should
prompt every ono to grow flowers, but
when we consider that they may, and
doubtless generally do, contribute in an
important degree To ia" hcalthfulnesS of
oIIr dwellings, even ia" most sordid should
find an inducemrnt Ia their cultivation.
Another popular belief, not as well
founded, is that plants in dwellings are
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-03

The hopelessness of any ones accom-
plishing anything without pluck is illus
trated by an old East India fable. A
mouse that dwelt near the abode of a
great magician, was kept in such constant
distress by its fear of a cat that, the magi-
clan, taking pity on it, turned it into a cat
itself Immediately it began to suffer
from the fear of dog, so the magician
turned it into a dog. Then il began to suf-
fer from the fear of Il tiger, and the magi-
clan turned it into tiger. Then it began
to suffer from its fear of huntsmcn, and
the magician, in disgust, said: BE Il
mouse again. As you have only the heart
of a mouse, it is impossible TO help you by
giving you the body of a nobler animal"
And the poor creature again became a
mouse.
1t is the same with mouse hearted
man. He may he clothed with the pow
ers, and placed in the position of a brave
man, but he will always act like a mouse
and public opinion is usually the great
magician that finally says to such per
son, Go back to your obscurity again.
You have only the heart of a mouse, and
it is useless TO try To make a lion out of
YOU"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-03

| THE Troy On. W Times mentions a Gu.
| riour case of somnambulism which re-
| Gently occurred in that city. a young
lady, visitor from a ncighboring State
| who was an accomplished musician and
| gifted singer, one night recently attended
party where, in response to repeated de
mands, she sang and played until she had
quite exhausted herself. The company
| broke up about one o'clock, and at two
O'Clock the young lady retired. In about
an hour music was heard proceeding from
| her room. 1t continued so long that one
| of the members of the family arose, and,
| upon entering the apartment of the young
lady, found her asleep and singing with all
her power. She tried to awaken her, but
the effort was unavailing. She continued
to sing, going from one song to another,
for upward of an hour, when nature
seemed to be exhausted, and the somnam-
bulist sank into a real sleep. Upon awak-
ing the next morning she knew nothing of
the occurrence.
A MARRIAGE CEREMONY POSTPONED
Albert Knight a graduate of the Normal
School of Albany, was to have been mar
ried to one of Malta's Saratoga County,
fairest daughters, and withal a woman of
some pecuniary means, as well as of I'M
blemished reputation. The guests were
all assembled. The would-be bride and
bridegroom were decked in their gayest
attire for the occasion, and the Rev. Mr..
Webster, of Jonesville just arrived to put
on the finishing touch to the nuptial knot,
| when Mr.. Knight wished a private inter
view with the minister. The interview
being granted, he refused to be married
unless Mr.. Webster would leave Off the
part of the ceremony where it reads, '.as
long as you doth live For, says Mr..
Knight, the laws of the State grant a
divorce for certain reasons, and l do not
know as l can live with her all my life,
and do not want to take VOWS upon my
self that l might not be able to fulfill.
Mr. Webster replied that he was not there
as a lawyer. He had come only in an
ecclesiastical way, and if he wished to be
married he would marry him according
to the rules of the church. Whereupon
Mr. Knight entered into a logical discus
sion of the subject, until the divine, be
coming disguised, sought the woman's
mother and informed her that Knight did
not wish to marry her daughter, and left
for home. The tired guests then sat down
to what was to have been the bridal feast,
which had been kept waiting during the
long discussion.-7roy (N. ~ Press.