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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-31

Sergeant Bates is now called the Gin
terpational idiot"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-31

3OO0OOO Aches A1,Hs cH9ICG o rAEM nnSs
in sight ofthc Rocky Mountains. Best in market
IN and tha the w %Gd LAND hs e@ p4de. 'T ons
credit; nominal interest-send stamp for pam
phlct 10 HYERS & PARKER, Denver, Col
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-31
a CIIALLINdm
VERIFY IT HATH No EQUAL

Ia extended to tho world TO place before 'ha ppss
better Cough or Lung fomouy Una" ""
LUNG BALSAM
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-31
Cheap Farms! Free Homes !!
S75 to $3.50 per month, e, SyG,Tyw WI,

male, to introduce the GENUINE IMPROVED
. COMMON SENSE FAMILY SEWING MACHINE
e This Machine win stitch, hem. fell, tuck, quilt
= cord, bind; braid and embroider in = most supe-
d rior manner. Price only $50. Fully licensed and
= warranted for five years. We will pay $1,000 for
anymachine that will sew q stronger more beau
m tiful ormore elastic scamthau ours 1t makes the
= elastic Lock Stich.n Every second stitch can he
: cut, and still the cloth cannot be pulled apart
g without.caring. We pay agents from $50 to $3.50
- per month and expenses, or a commission from
- which thrice that amount can be made Address
SECOMB d CO, Boston, Mass, Pittsburgh, Pa
Chicago, Ill, or St Louis Mo.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-01-31

IT is ALTOGETHER WRONG, to n lie with a Ba'
Cough or Cold, when tho risk is 80 great and rem
edy so sure, prompt and tho ough as DR.. Jaynoi
Expeltorant can be readily found.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-12-11

The experience OF the present panic has proven
that the currency of the country. based as IL T.
upon the credit Of the country, Is the best that has
ever been devised. Usually. in times OF such
trials the currency has become worthless, or so
much deprecated In value as 60 initiate the values
Of all the ueCessarles Of life, a. compared with the
currency Every one holding IL has been anxious
to dispose of it on any terms Now we witness
jhe reverse. Holder, Of the currency hoard it as
they did gold i'm former experiences Of a Ike
nature Il is patent 10 the most casual observer
that much more currency or money is required 80
transact the legitimate trade Of the country during
the fan and winter months, when the vast crops
are being removed, than during the balance OF the
year. Under the present system, Tie
amount In the country remain, the same
throughout The year, resulting In
An accumulation OF all the surplus capital Of the
country when not employed IN the moving OF CROPS
in eastern cities tempted there by offers Of high In
teIcst Tins surplus capital must earn this interest
paid, with profit, Being subject 10 call, il can be
loaned only ~ part, II best, 10 the merchau. OK
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-23
SAN SALVADOR IN RUINS.
EARTHQUAKE rSDEn CENTRAL AxEA1cAx oI1

me SHOCKS Cont'nEiRg for Fifteen Days-OaIy
I'so Baiidings Left Standing.
The frat shocks were felt on the An Of AfarcI,
last, which destroyed somO houses and alarmed
the Inhabitants Of San Salvador, the greater nart
OF Whomitook to living in the squares and omen
places The shocks continued with more or less
frequency ana force until the 18th Of the same
month, when shock came which
LAID THE WHOLE CITY IN RUINS.
Every town and village within a radius of %
miles have suffered more or less. Fortunately
owing to the previous shocks having frei0htcnsd
the greater part OF the population from IvinO in
their houses, the loss OF life has not been so reat
as It would otherwise have been. Out Of a POM
lation Of 10000, which the city Of San Saiva5or
was said to contain, the number reportrd kilIed
and wounded varies from 80 to 500. The only
buildings left standing though damaRed. IA the
Hotel del Parque and the Government Palaee-
In tho midst Of the dust and CONSERVATION fire
broke out in drug store, but il was soon rot
under. The government fuRetionariea stood to
their posts and did their several duties IN highIv
creditable manner. The President sent his 6.niiy
to Santa Tecla, and established himself in me
principal square OF the capital In tent reprsssed
all attempts at disorder aud robbery and rendered
assistance wherever 1t was most needed, Any
was shot.
THR CAUSE OF THE RARTKouARK.
The earthquake is supposed to have bean cauaai
BY the suppressed volcano Of 50. Thomas, one Of
the seven volcanoes within . radins Of thirty
miles. 1zalco is at present in fun blast throwing
down its udes Q constant stream Of Lava. visibls
at night along the whole coast Of The BaIsam re-
gion.
The officers Of the Reindeer report that the
United states consulate was q mass OF ruins
inside though the walls were standiu0. Nr.
blddles the United STATES Ministar with I've
little ones, had narrow escape. Durina tho
|, two days three officers remained In San Saivn.
! dor, and they felt eight shocks. In some plaee,
e the ground cracked q foot wide and yerv deeu
At every shock all the cocks in the plscS bear
d 70 crow and pigeons wheeled about wildly Il
the air The English visitors Considered it |
} Temptation Of Providence 70 rebuild the cit,
again on the same spot. The crust below L
Q evidently mere she'll. The ear placed elOs0 {
% the ground hears q noise like running water
Il and the fall Of heavy stone produces hOIIOl
10 sound. The Indians would never build on thl
., site.
q TmCITY TO BE REBUILT.
' The authorities still persist in rebuilding q
= city on the same site, although this Is IA
eighth time within 150 years that the city ha
N been destroyed. Most Of the people, neVs
thelesss have moved to Santa Teela. The o.
"a ly building that stood the shocks with 4
least injury was building erected OF timbe
h, The impulse at present Is TO import timb,
n from California for the construction Of sul
to earthquake proof houses. Aid and mon
ed have been rendered and sent from all parts
en- the republic. Every thing has risen to sxhl
20 bitant prices.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-23

The audience was then dismissed with the ben.
ediction by Bishop Lee
The inv ted guests, and subscribers to the ban
qust fund, then adjourned to the Clayton House,
where a hsndsome banquet had been prepared.
The Wilmington papers were all represented at
the present Itiou, and also the following Phladal
phia papers:
The Press, by James Keegan, ESQ.,; the TsquiT-
er, by Samuel u. J. Hudson, Esq.; the Ledger, by
ThOs. d. Coleman, Esq. tho Bulletin, by Francis
Wells, Esq.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-23

+ THE NEW TRANSLATION Oh THE BInLE.-
Bishop Ellicott, OF the British and Foreign
Bible Society, says that the nav translation Of
the Bible now being magte under the superius
tendenco Of English and American scholars,
cannot be completed for many years. aud after
that the printing and proving viii occugy .
long time. The bishop Is OF the opinion. uOre-
fore they accepe the revised translation.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-23
TINE CITY 10 BE RRBUrLr.
THE MoDocs.
sEvrSrEES WARRIORS REPORrED KILLED.


=CANP LAVA BEps. April q, Is7S.
For the past Two days there has been q kind
of truce, as We have had no Modes 10 fight
with. They have gone-it is uncertain where;
but feel confident that before long We shall
hear Of their whereabouts, If not their dsstFue-
tion.
THE FIGHT FROM AEoDoc vIBw.
They also brought in an old ModOc aquaW Who
was captured in the rocks, and Who uas rscogu-
ized by John FaiTchild as Black Jim's mother
in.law. This old lady was in great scare. bat
finally. after finding that nobody Was going 10
hurt her, and, getting plenty Of muek-a-muck,
ahe became communicative and told what she
remembered Of the tight. She said on the FRA
day one Of the big balls, meaning shells, fell
near where the bucks were sitting in council,
and that One-Eyed Jake, one Ofthe Shaeknasty
family, ran and picked it mp and took il over TO
John Schonchn and another Indian. and they
all three tried to bite 1t. At this Interesting
juueture the big ball broke into pieces and they
all three we're killed.
SAD HAVOC ny THE 'BIG BALL"
This story Is probably true, as the body OF One
Eyed Jake was found with his hand blown oil
and the stomach torn to pieces by an exploded
shell. lis pleasant 10 know that SchOnehin.
one Of the chiefs OF the party that assasuinated
General Candy and DIR. Thomas, has received
his punishment. The old squaW said that
X -FOUR OTHERS HAD BEEN KILLED
on the fiFst day by muskel balls, and she had been
hid in a crevice ever since and did not know
what was done afterwards.
SIXTEEN or SEVENTEEN MODOCs KILLED
Ii appears, from the bodies found and th'
traces OF those burned. that there must be atleas
1 sixteen or seventeen Modes dead and An equa
E number wounded. The matter now is reduce,
I to huntingIn the rocks for these 0ulcasts, and
I viii probably BE- some time before they are al
Y destroyed, As there is such vast expanse Of in
y accessible country in the neiahb0FhOod.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-23

THE REWARD ron THE CARTURE o. JKER.
DAvTs.-Tho Paris Kontaekian says;
"Wm Schwartz, Of HillhOro', o., receiVeda
government warrant the Othorday tor e2e1. b.
Ing his share of the $4,000 reward o9ore4
for nj. naVis's capture. Mr.. SchWaEtz Was
4 member Of the frsk Ohio cavalry, and was
detailed as ono Of the picked cavalry troop
sent ia pursuit Of President Davis.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-23

GENERAL CROOKS SUccRSzE1Lf - ACR Ceet-
FKRENCKa.-ThOSe conferences tu ene slEon2-
holds AZ the Anachss ln which over tWo hun
sIred az their ssblg braves = were killed. Ana
50 the Apaches have made peaees not ~
naaoklatiois D a Captain Jack, hn9bY coming
In eonfssslng themselves whipped. ana Do
lIverlng up their arms .,f.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-23

The latest lahur-uaVing inReNliqa 1o4 he
land Of wooden hans y Z toolhplck laat piclu
bolh rous o. tsslh q oncA = ie.dln e.san-
- ofii, according % no invsntol. , that Il
can also y us0d - . comh
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-23

NegFo lodges Of the Know Nothlng order are
forming the n Wet and Sculh. There moslo y
= no while nan oroeaCs."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-11
WANTED 10 BE-HEARf3 FROM,

IlIanybody has ever used the. thorough
and scientific course of treatment recon-
mended by The spfopi fietof az lDr. Sage's
Catarrh Remsdg M ne cure al Catarrh
and has not beer. peri etly- cured, the pro.
prietor,AD RJV. Pierce, wouId like 10
hear from that person, and by. addressing
him al ItheI Word q bispensary. Buffalo,
N. Ysasuch 55efs6n,oi qiilere RBs One, will
hear NJ qnmnfbiss IN his or bar aavant.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-11
New YORK pEIlaS6dsNfa

New YoRK, Nov. TO- BuSlnessis very
quiet with commission houses. The job
bling trade was dull o;dsyy but many buy.
era are arriving from the interior, TO attend
the closing out sales Of two of the largest
jobbing houses in the trade, which cpm-
iinence tomorrow. Cotton goods are un-
changed ,in-6Ist, hands, Worsteds dress
goods and printed reps In fair demand.
Prints quiet. Wool tiannels and blankets
in moderate request Large sales Of dry
goods will be made during The next thirty
DAYS at greatly redueed prices from the
current rates on thirty day slime, with fur.
ther reduction for cash, and on these tetms
The extensive house Of Peake, Opdyke q
Co. announce that they win dispose o.
their entire stock. This announe emenh II
% believed, will draw plenty Of Western
dealers here within the next fortnight
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Dose in Tima .,,Nc.

MA stitch in time saves nine,n Il ID equally
certain that dose Of healthy tonic Ike Hos
tetter's Stomach Bitters taken At this Indictment
twinEo! "A doae, however q not sufficient The
system should BIO thoroughly charged with thii
genial vegetable slim ulaft and Il yiRorant' Com
mence taking It with the commencement OF tho
atmospheric changes which distinguish the win.
ter from the autumn. Thereby you win avoid
organs. and those paifful diseases Of tho mus
cles and. the nerves OF sensation, which Often
render the period Of the year which should be
the merrie6t season Of penAnce and dispute
tude. The extraordinary yigor and regularity
der II an Invaluable remedy for nervous debility,
constipation, tndigeations torpidity Of the liyGr
and intermitonts teYeisaNN IN -ENin d&W
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% ! ! faeial t u lhe oPesople,,.i:.iIl

AZ the virtues OF medicines can't only be aseer-
lalned by earefal observation, - n to boIegTet.
Cd that many Of the, pTugs still prescribed By
como phyeieiara ahnnld retains placai our LII
tefia MedicA. IA I'M inntaneeof hlR7 TINT ytiu
drug Balsam Copahia, furnishes am example,
About The year 1890. tho SpAniArds IN tho Island
Of HAn Domingo having become afflicted with
certain complaints, Thought, aoeording 10 tho
prevailing notion ut that dime, pIhat tho remedy
might DO found, WhIo tho ldi1eaao originated.
Under thia impression. BALKAN CopabiRe eaule
into use, but never has o nAuaeatinR drug done
moro inIutysi for II not only ehAnses tho natnfe
Of the disease 10 mora droadfn state than tho
original bat Il Yuina tho Jtone ofitho stomach
andbringa on DynpspGA nits 'Hoflt forngs 10
avoid this drug and it9a seffeeta tho HAMARb
TAR'S GIFT, purely Vegetable Remedy, is
within tberGaeh ot ALL, Only ten pills 70 DO
tak0n, and wift cure every time In from two 10
iouf days. Male packages, "a female, e. ~,
2 Cor. Market and i'm (ola Monroe.
oci lSSls.SiAkentsto Tor Whoelink, W. Vi.
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Grea. IsEpr Done A%ay Wlth.

House cleaning 70 great horror onine
men out Of every ten. When that time
comes the "men iolks,n as d rule, give the
domestic hearth "wide. berth" Oceans
ol Suds-the product OF tons Of soap-
fairly food every part Of the house. The
women, from the Mistress down, labor %
they never worked before, and what with
the discomfort, the smell Of suds and the
dampness, and not yinfrequently sickness,
the products Of colds and overwork, mat.
tiers are generally disagreeable. The sim
pie use Of Sapolio instead Of soap does
away with all this discomfort. II lightena
the labor hundred per cent, because IL
removes dirt, grease, stains and spots, with
hardly any labor, with but little water,
and In one tenth the usual time. eod&W
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BALTIMORE Nov. 10s7T Eourt- pnll
do extra Is g0a0 $500 ianilS % 7Sis60''
WheatAMore actlve; amber -, essa1 100;
good to prime red 81 5oa1 oioheiee white
81 62a1 65;Y other grades unchanged.
Corn-Quiet, mixed. western Gle. 0ais-
Active; western mixed '4ss4Sici white
Soc. Rye-Firm at s0a90c. Provisions
Heavy and quiet, with, asdeclinipg ten
dency.a Mess Pork-S18 l75a15y Q0o Bulk
Mests-Shonlders 5fa6c; clear rib aides
5ta5sc. Bacon Shoulders Hattie.
Sugar cured HamsT1lta13c, Lard-7sa
TIC. Butter Western active; receipts
light choice Solt and tubs 25a30c.s
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schencl's Mandrake Pillg.

These pills are composed exclusively Of
vegetable ingredients, although they en-
.tirely supersede the tse of mercury, dc
mot leave any. Of itsi Iinjurionso elects,
They act directly upon the lIver, and arc
o valuable remedy IN all cases Of defahge.
ment resulting from Q diSordered state o.
that organ, Liver Complaint, Bilious
Disorders, Indigestion, Sick Headache,
Typhoid FeVers, &C., DO, all succumb q
tie' free use Of Schenck's Mandrake Pills
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers
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S1Akh 4tSNAo 1aAAt bht AhA4At
STocKs-Dull and changes slight, ex-
cept in q few instances. Tho market
opened firm and advanced ito per cent.
Toward midday o reaction took place,
but later there was Q recovery. After o
second call the market declined, but at
the close was frmer again, Rock Island
selling at $751; against SO at the open
ing. Erie started at 3staS9s against
37f. at the, close on Saturday, and
afterwards fell of to 3st. The
other changes were slight. There was
d pretty; well t6ahasd report osday thaj
the cashier otta small uptown bank was
q deiaulter TO the amount Of $4,000.
The bank, does not belong TO the clearing
house association and no one will be in
jured by the alleged deialcation outside
the stockholders. heeales betweenl2 and
9o,clock aggregated 81, 600 shares (Which
$500 were Western Union, 2,400 Union
Pacific, 800 Wabash, 800 Panama, 1000
Pacific Mail, 1900 .ohio's,, 8 900 New
York Central, 500 ST. Paul, a, 200 Lake
Shore, 1900. Erie, 500 Cleveland, Column
bus 8 Indiana Central 800 Rock Island
200 Northwestern, preferred and 200
Adams Express.
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CtscrSNATI, Noylq10- Flour- Quiej
at 50 25a6 90. Wfea@Qliet at s25A
/ 80. Corn-Demand fair and market
firm; old 45ca sRye-Quiet at70oA oati
Quiet OF 39a40c. Barley-Dull but I'm.
changed. Groceries - Quiet. Oils =
Steady. Eggs 22a23c. Butler and Cheese
STEADY. Ptosidops- Pork. obhingai
$12 100; stock light. Lard-Quiet; steam
6FaGac, Bulk Meats--Ngws shoulders 4ia
44c; sides in fair demand, clear rib 5fa
5ic; clear 6ia5saec. BaconE Clear lib
sides sales OF 5se;, clear seles at 6a6fc,
Green Meats-Sales Rhoilders spot 1870;
rough sides 49c. AHamsl7sa7tc:sH Hogs
Firm; all cod Of $s 75as oG Wklky
Firm at SOC. : - ~ a.. 4 "a la,
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deod,sw&w

BE cAasIur-Ihthelei dsys, whom tight hats,
hot air, and sedentary occupations, cause the
hair to tall out It 10 matter OF no little impor.
lance to know which Of the hair preparations
are Of any value. The majority, o, has been fro.
quenty proved By. the, drst dermatologiste, or
hair .doctors, possess little or no merit. Such
beiug the fact, II is eonsoling to thosewho are
Afflicted TO know thereis really one good artiels,
which 10 recommended and utod BY tho nrst
medical authority, and has ttood every test
many years. This preparation ID Halls vRGE-
TABLE sICILIAN HAIR ,RRNKWER,-atr truly
scientific compound, which % unqnestionably
the best preparation Of tho kind now before The
American public. Il will restore to gray hair Its
original color, cleanse Tho head thoroughly, cure
all eruption Of the scalp; and willalYaye res.ore
the hair 90 long as any germs remain, % they
almost invariably do, until extreme old go. has
destroyed theroots. The original Article ID made
BY r. P. Hail 4 Co., Nashna, y. H.-Eorasy's
Press, Jan. %, 1858. -, sSrr,,r dAw
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PLAIN FA1TS

FRANKFORT, Mich, Sept 18Th, 1873.
A year ago had bad cough. from the
Catarrh which had got in my throat. y l
tried good many things but got nothing
70 do me any good until ! used your Col.
den Medical Discovery and Dr.. Sage's
catarrh Remedy. They cured me in
three months for which I am very thank.
full. = Amos FISHER
deod,sw&w %h -g9v ,
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COMMERCIAL. FINANCIAL.
MARKETS By TELEGRAPH
Ne.v YORK Money and Stock aIaris

NEW 1oIk montg AhO iotock 4aAAoss
NEW York, Nov. 10.-AoNEY-Easy
during the greater part Of the day at7 per
cent, and;was finally loaned down to 8a4
per cent To-day, d The lfintbior two
months that 1t has been difficult to employ
money. on satisfactory collatefals. The
Associated Banks gained $750,O0O in.legal
tenders to-day.
STERLING ExcHAHaE-Dull Of 1861 for
sixty days, and 1O5saloSt for sight. Gus.
tom receipts, $e0sOOO. aailn1z ,heH
'GoLD-Qliet at from 107ta1o7a, with
bulk ofthe business at 107ia1O7s. Loans
we're at s, 7,aand 1=S2, z gold, flnalrate
was Q per cent The Assistant Treasurer
rdisbufssd $12s.00o. Clearipgs, $4,000, 900.
,GoyRRNlENrs-Fi in the late deal.
ings, without any important change in
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~ - MANTLES. - - -
K a complete assortment Of Aatbleized Iron and
Slate Nantes, Slate Hearths and Ornamental
Castings OF manufactured prices. EInQ 9iloall
JOB CASTINGS attended topromptly. rny. n, 4
ordcr sI resp &c Solicited O5i 10 slg
Nos. 8 and Market, and and 8 Fourth atreets.
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Arrivals and Departures of Malls
Travellers Register.

AIRNAl or fRArss.
R60-RR ,,Ili:9O a,m.I 5:N5 pm. l:S9 pm.
Central Ohio Div 25l am, 1870 am ~ pm
Cicyel'd b Pitts lE0S m. gu pm G :t0 pm ~
Hsmpae, ID RR., $50 am ..:..::.I @10 pm.
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Cor. asfssh ind iSta eola I osfSs,. I
oc4 lSSlsSiAeeatstor Whoelink, W! Vi
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are technically correct, but assert that they
were part oil our currency, inasmuch as
they were heldiby the banks as part of
their reserve. Amounting to more than
two hundred millions, they permit lied Che
entire volume Of the greenbacks and ma
tional bank notes TO be In circulation.
Then money was cheap. The banks were
glad 10 discount paper at elk per cent, and
merchants, manufacturers, and capitalists
generally we're able to hold bonds, and
found profit and conveniehcejn doing 90;
for while they could borrow money Tor six
per cent currency, they received six per
cent gold with which to meet foreign pur-
'chases or TO sell at the ruling premium.
In the meantime the Secretary Of the
Treasury was criticised for keeping more;
than one hundred milllonaof gold in the
Treasury, and not selling 1t fast enough TO
satisfy the resumptionists. So long as this
condition Of things remained, we were de-
veloping our resources, stimulating immi.
grafton, constructing and importing ma-9
chinery together with akilled workmen To-
manage It, and impelfing and quickening
all those agencies by steam and electricity.
We could then afford TO build "prema-
tnre" railroads, and thus develop the min
;eral and agricultural resources Of new sec
,tions Of our country, and were on5the
road TO manufacturing and commercial
supremacy, which would make ioura the
country In which the worlds balances
would have been settled, as they,noW are,
10 London-but unwise counsels pre-
vailed. iS.ts',.. a,t6
M'ouL1ooH's M1sTAKEs AND THEIR n; Re :,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-05-03
A SIGN-B0ARD.

will paint you a sign, rum-seller,
And hang it above your door;
A truer and better sign-bOard
Than over you had before.
| will paint with the skill Of a master,
And many shall pause to see
This wonderful piece Of painting,
So like the reality,
/ will paint yourself, rHrn-seller,
As you wait for that fair young boy,
Just i'll the morn Of manhood,
A mothers pride and Joy.
He has no thought of stopping,
But you greet him with smile,
And you seem 30 blithe aud friendly
That he psuses to chat awhile
| will paint you again, run-seller,
| will paint you as you stand,
With foamiDg glass Of liquor
Holding IN either hand.
He wayers, but you urge him;
"Drink pledge me Just this one~
And he lifts the glass and drains it,
And the hellish work Is done.
And the next will paint drunkard;
Only year has flown,
But into this loathsome creature
This fair young boy has grown.
The work was Quick aud rapid,
| will paint him as he lies,
In torpid, drunken slumber,
Under the wintry skies.
will paint the form Of the mother
As she kneels ut her dsrling's side
Her beautiful boy that was dearer