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Esni,s1IIs srocerx Market.

SUeARs-New Orleans, in hcgshesds 9
6llc for fair to choice; Demerara 11a6
l2c; standard hards l2ac; New Orleans
clarified white 12!6l2sc; do, yellow lac;
& coffee 1ts612c; B do. l1s6115c; G do.
1l56115c; Porto Rico 11G12c.
MoLAssEs AND SIRUPs-New Orleans
70675c; sirups 45f6Oc; golden strip %
G70c.
CoFFEE-Market steady as follows :
Rio, common to choice, Y! G24c; Lagusyrs
23i24c; Java 27629c.
Massive quote at 1915 for 1ods, and
25c additional for diminishing grades.
SALT-We note heavy receipts, and
prices declined materially. We quote Z
bushel barrels at 2S5 per barrel in depot,
CANDLEs-We quote star 2O62O4c q
b.
FIsH-We quote as follows: Half bar
rels, Nos. l, 2 and g, 500, S7.25 and 5000;
In KITS, Nos. l, 2 and s, $3.50, $500 and
s1.T5.
RICE-We quote at &c.
CHEEsE-We quote Factory at 16G17c.
TEAs-We quote Imperial $1.O061.50;
Young Tyson s1.15k01.k0; Black 75cG
$1.25; Gunpowder $l61.E0.
PoWDER-Market steady IS Olows Do
pont 1925; Sycamore Mills S7.25; Hazards
s7.25; blasting 1925; fuse per 100 feet 75c.
SHoT-We quote patent So; Buck 1925,
LIQUoRs-We quote common rectiied
whisky az gallon 81; Robertson County
S1.75G$S; Bourbon $1.25S15.50; Lincoln
County $1.7562.25; Highwines 81.
CoTToN TIEs-We quote st 9aN1Oc.
RBooAEs-Ws quote st s2.50n3.50 v
doE.
soAP-We quote at 5E0sc e d. or $SG
$50 SF box.
BAseINe-Ws quote at l4R14ac for
henp and fax.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-02
CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE.

Business remains very dull with the
banks, money being in but little demand
and not much doing in the way of discounts.
The banks accommodate their regular
customers on short time at the rate of ten
per cent per annum.
Exchange on New York is quiet. The
banks buy at par and sell at 81 per thou
sand premium.
GOLD AND SILVER
Gold opened in New York yesterday at
1 17s but closed at 116s. For the small lots
offered here dealers pay 115E, while they
hold at III. Silver is taken at LOT for
halves and quarters.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government funds are shsde lower.
fnllnrr;r,. IL.
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,>.,,,->o~>,N~<>O0oo>~ >s,>>>>>oO>> >>c>o>~S~
VITAKTED-Young men to Learn and engage
wv in Re egraphy, for the new lines now
bnildiny. Busine 8 learned in short time.
Permanent positions and good salaries as soon
as oualtEesi. Address Western Telegraph In
stltate, 20 Church stree I, Nashville, Tenn.
an2a In
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-02

REV. GEORGE BOWERS, late dead of
Manchester, has bequeathed to his nephew,
Mr.. Addington, the gold ring known as or
iginally belonging to John Bunyan.
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FOR SALE.


LFOR YALE III "a gain, number or lots,
y amounting TO over 100 acres, known as the
Psge. or Vance property, lying on the Brick
Ohurch src Whl'e. Creek pikes, from 2 TO 2K
miles nom GslfEille. Apply to Q. B. VANCE,
at Commercial Hctel, or to BROWNS q
CHEAThAM, Real Estate Agents myI If
COR sALE-on one, two, three, four and
I Eve years ftime-n0 cdsh-fine Blue Grass
Farm ccBtaining two hundred and eighty acres;
i've miles from Nashville On the Brick Church
Pike" wen timbered, watered and fenced pas
lures of finest blue grass; land as fertile as anv
in Tennessee; improvements of almost every
kind, consisting of stone snd frame dwelling,
containing seven rooms; kitchen, cellars oath
room and all the modern improvements; cottage
with two rooms In the yard neatly finished;
brick ga dener's house with five. or six rooms;
servants room; splendid cistsrrs and wells, and
all necs sSary out-houses; line grst mill; barns
and stables for about one hundred horses. En-
quire ON the place or through Postoffice. Address
Mrs. RACHEL ID. FOOTE, Nashville, Tenn.
ape Il lEa q -HH
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LOST.

NsysNs - sf-eN ,'lssS
IT 0ST.--A pair Of gold framed spectaclee,
Il 4 frames very heavy, marked "From w. G.. N.
TO Il. Men" The finder viii be literally re-
wsrded by leaving them at this Office. It's s
II OsI-On the night of The 10th April on N.
III & ID. Railroad, between Nashville and De-
catur, sm al Black Satchel, containing one or
two pieces of clothing and package OF papers
of no value TO any one except the owner. A re-
ward OF SO win be given to any one returning
the same 20 S. b. SPURLOCK s. CO., No. IS
Broad street. 1t
I OST-0n Church, Cherry or Union streets,
IL about eight days ago, a Lady's Watch Chain
with pin attached. a liberal reward will be
given for return of same to GATES & POHL-
MAN. my2 2t
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E,OR RENT.


EOR ksENT-One new Cottage on Father
IL land street, Edgeheli. Apply to w. H.
DAVIS, at Yengin, Douglass & keese's, Pub
Tic square -nTa ErgF.T apis II
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Nashville provision Markes.

Market quiet as follows packed from store:
BULK MEATs--Clear sides l0c; clear rib
sides 9ic; shoulders 7ac.
BACON-Clesr sides l0ic; clear rib sides
10ac; shoulders SIC; country hams III
0l2c.
CHOICE HAMs-Hart & Hensley's G. G.
G. canvased 144c.
BREAKFAST BkCoN-C. G. G. csnvased
12ac.
IAARD-Hart & Hensley's snow fake
pastry in tierces 10c; prime lard in tierees
9ac; kegs 10ac; buckets II &c.
DRIED BEEF-Canvased 161c.
BEEF TONGUEs-Per dozen So.
No country bacon Offering to-day. We
quote at 7468c for shoulders, 9R61Oc for
sides and 114c for hams.
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NnslnxfIYa Live stook Rfarkes,

CATTLE-Market little weak to-day,
but unchanged 10 price. We quote as fol-
lows: Extra shipping 4a65c; choice
butchering 3i64ac; medium 344G3ac; com
nom 1i623c; stockers Safe.
SHEEP--In fair demand at S4.5O66.OO
per lead, according to quality.
LAMBs-In good demand at $3.0063 so
per head.
HoGs-No heavy selections coming in.
Shoats met with ready sale at 314c.
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SRHGFf0S.


SEEDs-We change quotations as follows:
Clover 1915; timothy $4.2564.50; orchard
grass S2.2562.50; blue grass S1.50; herds
grass $1.50; onion sets $500 per bushel.
COTTON YARNs-We quote st lac, lac,
169c Snd 184c for TOO, 600, 500 and 400,
SHUCKs-In demand at $3.50 per 100 lbs
for hacked, and S1.50 for rough.
WRAPPING PAPER.-We quote small at
kfc; medium 75c; double crown 81.
BoN.-We quote IS follows: Tennessee
bar 7Be 4S b; Kentucky do &c; Tennessee
band 7bn10c; Kentucky do. 6s67ac; Ten
nessee boiler plate SIC; boiler heads 9!c;
fire box Zoe, sheet, common 6M7c; do
Kentucky 74684c; do Tennessee 9G9kc.
BARRELs-We quote at 45c.
GLAsswARE--We change our quotations
to suit the card rates as follows: s by 10
Sc. Is; 10 by IL $7.25; Toby IA $500; 10by
TO $S.75; II by Il 1915; Il by 16 1915; II
by Is 1925; II by 20 1926. Discount
-40l.
FLAsKs-The quotations net are as fol-
lows: half pint S2.75; pint 1915; quart
$4.75.
CANDIEs-We quote stick candy III;
common fancy 18c.
RAIsINs- We quote as follows: 1 box
96c; ! box $1.75; whole box So.
CoRDAeE-Jute 15c; grass &c; cotton
BIC. ri
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Cincinnati Markets.

CINCINNATI, May Flour firm at
S7.506775. Wheat steady at $1.6Sa1. 10.
Corn firm at 44c. Rye SOC. Oats 40
4Sc. Barley firm. Eggs easier at 13n14c.
Provisions more active and firmer. Pork
firm and nominaly SIS so. Lard quiet;
steam &c; generally held higher. Bulk
meats steady; shoulders 7675c; clear rib
sides 9s694c; clear 9se, closing with In
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creased irmnsss. Bacon firmer; shoulders
7E68c; clear rib 9s69sc; clear 1061Oic.
Whisky steady at S6c.
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NEW ORLEANS, May Flour duh;
Xxx $612; xxx $7.12aa; family S9.09610.
Corn easier; white 57058c. Wheat 57159c.
Oats quiet at 44e. Bran dull and lower
at soc. Hay dull; prime $1,000; choice
$500. Pork dull, held at SIS so. Dry
salt meats dull; shoulders re; 9ac, l0c.
Bacon irner; shoulders SIC; clear rib 103c;
clear 10sc. Hams 14a6l5tc. Lsrd-re-
fined scarce; tierce 9sc; keg l02c. Molssses
dull; prime 2Gc; strictly prime 63663ac.
Sterling 275; sight ! premium. Gold
11T4.
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BALTIMORE, May Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat quiet and firm; choice
white and amber 81. 1902. 10; good 10 prime
red ST 9562.07. Corn quiet; western mixed
nominal. Oats finn at 49650c. Rye quiet
at 95c. Provisions dull and unchanged.
Mess pork s18.500l9.0O. BacOn-shoul-
ders S6S1c; clear rib 106I04c. Sugar
cured hams 13i6l5e. Lard 969ac. But
ter weak; choice tub 33035e. Whisky at
cole.
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New York General Market

New YORK, May Flour duh with
beavy receipts. Corn meal quiet. Whisky
is shade firmer at 92c. Wheat dull and
lower. Coffee active and strong-RiO Ia
1886. Turpintine 52ic. Lard-steam
9569 0-16c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-11-12

EDUCATION OF WOMEN. N.-Com-
menting upon the fact that not, one
woman was saved on the fatal At
lantic, although many had the same
chance Of life as the men, an hex-
chance says 1.-THE strength of
women at the crisis of their life
depends on their physical culture
while childrep. Let notparents be
more ashamed of their girls brown
faces and fists than Of their boys
Let them train, and clothe them so
that they can run and climb and
care for and protect themselves.
Let them take them with their
brothers into the harvest field. A
boy is not ashamed of wosk ;. no
more should be a girl. The refine
ment that suits girl out Of Gods
sunshine, and allows her no rough
er work indoors than to embroider
worsteds, or tap ivory keys, or
dust a marble mantle, is refining
her off of the face of the earth to
give place to the daughters of the
servants Of the kitchen.
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Citation for Letters of Administration

OlLdIlUu 1Ol bCGtOAo VI &1oAAAa4o'A$oAeA'
.,9ahe Stateaof- South ,CiVolaaa.T
ABBEFILLE COUNTY.
By .CHAS. w. .GUFFIN,. ESQ, Pro-
10 bate Judge. -
WMTHEREAS,2 ,2E: D. Bowie, Clerk Of
wv the Court of Common Pleas, has
made suit to ME, to grant him Letters OF
Administration with the Will annexed,
of the derelict Estate of John Enright,
late Of Abbeville County, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon-
ish all and singular the kindred and
Creditors of the said John Enright, de-
ceased, that they be and appear, before
me, in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Abbevilie G.. H., s. c., on December
9th next, after publication hereof, at II
o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, il
any they have, why the said Admins
tration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this
twenty-eighth day Of October, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-three and in the
ninety-eighth year of American In
dependence.
Published on tile 10Th day Of October,
the 5th, 18th, 10Th, 26th of November,
Sd of December, 1873, in the Abdevtlte
: ...r,t,l =. ,CHAS. w. GUFFIN,
.49,s,.a Judge of Probate.
Oct. %, 1873, %, 6t*
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-11-12
KISSES.

Let thy kisses, I entreat,r / ,~.-'.a
Have language of their-own, /, e.
When they bring to me, my sweet,
What no other lips have known.
Is it'welcome? Bid them bear
From thy heart loves sweetest sign,
Thatmy own theneeforth may wear
Sweeter grace received fromthine.
ia Ht.l. -'.o.i. 40 3ytlini.. }
Know low What language fails t. tell;'
Kiss me close and share the pain
With no whisper of farewell.
Always, darlingd grant me this, 2t,.
AZ loves noontide or eclipse:
kiss me not, or ever kiss '..,..,
With thy heart:upoii thy lips. - :.
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-. -. Z. n. q; .
.ssIa57 J75i.
speak asword. dc said p few werds
and gave has card tony amt, lWhd
accepted itaahd( the situation sas
gracionsly as. she does ling
and@looked rather anxious 70 get
mesafeiy earsiage esnd, ,henA
ana An nYemmntes az ,ssl y YesWere sdrsying
away;
Snat ~, ara me 90 1of Jon, ssl
ing r. '.' s7a..tes z M ;s s' q g, 4
Oh! ne Was,so siren q l1spc
good TO- to nieLaIid e ar me- mad eehlnf eat s
tho Ano,, whole t1urnlp M autitis ~ = 8.
po1i hhe waols Gsa 5uFnlp ass os s.s,,esI ere ia
59llE Gomlee we WON'T l1s,f fal6 aas,,sg of
tnlnk 9lilt now; ,ei:1it,g5 ,s aso as
! AND enc quleted and petted me,
evidently thinking that 4 had lpst
nay wits, undll gwasi lying epot
te,l toiI ber 10 ngr III aragapg-room' aDle g
lfWelg THAI wasmyiftst aaaS5b
attempt at ''fakingfcafe of myseIf."
I never want to de- SO again. Tom
takes care of me I,owsaofscodfse.
you understand that it was he5wlic
came 7toomy, deliverance. Aunt
wrote to him, thatgeEy evening, and
my my father came am dewn from 4ondop
n next tn, morning on purpose TO thank
h1llm; q 1.-The then Tom called, and 60 and
so--ths 50 end Of my story, Of, pst
haps, l should say the real begin
ming OF 1t, Is that Ham his wife
now. - 'I.,1.inf s!ii tsni5;aa eis,iiim
At tirst u did 9thinkIit aS.pihy Ahat
my husband shonla sbesRM5 Een.S
"heh HAD Always slptanded d ofo
marry at least three Il sglll4abbles l4 sss
am a me- merely ely "Polly;;" but now think
iom i the most charming name III
the world, and would not changeft.
i'haya only one thing more %
tell. The old lady with the diBs-
g'eeanie bonnet as TOMS, auntI I
am writing this in her. house, which
ls just what j had taa.neeied oit.saRd
she 1s one iot the dearest and kind
est old women Ill England. I....,i
ii" Una ma has laA' found 'Flig her Lion, Sbe
says. -
Una; butITom I IL q darlihkaSaa
Lion with his atawnys5beard and
splendid:strength on whi ichk kiswife
loves to lean. : Ihear, lhimoealhfg
t'Pollyi!!'' from the lawn, where. be
lies, laziy pufinghis. digar under
the cedar; dt1arr and m ,!s43 az be can, greW,ls W,s on
occasions, y ! keep hls majesty
waiting too long, ! Had Better
"Coming, Lion. - EloNdoH - slHa9.,
azine. sE" ''Etih9o h ,roi'1ovsoo
IS 9-@od i-.:.----. -asa.77-odi ftis
q :.1t7a Prettylstorlss 2 l9s.eaa
'"@'a.. 81 i,,2-,as,C I5iial I'd. doiGw
p. .,sss 10; ;,ik.; .l,s.ass.,1,.t
IT, 4am ,upalasler SnYth way nsials Maf.
ass sY ;,i,ani4Ho .a .,; - 10 70 ,,,,2i.'. g hts
asEed b;n,Imhz 'k;s sl hb;,.';sss saSaS i.,,,,;s:
sOb, ntsavs, ora ,dr.,nni % .sst1,s..sa1,s @ ,
eonss IT,, 81 Id WE.. ;a; sa's;. 80 80,
ISn,u , = 49, T = u, .has .'s ~, 1uS
A ssTm +he ers re 5 = sse;E,inm er;a.. Tnn. 70
t.n5r an2tH ~ s go, 80 .t W. ay.s
:; a,ra mnSI J; S,;o,'a ~ ,'' s'enn aYap'.
sp" a0I pa TN -, rsisl,J ybssz
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al, tHeii, you fe OHelu.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-11-12
The State Of. South Carolina,
ARRFVnTE COUNTY. q"

-
TO Alexander Lee Adams, Jesse Terry
Adams, and Vitula Ophelia Adams,
Greeting: -
VOU are hereby required to appear at
the Court OF Probate to be holden
at Abbeville Court House for the, Coun-
ty of Abheville on the 18th day OF. De-
eember, A. D. 1878, to show cause if any
you can why the real estate of Mrs:
Rachael c. Adams, deceased, described
in the petition of John A. Adams, filed
in my1offi shouldy not be. divided or
sold, allotting to the said John A: Ad-
ans, one-half and the other half i'll
equal portions to the said Alexander
Lee Adams. Jesse Terry Adams anc
Vitula Ophelia Adams. -,
Given under myliand seal this 4th
day of November, A. d. 1878.
fsEAL.1 :" CHAS. w. GUFF1N,
Judge of Probate Abbeville County.
Nov. 4, 1878, 30-6t ...':'' ,''. '' ="
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Citation for Letters Of Administration
.'[ The Slate of South Carolina, 81
2 ABBEVILLE COUNTY
BY c. w. GUFFIN, Esq, Probate
Judge. e.Its- . z"..t
WKTHEREAS,, Alexander G. Hagen
w made suit to me to grant him
letters of Administration Of the Estate
and Effects of Mrs. Rebecca Stevenson,
late of Abbeville County, deceased.
THESE ARE ETHEREFORE to cite,
and admonish ALL and singular the kim
dred and Creditors of the said Mrs. Re-
becca Stevenson, decd, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court Of Probate,
to be held at Abbeville G. H., S. G., on
the 14th of November next, after publica-'
tion hereof, at II O'clock In the forenoon,
to shew cause. if any they have, why
the said administrator should not be
granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this goth
day of October, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-tlIree, and In the ninety
eighth year of American Indepen-
Published on the 5th and 10Th day Of
November, 1878, in the A6beviUe Press
and Banner. - .,'.-l mil
C. w. GUFFIN, p. A G.
Nov.25, 1873, 39-2t = lin .r
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-11-12
BRING Forward Your Cotton.

THE price of cotton is still declin-
ing, and every Indication is that
he price will not be higher for days
and probably for fonths to come, for
eff the price of cotton is low when
but little is being brought to market,
how can we expect to realize higher
prices when the receipts are heavy,
as must be the case soon. So bring
forward your cotton at once, and we
will either buy in settlements OF &C.
counts, or ship, at the option of the
Farmer.
QUARLES & PERRIN.
Oct. 22, 1873.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-12-16
A New Orleans Character-A COlOred Mil.
liOnaire and Misers

Men whose taxes foot up from 81 900 to
$4,000 each year can get two per cent.
per month for it, or use it in even more
lucrative ways, while the interest on their
taxes is nothing in comparison. Hundreds
of thousands of dollars are retained in this
way. A notable instance of this practice
in the case of a colored millionaire, who
has lodged paying his taxes until now
they amount to nearly 100000, due to the
city and State. This man is character
for a romance. He is so abstemious that
he may be called miser, He disdains
rest, and with wonderful activity works on
in small and obscure one story house, re-
mote from the business portion of the city.
This building is his Office and his home.
1t is dngy and dilapidated on the outside.
Within kind of lobby, partitioned off from
the main room is the misers office. A
desk, full of pigeon-holes crammed with
papers, an iron safe and chair or two,
constitute the only furniture. Beyond are
the rooms where he lives with his mother,
this man, SO unpretentions in his business
surroundings, has nearly hundred tene-
ments scattered all over the city, which
bring him anywhere from $50 to $500 each
per month. He owns over $50 different
properties, estimated TO be worth at least
100000, besides bonds and cash to large
amount This man, however, never pays
any taxes, except when he disposes of a
piece Of property, and then only on that
property In the Sheritf's Office are tax
writs against him, dating back twelve
years, and to some of them are attached as
much as six yards OF foolscap, filled
throughout with closely written descrip-
tions Of his properties. The reason fol
avoiding his taxes is a speculative one
The city charges him 10 per cent. interest
on all his money, which he never loans ex
cept on mortgage, at 1S to "a per cent
Every tenth year, also, the taxes of one
year are wiped out by prescription. --aNeu
Orleans Times.
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Gbe Ginres, Nsrp BLOOMFIELD, 11a.

eyes. I'd swear It on my oath ~ said
Mrs. Sawyer, as il there was several other
ways Of swearing, il she chose TO take her
choice. lf
Suppose you step over to Mrs. Kitely's
with me P"
"well, will"
But to Mrs. Sawyer's discomfort, Mrs.
Kitely denied the story entirely. Mrs.
Seymour had never given her any such in
formation, either in confidence OF other
wise. Mrs. Sawyer tearfully persisted in
her story and finally the trio went to Mrs
Seymour's. The hero of the story was by
this time at home, and eating his supper
when the visitors entered.
1t was an awkward story to tell, but it
was told and Mrs. Seymour's face was a
picture of indignant surprise.
"I9" she cried-"I say my Fred had
eloped with Belle Graingerl Why, Mrs.
Sawyer, you must surely be dreaming p'
"You said so, heard you," sobbed
the widow.
"Said what?"
"You said distinctly Belle Granger ran
away with my son, this morning"
AT this moment Mrs. Seymour burst
into fit of uncomfortable laughter, to the
great CONSERVATION of her audience. She
laughed till she was obliged to wipe the
tears from her eyes when, catching sight
of Mr.. Grainger's disturbed face, she said,
with sudden gravity
"Pardon me, Mr.. Granger see have
most innocently caused you serious an
noyance The truth of the story is this
Fred, as you know, has all the morning
papers sent to him on the early train, and
many of the neighbors come in to borrow
them. Mrs. Kitely always likes to see the
Sun, and save it for her but this morn
ing your daughter stopped on her way to
the depot for paper to read as she rode to
the city, and took the Sun. When Mrs.
Kitely came for the papers l said to her,
"Belle Granger ran away with my Sun
this morning ~ a
"And all Myrtleville has been busy with
the scandal Mrs. Sawyer manufactured out
of your remark" cried Mr.. Granger. 81
can only hope she will be as active in con-
tradicting as she was in circulating it.
But to this day Mrs. Sawyer persists in
declaring that she can't see where she was
to blame, after all. Anybody, she is quite
sure, might have made such mistake on
the Same ground.
Pretty Susy was not left long in doubt,
for Fred, having drawn from Mrs. Sawyer
the confession that she thought it a duty
to tell the Belknaps the first thing hast
ened over to his betrothed wife, to give
vent to his Indignation against all tattlers
ndimischief-makers, and very soon Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Seymour's wedding cards
put the final contradiction to the Myrtle.
vile scandal.