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Extraordinary Preservation.

Iron tho CNnthiana {Ky.} Democrat.
Glayarillo, III This county, died in June, 1870.
;Eary in tint year ho male will aud beguoath-
ed tho lnuniticent Bu1n Of s3s00 for tho purpose
:of moving tho bodies Of the deceased members
Of bis family. and to improve tho grounds, to
Creek, IN Tins county. Tho executor, AIr. N.
+. Whitehead, proceeded to discharge his
duties by employing Mr.. John u. Hamilton
to remove them, improve the grounds, erect
bead and foot-Atoncs' at their graycs Among
those to bo removed Wis q Child Of Dr.. Will Our
ran, Of claysviilo. On Monday weelt. The 10Th
inst, Mr. Il. disintcrred tho child, who was
buried in metallic caso, on tho 9Th day of July
1895, III tho Whltohead buZying- ground, III Clnya-
vile, nna' being unable to rcnaoso tho acrows II,
It on. Upon removing tile face-pate
sight svas revealed that struck them dumb
with astonishment. Iustead Of, as they ex-
pccted, finding. few bones aA tho remains Of
thor household pct, TINT lad besn buried
a. it were s1ccplng infant. Tho clii1d look
cd as natural al life, and was in n perfect
slate OF preservation with tAo exception Of
tho nose, which was gono. Tho Doctor be-
homo. whcro nineteen years ago It was the
joy Of the household. This wns indeed q
great curiosity, and many Of tho citizens OF
Claysyille and vicinity ca.ne to tho DOCTORS
ol1ico, where the body remained until Saturday,
to ESQ It. On Saturday tho Doctor brought II
from olayayillo to this city, and took it TO tho
rosidepec Of Alru. n. Shumate, where hundreds of
our cirizens Hooked to ssu it. But tho stranEost
part is not told. The child, which was yeart,
moro especially OF the damaslI rose
aud WHOM taken by ita grandmother, WITH
whom it wns D great pet, it wonid 70
to this Eose-busl. When tho child was dying its
grandmother pulled two danask rose-buas, not
with them in its hand. After preparing tho
body for burial tho royo-buls wore placed upon
its broast mud buried with it. Wien tho face
plato wan removed from the case, and whom
perfect state, but tho leaves wero rs greoil as
over, and inateaa Of being buds, as they wore
whom placed upon the child's breast, had bo-
como futl-blowu roses. This ia tho most ro-
narlablo case Of preservation We layo ever
heard nf r -
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whloh produces higher and rnror typo of beouty.
moro clearly outlined features and oppressive
eYos than are found anywhere olBo Ia tho world.
It WAS undoubtedly Che fact, however. tint
American women haYo been, leconoratlnu in
vital onorgy Of laso, moro particularly vIthiu
thb past ilyo yeare lid havc ieHo animal attongth
and not 80 gool health Fencrally as formerly.
Roherally boon lod by womon, stnco tho war
espocially. AZ general thing, thoy Nro tailor
and Of what ia osllod "aner FORMS" but Tic
majority Of thom-pr. Warren, Of boston.
aafa fYo. .aixths Of them In that olty-aro
Afflicted With curvature Of tho spine, which.
hdwover, is hid by tho art Of tho dreu1.
maker, and 1t Inns boon found that the
lungs ara small and tho chest fat Theso paou-
fiaritioB Of tho American women arc chiefly duo
to; hor carrlage and dregs. lie advised that
every young lady should mako 1t . rule whom In
tho house to walk an hour day with voi8ht-.
say bag Of beans (taughter1 upon hor head,
md she would thus oaaiiy acquire an erocf
posture which wnuid throw her Ghost forward
and give her graceful attitude. Ho beloved
that ID tho matter Of drcsB women wore crazy,
E1aughter and ,applause,.1 They could nevor 10
healthy nhile they went around with thoir feet
almost unprotected from tho damp earth, and
under btH balloon. He advised thick WOODEN
covering for tho legs and foot, and short dreaeeu
except In tho ballroom or on atato occasion;
sud unequiyocal1y condemned tho use OF oorsota,
which, ho said, should DO done away NTH an
tftefy, In order that women might have tho form
and appearance which God originally intended
they should hAyc.
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u Declining and Failing 0f1.ss
kro,n the !'jffJ4IrGh THspttrh

The famous and at ono limo iiu,neuaely popr-
lar hotel, Tito Nanforth House. Pithole City,
which cost sas, ,oo0 waa sold on Friday.luat for i
e10 uoto; aud tho furniture, which cost $4,000,
brought loss than S90. Aud that ]eadg to ypccu-
lation on the rso, tho glory, mud the full OF tlat
onco famous city. Within ono mouth from tile
completion Of tile first house Hho had M $50. .010
hotol. In two nonths aha had tutly panor.
and fast ono It WAS. too. In three months bho
had u thoatyo. (That theatre wunt to plcasant-
villo, thence to Lawroncobur5, thence to par-
ker'a Landing, thonco to wllolo tho woodbino
twlneth. In the ucconl Sroa. fro at tho Landing
last winter.) In four months nhn lai anotllar
theatre aud un academy Of nl.lBic. In fyo months
Hhe had lor celebrated fro extlngnihler, curl
a.s invention for throwing mud, sirotl l,y live
Yankee, end id by necessity, fur tho city Ind
no watcr--tho people all drunk wl.snky. III eix
months aho Ind Hovanty-four loto!s aud boartl-
Lighthouses wlacro tho substitute for wator WIN
dispensed. In aoyon montha tho. Miller farm
pipo lIno was completed which eyol,t tliro,y ,0OO
mon mud 2,C0o Aoraos out Of employment and
1ltholo City hnd reached tho zanilh OF Aar rlory.
She hnd at that tiuu $1,000 inhabitants. elabo-
ratio wntorw6rla, alla all tho paraphcr1,alia OF
city government. Sho haa now no tleatrc no
newspaper, no hotel, 10 Telegraph oflco (the tel
egraph otlico cluEcd for time 4,li o!s,zlty lHas
weel), md but nino lamilica out Of nil that null
tuae. The ritholo aud 0loopolis 1.ailroad runs
but one train Of QUO car day, aud That only to
hold tho oharter.
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bills Of stylish entertainments, It Is expected
that pot-plnn.s will DO mi1oh used for docora-
tionB tllia aonaon Ipstoaal Of out flowors. Two
or three foliage shrubs ara often moro erfootiyo
than hundred doltars' worth Of costly blossoms.
Among tho pasaonscntorlo trimmings now for
Halo arc worstcd ornbroilorod vines (doslgnod
for application on woolon atd oyor-Blirts),
which, whom gowcd on, cnnnot bo distinguished
from embroidery. ~
reniuino h[anhnttaneso llavo renewed liking
for black stsoet-coatumes, and hardty nuy othor
limo, e1copt navy and Invisible blue, is Reon on
the! promonatlea. Black IL becoming, elegant,
and economical.
Bevora1 social n,agnatca hcro havo. decided TO
dispense with vino altogether at their rcccptione
this winter, and givo the mnney the vino would
coat to tho worthy ol,aritoa OF tho city. The on
tire poor Of tllis island might DO comfortably
ried out, and Ut liz small sacrifice Of super
auous nppotito.
! Ltght-blue s tho moiiah color for opera and
reception hats. At tho opera, this soason, hats
and rich street-tlresaes lavo been contnonor
than for two previous yoars. FunBELow.
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Queen Tictoria's Divcrsf0ns.-A k2nI-
lOvvc'e12 E0rchllght Procession ut

Queen victoria's Divcrsfons.-A k2nl-
lo1vc'eta TorclsltEht Procession ut
fsul1uurnl Cl4tEo.
- From, the london Morning HfraM .Yov. s.
= Tho old Scottish festival of Hallowe'on, tho
observance Of Whloh haA gradually been falling
into neglect III Scotland, especially. in tho low
land part Of the country, las Of late years bcon
revived on peesido with all it's peculiar charao-
made at Dalmoral Castle 10 celebrate tho occa-
Sion. Shortly before o'clock on Friday evening
tho cottagora, gilties and laborers from tho east
crn part Of the Dalmoral estate mustered aomo
and four abroast each n,an carrying torch. Ii
this form they proceeded upthe Western asonuo,
and at q point nearly opposite al old limestone
quarry they wcro mot by tho teuantr;~ Oh the
western part Of hor domains, also carrying toroh-
lights. The two, bodies hore joined and nil
marched III the direction Of tho castle, Leaded
~ tue Queen's pipora playing appropriate airs.
On arriving at Tho main entrance to the castle,
Her Majesty alightod from her carriage, aud,
preceded by the ppere and followed BY tho large
descended The broad staircase on to tla Lawn at
the northwest corner Of tho caBtie.
The spectacle was very fino; tho blazing torches
castle, aud tho Wild hurrahs OF tho 1ocn, blended
with tho "skirl" " Of tho pipes, formed sceno
OF stirring romantic grandeur, tho only draw
hack to tho Bublinity Of tho cifcct being TINT
tne DTlHnI 1uJH u LAn moon HoMoWAht ccltpncQ
the bsilliancy Of tho lights borne by the torcl.-
bearers.
Having completed tho circuit Of the castle, the
procession again halted In front of tho principal
doorway, whore dancing was vigorously begun
to the strains OF tho bngpipos by the light OF
bonfire. Keea and strathspeys followed each
other in quick succession, Hor Majos4y remajn-
Ing lively and Interested apnotator until 3 late
lour IN tho night. a groat bonfire blazed ali
night on tho Lochungor Distillory Farm, aud
lighted up tho country for milos around.
Smaller bonAres shown for briefer periods from
the heights Of Craig-ua-ban and UraignorAIe,
hnd ", to midnight tho llghts Of large torclos
wore soon glancing hero and thore on tho roal
opponlto Dalmoral Castle, on tho north siae Of
tho 1en
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. Scottish G atncs Mt ohm.

! A correspondent describes tho annual coie-
hration Of tho national games Of Scotland at
Oban, fa7ordto watering-pl place near Glasgow.
These games conBist Of manly sports, throwing
the hammer, WYeatlinH, running, walking, box
ing, throwing, and lifting heavy weights, and
arc presided over by tho lords Of tho estates,
and BY them tho prizes are awarded. Tho gem
try OF the neighboring counties httcud, and in
tho evening ball and display Of fireworks
close the event. Tho pooplo belonging to the
Marquis Of Lorne's estnto were the principal
competitors on this occasion, md tho Marquis
awarded tho prlzes.- They wcro all dressed In
the national costume, the different clans VICAR
ing three distinct patdn. Yhs Highland droBs is
tho same that waa worn III the daya of Wallace
md Bruce, and consists OF black silk velvet
jacket, trimmed with gold or silver buttons g.
plaid skirt reaching nearly to the knees; plnin'
SASH Of tile snme ab tho akirt, with stockings
reaching below the knees, thus leaving them
bare; q dirk With q jewelod head is stuck in tho
Of It. The Marquis of Lorne appeared in the
plaid Of the house Of Argyll-a bright scarlet
and yellow. Tho Marquis Is m insiguiflcant-
looking fellow In comparison With tha stalwnrt,
brawuy chieftalnB with whom ho moVod about.
He is very small, with 4 smooth, boartlless face,
very Light hair, and worry blue eyes. Hs is diff
dent and shy In manner, and when cheo1ed or
toasted lie bluahed like girl. He moved among
tho people with an air OF kindlinoss, and seemed
to be much respected md beloved by thom. Tho
hotel vas full Of people from tho surrounding
country, who had como for Tho games and ihe
ball. Tho yachts wore gaily docked out In color:
OIL bunting; the baB-pipers filled tho air with
strange. wild music +; and blazo Of fire in tho
early evening kept tho scono lively until tho
hour for tho bnfl which WAS hold in canvas pa
viion just Oh the border Of tho bay.
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things, IS dRg'latlng PRACTICE Of pigglshnoas
=. lilo Engflsh ayssem Of payment by tho rloco s
&corroot byAtora, but 1t aho,ll divl!o ita ccouo-
mica with tho Blioat, instoad Of making him pay.
as lnuoh for their mpnotonouH faro I'd hn docs
bio d'hoto wny Of dining giyss 4 gootl variety Of
dishes, artiaticaly arranged In Bt1ch B,,ccosatoll
an Butta q proporly-traihod ntomhol1. Ono NAV
bo connlent that tho iiinnor iB arrange1 on cor
Foot principles, and Tint II il doon lot silt M hig
taeso y is bocauao ho haa not IN artistic train-
ing: II lspretty we'll for dining, but it requires
that tho mind sl'ell DO put to eating. lis regu-
ton. But tho haht Of converslng whilo eating
Is bad anyhow: 1t oithor forces one to "bolta
III ordor 10 talk, or to talk With victlaln In tho
mouth. which ia not we'll. And tho Tronch IT,
bio d'hote is 20 arranged that the whole is ro-
qnired to mako dinner; 30 that IL ono dc.irop
to shorten up in order To leave, hc will have to
do 1t without being satisfied. But our hotel
syntcm is not porfeot and tho tendency In the
largor cities IL toward tho European.
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DlScON1ENT.

Tnud ~ or tha sea to some green, fairy isIa,
And everything wears perpetual erp,Io.
aIom tno 1llnesa OF toy End tho freedom from Eus
And the sorrows which hoarts hAyo tried,
Fer am deso!ato hete; there IL little to cheer
And much to oerwhelrn mo with aorrow md far.
Al NJ euffent Of lifs has turbulent dow,
. On It's murky and nlerclcsa tide.
I. B1LvGR CaxLx, Nov. a, 1878. - CAan1r.
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7 E501H ZIG EE1:11EttlC V10F1HIt =
! The contents OF cows stomach nfter doath
often present AL appearance worry much liko
that Of boys pocket. Mr. JoHepA Enrich dis,
played, yestenlay ball aho,tt az largo as nn nv
eraye walnut With the hull on, aud looklnf,
Aomowhnt like an exaggerated buckeye, which he
had taken from Tho stomach OF y COW at hls
saugLtcr-houao yoatarday. These balls, which
aro not very raro arc always found to consist Of
hair, wh!ch tho COW has takou into the stomach
by liokiug horaclf or other cattle, and which Tho
other contents Of the stomach solIlify and form
into ball, which by degrees becomes aag1.
umooth, and brown. Mr. Enrich reports that
10 once took three-quartors Of pound Of stono
from the stomach OF cow he slaughtered, aud
trailH number ot sn,all, white, wodge~sAaped
stones, thai completely blocked UP tl1a payyage.
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In July Prubsian nob1eman named ala1im,l-
Ian !on Kraut. about 99 years OF age wAn
1rrestsd = 1t Cairo. Egypt, BY order of thu
German AambaEsador, on . Charge Of having rop-
as Special Envoy Of the Imperial Government
to examine into the condition Of tho yaroup
German consulstee in that part Of tho world.
IN performing thin pretended task. II. Won Krans
that thoy more NODDED at tho Consulate General
ut Cairo, and lived upon the money thus OBJ
tanned in most luxurious rnauncr, Until he
reached, upon hia return trip, Cairo. The Ger
man Ambassador In that city caused Kraut to bo
=. nIrested On the charge Of commercial ewindler.
Tho nobloman was put in irons, and conveyed in
that state to etettu bis birthplace, in Pomerania,
: hla1 Ton Hraut. in 1861, Uhen scarcely Il
Jeors Of age, came to this country from Prussia,
Where ho bad been diamssed from tho military
school at potsdain. and declared unAt oFar to
hold commission il tho army in that country.
He figured for = timo as an officer from Prussia,
on leave Of absence, in Now York, aud succeeded
in defrauding number Of German importcra
Couaul, however, compelled lin 10 leave Now
York. kraut went now. to 1larriahurg, Pa,
where his inBlnuating manners speodily secured
him olerkBhip undor tho State Government.
AZ Harrisburg, Kraut became, acquainted with
'of tho war, gavo Kr.ut whom be beloved 70 DO bo
IN educated Prlasiap oficcr, 3 commission na
Colonel Of tho First West Tennessee Regiment,
an imaginary organization. kraut won't to Gin
cinnat, whore he spent his Balary in tlisreputa-
bio manner, until one day he WAS charged by
woman. in . questionable house with having
}ntolen tewe]ry.
,, In consequences Of tho damaging clnrgo, ho
was compelled to }oare tho UI.ioo army Ho
therefore went South, but was refused q corn-
rand in the Rebel army, and, trying to escaps
from tho Confetleracy on tho bark The,nis, wan
caught and sent to Fort Delaware. There ho
remained until 1866, whom President Johnson
whore 10 became staH officer OF tho Inflated
Mnximilan. But when tho latter was c.nght ho
turned informes, and received ooraussicn in
the Republican Amy. It Is said that in that
Emperor at Queretaro. Ho returned Bpeodilyro
Europe however, and WAS publicly chastiBed in
Berlin. In 1868, By Prince sam-salna. Since that
tima Kraut disappeared from public view,
this tiruo in the tolls Of Prrssian justico, with
the prospect Of lonE term in tho btato Prison.
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Az oonstansinople according to \ Freuch
wrisor. tho jasmine IL extensively grown for the
manntactrre Of pipa.stoms. For This purpose
ti'a stoms = aro carefully trained until they Layo
being takon to protect tho bark by a covering
Ut Vanished linen or calico, Two o. throo tinaea
4 yaar the bark 10 spouged with citron Juice,
Which ts aaid to give it the light color 20 muoh
~ $1QQ each.
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DR.. Dlo Lewis Ieet,,rod ebout u Our Qirln"
IL Philadelphia iaat week. There seemed, he
ua!l. to be something in tho clinIso or America
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nN6lty une 6uli0lka anu was depending on
them for my winsor's supply Of pork; but tho
nearly al tho pigs wero gono. IKcuurod the
pen tho bost way could; put logs oyor it, aud
watched it some nights; but tho grizzlies were
cunning, md. when I would stsetoh out to take
would be gono. could hear my darllngs squeaf,
and sometimes SEQ tho Eoar danhing down the
underbrlish with tho victim In his mouth but
what could do, more'n to cusa, and swear, aud
,saT,a VOW athat tho ne1t tine grizzly came back he
BY this time had only ono hog loft, tho iattest
Of tho lot and tho pride OF my heart. I aworo
that, Il any bloody Rocky-Alountain grizzly got
that pig, 1t should 10
ovEn lit DEAD DopY;
and so brought tho darling into tho cabin,
and nailed down the windows, and doublo-barro1
tho door, and put r. frosh charge In my carbine,
and bld defiance to tho whole bear tribe. They
didn't moloat me- for some nights, and I began
gin mo confidence lhero the narrator paused to
brush away toar1, and growed kinder caroleBa
and heodlosa like. and lowed tho pig to ekirmish
round loose in tho yard. Ono morning, about
big Days work, suA cooked my breakfast by
canleIgllt. I Ind jst put down square meal,
and was gathering up my traps to loayo, when
1ieatd noat agonlzin' squoal, followed by =
rush aud tear; alltl, springi1g to tho door, what
should zoe but an enormous grizzly nlakiug
for the brush
WITH ny ONLY r1a
WAS mad no niBtake,-and, III lcRs time than
have boon telling 1t, jorked down my truaty
carbine and lot the old grizzly have tie con-
tonts right and loft. Tho first shot struck him
somewhere In tho storm md never stopped him,
hut tho escona took him plump through the
shoulder. and then tlego WAS q rnmpus. Mr..
Grizzly dropped tho PIG, mud catno for mo- jost
rlppin' aud tear'n', with hiH mouth wide open
ntid Ills eyes fairly nnappint: Are. NY blood was
Up, however. end lot thu Old fellow hayo tho
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FIthy Luoro.

"There is no such thing as money in
this country I" was the exclamation of au
Englishman few years ago after "a brief
sojourn in New York.
IL happened in this way:
The Englishman. in the course of hid
business, found il necessary 90 obtain au
advance on some merchandise. Hb
made the usual arrangement with alarg6
commercial house % accommodate him.
On going TO consummnto 10 and receive
the cash, he was a good deal surprised
when, in lieu Of il, the senior member
rendered him the acceptance of the firm.
payable &C ninety days date. "Wh1t
am l to do with this :" he inquired =
Take it 20 b. b. & Co." (uaming some
well-known bankers), Was the reply
They will give you the money at th0
legal rate" The Englishman dad aa di-
rected. He met with no difficulty. Tho
paper was acceptable, and although our
hero did not touch the cash, he received
a check for the proper amouat ON
neighboring bank. Thihcr be repaired
in the full confidence of having somo-
thing tangible. He was mistaken. Tho
individual at the bank 30 whom ho pro-
sented the check ion payment seized DO
nervously, and in a rapid, incohcreut
manner scrawled some hieroglyphics on
its face and thrust il back into the hands
of its astonished owner, motoniug him
at the same tune 20 stand aside tor the
next conner The check had been duly
certified" That was what the scraWI
across its face meant. tn state ot sug-
pense and anxiety the Engisbman De-
took himself TO the person TO whom ha
was indebted, and umidly exhibited
what he had 20 Offer To his surprise
his friends countenance frightened.
"Many thanksw he exclaimed. "By
the way, this amount is too large. thors
will be something over hundred do.-
lars coming TO you,' and he proceeded
TO I'll a check for it, The Enghshmau
groaned in spirit IL was ouiy another
"piece Of paper" Aud then tt was uo
exclaimed, There is no such thing m
money in this country !'-kIcharI D.
Kimball, in the Galaxy for December
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HHUMOR.

Wicked waste-burning a candle at
both ends.
A four-year-old boy recently complain
ed that his teeth chad trod on his tongue"
An English publisher who advertised
joaquin Miller, half half, is threatened
with libel suit.
Mrs. Darlington says she gets up every
morning at the shrill clarion of the chan
delier.
It was an Irish Coroner who, when
asked how he accounted for an extraordi-
nary mortalityin Limerick, replied sadly,
81 cannot tell. There are people dying
this year that never died before"
A man in Duluth is so mean that he
quarrels with his wife about the politics
of the paper she expands her hustle with.
A Western paper, describing an acct
dent, says: ''Dr. Crawford was called,
and, under his prompt and skillful treat
ment, the young man died on Wednesday
night"
ttMy wife" said critic, ''is the most
even1tempered person in the world-she's
always mad.
A happy misquotation by a young
lady, whose gentleman-caller staid too
late, caused speedy good-by. The clock
struck II, and she remarked: CHOW is
the witching hour of night when people
yawn.
An inquisitive boy scaled a garden
fence IN Joralemon street last evening, to
explore grapevine, and ran right into
the teeth of Disaster" disaster" is
the name of a dog. Brooklyn Argus.
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"Whats all this? said Mac. ~
want your railroad ticket"
"Oh, is that it? Well, have it !"
search in her basket. She hauled it out
and triumphantly handed it to Mac,
while her countenance glowed with salts
faction. 1t read as follows:
Pennsylvania Central Shortest
Route Quick Time! No Changes!"
Mac intimated that that wouldn't do,
and that he wanted $40 80, or her bag
gage check.
"Oh!" said she, 81 have that; and
again she jammed her hands in the afore-
said basket, and another long search was
made.
BY this time nearly all the passengers
were gathered around to see the termina-
ton of the proceedings.
The old lady raised up finally and pre-
sented Mac with neatly folded checked
handkerchief.
Heavens and earth what do you
pay me SO 80 in money, or give me the
check for your trunk. Have you got any
money ="
mo, not cent
"Well, 1t is an an unpleasant duty,
but when we reach jackson you must get
off"
"All right a"
When the train arrived at Jackson,
Mac gently reminded the old lady of the
necessity of vacating the seat she was
occupying. Her dander was raised by
"these few remarks" and another requi-
sition was made on the basket, this time
with signal success, for she thrust an x
into his hand, and said in terrible and
severe voice:
Heres your money-give me your
name
ooh, 1 can't 4" said the trembling
Mac: my father gave me that when l
was mere infant, and would not like
to part with it at this particular time.
Besides, l am married man, and it is
out of my power to confer the name of
McShane upon you. am truly sorry,
madame, but it is impossible. Would
that it could be so ,"