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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19

That | should be sheriff, and keep the Jail.
And that Wonder stately old fellow, You see
Marching across the yard, should be
MY pri>oner-Well, It's a curious tale.
As you'll agree.
For it happens we've been here once before
Together, and served our time, although
Not lust as YOU see Us now, YOU know:
hen We We're Younger both by 4 score
OF Years or so.
When | was IA wild colt, tN o-third, grown.
Too wild ion ever a curb or rein.
PLAYING my tricks till needn't explain
got three months at breaking stone
With ball and chain.
The fodder was mean and the work wa, hard,
And work aud could never agree:
And the d>cipline-well in short YOU arc.
Twas rather roughsh kind of card
That curried me,
\ stout Steel bracelet about my leg
\ cant on-shot and chain At my feet,
pounded the stones in the public street,
With a heart crammed full of hate a, an egg
Is full ofmeat.
The schoolboys jeered at my prison-rie;
And me. if | moved. they used TO call
tFor | went with Jerk, if ! Went at all
"a gentleman daein2 the jail-birl Jig
At 4 county ball
l5yi once, As | sat in the usual place.
GA a heap Of stones. and hammered away
At the rocks. with heart as hard h> they.
and cursed Macadam and all his race,
There CHANGED that way.
~ir. the loyeliest girl, 1 don't mean pretty;
But there was that III her troubled eye,
In her sweet, sad glance, rs she passed me by.
lhat seemed like an angels sent!e pity
For such as |.
Ana, sir 10 my soul that pure look gave
such a thrill aS Il summer morning brings,
W ithit> twitter and tiuter of songs and wing,
io one crouched all night long in a cave
OF Nenomous things.
Down the broad green street. she passed from
sight:
Rut al! that day was under a spell,
And all that night remember we'll
pair Of eye, made llna of light
That filled my cell.
Women can do with Us what they will,
Twas only 4 village girl; but She.
W it'll flash of glance. had shown 10 lue
The wretch | was and the self snl
Might strive to be.
tnd if in my misery began
10 feel fresh hope and courage stir
To turn my back upon things that We're
Ana nay face to the future Of Il mln-
Twas all for her.
AID that Is a,y story And a> for the lady
/ saw hcI-Oh, yeS-When was free.
And thanked her. and-wel, come with me
AZ Hl>elF A. not, when supper is ready,
She'll pour your tea.
SHE keeps my house, and keep the jail
lnd the stately old fellow who passed Just
And tipped me that very peculiar bow
But thai is the wonderful part of thu tale
AZ you'll allow.
For he, you must know. was sheriff then
And he guarded me as guard him.
The tctter wore now fits his limbo
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19
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Cherry Pect0ral.
For Diseases Of the Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds, Whoopng
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma and Con-
cuFnntiop

The trw compositions.
which have vou the conf
Deuce oi' mankind ana be-
come household words
among not only one bat
Nmmy nations, must have
:. extraordinary virtues.
! Perhaps no one ever "
cured so wide 4 reputation
| or maintained it 50 long
AS AYERS rIFEEEN IL,
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16
A New Way OF Breaking Colts.

Wien in Kentucky last week We
saw a twO-year-Oid brOke-dead broke
in half an hour, so that he worked
as amiabIy as a trained horse. The
colt had never been bridled. He was
attached to a eurriele called "break-
dray," and put through astonishing
ly quick. The break-dray is nothing
more than a strong broad-tread dray
with long shafts, the tail omitted, and
a spring seat between the wheels.
The harness was strong, and so ar
ranged over the hips as to prevent
the possibility OF high kicking, and
the colt was hitched so far from the
dray that his heels could not pos sibly
reach the driver. The process of
hitching was, uf course, very delicate,
as colt is excessively ticklish, and is
not apt to let Lis heels fly awkward
ly.
After being ready, one man held the
colt, and another took the seat and
reins. The colt was then let go to
plunge as he pleased. The break-dray
which was so broad that upsetting
seemed out of the question-was
pushed upon the colt, and the colt
pushed sideways until he started. a
few plunges settled him. He went as
he pleased, up hill and down hill, and
so on, until he finally struck q sober
trot and was thoroughly broke. The
confused and bewildered look Of that
colt was pitifully amusing.
Mr.. Bob Strader was giving dirSc-
tions, and upon one OF the breakers
raising his hand to strike the colt TO
urge him, Mr.. Strader said: Don't
do that. Never strike q colt when
you are breaking him. Push him
sideways or any way. Let him go
lust where he will and how he will
Let him fall down il he will, but do
not strike him." When the colt was
taken out of the shafts he was as wet
as if he had been in water, and child
could have handled him. He had not
been struck q blow. The dray, we
believe, was invented by Mr.. StradeT
Dayton Journal.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16
Games for PIc-NIes.


Unless there is some lively person
at q picnic who knows all sorts OF
amusing games, and will keep things
agoing,n the affair is very apt to prove
q dull one. There are q plenty OF
games for indoors, but most of these
are not suited for outdoor amuse-
ments. We know that fox and geese
and such games, which are too bolster
Gus for the parlOr, are just the things
for the open air, but these lively games
are so few that it is pity we had not
more of them. We heard the other
day of q game which boys can play
for the amusement Of the girls, as 1t Is
a little too rough for them to engage
in il. 1t is called the "Prussian Drill. !"
The boys are the soldiers, and are
drawn up on the grass to be drilled in
the presence of the young ladies. The
captain takes his place in front and
the sergeant in his place on the right
of the company; these two only should
know the trick. The captain should
be quite pompous, and tell his troops
to follow the motions of the sergeant.
He begins by a few simple movements
as "heads up, I" "eyes right" "frOnt, "
"eyes left,n etc. Then the order is
given ground right knees" and all
follow the sergeant in kneeling on the
right knee. fright hands forward, "
"left hands backward" bring the
arms out to front and rear. Then the
captain gives the order to "fire," at
which the sergeant gives the boy next
to him push, he tumbles against the
next, and all being in this helpless
position, go over like q row Of bricks,
TO the great amusement of the specta-
tors. II you know that there Is any
"touchy" boy in the party, who can
not get harmless tumble upon the
grass without being offended, you had
better not try this trick; but with
boys who like fun, even IL it is at theil
own expense, it is amusing. Who
will tell us some good games for pic.
mics that both boys and girls can take
a part in-not the old, old ones, but
some that have come up of late years
American Aqriculturist.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16
The COlored People Of South Carolina.

Too much cannot be said OF the
moderation and good sense which the
colored people exercise in their inter-
course with the whites. II Is true
that q few half-witted fellows, who
have been "filIed with Importance"
by the fiAttery of political leaders, are
sometimes very insulting and often
sive ID the white people, bat as q
class they are quiet and respectful la
their language, and polite to the lat
degree in all their dealings with tie
white population. They seldom in-
trude themselves into places freque..t-
ed by the whites, and considering that
in South Carolina they have q voting
majority of some thirty thousand,
anu control the entire State govern
ment, it is remarkable that they con-
duct themselves with such prOpTiety.
One great peculiarly of the negroes is
the caste which exists among them.
A Charleston mulattO would never
think Of assOciating with pure black.
On the other hand, the dark eOlOred
people most heartily despise those
with white blood in their veins. and
it is common thing to hear an ebony
rice fed hand say of some cream col
ored city dandy, "DIt whiteWashed
nigger am just like q mule. He 'aint
got no country and no ancestor" I"
Similar expressions are OF frequent OC =
currence.-N y Times.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

of They mostly let me alone now.
1 keep by myself, and I've never told
q word of this before. had almost
forgotten wasn't Jim Brown until
to-day. Did you hear how hurt my
arm ?'i
Zone of the men told me you were
helping to raise a heavy stone, and
that you let the lever slip in some
way, and SO got your arm crushed"
"That's true, as far as it goes; q gang
OF US were working on the road when
q carriage passed. 1 looked up as L
stepped out of the way, and who do
you think / saw ?-Lacy and her hus-
band! She was looking just the same
as ever, only prouder. | was so near
l could have touched her dress. She
looked calmly at mel was only a
convict, covered with the dust from
her carriage wheels. II she had rec
ognized me, the color would have fad
ed a little from her pink cheeks, l
think. l wonder If she remembers
the letter wrote her, before l was
transported ? / told her some home
truths then. She knows who to blame
for my wasted-worse than wasted
life.
"Twelve years didn't seem much to
me. L looked after the carriage like
one stunned. The lever slipped from
my hand-you saw my arm. didn't
think of it, until / found / couldn't
lift it. Mr.. Pierson has got some high
appointment here, some one said. or
course his wife will be feted and fiat
tered. 1 wonder how she would like
to be remined of that summer in Kent.
How would she look IL should stop
her carriage, and remind her of the
time she swore to love me forever, or
how often her bright head has rested
on my shoulder. 1 can feel the thrill
OF her soft lips yet on my cheek.
There, thst's all. Do you believe in
Justice? 1 don't. The cause of evil
should be attacked; now, it is only the
victim. That woman is more guilty
than /. She drove me mad-and yet
she rides by in her carriage, respected
and admied; while /, in my prison
dress, can never be anything but what
/ am-4l1. Judy Overland.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16
The Eagle In Kentucky.

This is the way the Louisville COBr-
ier-JOUTTldl editOrially usbered in the
Glorious FOarth: "rhis is the fourth
of July. It argues that, being the
fourth Of July It Is not the 18th Of
March. Neither Is 1t the lst Of May,
nor Christmas. st. Patrick was not
born en- the fourth Of July. Queen
Victoria was not crowned on the
fourth OF July. No thanksgiving has
ever been appointed for the fourth Of
July; and history has failed 70 record
one single hanging or hOrse-raee. And
yet the fourth OF July Is hOnOred as
the day on which Gen. Jackson sign
ed the Declaration OF Independence;
as the day on which DIR. franklin
won the battle of New Orleans; a.
the day the eagle-birI Of liberty flap.
ped her wings AMI exclaimed In the
classic words Of Jones' fighter, Il am
the bowling raecOOn Of the noun
tains.' Shall we omit to honor the
day and celebrate it? No. Be there
not 3 fire-eraeker less, or q stripe
erased, or q star obseared Nail 10
the mast that holy flag, set every
threadbare sail, and give her to the
God Of storms, the lightning and the
gale"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16
A Critic Crushed.

In q recent poem Mr.. w. d. Ho-
wells alluded to the cottonwood on
the banks OF the Miami, and some
body took exception to IL, saying
"there isn't q cOttOn-tree within two
or three hundred miles Of that river"
The paragraph started on the rounds
of the press, and on its travels found
lodgment in the Belmont (ObiO)
Chronicle. From that paper the
Ashtabula iSentineL-Whose editor is
supposed to know something OF the
poet HOwells, and to have q paternal
pride in his reputatiOn--elipped the pai-
agrsph and appended this comment:
"Mark Twain chose the agricultural
department of the paper he was edit
ing, because, as he never lived on q
farm, hts experience would not inter
fere with his theories of farming. He
insisted that to shake turnips from
the trees was not the proper way To
gather them, bot that q boy should
go up and pick them Now, We
know all about the Miami River.
Have 1isbed, waded, and swan in It.
Know it from Mad River to North
Bend; and We know there are thous-
ands of cottonwood trees on its
banks. The editor speaks Of cotton
trees Wonder IL lie thinks cotton
grows on trees, or that wool grows
on Sheep SOrreP or 'Lambs Quar-
ter - -
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16
THE COMET.

lGEORGE LUNT, N Boston ADYEI:TIsER-l
Yon car OF fire, though veiIed by day,
Along that field of cleaning blue,
When twilight folded earth in gray,
worldwide wonder flew.
Duly in turn each orb OF light,
From out the darkening concGve broke;
Ewes glowing herald swan in light,
And every star awOke.
The Tyre re-strung It's burning chords.
Then rose Affair, more sweet than words
On music's soul could say.
They, from old time in course the sarne,
Familiar set, familiar rise;
But what art thou, wild, lovely flame,
Across the startled skies?
Mysterious yet, as when it burst
Through the vast void Of nature hurled
And shook their shrinking hearts, at f rst,
The fathers OF the world.
No curious sage the scroll unseals-
Vain quest 10 bafiied science given
Its orbit ages, while IL wheels,
The miracle OF heaven.
In Natures plan, thy sphere unknown,
save that no sphere His order mars,
Whose law could guide thy path alone,
In realms beyond the stars.
Gods minister We know no more
OF thee, thy frame, thy mission still,
Than he who watched the flight of yOre,
On the Chaldean hill.
Yet thus, transcendant from thy blaze
Beams light to pierce this mortal ciod;
Scarcely a fool on thee could gaze,
Aud say-There Is no God
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16
DON'T FORGET
St. Johns NeWDrugStOre,
Cor. washIngton ana Madison SIS.
He has very Fine stock OF
r.


Fresh Medicines, Chem
icals, Toilet and Fancy
Articles, Trusses, sup
pOrters, shoulder Bra
ces, Paints, Oils, Brushes.
VaPnishes, Dye Stufts.
Patent Medicines, Pure
Wines and Liquors for
medicinal purposes, sta
tiOnery, Albums, RufgbeF
Balls, Base Balls, Photo
grapher's stock, Picture
Frames, best Cigars and
Chewing TObaccOs, Pure
Candies, Bath Brio Ks.
Bird seed, Concentrated
1--we, Potash and Family
DIVES, with everything
usually found In a First
class Drug store.
All Goods are warrant
ed fiPst-class, and viii ne
sold at reasonable prices.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

NOTARY PUBLIC and General Collection
IN Agency. VIII attend TO any business
lntrEsted 10 him promptly. Office at Bliss
House HIOotuvfIIe Ohio.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

In the State of Ohio there resided =
family consisting OF an old maa Of
Beaver, and his four sons, all Of whom
were hard "pets," who had often
laughed to scOrn the advice and en-
treaties OF q pisus though very ee-
centric minister, who resided in the
same town. 1t happened that one Of
the boys was bitten by q rattlesnake
and was expected to die, when the
minister wss sent for in great haste.
On his arrival he found the young
man very penitent and anxious TO be
prayed with. The minister, calling
on the family, knelt down, and pray
ed in this wise: 30 Lord we thank
Thee for rattiesnakes. We thank
Thee because q rattlesnake has bit
Jim. We pray Thee send q rattle
snake to bite John; and one to bite
Bill; send one to bite Sam; and, o
Lord, send the biggest Of Thy rattle
snakes to bite the old man; for moth
ing but rattlesnakes will ever bring
the Beaver family to repentance"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16
Notice to Bridge Builders.

RTotIce is hereby given that the Commis-
IN sIoners of Seneca County, Ohio, will re-
ceiye sealed proposals at the Auditors office
in said County, until the 18th day OF August,
A. D., 1874, at ] o'clock p. NJ, for the building
OF wrought iron Bridge across the San
dusky river atWashington street in the city
OF Tifin. Bids Will be received for the fol-
lowing plans:
Bridge two ~ spans Of about one hundred
and five Q05) feet each, and single roadway
twenty (39) feet wide In the clear. Bridge
two t2) spans OF about one hundred and nve
900 feet each. Double roadway seventeen
fI7l feet wide in the clear. All proposals 10
be per foot linear measure.
The Commissioners reserve the right 20
adopt either Of the above plans Bidders
will be required to furnish full speeihca-
tions and capacity per square foot Stone
work to be > feet per perch. Specifications
sOnable hours. l.. D. KAG1,
Auditor, Seneca County, Ohio
n4O-Gt.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

A correspondent Of the Smithsonian
who has spent eonsidera-
ble time in the investigation OF the sub
jeet, in answer to q remark by Profess
sor Henry. the 'the immense water
power at Niagara may, IN the progress
Of practical science, be applied to the
purpnsts Of industry" states that by
the 'Iast census there are 52.0l7 water
wheels in operation in American
manufacturing establishments, giving
q power Of ,l30, ,4l6 horses, while Nj
agara Falls gives power Of II .363, ,03G
horses.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16
HOTELS.
HAYS HOUSE.
sH4NHAN HOUSE.
TIFFTN HOUSE

ID p. Myers, Proprietor, Tifin, o. Full ac-
II commodations for Commercial Travellers
as well as for the public generally.
u2-Iv
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

The following is literal report of a
speech delivered in Bowling Green,
KY, by q candidate for the Office of
jailOr. Fellow citizens: Where
are my opponents? Why, gentle
men, they are nowhere. feel N.Y.
self as much above my opponents as
q pOssum In q persimmOn tree does
above the ground he erawls on. l
call on you in the name Of the shay
gy-headed lion which whipped the
American eagle; call on yon in the
name of the peacock of liberty, which
flowed over the Rocky Mountains
come to my rescue. Come on Mon
day next, and promote Dick IN the
Office To which he perspires. When
you shall have been dead, and the
green briers shall have entwined
themselves around your graves, then
will your Sons come to me and say,
Dick, some years ago our fathers vO-
ted for you for the office OF jailOrship
of Warren county; then will say,
roll on, thou silver mOOn, | will be
with thee till the lastday in ths even
inQn
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

NOTARY PUBLIC, Bloomville, Ohio, will
IN give special attention 10 the purchase
aud sale OF real estate, conveyancing, &c.
Office at his residence, in BiOOmyfile.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

The Rev. Nc. Parks objected to eat
ing his picnic dinner at Moro, CAL,
under the American flag, remarking
that ''that rag through which he had
put many a bullet hole" disturbed his
enjoyment. Or the following Sun
day, as Mr. Parks took his place in
the pulpit, he found an American flag
hanging from it. He was about to
pull it down, when Mr.. Miller, who
placed it there, after hearing his un-
loyal speech at the picnic, quietly
rose and presented pistol, adv ising
him to 20 on with his preaching and
let the flag alone. Miller sat on the
front seat with his fingers on the trig-
ger, ready for any allusiOn derOgatory
70 the flag At the conclusion of the
sermon Mr.. Miller made 9 motion
that the church had no further use for
the services Of Mr.. Parks. which was
unanimously carried. Mr.. Parks left
Moro, and another minister Is wanted
there.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

It is strange that, with all Of the
signs Of disiutegratiOn which the "ln-
dependent leading journals" OF the
country have discovered in the He-
publican party, that the state conven-
lions recently held in Illinois and In
diana should have been remarkable
for the harmony of their action ana
for the absence of all disturbing Gle
mepts. Both bodies met and con-
cIuded their labors without a jar, and
the delegates went home inspired
with a purpose to secure an over
whelming victory. The cat fighting
will begin when the happy Demo-
cratic family holds its conventions.
Look out for flying fur about that
time.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16
Timn Tribune

Having opened Blndery, we are prepared
todoall kIndsof
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN and Sur
III geon. ONCE in KirchneP Block over
VOLTS Shoe Store, Mch28-Iy.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

A sOmnambulistie dry goods mer-
chant out West recently arose from
his eouch, neatly cut his bed quilt in
two with his pocket scissors, and then
asked his terrified wife II she couldn't
he shown something else.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

Young America, although UNUSUAL
" wide awake, in due time becomes
sleepy, as did little Diekey, one even'
ing. His grandmother put him TO
bed, and, as was her custom, read TO
him a chapter In the Bible, remark
ing, ''NOw, Diekey, have read you
= whole chapter, and you must go to
sleep" No, grandma, / amt sleepy
now read another" The old lady
complied, and said, "Nov you must
go to sleep; l have read you two
chapters" 'NO, not yet; read one
mOrs-resd the rubber grandma :"
What else could the good woman do =?
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

A TrORNEY AT LAW. Once in Grum-
d meills new block, nearly opposite First
Rational Bank, Tim, Ohio.
mil
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16
Business Directory.
ATTORNEYS.

W.. NOBI T.
a TTORNEY AT LAW. Sinse- Dive
a. Tito, Ohio.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

The remark Of little s-year old on
Monday was in accordance with the
wish Of many people. "Mother," "
he said, ''I wish / was built like .
hen-eoop, out of laths, and then the
breeze could blow right through me-"
Boston Traveller.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

DHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Ofice Ell
L pire Block, Main street. Tinn, o.
n22- u
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

Little John wanted TO go to church.
His mother was afraid he would make
q noise, but his father said, Johnny
knows better than to make q noise in
church," So he went. He kept very
still till the last prayer. By that time
he had grown tired Of sitting still, and
was standing on the pew cushion with
his back,to the pulpit. When the lady
in the next seat bowed down her head
for prayer, Johnny though she was
crying. He leaned over and said to the
lady in tone that was meant for a
whisper but which was only too plain
ly heard, "Poor ladyI What ee mat
ter =? Do 90 summit ache?"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

4 n. BUZZ
rroD~rv 1rLAW. once over Ne
A 1iSi,ss f-lofhin= store, Thin, Ohio.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

An Illinois farmer has two sors
and three daughters, and the girls
help to work the farm while the boys
are at college. This Is the Old-fash-
iOned subjection Of women.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16
C0IWETL-

T'HANKFUL for past patronage, especial
Il ly from his many pensional friends in
Republic and vicinity, who have come 10
- much improved and he Is prepared with
Blanks, etc. 10 do all kinds Of Pension and
Soldiers claim business. Also Deeds. Nor
tages and ell kinds OF Notarial Business
done on short notice. Once AZ his house in
the east part Of Republic
nlG-6m.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16
VOLUME 26-NUMBER Al.
The Indians.

WASHINGTON, July THE Com
of Indian Affairs received
the following important telegram to-
day, bringing news Of q serious out
break among the Indians IN Indian
Territory:
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

A TTORSES AT LAW AND NOTARY
"A Public Collections promptly attended
- OfIce n, Town Hall, Republic, Ohio.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

Some people are not endowed with
the faculty OF seeing q JOKE. LORD
MOrpeth used IN tell Scotch friend
Of his who, n the remark that some
people could not feel jest unless it
was fired at them with cannon, re-
piled: "WeeI, but hoo can you fire
a lest out Of q cannon, mon ?'