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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-07-23
Valuable Lands
Q SALE.

Il. d. Gregory vs., Mary Slater and
others.
DY VIRTUE or A DECREE or THE
ID County Court OF Franklin county,
Tennessee, pronounced in the above cause
at the July Term, 1874, of the County
Court. | will, rs Clerk and Special Com
missioner, offer for sale at the Courthouse
door in the town Of Winchester, on the
First Monday in September, 1874,
it being the 9TH day OF said month, upon Il
credit of one, two and three years, tie
lands, houses and lots Of which John 1.
Slater, died, seized and possessed, viz:
the Home PIdcc, containing SO
acres, 3 rooGs and q poles, BiddinSs to
commence ut $50 per acre.
The HOke PlNce, of 35i acres. Bid
dings to AT $50 per acre.
The 4-dcFe Lot. Biddings to COM
mcnce at SO per acre.
The too WOOdidHd Tracts, con
tanning "a acres, 2 roOds and 20 poles, vii
be sold in two lots. Biddings to commence
at S2G per acre each.
me 1LIen house, situated in The
corporation. Biddirgs to commence al
$3.50 90.
The house and lot known as the Pat
CIeburHe SdiOOM. Buildings to com.
mcnce at $4,000.
The life estate of 4. j. Bdird II
ttUO offices. The biddings to comAcnc,
As follows; The one occupied by Dr.
{. Shapard to III ut $50, and the
one adjoining the same on the west tt
commence ut $4,000.
Said lands are adjoining and near thu
corporation of Winchester, and the house
and lots on and near the Public Square
Notes with two or more approved sure
ties will be required of the purchaser, Eek
cept the sum of 10 percent. in cash, whlcl
must be paid on day Of sale.)
A lien will be retained ON said lands ant
houses and lots until the whole of the pur
chase money is paid.
GLEN. ARLEDGE,
July 23-tds ($l5) Clerk,
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The Memphis Register lears that Hon.
P. Turney a short time tince was hufs
badly by being struck by a wheel of a bug
~ to which an unruly mule was attached
and learns, further. that the Judge is re-
covering from his Injuries. The facts are
substantially true. Judge P. was about to
get in the buggy when the mule became
frightened, and the wheel struck Judge P''
hurting him slightly. Mrs. Turney was
in the buggy and by skillful management
Of the reins and c~solness, soon breughl
the animal to a halt.
The mule belongs to Capt. J.B. Fitz'
patrick, and is used to such capers ano
runaways. But W. learn that he is mo-
for sale.
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Dccherd News.
DEcHERD, Tenn, July Goth, 1874.
HOME JOURNAL:

DECHERD, Tenn, July Goth, 1874.
EDITOR HOME JOURNAL:
send you a few "dots" from this point,
as it has been two er three weeks since the
Journal has been represented from this
place. -,
The farmers are generally very well
pleased with the way their wheat crops
are turning out. Some crops have turned
out fully up to, and some beyond, expect
ationS.
Several splendid showers OF rain have
fallen in this neighborhood during the
past week, and the corn and cotton crops
are looking very well.
There has been more men seen "sOrter
how come yeu SO" in the last two or three
weeks about Dechcrd than usual; in fact,
they imbibe so much that when they start
home they do not march of with the
steady tram" "tramp" ofthe soldier.
A brilliant wedding came of last Thurs
day evening in the neighborhood of Dsch-
elu. Mr.. Z. Lenehan, of NaShSiie, !ior'
merly of Decnerd,) was married TO MISS
Jennie, daughter OF Mr.. David Lyons
Rev. Mr.. woods, of Winchester, was thu
officiating Clergyman, and tlt
ceremony with ease and elegance. quite
a number of friends and relatives were OF
hand by invitation, and did ample justice
to the splendid supper given. MIR. Lenc'
han and his fair Miss Jennie left for Nash
willie on the night train, carrying with
them the many congratulations of theil
friends.
Candidates are getting down to theil
work in earnest. They have passed thu
last "stake," and are coming up the "home
stretch" under whip and spur. They al
look cheerful, and lucky will be the one!
that will poke their noses under the string
first. Yours, n.
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[CoMMUNICATED.]
Franklin County Council OF
Changers.

A called meeting of the above council
will be held at Decherd Oh Monday nsxt,
(27th inst at which important unfinished
business will be attended to. 1t is hoped
every Grange in the county will be repre-
sented, both by Masters and Delegates
The meeting will be held at 10 O'Clock AM,
and is called in view OF the fact that the
regular meeting occurring during harvest
was not a full one, and its business post
poned. JNo. j. W.. PAIEE,
July Goth 1874. President
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Attachment Notice.


A. Duncan VS. ~ i. Sanders,
In this case the complainant, on afida-
Wit that the defendant is indebted to MN
and is a nonresident of the State of Ten
nessee, so that the ordinary process OF law
cannot be served upon him, obtained from
the undersigned, Justice Of the Peace
for Franklin county, Tenn, an attachment
which was levied upon certain property
said to belong to said defendant, ana re-
turned before ME.
1t is therefore ordered that publication
be made tor four consecutive weeks in the
Home journal. a newspaper published III
the town Of Winchester, Tennessee, re-
curing said defendant to appear before
me, at my office in district No. . OF SAID
county, on the 22d of August, 1874, to
plead, answer or demur to said Attach
ment, or the same will be heard eXparte
This, July Sth, 1874.
JOHN L. FINNEY, j. Z.
iuly0-4w
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Col. John S. Kerr, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for GOVERNOR
will address the people at. Winchester on
the 9th instant. We have the pleasure OF
knowing Col. Kerr personally. and we
nredict he will make a most favorable i'm
preston. We hope he will be greeted by
a large audience.
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Our corporate authorities have com
mcnced the needed work ~ofrenovatlng our
streets, and we bellows the work will be
we'll done. We are much pleased, be-
cause now our heart beats high with hope
that the bad place Of Vine street, back OF
our residence, will be attended to.
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Gen. Joseph u. Palmer, of Murfreesboro,
~nnouncc his name in this weeks Issue,
as a candidate for Congress from this Dis
trict, subject to a convention. We now
have Gen. p, Coils. Kercheyal and Martin,
and Capt Tolley announced for the same
pOSitiOn,
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Allen Sharp, colorcd, died in this place
last Thursday evening. Allen was one OF
about sixty or seventy negroes emanci-
pated by Mrs. Mary Sharp, before the war,
near this place. Most Of them she sent to
Liberia in Africa, giving them, however,
the privilege of remaining in this country
ifthey chose. Allen and his family chose
to remain,
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School Directors Meeting.

There will be a meeting Of School Di-
rectors for Franklin county, on Saturday
the LIST day of August, at Winchester, at
10 O'Clock A. NJ. Business of Importance
will come before them. hope that every
Director will attend. The committee on
Text Books will report II ready. A full
meeting is very desirable. This 10th Of
July. 1874, W. Is. WATTERsOS,
Superintendent.
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Messrs. Syler y Mann, who ought 10
know because they do an immense amount
of grinding at their splendid mill near
town, and turn out splendider fourier US
that the wheat this year is unusually heavy
and good. Taking their flour as an evil
dence we should certainly swear thai they
tell the truth.
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We need not call attention to the adver-
tisement of NJ. M. Henderson Il Co. 1t
speaks to the eye. But, we must add that
no better place than the store in question
can be found at which to get good bar
pairs and fair dealing.
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A certain friend promises to send us a
large watermelon whenever his crop gets
ripe. If he should his goodness shall be
made notorious. Somehow or other we
love to praise people who send us anything
and melons in particular.
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We observe that the cOroners OF nearly
all the counties in Tennessee nave adver-
tiscd at full length in the newspapers OF
said counties the election which will take
place the first Thursday in August, giving
the anne of the different Judges in each
district. This is the way to do things ana
we think it would he well for the matter
to be considered by our coroner.
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We are glad to learn that Mrs. Samuel
Smith, one of the most estimable ladies OF
this place, who has been seriously sick fol
several days, is much better, and is con
sidcred out Of danger.
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unnecessarily presumptious. They are
not so intended. Weask for nothing more
than a plain, honest response from candl-
dates and will be satisfied with nothing
less. We remain yours. &c,
MANY VOTERS.
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We had a nice shower yesterday, and
we hope to hear more favorable reports in
regard to corn than we have heard from
certain portions OF our county.
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COMMUNICATED.

Mr.. Editor:
Who is Rail Gibs? Is he reliable; and If
50, what will he take for that strange "freak
of NATURE" We are in earnest. We want
that wagon and team-driver and tar buck
at. Then well git us a beb-tailed yaller
dog, and 20 west, and make y fortune with
q show. Yours, CUBA.
P. S. Ask him if he will hro1 the load in.
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Remember the convention at Winches-
ter the lst Monday in August to select
delegates to the Nashville convention
which meets meets Aug. 10Th.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-07-23

Our County Court Clerk advertiScs for
sale valuable property belonging to the
estate of John Il. Slater, dec'd.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-07-23

We have onions at our place raised from
seed this year, and they are as large as
tea-cups. Can any enc beat this?
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Several advertisements are crowded out
this week, but we will make up" the
nce'~-:>,
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srea&aag'
HON.. JOHN S. KERR,
OF

CANDIDATE for the Democratic nom
~ ination for Governor, will address
the citizens of Franklin county, In Win
chester, on Monday, 9th INST, at IL
o'clock, A. ~. ~
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY p, 1914.

HON. JOHN M. BRIGHT
will address the people ofFranklin coun-
ty at Winchester next Monday.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-21
PICNIC AND EXCURSION.

A Masonic picnic and moonlight eI-
cursion will take place on Wednesday,
June 24th, in which all Msson's, their
families and friends are kindly in
vited to participate. The ferry boat
Three States has been engaged for the
occasion. The boat will be cAnvassod
over during the day to give those who
may feel inclined an opportunity to "trip
the light fantastic" The boat leave, her
landing At the foot OF Fourth street at pre-
cisely nine o'clock q. m, and proceed up
the Ohio river to = point near Grand
Chain, where she will lay for few hours.
The Delta City cornet band and Eisen-
bsrgs string band have been engaged for
the occasion, and will be sure TO be on
hand. The boat will return to the city at
about six o'clock in the evening; and
start again for a moonlight. excursion 81
s o'clock. A pleasant time may DO an
ticipsted. Tickets for the round trip, day
and night, only 81.
JAS. EDwARDs,
A. N. CUNpIFF,
HERMAN MEYER,
JAS. 8. SwAYsE,
PAUL q. ScHUH,
6-s-2l-st Committee Of Arrang smsnts.
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HARRiSBURGERS.
THEIR EXCURSION To CAIRO
YESTERDAY.
RIDE ALONG THE RAILS AND ON
THE WATER.

Mayor Wood, Aldermen Morri. and
Halliday. Row. II b. Thsyer, and Messrs
Wilson, Barclay, Resrdeu, Coming,
Davis, OF the sun, Robinson, of the q
X V. railroad and Oberly met the Harris
burg eIcursionists on tho other side Of
the tunnel yesterday morning, aud came
down with them to the'city.
The party was composed OF about q
hundred persons, ladies and gentlemen, who
seemed to enter heartily into the pleasures
Of the trip. The day WAS cool aud pleas.
ant, and nothing occurred to mar tho on
Joy ment Of the occasion. Among the eI-
oursioni,ts we're Dr.. l.. Ra,hbone and
wife, Capt. J. +. Connover, Of the Har.
risburg Chronicle aud wife, Major F. NJ
Pickett, Of the same paper w. V. Chois.
ser. E.qi Capt. j. 81. Baker and wifc (;
Dr.. c. Baker Mr.. j. NJ.
House and wife; Prof j. L.
Wolliver Mr.. l.. b. Church and Misses
Msude aud Ell R,um, daus htsrs of Gen L.
Raum
The Harrisburg brass band enliyensd
the occasion with excellent music.
After getting of tho cars, procession
was formed and tho excursionists and
Cairo friends, preceded by the Harrisburg
band, marched to the Green line wharf.
boat, where they embarked in the ferry
boat "Three State"
The boat steamed up the river TO a point
opposite the round.house Of the Z. X V.
road, and then turned. The band having
playei several tunes, Mr.. 0berly was
called upon for spsech and was intro
duced to tho excursonisn by Mayor
Wood. lie spoke briefly, and was re.
sponded to by Mr.. Choisser in a very ele-
CANT and eloquent address.
The boat landed at tho Mis-
s'uri shore and gave tho ex.
cur'ionists an opportunity to press
tho soil OF that state, then steamed down
the river six or seven miles. The deck
was cleared for action after leaving tho
Missouri shore and dancing began, a,
which pa'sims the young people were en-
gagged until the boat returned to this city.
At the Mississippi Central landing Wit.
tlgs band was tskon IN, and kindly fur
nished number OF their dancing tunes,
and on nearing tho landing at Cairo
gave US taste of their excellent, horn
music.
Tho excursionists took dinner at about
half-past ono in the wharf boat, and then
scattered over the city.
A.. 4 o'clock tho train started on tn
return, the sxcursionists carrying back
with them to their homes the good wishss
OF their Cairo friends.
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mon sense and modern useful knowledge.
The board OF education should not bo
blamed. IA Parent should level his
guns at perverted public sentiment that
has led tho public school system into
chanuel it should not fow 10.
The next complaint is-
8. That promotions in the public
schools arc not sufficiently frequent.
believe that "a Parent" is in sorreot
in his belief that pupils should DO showed
ahead rapidly, and have no doub. tho
rule that now obtains in our schools 10
relation to promotions ia wise one. One
of the greatest evils of our educational
system is the pushing evil. a pupil,
before he is thorough in tho branches
taught in one department, IS too often
pushed up into ahigher one. This fact
explains why so many public
school and other pupils after
passing through all tho horn
books are not thorough ia any Of
NhNtlAs ~ - Nhs uN tolN
Of more Importance than this he had
better retire precipl,ately from tho COM
planning business.
Another complaint il
1 That the principal permits pupils 10
take up and lay down studies at their own
pleasure.
Doe. hsl IA Parent has furnished
no proof Of the truth Of this assertion
and don't believe it.
Il know the oOard o. Iu- .svu svtr Ia
a manner meriiing condemnation, in %
far as the fact that II is secrelivo and car
rias itself with q it-is-none.of-you .busi.
mes, air, bu. am also sure that /, has
given to u, tho very best schools we have
had They are really excellent, particu
larry 10 the departments under tho high
school department. II Il W. mol
VIVA, 6. should haso been las, term / ant
coGaia the fs1I; was elsewhere than
with Prof. Alyorj. lie had many dill
cultes to overcome, and no. tho leas: O
them was Mise Stocking
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msllst for bou. a. that delightful game.
Do you play it, You are too busy7 SO
wags the world. You busy men are
always too busy to enjoy life, but there
are gentlemen not SO busy. know many
Of them--preschers and laymen reli.
gious and in6del people clerks and other
besux, whe indulge in eroque. Ono of
these, young man of poetical turn Of
mind, after game with me and other
iriends--a game that ran till the wee sms
hours aysnt the 'twsl, as your friend, Mr.
Hyslop, would say, wore out the hours Of
the mornin; in the production of verses
suggested By the hours we had wasted
delightfully."- at the attractive pastime.
His verses are Indifferent but such as
they sre you shall have them
LOST ,Sp woS.
There e music In her name,
A charm that commands in her lace
From starting stake through tue whole
game
sheIsl me with ease and with grace
Croquet
Her hurw MS -charmiug'y ovrlcd
Her foot was awcapon to Kill;
Toe dearest Of girls in the world.
She pl,yei the sly game with much skill
Croquetf
But beaten. 7 still won the game
With pleasures the greatest 'tis rife:
For she won when she beat me my name;
And we play now the great game OF
life
Croquet;
Miserable r,-cerel OF course; but be
/, renom bersd that ,. ~ -,-.. "a wet.
ricAl vent, and all of US are in duty
bound 70 endure such infections. A few
weeks ago received poem addressed TO
me, commencing as follow.
Jany Ann. want to know you,
Cause think YOUR great gal,
Aud I'd like some how to get YOU
Tor to be in life my pal
need not say WAS fllel TO the brim
with disgust,
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chea, him out OF III, nomination and o,

cheat him out Of tho nomination and on
the other side, who? Judge Allen is anr-
ious to make tho race, and the cold boysh
through the district like him. He is
clever man, and wish he we're an avail.
able candidate but he ia not. Judge
Green would also like to give Mr.. Glenn.
ents little troube and probably
WILL Mossrs. Allen and Groom are each
tor himself, but the othar wheel borses
have made up the slate with ,So n.,,e NJ
Judge Duff on IT, You are out or Oh.
questions; you don't want II and couldn't
go, 1t If you did. Neither Auen nor
Green nor Judge Crawford, for whom
you made a successful fight in tho Iegis,..
ture against tho protest of almost every
reputable lawyer in Southern Illinois and
who now hates you because he is und or
obligations to YOU nor any of the other
managers would tolerate you they would
take great pleasure in cruihing you. SO
remain at homo and attend to your
business.
-Bcu,on will probably DO one Of the
opposition candidates for tho legislature,
aud wiz Of course be elected lie is one
OF the mot Influential democrats in the
district-is, 10 tact, the real leader of the
party. HIS influence in Union county il
powerful, and he Is the only man 10
whom the worry influential and superb
democratic domAsoguo ever proved true
A""'' know. No. can 1 surmise. who
will be tue other democratic candidate 70,
Tho house Of tho assembly.
Among the republicans thoro will be
! quite contest. SIR. Davis Of the Sun
il candidate and ha. been writing &c
Jackson soliciting the support Of promi
nent party men Of tina, county. 10,
Robaru is also al aspirant; and 1t is said
Pope and Bird have both desire 10 &c
to Springfield. La jackson probably Q
dozen gentlemen will DO candidates OF
the agricultural ticket.
3UT
| must close this long-w opistle
which hope will give oilcnse to nobody
JANE ANN.
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JANE ANN

[NurE.-We admit the following cn-,-
municatiou into cur coiumu, because ye
are greatly IN need OF matter % MI Wy With.
and not tor the reason tina; IL hAs Sny merit.
Toe author % IL, sometime ago. CAAllerre cd
the ttutiou Of the city by her rather rough
rodomou,ades. but had not %, courage 70
resist the avalanche OF abuse they brought
down upon her head: she retired from ,Ic'c
column, with precipitation sul ba' been
NOiceles> ever since but now he returns %
her literary vomit, and returns rot WIN
the elastic srcai u her rrst coming. nUi
with an uncertain gaii. stumbling and tsalS
woven pace thar mAke, hsr agufsrTau.,s, lH'
S0uc,v face .-THy Local.
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CIRCUIT CouRT.-The present session
Of the circuit court is likely TO continue
for sometime yet. At the conclusion OF
the case now on trisl-Hurd vs. the First
National Bank, which will probably oc-
cupy the time Of the court until Tuesday
evening, The chaneery docket will be taken
up and As near a, possible disposed Of
A vsnira has been Issued for new grand
Jury TO meet on Monday the 10Th inst.
Tor the purpose Of inquiring into the
cAsss Of something like a dozen person,
who have been arrested within the l.,,
few weeks. 1t Is Judge Bakers deter.
mination TO clear the docket as near as
possible ct this term.
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M IJSIC-

e. q. Boden, Director of Conservatory
of Music, and Teacher of Vocal, Organ
and Piano Music. Instruction given in
all stringed and wind instruments. Ele-
mentsry principles, thorough bass, har-
mony and counter point Unprecedented
inducements offered. Those wishing to
secure his services will please apply At
the Conservatory of Music corner OF
Twelfth street and Washington avenue.
Pianos tuned and repaired.
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REFRiGEKAToRs, ETc.-Mr. {. w. Hen1
dSrson, the hardware merchant. desires a
call the attention OF the public TO his eel
Enlistment, and more especially TO bis
stock AZ -efrigcrs.ors and fruit cans. OF
the former he has number Of the best
and most convenient, either for large Or
small families, ever offered in Cairo. He
I, prepared TO furnished fruit cans gotten
up in any pattern and in any quantity on
the shortest notice. He hast large sup
ply Of the most approved make on hand,
which be will dispose Of on the most res-
sonsblo terms. He invites an exsminA.
ton of his stock.
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hAhrros.-We were hardly ont of
bed yesterday morning when we were
called upon BY delegation of steamboat
Piiou' who requested of US that we mako
pubic the name of the pilo, charged with
an attempt 10 commit q rape upo, ha
psson OF little girl in thi. city day or
two ago, and thus put to rest ell surmise,
- 70 who the individual 10 that innocent
psrsons might not be taken for the guilty
party. Mr.. Henry w. Hampton il the
man accused Of the henious crime, and /,
10 said no has asd she town. We are in.
fornsd that Hampton does no, deav thu
ehssgs, but on the contrary, when 40.
oussd OF the crime by the father Of thu
child, acknowledged that it was trus
ssd begged for his life. Some of ,bo,.
Who know Hampton best aver that thi. /,
net the arst offence OF this kind that bs
hss bssn guilty Of. OF ourselves we
knew but little about tho man.
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POLITICS.

II am free to acknowledge that can
not comprehend the political situation.
L. is, in my opinion, decidedly mixed,
Imitation and hard money, civil rights and
state rights, railroads and robbery, all
jumblsd are too heavy dose for me.
In this congressional district, who will
be the candidate Ga tho republican
sde Clements, unless Major Mum eau
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FIRST PARAGRAPH.

DEAR BULLEriN: have not hsd the
pleasure ofeommuuica,ing With yoa fc' 4
Ioar time. The eiiiOrisl ogre OF the 'Ssu,
bearded ike the PAID, snd fierce Of aspec,
ss pirate or SsaA.or Llgnn, frightened
me by his harsh criticisms sni drove
me in;o obscuri,y. Bat IS the maa Of
the ring Gays, "Here We are sgsin