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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-18
MiNISa ITEMS.

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-Ophir Annual Report.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-18

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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-18
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-18
A CARD.

To all who arc suffering from the errors and
ipdiscretIons Of youth. nervous weakness,
early decay. loss 81 manhood. etc.. will send
. recipe that will cure you. free OF charge.
Thj great remedy was discovered by . mis-.
40 AIRY In South America. Send Q self.ad.
dressed envelopes 10 the Rev: Joseph 7. lnman,
station d, Bible House. New York City.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-18

Since our regular weekly mining sum-
mary Of Thursday. wo find the following
items worthy OF special mention:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03
Nervous Babies.

A baby Is a very tender thing.
people say; but most Of them are
very far from knowing how ten,
der. Imagine how nervous you
are In certain states-when recOv-
ering from illness, say, when the
fall Of a took or slam of a door
makes you culver and feel faint,
as if some one gave you a blow
That is the way a young baby feels
at its best. A puff of wind will
set it gasping, its little breath
blown quite away. Anoise makes
it shiver, change of summer air
makes it turn death old. A ba-
by is the most nervous of beings,
and the tortures it suffers in going
to sleep and being wakened by
careless sounds when just drop
ping of" are only comparable to
the same experience of an older
person during an acute nervous
headache. Young babies ought
to pass the first months of their
lives in the country, for It's still
ness no less than its fresh air. But
where silence is not to be com
manded baby may be soothed by
folding soft napkin, wetin warm
ish water, lightly ever the top OF
its head, its eyes, and ears. 1t is
the best to put nervous babies to
sleep. | have tried it a hundred
times for a child so irritable that
paregoric and soothing syrup only
made it wide-awake. a fine tow
ell would be wet and laid yer its
head: the ends twisted little till
it made a sort of scull cap. aud
though baby sometimes fought a.
gainst being blindfolded in this
way, five minutes usually sent him
off into deep and blissful slumber.
The compress cooled the little ft-
vtrish brain, deadened sound in
his ears and shut out everything
that took his attention, so that
sleep took him unaware. Teeth.
ing babies find this very comfort
able, for their heads are always hot,
and these is fevered beating in
the arteries each side.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03
A Washington Girls
Mistake.
Washington Chronicle.

Yesterday afternoon a young
lady in the Navy-yard was terrib,
ly shocked by her own foolish
mistake. Being sent Tor some
-four to Harry Combs store in a
hurry, she took up what she sup
posed to be clean pillow slip from
the bureau drawer. When she
b)unded into the store, smiling
like basket of chips, she handed
the thing to Harry to fill With
-four. He didn't notice what
they were till a scoop Of -four
had gone through them. When
he raised them up and exposed
two outlets at the bottom, nicely
fringed, etc, the young lady ran
toward the tunnel, without say
ing a word, and poor Harry, COW
cred with flour, laid the garment
in the money drawer to await her
return. At a late hour, last even
ing, nobody had called for the
-four, and Harry had engaged a
seamstress to sew up the bottoms
and make a salt sack out of 'em.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03
Church Directory.

Presbyterian, Fayetteviile--services ev-
erv Sabbath at 1O:3O and at night; Rev Geo
Hall. pastor; Sunday school at 8 A NJ.
Methodist-services every Sabbath at
1O:3O and at night; Rev T B Fisher, pastor;
Sunday school at s O'Clock.
Cumberland sbyterian-seryices every
Sabbath at 1890 and at night; Rev c ? Du-
vail, pastor; Sunday school at s.
Methodist. Flyntville--serviceS lst Sab
bath in each month at IL and night; Rev WA
Gill, preacher in charge; Sunday school az 8,
Union Church, Pleasant Plains-services
lst Sabbath each month at II and night by
the Methodists; Rev Mr. Barhan, preacher
n charge-2nd and 4th Sabbath each month
at III by the Associate Reformed Presbyterl-
ans, Rev j B Muse, pastor. Union Sun
day school at 8.
A r Presbyterian, New Hope, services Isl
and 3rd Sabbaths at II; Bethel, 2nd and
4th Sabbaths at 1l-Rev A S Sloan, pastor
Methodist, Mulberry-Servlces Ord Sun
day in each month at II O'Clock and every
Sunday night; RevWJCOllier, pastor; Sun,
day School at 8.
Cumberland Presbyterian--services 4th
Sunday each month at IL o'clock A and al
night; RevMrMorTis, pastor; Sabbath school
Baptist, Mulberry--church session Sat
urday before 1st Sabbath in each month
services lst Sabbath at II; Rev A Van lloose
pastor; Sabbath school at 8.
United Presbyterian, Lincoln-services
every Sabbath at ll:l5 A N; Rev J w Wait,
pastor; Sunday school at 10.
Methodist, Shady Grove, (Shelton's
creek )-services 4th Sabbath in each month
at IL o'clock; Rev GLByrum, preacher in ch
Libei ty GrOve-services 2nd Sabbath al
l1AM; Rev w A Gill, preacher in charge
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Grove,
(near Flyntville) e)-seryices 4th Sabbath In
each month at IL o'clock; Rev A W Suth-
erlend. supply.
Presbyterian, Unity, on the Petersburg
Ioad, miles North OF Fayetteville, lst and
3rd Sabbaths in each month-also Swan
Greek Church, 2nd and 4th Sabbaths in each
month; Rev 2 Osborne, pastor.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Cane Greek, on
Fishing Ford road, 5 miles North of Fay
etteville, 2nd and 4th Sabbaths each month";
Rev J Tigert, pastor.
Methodist, Oak Hill-services 4th Sab
hath each month at 10 O'Clock.
= Cumberland dPresbyteriaE-Re n DCraw-
ford, pastor.
Methodist-services End Sabbath at 10 A
N; Rev w B Lowery, P c.
Cumberland byterian--services 4th
Sabbath at 10 A NJ: Rev J B Tigert, pastor
Union sunday school at 2 NJ every Sab
bath; prayer meeting Wednesday night.
Mt. nermon, Flintville circut--seTvices
3rd Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev
w A Gill. preacher in charge.
Nacedonia, ,Flintville circuit-services 4tl
Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev w A
Gill; preacher in charge.
Missionary Baptist, Norris Creek, Duck
eye)-services 2nd Saturday and Sunday il
each month; Rev S L Sanford, pastor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03
Randolph's Style Of
LeCturing.

When John Randolph was in
the height of his celiberty, he
was often compelled, on ac-
count Of his hereditary COM
plant, to receive his visitors in
the bed. One evening, in the
depth Of winter, John Tyler on
whom he frequently inflicted a
lecture, and who was a men,
Der of the House Of Represen-
tativc, had a consultation with
him in his chamber. Randolph
had so great a horror of heat
that he would never suffer a
fire to be lighted in his room.
Tyler had an equal antipathy
for cold, and, the night being
excessively severe, and his coad-
tutors lecture unusually long,
perceiving a second bed in the
room, he seated himself upon it
and partly covered himself with
a blanket; but still feeling un-
supportably cold, he gradually
crept, fell dressed as he was, into
bed; and the two statesmen lay,
for a considerable time, at oppo-
site ends Of the room, the one
warmly declining, and the other
shivering and submissively lis
tening, with nothing but their
heads visible above the bed
clothes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

RONELL's S forthcoming Newspaper
Directory shows the failure of o.
yer one thousand newspapers in
this country during the past year,
the loss to publishers, subscribers
and advertisers amounting to over
eight million dollars, the Repub-
lie, of New York, alone losing half
a million. Among those who
went into the newspaper business,
and lost heavily thereby,were 275
merchants and adventures, 3l5
school-teachers, 81 lawyers, 4
blacksmiths, 80 plasterers, 10
farmers, 200 fanatics of various
classes afflicted with literary leis-
ure, 100 ambitious but visionary
young men who drew upon tneir
fathers, aud thus suddenly ex-
hausted large margins of the pa
ternal capital, and 6 lottery men.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

In the most matter-of-f fact way
the Hawkinsville (Ga.) Dispatch
relates a recent incident in that
State, as follows: "We have heard
Of case of civil rights that occur.
ed few days ago in Coffee Coun-
ty. A young lady had been from
home visiting neighbor, and on
her return she was met in the road
by rough, ignOront negro, who
told her that the Civil Rights Bill
had passed, and that it allowed
him the privilege of walking home
with her. She knew it would nei-
ther do to resist nor refuse, so she
said nothing, and he actually ac-
companied her home. When they
arrived SIZE asked him to take Is
chair In the piazza. He seated
himself, and she went in the
house. When she returned she
had her fathers double barrel gun,
which she discharged at the vii
lain, blowing his brains out on the
spot. We have given the partic-
u!ars as near as they could be re-
lated to US. The news was
brought up to Telfair Court last
week, and was discussed there"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, has o
haunting woe in the shape of
man who gets other mems money
in Legitimate way which doesn't
seem legitimate. The man in
question is trim, genteei fellow,
whose plan Of operations is T"
walk into store, inquire TIE
price of different articles, then tp
step on the scale with a pleasant
remark regarding the weight Of
different people. Being sociable.
he offers 20 bet that the proprietor
can not guesswlthin ffty or sixty
pounds Of his weight. The bet, of
course, is taken. aud the money is
always won by the stranger
Trim and slight, he weighs two
hundred and ninety pounds. There
is no fraud about the ,hing, and
the Bridgeport people can not ex-
plain how a mans appearance cau
be so deceptive. They have been.
compelled to describe him in the
newspapers to limit the extent Of
his operations.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03
1'5|glejreg1q
The Harpist's Sister.
BY MRS. C. W. EyARD.

Sweet child of sunny Italy,
How dreary seems thy wretched fate,
How bleak thy little life must be,
Thy heart how desolate
Our dull pale skies are all too cold,
Our breezes thy young bosom chill,
As through thy mantle's meager fold
They play and parley at their will.
And hearts are colder than the blast,
And harder than the scanty coin
Which PHYS gentle fingers cast
Thy little outstretched palm upon.
And warmer are our April skies
So full of shadow, storm and cloud
Than are the cold forLIdding eyes
That chill thee in the care ess crowd.
1 heard thy brothers. harp play
Ere thy little form had seen,
And caught upon the air away
The ringing of thy tambourine.
And nimbler fingers never tried
The giving of our own gay airs,
Nor little face put on such pride,
Such heroism unawares.
marked thy brothers. weary arm,
The lifting of his languid eye,
The dropping of the bUdened form
That bore its load so manfully.
And as l saw him move away
Imarvelled at so sweet face,
And questioned If there ever lay
In peasant form so princely grace.
And then to thee, sweet child, turned
And learned thy hapless history,
And from thy broken words | learned
Thy love for sunny Italy.
The memory of mothers grave,
Twas that, that dimmed thine eyes,
Thy home by Amos restless wave,
Meath kindlier and calmer skies.
And when thy quivering accents told
Ola poor fathers ocean-bed,
And down thy cheek the tear-drop rolled
That couldstnOt have died instead,
What wonder my impulsive arm
So eagerly was round thee thrown?
And that my tears, all fresh and warm.
Were freely mingled with thine own?
Alas! thou slightest ali in vain,
Thy Tuscan home thou'it never see,
Thy feet will never press again
The shores OF thy dear Italy.
But in this cold, unloving land
Thou'lt tramp thy little life away,
And few will feel and understand
All l have seen and felt to-day.
l fain would point thee to home,
A land of love, realm Of song,
Wherein thy rested feet may roam
Thy sweet, eternal summer long.
Where tears shall never dim thine eyes,
Nor SORROW make thee dcsolate,
Nor scorn, nor pride, nor power rise
TO thrust thee from its golden gate.
NashUSIye, T5na., Nay "a, 1875.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

Birds have a great fear Ofdtath
In illustration of this, madame
Cuist, in her new book on Birds,
relates the foIlowing:-A hen Ca
nary belonging to the author died
whilst nesting, and was buried. -
The surviving mate was removed
to another cagc; the breeding cage
itself was thoroughly purified.
cleanszd, and put aside til. the fol
lowing spring. Never, al.erwarI,
however, could any bird endure to
be in that cage. The little crea,
lures fought and struggled to get
out, and if obliged TO remain,
they huddled close together and
moped and were thoroughly uA-
happy, refusing to be comiorteI by
any amn mt OF sunshine or dainty
food. The experiment was tried
Of Introducing foreign birds, who
were not even in the house vixen
the canary died, nor could, by any
possibility, have heard Of her
through other canaries. The re-
sui, was the same; no bird would
live in that cage. The cage aOas
haunted, and The author was o5-
liged to desist from all further at
tempts to coax or force bird to
stay In it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

In Denver, Col, furniture
dealer whose store had been tre-
queutIy visited by a thief, or
thieves, WHO had abstracted sums
of money and stolen articles from
his stock, rigged a adouble, barreled
shotgun SO that it would be dis
charged il any one should open a
rear window which was deemed
insecure. The thing worked ad-
mirably, and blew the cheek Of
his brother in-law all to pieces the
first night.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

The Nashville Banner, speak
ing Of the new State warrant
currency, says it will be ready
in short time. They are very
handsomely engraved, being
embellishcd with Il green back,
and bearing slightresembIance
to our National currency. The
So warrants bear the likeness
Of President Polk, and the $40
the likeness OF President An
drew Jackson, both being much
better than ;he average curren-
cy portraits. The other dcnOm-
nations, 81, 81, $50 and $50,
have various scenes from Ten
nessee life.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

The boys in blue and the boys
in gray continue to fraternize. A
telegram from New York yester-
day is to the effect that the Wash
ington Light Infantry, of Charles
ton, South.CaroIina, will accompa-
ny the New Eagland society and
the Old Guard, of New York, in
tie trip TO Boston in June, to par
ticipate iu the Bunker Hill cen-
tennial. It's not Improbable that
the Fifth Mary land regiment will
also unite with the above and
make the trip with them on The
steamer Providence.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03
Eating Horse Flesh.

A grand banquet Of horse,ass,
and mule flesh took place in the
Grand Hotel in Paris recently.
About seventy persons sat
down. Mr.. Bickne!l, who took
the chair, traced the history of
horse flesh as an article of food
from the earlier times. In the
course Of his speech he express
ed the opinion that the prejudice
was so strong in England that
he did not think a single horse
butchers stall could be set up
in London with any chance Of
success. 1t was afterwards an
nounced that an honorable med
al would be given to any one
willing to make the attempt, as
we'll as 5e20 to distributed to
the poor Of the district. 1t ap
pears that there are now no
fewer than twenty shops open
in the French capital for the
sale of horse, mule and ass flesh.
The consumption is so consid-
crablc that a horse which was
formerly worth, when dead, on
ly from fifteen to twenty frances,
is now worth one hundred and
twenty.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03
TRANSMISSION Of Blood
The Case Of Frank
Blair.
Blair.

1t is stated that the transfu--
sion of blood in the case of Gen.
Frank Blair is producing no.
ticeable improvement in the con-
htiOn of the patient. He has
been so long prOstrated under
the effects of a paralytic attack
that his physician, after resort
ing to various remedies, now
entertains a strong hope that
the new treatment will result in
a cure. Already two operations
have been performed OH the pa
tient. In the first experiment
two ounces of blood were injec-
ted into the system, and a week
thereafter over four ounces were
transfused, the doctor having
first depleted the patient of two
ounces by bleeding. The blood
for TRANSMISSION is drawn from
the vein of a healthy man into
a vessel, where it is allowed to
remain in contact with the oxy-
genizing properties of. the at
mosphere short time, bnt not
long enough to commence coag-
ulating. tits thence sucked in
to an exhausted receiver, to
which a tube is. attached and
connected with a vein of the
patients arm: The blood is
then forced by a piston in the
receiver into the general circu-
latiOn Of the system. On the
side Of the exhausted receiver is
a scale of fine lines, so that the
quantity forced into the vein is
graduated and timed under the
practiced eye OF the physician.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

At fishcrman's feast in an
Ulster seaport Il gentleman was
seated next to an''old salt, who,
before he would begin his dir
Ler, insisted upon having some
OF every kind Of food that was
Oh the table pat altogether upon
his plate, which was thus loaded
with an incongluous mess Of
fish, flesh, fowl, and vegetables,
all in one heap. The gentle
man asked his neighbor why he
did this, and suggested that it
would be better for him to eat
the different sorts Of food sepa-
rateIy. But the son of Neptune
saw 10 necessity for any such
distinction. lie said; 'Do you
think l keep separate shelves for
them down below? Let them
all go into the hold together"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

90 gracious, no!" exclaimed
Mrs. Marrowfat to Mrs. Quoggs,
raising her hands and speaking
in a very excited tone. "She
was so Ill when her new bonnet
came home that she couldn't get
up; but, dear sakes! Jane, that
didn't matter nothing, for she
just put her hat on, and lay with
her head out of the window the
whole afternoon"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03
A Danbury girl received a

A Danbury girl received a
porous plaster in gorgeous en-
velope bearing a monogram.
About 10 o'clock that night
the owner OF that monogram,
standing disrobed before his
fire, preparatory to apply a rem
edy to his chest, tainted dead
away on drawing from a paper
a mass Of paper, notices and
flowers. There was no fire in
the parlor Sunday evening.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03
The forty days required hav-

The forty days required hav-
ing expired, jurisdiction of
magistrates is now law and in
full force, having taken effect
May l. The following is a full
text of it:
The jurisdiction of Justices
of the Peace in civil cases shall
extend to 81, ,0C0 upon all notes
Of HAND, ,indiscriminately ,wheth-
er calling for dollars and cents
simply, or for an amount to be
discharged in other means than
money, or for an amount of any
article, or multiplicity Of arti-
cles whatever; and upon indorse-
ment OF negotiable paper where
deTland and notice are express
ly waved il the Endorsement.
That the jurisdiction of JUS
tees of the Peace shall extend
in civil cases to all unsettled ac-
counts, obligations, contracts,
or other evidences Of debt not
embraced in the preceding sec
ton, when the amount claimed
does not exceed five hundred
dollars.
That the jurisdiction of JUS
fees Of the Peace in cases for
the recovery of property, and in
all cases OF damages except Ii
bel and SANDER, arising from
either tort or contract, be eX-
tended to $500.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

"What's this crowd around here
for?" demanded a policeman the
other night as he came upon a
dozen boys grouped near the gate
of the house ON Second street
"Keep STILL" T piled one Of the
lads, There comes Old John, tight
as a brick, and we re waiting here
to see his wife pop him with the
rolling pin as be opens the front
door. -EnteTpriSe Courier.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

AT NJ ,nroeville. Indiana, on
last Sunday, while the funeral
services were being performed ov-
er the remains OFF MarrsOtti, who
was killed on the railroad, the
officiating priest having come to
the know edge that the deceased
was Il member OF the Odd Fellows
Lodge. refused to continue the fu-
neral services. At this the
friends of the deceased became
much enraged, tore. the cross from
of the coffin, asked for and receiv-
ed Protestant rites, and bur-
led the body in a Protestant
cemetery. They are having
warm time over the affair, and the
priest and the Church are getting
their share.-Cathoic ReUie,v.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03
Mail Directory.
Fayetteville POst-Ofice.

Railroad-leaves every day except Sun
day at 6 A. M; arrives at P. NJ. Supplies
the following offices: KelsO, Lincoln, Flynt-
Vile. Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, Hunts
Station. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Shclbyville stage-arrives Monday, We'd
pesdav and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
davs at 2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg. Bonneville, County Line, Shelbyville.
Huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
Thursday at 8 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 4P.M. Supplies Goshen, Halle
Green. Meridianville and Huntsville.
Shelbyville horse-leaves Mondays and
THURSDAYS at 8 A. M; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at Arm. Supplies Norris Creek,
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and Shelbyville.
Pulaski horse-arrives every Friday at y
AZ. leayes same day at 1890. Supplies Cy-
ruston. Boons Hill, Millville, Pisgah, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
blanche horse-leaves every Friday at
A M; arrives Saturday at P. NJ. Sup
lilies Camargo, Molino, Cold Water Blanche.
Money Orders can be obtained at this Of
fee upon post Offices in all parts ei the u
n;ted States. a list OF Money Order Offices
NAV be seen on application. Rates Of com
mission for Money Orders are as follows;
Not exceeding $40. 0.............- cents
- oxcaa1inr goo 10 do
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

"My DEAR" said a husband in
a startled tone, after waking
his wife in the middle Of the
night. 81 have swallowed a
dose Of strychnine?'' "Well,
then, do for goodness sake lie
still, or it may come up"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

"Lord, make us truly thank
full of what we are about to re-
ceive-these biscuits amt fitten
for a dog to eat," is the way a
certain Monroe, La, man asks
a blessing.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

1t is in vain to hope to please
all alike. Let a man stand with
his face in what direction he will,
he must necessarily turn his back
on one half the world.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

The lower branch Of the South
Carolina legislature voted a giatui-
ry of $500 to the chaplain for
praying"with creditto himself and
satisfaction to the house"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-06-03

That was a shrewd method
which an Iowa girl recently adopt
ed to induce all her friends to at.
tend her wedding. She didn't
let them know up to the last mo-
meut who the groom was to be.