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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-13
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY 1s 1075wTH SUPPLEMENT-

We quote State good 20 choice 9oc SOC de- sommS3 TO
Western tubs fair choice, 2ee 27e Western Reserye
Sna MSsAm fair 70 choice 16s 2se Cheese.iheTo
quote State factory, common to fancy, Sc IKE do.
lie do, fair good part skim &c a se skins &C. a Sc
sen,s eonSn 10 fancy Sc lie Esgshs re-
warm weather served 10 weaken the market We quote
sylvaIia 2,c Canada, choice brands 221Se 23e West
RicE-There was hriner feeling IN Carolina owing to
adyces from the south Of an Improvement IN that grade
oina 7slc. sse, and 100 bags Rangoon &c 6ssc.
BIC; Louisiana G]1c re fair 70 prime aud coTanon
qualities down 20 DC angoon 9c e. currency Patna.
7e 7c, currency Rangoon in bond, 2Ac h. gold.
The sales were as hhds good fair refining at
Sac 800 hhds Martinique At Us 500 hhts Cuba at Be-
PUBLIC Refined sugar was unchanged The stock OF sugar is
10 ''A' HAdA Bona. Bag. GeladA
Stock (asccrtained by actual
@ ta1ss i7gs 1888 iss
s Total. .s.; x.:;;; 's sssP 1850 !S 1857
'' 1875 , IS4e25 5I7as 1883 1887
gust i3 ISL l47els $500 17a4ae LOST
gust H. a. 1873 s47 4os7I 2l5.6ss 1870
gust Is is7S ........ 81, $50 sos2s 74.aio $3.50
We quote Fair refining, 7Z6c. good do SIC Cuos.
grocery fair choice, ss&c sa4c do, centrifugal;
hhds and boxes. to 49, sfe 94c molssses hhds ana ,
boxes, Ofc- TAG Iorto ftco, 90, W
prime 7e SIZE do grocery fair to choice, $40. s?1c
standard a lo9Sc. lo1zc or loAe l091e; crushed
lo5c yellow, sAc ohc; extra c. szc o@c: cut LOAF
SrRARISE steady The sales so tercos Western
sold yesterday l51sc l5c Western was quoted At
l51zc. l54ic; city, 1870 1915.
TALLow was steady, with sales Of 10000 lbs at &C.
WHIsKRY.-Receipts, 80 bbs The market hrmer
with sales Of $50 bbs at 81 23 81 231a per gallon
FREIGnrsThe market for berth ieigts very quiet
but about steady at the late advance Business
quiet for both grain and petroleum charters but rates
steady The engagements folows:-To Liver
pool, A,tAO bushels grain ut Sd London by
10000 do do lOd per bushel OF 90 lbs by sail
1900 bbls -four ut IS Sd to Hull by 10 boxes Of
bacon a. 4as and to Bristol by sail 5000 bushels grain at
9Ad The charters follows "A Norwegian bark.
hence To Cork for orders with $500 quarters grain at Is
Cd British bark rechnrer), hence voyage, with
5000 do. do ut Is. Sd Norwegian bark, from Philade
pha to Marselle with 500 bills Naph.ha at 6s British
steamer hence Cork orders with $500 grain
at Is I'd British bark hence voyage and rate with
500 do do Norwegian bark voyage and rate with
1000 do do; British bark hence Penath Roads for
orders, with 8 900 do. do, ut Is, Hat
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-13

Inc following last adviceS ut 30 Il. NJ :-ConSol9
for money, 949S o4sl; do, for account 942l OAK.
United States '65's, old, 1074 1O7k; do '67's 1857
1Os1; do 1O-4O's 1O0h 1o7; do. fves, 1o4sS
1O476 Erie 1917 1SH. The bullion in the Bank Of
England increased 422s 9o1 during the past week Tho
unemployed notes in the Bank OF England amount TO
fla 704 100 The rate Of discount in open market is
~, or per cent below the bank rate. There is very
little doing in American securities, which accounts for
the moderate range in quotations Erie is firm To
day is ticket day, and tomorrow will be the fortnghtly
settling day at tho Stock Exchange In Pnris rentes
closed COZ SOC The specie in the Bank of Franco has
increased !, O27, ooof during the past week
RAILROAD BONDS.
These were in active demand Union Pacific hrsts ad
vnnced to 1o3 with few offerings Sinking funds sold
at 9oH; Central Pacincs sold at 1927, and Western
PacAcs at 93H. Chicago and Northwestern consoli-
dated coupon gold bonds firm and advanced to So
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Fights brought 1ld,
Harlem coupon sevens INK and Rock Island sevens
I0Sx. Ohio and Mississippi consolidated advanced to
o6 South Pacific of Missouri declined u per cent sell
ing at 9a ST Louis and Iron Mountain second sold
ut 81
MONEY MARKET.
There change to-day in tho rates call loans,
capital being abundantly supplied ut TX and ~ per
cent We quote good paper as follows
CURRENCY PAPER
Sixty Days I1sr- MONTH";
Double named
First class. .............---. 81 al 4a4X
Good OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4H 40 oaoh
Single named
First class AZ saaS
S Sot Co ;;c tno,ro "a ash 90
GOLD PAPRR.
Double named
Prime. ..---.---- ga al 1@o
Single named
GOou ............-...-----. ~ va AZ
Foreign exchange 1rmer. We quote nominal
rates:-4SS "A 90H; selling rates, 4S7 Al SIN, and
4s9H a49o Reichmarks, o5% 953s, and 9ek ao6%.
Cables 81. Prime Paris, 5.11 and a.11K
STATE BONDS
In State bonds transactions we're small and prices
without important change Missouri long skies sold at
10l a. and Tennessee series at 60H. District Of
Columbia 65's per cent lower, selling at g.
MEMORANDA
The following report is furnished Comparison Of the
earnings expenses of the Union Pacific Railroad for
the month of June, 1874 and 1875
Per Gu
Gross Operating Net Of En-
is7 1914 So2 Ssi Is AS 81 49, 400 90 1873
Inc -. . slsOss2 50 s2s0s0 os sll2,ess So =
Tho earnings and expenses for the first six months
ending June 80 1876 and 1874 not including constrnc
ton account, were:-
Gross Operating Vet Net Of En-
l ls1s sSsss ss 'ss s 'sf sS S1
Bss. s''a lh q sos COS 70 '0'0''' Is n20
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON. August II, 1878.
Cotton unchanged; middling, l35ic low niddling l3c
1850 '''' -- ~ ''''''' . '-'' '-l'' S'0'A
NEW ORLEANS, August II, 1875
Cotton quiet; middlIng, l4Ac; low midding 1910;
g tSs oisi9I5y l2' Gross receipts bales Sales io
MOBILE August H. 1878
Cotton nominal; middling. 1899; low middng 1870;
good ordinary i3c- lsn Net receipts bales salea
SAVANNAH, August IL 1875:
-s Ss;;ss Hsss ss. ssA'' irregular Net
CHARLEsroS August IL, 1875.
or SS,s1H ds ass lac low a %ddin good
9 gaaoGa''' 'A' Net receipts Us bales SN' s'0sA
Flour Unchanged sales of 700 bills 81 rs for No.
spring; 50 Is for amber winter 81 80 for white winter
club VI 45 extra white Michigan 81 Corn dull sales
unbolted per ton Min feed unchanged shorts $a{ ship
sta SO %ddns $50 per ton Canal d ~ he
the Hudson Lake reeep.sis 600 bushels wheat $4,000
Lake reseipts-cOrn $500 bushels Railroad receipts
e Tn SS dbl wh'sj 1890 Rs9saa 2
400 bbls wheat, 7eoo bushels; corn 5000 do oaa
Wheat IS bushels; CORN YI's oats Is iooo Do
interior sor eS bushels h ,o SspS sgh'' dull
sa hsa i~ s'' S'Sas spring
$9a $40 for process Wheat opened heavy and lower
sales of 1900 bushels No mixed Western about
At i4c a l4Jsc GgGwinos nominaliy 81 FL - ' S
TOLEDO, August IL, 1870.
Flour dull but unchanged Wheat dull and prices have
declined white Michigan. 81 So spot and August do,
new 81 As; amber Michigan 81 49, do, August ST 4s
do, September, 81 49 No. do new, 81 Is; No. red
winter, September, vi 46% No. 3 do, new 81 30
ected 81 o. dull shade lower low mixed 75c.
751c damaged &c dull and prices have declined
No. 2 september 434c; October 45c; condemned 3oc.
Freighs Buffalo dull; corn. Receipts days
AS bbls -four 1900 bushels wheat 900 do corn, l4c
do Shipments for two days-1OOo bblA -four. 4uOC
bushels wheat, 5000 do corn
CHICAGO, August II. 1878.
Flour steady and unchanged Wheat-Demand chiefly
speculative and prices gher market active and
No Chicago spring 81 IS, spot 81 24sl seller August
sales at 81 10 VI 22 seller september closed 81 u
seller September No do, VI lS 81 10; rejected 81 u
$llo Corn quiet but steady No 2mixed zoe 7oJ4e spot
seller August 7OGc Tie seller September rejected
67c Oats, fair demand but at lower rates: No 4e
doc spot; 42l4e seller August size. 374c seller Sep
TENDER Barley easier good delna 81 o. Sepem
Der; 81 On seller October Rye nominaily unchanged
Pork dull and lower S21 IS spot seller September
$2i 20 $2l 25 seller October Lard dull and lower
SI3 40 spot $l3 so seller September Bulk
Whiskey 81 10 Recepts-Four, 5000 bills. wheat,
$4,000 bushels $4,000 do oats, 5000 do barley,
1000 do rye, 1000 do shipmonts-Flour, 5000 bills
wheat, 170OO bushels; 81 90 do oats 1900 do
barley 800 do rye, 800 do a. the afternoon call Of the
Corn firm and unchanged Oats easy at 425Sc, August
371zc, September Pork lower az 81 l7h. septenbeE
Lard dull S13 A5. September.
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mHE BEST PLACE IN THE CITY TO HAVE YOUR
Il Printing done 10 1t the METROPOLITAN PAINTING
ESTABLISHMENT, 2i6 broadway, because with the ex.
tensve facilities the Office POSSESSES work dina Ahnrn ~
INA luwnst FaAaa- and wtih Efaaa premptnakA
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ID AGENT WANTED TO TAKE CHARGE OF NEW
T. York office Of established and successful out OF
town business having large trade throughout
the country capital required $4,000 always secured by
double amount merchandise guarantee given Of 500
yenr on Investment and share Ia profit saes Apply
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DARTNER WANTED, WITH $4,000 TO $4,000, TO
buy out an established jobbng business In Western
city; hrs opportunity. Address JAMES r, Herald
Off
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WALL STREET NOTES

Total estimated asgets IL, 74O q
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ID BREWERY FOR SALE-ONE or THE BEST AND
ID conveniently fitted breweries Ia New England Tor
sale in perfect order most economically worked and yield
ing handsome pront capacity, 120 barrels per diem
present trade 1000 barrels MONTH can be largely In
by parties capitals satisfactory reasons Tor dis
posu Apply 20 TWINCH, Chief Association OF Brovcrs,
nrnnd Ynrk
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

VIyANTED-AN ACTIVE OR SPECIAL PARTNER,
w with $1,000 cash capital engage In the
porting business Wines Liquors Please address GOOD
CHANCE. Herald Office.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-03-26
BRASSER'S son CLAUDIUS.

Mr.. Brasser, who lives on Ninth
avenue, has a son about twelve years
old named Claudius, and the other
evening this boy received permission
to allow a neighbor's boy to stay all
night with him. The old people sleep
down stairs in the sitting room, and
the boys were put in room directly
above. When they went mp to bed
Claudius had the clothes line under
his coat, and the neighbor's boy had a
mask in his pocket, They didn't
kneel down and say their prayers like
good boys and then jump in bed and
tell bear stories, but as soon as the
door was locked the Brasser boy re.
marked
you'll see more fun around here
tonight than would lie OF q ten acre
lot
From closet they brought out 9
cast off suit of Brasser's clothes, stuffed
them with whatever came handy, tiec
the mask and an ole, straw hat on fol
a head, and while one boy was care,
fully raising the window the Other
was tying the clothes line around the
man. The image was lowered dowr
in front of the sitting room window
lifted up and down once or twice, anC
old Brasser was heard to leap out O
bed with a great jar. He was JUS
beginning to doze when he heard
sounds under his window, and hi
wife suggested that It was the COW in
the yard. He got up, pulled the cur
tain away, and as he beheld a mar
standing there he shouted out:
"Greatl Bottles it's robber ??
and he jumped into bed.
"Theodorius Brasser, are you 9
fool ?" screamed the wife as he mo-
nopolized all the bed clothes to cover
up his head.
"Be quiet, you old jade you 7
he whispered perhaps he'll &C
away
Don't call me jade p she replied
reaching over and trying to fud bis
hair.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-03-26
PROBABILITIES.

Do not dictate to an editor how to run
his paper; should you do so, however,
the probability is that you will be told
to attend to your own business.
Read tho advertisements IN your
paper, and the probability is you will
find the place you want in order to
purchase something that you long
have been in need of.
If you have friend in printing
Office never call to see him during the
hours Of composition, for he is then
earning his bread and butter. If you
do SO, the probability is that he will
wish you in--wcll, no matter where.
If you enter printing Office, under
no circumstances whatever medlle
with the types, for you may make pi
should you eyade the warning, how
ever, the probability is you will get
more inward curses than prayers.
Never borrow newspapers from
your neighbors. If you are in the
habit of doing so break right off, for
if you continue to do so, the proba-
bility is that the last hours of your
life will be full of remorse and fear
of death.
Never allow yourself to become
delinquent subscriber should you do
50 and die, the probability is that the
proprietor will inform your friends Of
your shortcomings. And again, your
chances Of becoming a citizen of
heaven would be slim, as it is the un-
pardonable sin.
If an agent for newspaper calls on
you and asks, " How do you feel ?'
about subscribing for the paper, tell
him you feel "so-so," and will do so,
accompanying the remark with the
cash. The probability is he will leave
you his thanks and retire in cheerful
frame Of mind.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-03-26

A FUNNY joke, aud all the more pal
atable as its truth can be vouched for,
says a New Jersey paper, occurred at
prominent church in that State. 1t
seems that worthy deacon had been
very industrious in selling q new
church book, costing IS cents. At
the service IN question the minister,
just before dismissing the congrega-
ton, rose and said "AIl yo who have
children to baptiae will please present
them next Sabbath" The deacon,
who by the way was little deaf, hay
ing an eye on selling the books, and
supposing the pastor was referring to
them, Immediately jumped up and
shouted "All who have none can get
as many as you want by calling on mo
at Is cents each.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-03-26

THIS story is told Of father who
was one evening teaching his little
boy to recite his Sunday-school lesson.
1t was from the fourteenth chapter
of Matthew, wherein is related the
parable Of malicious individual who
went about sowing tares.
"What is tare? Tell me, my son,
what a tare is" asked the anxious
parent.
"You had EN- !"
"Johny, what do you mean?' asked
the father, opening his eyes rather
wide.
"Why; last week, when you didn''
come home for three days" sale
Johny, Il heard mother tell Aun,
Susan that you were on tare.
johnny was Immediately sent tt
bed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-03-26
The LITTLE HERoE. - Two chill

The LITTLE HERoE. - Two chill
dren still and stark, on snowy slope
the girl wrapped round in the
coat Of the boy, and both young faces
fixed by frost in The calm reposs OF
death--was the picture presented to
the eyes Of wearied searchers near
Mount Ayr, Iowa, the other day
This winter cold has taken many a
life, but none of the unfortunates
were found in so touching an attitude
as this. Tt was not in the heat Of con-
hict that the boy died; there was no
shriekng fit nor rattliny drum to
stir his thickening blood, nor COM
rade's eyes to mark his heroic fall
nothing to rouse his young enthu-
siasm.
But the little coat folded carefully
about the girlish form, and his own
naked breast, told of the quiet courage
and selr-sacrifce with which he had
met the pitiless blast that blew as
cold on him as hor.-Chj!llcot|c Ga-
zette.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-03-26
Selected Anehu.
LEFT ALONE AT EIGHTY
BY ALICE ROBBINS.

What did you say, dear-breaktast?
Somehow I've slept too late,
You are very kind, dear Etfie-
Go tell them not to wait.
I'll dress as quick as ever can,
My old hands trembe sore,
And Polly, who used to help, dear heart,
Lies tothe. side of'the door.
Put up the old pipe, deary,
couldn't smoke to-day,
I'm sort O. dazed and frightened,
AND don't know what to say.
Its lonesome in the house here,
| And lonesome out o door
l never knew what lonesome meant
In all my life before.
| The bees go humming the whole DAY long
! And tic first June rose has blown;
And am eighty, dear Lord, to-day
Too old to be left alone!
Oh, heart of love, so still and cold,
Oh, precious lips SO white
For the first sad hours in sixty years
You were out Of my reach last night
You've cut the flower You're very kind
She rooted it last May
1t was only slip--l pulled the rose,
And threw the stem away.
But she, sweet, thrifty soul, bent down
And plaWed it where she stood.
'Dcar, maybe the flowers are living sh'
said,
"Aslecp in this bit of wood"
| can't rest, dear-I cannot rest;
Let the old man have his will;
And wander from porch to garden post
The house is 50 deadly still
Wander, and long for sight of the old gate
She has left ajar for me.
We had gotso used to each other, dear,
So used to each other, you see.
Sixty years and so wise and good,
She made me better man;
From that moment kissed her fair younl
face,
Der lovers life hegen,
And seven fine Eoys she has given nc,
And Ou' Of the seven no one
But the neblcst fatEer in all the lind
Would be proud to call his son,
Oh, well, dear Lord, I'll be patient
But feel so broken up;
AT eighty years its an awesomc thing
TO drain such bitter cup.
know there's Joseph and Han,
And four good men beside;
But n hundred men couldn't be to me
Like the woman made my bride
Ne little Pol|y-so bright and fair.
So winsome and good ard sweet
She had roses twined in her sunny hair,
White shoes on her dainty feet;
And held lur hand-was it yesterday
That we stood up to be wed
And-no, remember, I'm eighty to-day
And my dear wife Polly is dead.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-03-26
III l HAD LEISU RE.

IF I had leisure, T would repair
that weak place in my fense," said q
farmer. He had none, however, and
while drinking cider with q neighbor,
the COWS broke in and injured a prime
piece Of corn. He had leisure then to
repair his fence, but it did not bring
back his corn.
"If l had leisure" said a wheel
wright last winter, II would alter
my stove-pipe, for I know it is not
SAFE" But he did not find time, and
when his shop caught fire and burned
down, he found leisure to build an
other.
"If had leisure, said y mechanic,
II should have my work done in
season." The man thinks his time was
all occupied, but he was not at work
till after sunrise; he quit work at five
o'clock, smoked cigar after dinner,
and spent two hours on the street
talking nonsense with an ;dler,
"If had leisure said a merchant,
II would pay moro attention to ac-
counts" The chance is, my friend, if
you had leisure, you would probably
pay less attention to the matter than
YOU do now. The thing lacking with
hundreds oe farmers who till the soil
is, no more leisure, but more resolu-
tion--tho spirit to do--to do now.
If the farmer who sees the fence in a
poor condition, would only acta once,
how much might be saved, 1t would
prevent breachy cattlo creating quar-
rels among neighbors, that in many
cases terminate in law suits, which
take nearly all they are both worth
to pay the lawyers.-Annuolo Of Ihre-
nolcgy and Physiognomy for 1875.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-03-26

A GROCER stepped out of his door
yesterday just as a boy had flied bis
pockets with apples from barrel,
and he shouted: Here you have
been stealing applos--policer p Don't
holler out that way" replied the boy,
as he put the apples back. "Dill bet
me that my pocket wouldn't hold
three old sockers, and I was just try
ing to see. I'm open to such bets
every day in the week. -- Detroit
Tree Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-03-26

DIFFUSION CT KNowLEDGE.-The
strong barriers which confined the
stores of wisdom have been thro WI
down, and flood overspreads the
earth old establishments are adapt
ing themselves to the spirit of the age;
new establishments are rising the in
feriorschools are introducing improved
systems Of instruction, and good books
are rendering every mans freside a
school, From all these causes there
is growing up an enlightened public
opinion, which quickens and directs
every art and science, and thror gh
the medium of free press, although
overlooked by many, IS now rapidly
becoming the governing influence in
all the affairs Of man.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-03-26

"Oh you do it!''
"Get up, you old coward" she
snapped, 9TH never live with you
another day if you don't do it,
Brasser turned up The lamp. sat ur
in bed, and cried out
rs that you, boys?''
"Mercy on me git up!' yelled the
wife as the straw man was knocked
against the window.
It'll blow his head off as clean as
milk" said Brasser in loud voice
as he got up. He struck the stove
three or four times, upset chair, and
reached behind the foot of the bed
and drew out an old army musket.
"Now, then, for blood" he con-
tinued, as he advanced to the window
and lifted the curtain.
The man was there, face close tc
the glass, and he had such malig-
nant expression Of countenance that
Brasser jumped back with q cry o.
alarm.
"Kill him! shoot him down, you
old noddle head = screamed the wife
Il will - by thunder | wlll!' re.
piled Brasser, and he blazed away
and tore out nearly all the lower
sash.
Tie bows up stairs uttered a yell
and a groan, and Brasser jumped for
the window to see if the man was down
He wasn't. He stood right there
and he made leep at Brasser.
Hes coming in '--perlice boys
ho ,-perlice !" reared the cid man
The tattcrcd curtain permitted
| Mrs. Brasser to catch sight Of man
jumping up and down, and she
yelled
"Theolorius, IN going to iajnti'
Faint and be burned Boys =
perlice - he replied, wholloping the
sheet ircn stove with the poker.
"Don't you dare talk that way to
me '--shriekel the old woman, re-
covering from her desire to faint.
"Po-leece po-leece," now came
from the boys up stairs, and while
one continued to shout tie other drew
the man up, tore him limb from limb
and secreted the pieces.
Several neighbors were aroused, an
officer came from tie station, and a
search Of the premises was made.
Not so much as track in the snow
was found and the officer put on an
injured look and said to Mr.. Bras
ser.
"A guilty conscience needs no &C
cuser."
"Thats so,' choruscl the indignant
neighbors as they departed.
As Mr.. Brasser hung a quilt before
the shattered window be remarked to
his wife
"Now see what ar old cundurango
you made ofyourself.'
Don't fling any insults at NE, or
I'll choke the attenuated life out OF
you" she replied.
And the boys kicked around on the
bed, chucked each other in the ribs
and cried
I'd rather be boy than be Presi-
dent y
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-03-26

An INNOCENT PRANK. A bad boy
thus describes his misdeeds and their
punishment "My sister Fm has got
a feller who has been coming to see
her most every night for some time.
Night before last, Just TO have little
fun, I went in the parlor, crawled
under the sofa on the sly, and waited
there until he and En- had got settled;
and just as he was asking her if she
was willing to become his dear part
ner for life, and trust to his strong
right arm for protection and support,
l gave three red-hot Indian war-hoops
and bumped myself up against the
bottom OF the sofa, and fired off an
old horse-pistol that | had borrowed
Of Sam johnson, and, my gracious
how that feller jumped up and scooted
for the door He never stopped to get
his hat, but went tllmbling head over
heels down the door steps, As for
En-, she was just that scared that she
squatted right down on the floor, and
screeched like all creation, till dad
and mother came running in, with
nothing on but their night-clothes;
and wanted to know what was the
matter. But I'm only yelled the
louder, and kept pointing under the
sofa, till dad got down on mis- knees,
and saw me there, and pulled me out
by the h;nd,leg. When he had got
me out in the wood shed, he warped
me over his knee, and then went at
me with an old trunk strap, and |
haven't got over it real nicely vet.