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The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23
Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice. that the subscriber of Cecil
county hath obtained from the Orphans Court said
county, letters OF Administration the personal
of BENJAMIN b. BROWN
late OF said county deceased. All persons having claims
against the said deceased hereby warned to exhibit
the with the voucher. thereof duly authen
On or before the 2lst day Of August, 1876;
they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit
G. saIi estate All persons indebted to said
reIue."d ~ make immediate payment to the subscriber
Given under MY hand, this lth day of September 1s75
GEORGE b. BROWN,
Administrat"r OF Benjamin b. Brown, decd.
Test-REuBES d. JAAAR Register.
Sent Ii. lS15-6M
The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23
EXAMINERS, NOTICE.

The undersigned, Examiners appointed by the County
Commissioners to determine the propriety of vacating
the public road from Haran's Paper Mill across the
Little Elk Greek to the Cherry Hill road hereby give
notice that they will meet on the promises SATUR-
DAY, NOVEMBER 18th inst, at O'Clock NJ to execute
the trust aforesaid JAMES McCAULEY
JOHN BURKE,
c. J. CAMPBELL,
Oct 9, lSI5-lm
The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23
NOTICE TO TREsPASsERS.

All persons are forbidden against trespassns any
of my Farms on Bohemia Manor in the tenure Of
JAMES ALLEN, MRS. DESHANE. J. r. ROBERTS,
GEORGE l.. KIRK, J. b. ARRISON, ISAAC PAINE
J. X. BIGEs and JESSE WATSON, either by cunning
fishing, foxhuntiug, cutting wood poles any Of
the Subscribers woodland All persons offending
will he dealt with according to law.
Oct g. 1S75-lm* MARY g. BAYARD
The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
AUGUSTA Z. FOREACRE
Us.
ROBERT C. FOREACkE

In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. In Chanccry.
The object of this Bill is procure divorce vineuo
ndtrmonii of the complainant from the defendant and
for the custody of her son. Herbert III. Foreacre The
Bill alleges that the complainant and defendant
married on the 26th of June, 1870; that about
November 3oh, 1870, the defendant abandoned the
planant that sail abandonment has continued unit
terrnptedy for than three years and is deber y
and final, and the separation beyond any rea,s~
expectation of reconciliation. Th- =
utterly unable to supp"- ~. .... ..,..
him under his e
octoh.r 800 - 18th day of
trT -y.-sss -"d seventy five.
"''''' cause copy of this Order together
oJe,. and substance Of the Bill. to be inserted
some newspaper published in Cecil county Mary
land, week for month before the 10th day Of
November next giving notice to the defendant said
Bill and warning him appear this court in person
or 10y solicitor before tho 10th day February
next to show cause, if any he has. why decree shall
not pass as prayed A. W. MITCHELL Clerk
True copy: test A. W. MITCHELL.
Oct TO- loio-lm Clerk.
The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23

LATE PAsTURING MEADows-As a
general rule it is better to avoid pastur.
ing meadows, after the growth has
ceased for the season. But there are
exceptions to this rule, there being some
cases in which we would pasture as
closely as possible. Where the soil is
rich, and the aftermath heavy, there
may be a mass of dried dead stuff in
the bottom next year, which will inter-
fere much with the moving, unless it is
pastured down now. In this case we
would pasture the meadow closely, and
give some top dressing, if necessary,
taking care to spread the droppings of
the stock evenly. Again, strong but
thin clover and grass meadows will be
benefited by close pasturing, by which
the stubble will be eaten off, the coarse
growth rendered finer and closer, and
the yield of next season be improved in
quality. A moderate top dressing of
line manure will be of more value than
all the stubbly aftermath.
The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23
NOTICE TO CUNNERS.

All persons are forbid trespassing tho premises
occupied by tho subscribers, with log and Gun, and
parties offending will be prosecuted the fullest
extent Of the law. JOHN z. GILLESPIE,
HENRY KEEN,
JOSHUA X. WAY.
Sept 49, 1ST5-tf THEODORE EWING.
The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
ORPHANS, COURT,

The STATED MEETINGS of the ORPHANS Court Of
Cecil county will be held on the SECOND TUESDAY
in every month. Executors Administrators and Guar
dians wanting their accounts stated will please bring
in the vouchers a few days before Court.
REUBEN D. JAMAR,
NOV ~ lS0I-y REGISTER.
The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23
NOTICE TO TRESPASSERs.

All persons hereby forbidden trespassing on the
premises Of the subscribers, with Dog and Gun All
offending will be dealt with according to law.
J. TOME. J. J. ABRAHAMS
j. ii. ROWLAND S. r. CARSON
X. f. BROMWELL JOS. W. REYNOLDS
JAS. G. MCKAY, ii. b. MCKAY,
+. VI. RAWLINGS, TOct l6. lST5-2m
The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23
Meetings Of Comfy Commissioners,
MAPLEWOOD INSTITUTE

FUR BoTH SEXES, is 81 miles west of PhiIadep phia
superior buildings home earnest teachers first
class Lectures. Small pupils admitted the entire wear
incorporated. Trustees Friends Hon. Washing
ton Townsend says: As to the progress of INV late
ward who under your and tuition for over
years. was well satisfied with tho school its arrange
ment and discipline, and the progress he made in
knowlenge.' Term commences 9th mo 18th.
Address, j. SHORTLIDGE A VI
July 10, ls75-4m CopcordyiIIe Pa
The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23
Notice to Gunmers and Hunters

The undersigned gives notice to Gunners and Fox
Hunters not TO trespass his premises, under the
penalty of the law, which will be rigdly enforced.
Oct l6 lSI5-3m l. Z. COLLINGS
The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23
M}ht Matnt.
SCIENCE APPLIED TO FARMING.
BY PROFESSOR W. o. ATWATER.
From the American Agriculturist.
WASTE AND SAVING WITH POTATOES
AND RooTs-MoRE FEEDING
EXPERIMENTS

From the American A9riculturist.
WASTE AND SAVING WITH POTATOES
AND ROoTs-MoRE FEEDING
EXPERIMENTS.
A correspondent, referring to the eX
periments described last month, asks:
Are we to conclude that potatoes are
improbable as food for steck?" BY
no means, if they are rightly fed. 1t is
a matter of common experience that
stock are healthier, and cows give more
milk with potatoes or roots and hay
than with dry hay alone. But, at the
same time, there is apt to be real loss
of hay, unless some nitrogenous food,
like oil-cake, malt-sproutS, beans, peas,
or bran, are mixed with the potatoes or
roots. There is loss of hay because
less of it is digested and utilized as
food. The rest, that would be digcsted
in right feeding, is passed off as excre-
ment. and is useful onl y for manure.
The case is simply this: If the mixed
food contains too little nitrogen (albu-
minoids(, and too much starch, sugar,
or other carbohydrates, the animals
cannot digest it completely. Only the
best qualities of hay furnish as much
nitrogen as is needed by working cattle
or mich cows. Potatoes contain very
little nitrogen, and great deal of starch.
So sugar beets are poor in albuminoids,
and rich in sugar, like starch, is entirely
q carbohydrate. Mix considerable Of
these with hay, straw, corn stalks, or
even clover, and the ration will still
lack nitrogen, and there will be loss of
valuable food material. But if nitro
geneous food be added, at the same
time, so that the whole ration may con-
tain the proper proportions of albumin
oids and carbohydrates, the animals
will digest all its digestible material,
and there will be no loss This matter
is so important that | will illustrate it
bv some
The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS,

The School Commissioners Of Cecil county will meet
a; their Office in Elkton for the of
School business, on the SECOND TUESDAY Of each
and every month. JOHN SQUIER,
Nav O. iS74-d Sscretarv
The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23

SfcTIoN ,. And Be L further enacted bv The author
itp aforesaid That said foregoing section hereby pro-
the next general election to be held in this State sub
mttcd TO the leg,l and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption rejection. in pursuance of the directions
contained i'll Article H. of the Constitution of this
State and at the said general election the said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be written
printed these words For the Constitutional Amend
ment.' or Against the Constitutional Amendment"
the voter shall elect, and Immediately after said cleo
ton due roturns shall be made the Governor of the
for and against said proposed amendment,
directed 10y the said 14th Article of the Constitution
The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23

NoTE-The papers designated will receive slips from
the Governor, and the only authorized to pub
lish at the expense of the State. Bill to Executive
r. C. HOLLYDAY,
a week for Smo Secretary of State
The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23
ILLUMINATING OIL

As the long nights upon us, when more artific
light is necessary it behooves all who require good
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-14
Costa X Severni tOCn6
rOku 1875.
Od II. X. Sepoje.
(Pokraeovani.l

Muslin pekne pomalu, abych starou
nevzbudil," uminil 81 Vendelin Fejfara,
kdyz We til ctvrte ma dvanact putoval k
svemu bytu ma Oujezds.
Pc dlouhych operacich dosel po scho-
dech Ike dvefim, po pdlhodinnem hleda-
nj, proklev vsecky zamecniky ma horouci
skalu, te nedelaji zamky, ably do mich clio
vek mohl hnedle treft. postestilo Sc mu
nalezti klicovou dirku. Mo, uz jsem ten
to - donna, ted Sc pfevalim do postele
ma stara bude - tento -" Ouha: dv6
zidle pan Fejfara dopadli hroznym ra
musem podlahy. ,,Zpropadene tentol"
huboval Fejfara, ale poseptmu; yvran to
do cloveka, ze bych byl malem upadl."
,,Kolik pax je hodin, Jeremiasis" oval
Sc hlas vnitfnosti manzelske postele.
Feifara, jemuz volani platilo - nebof
byl bifmovany Jeremias zdstal jako
solny sloup.
No, ohluchl jsi2 Kolikrat Sc te budu
ptati" durdi 90 zena.
,.Inu nebylo by divu, kdybych byl o.
hluchl," myslil 81 Vendelin Jeremias, q
odpovedA Sc vsi pokorou nahlas: | tepto
pal devate bilo," hned 81 tomu pfimy
! sill: ,,ale uz davno!"
r TAXI" odvstila manzelska postel
hnsd ma to praskla svedska sirka poko
: Fejfardv byl osvetlen. Povedomy hla
osobe pani Fejfarove zdvihl SO loze
o uchopil uboheho Vendelina Jeremiase z
ucho q vedl no k staromodnim stojaclr
u hodinam. TAX, to je pal devatea"
,,Inu tento, ja isem hAdal podle slune'
: nich - mne zastaly mole stat"
"a tys zdstal sedet" horlila urazen
:, chot
: - mo, jak chces," dopoustsl Fejfar
= ,,ale ted bud tax dobra, Leokadie, mile,
bych spal."
TAXI Ajajaj, ty budes spat ia ma
mlcet - ia mann inject K vdli tomu,
,e- maj drahf pan manzel chce - ra
spatl"
n ..Inu ia vim, ze cd tebe tuze mno
i'll, chci, kdyz ts zadam, abys mlcela; ty
g. mlcetl'
,dl ,,Poslouchej, vendeline, nedslej 81
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-14

opet k vesldm vsi silou protinal mimi
vlny Hudsonu.
Neuplynulo ami pet minut, kdyz Sc ma
bfehu feky objevil vadce handy, Nolen,
drze rukor douhou rucnici. Ia MIN
vyhrnulo 90 asi sest chlapG, vsichn bam-
bitkami ozbrojeni.
Ma mou viru!' zvolal risky detektiv;
ITO vypada jako rucnice. Jeli Nolen do
bry stfelec, toz nam kapitalne zatopi."
Sotva domluvil, zahoukla rama. Kdyby
90 risky detektiv cas- nebyl shybnul,
byla by jej kulka, ktera mad jeho hlavou
zaficela, jiste zasahla.
,,Nyni Sc fadne obof do vessel, at nez 81
druhou ranu nabije, neco dale Sc dosta-
neme," pobidnul detektiv Slidice.
Tento zabofil vesla do vim nrazl seast
ne nekolik yardG.
Opet SO ma bfehu zablesklo, ale nez ra-
na houkla, lezeli jis oba detektivove ma
dne clunu. / tentokrate je kulka pfelete
la. Nez Nolen po tfeti pusku svoji ma
bill, urazil Cikansky Slide opet nekolik
yardd.
Tfeti knlka vrazila do clunu. Nolen
nahlidnul, ze mifeni po detektivech asi
marne bude proto zmenil svdj plan. DE
tektivove obrat ten zahy pochopili.
Ten chap bpde chtiti clun mas potopi-
IT," podotknul risky detektiv.
V tom zahoukls ctvrta rama kule vra
zila do kormidla, iez roztfistila.
,,Stav mas jest povazlivy," minil risky
detektiv. ,,Zda Sc, ze budeme muset hle-
dati spasu plovani. Jeste dve takove
rany - mas cun zacne plniti Sc vo-
dou."
A risky detektiv hadal dobfe, nebot iz
nasleduiici rama rozstipla zadek clunu.
Spasobenou rozstepinou drala Sc voda do
clunu takovym valem, ze tento jiz jill po-
tapeti SO jail. lrsky detektiv svlekl ihned
kabat jail Sc diru ucpavati, coz Sc mu
podatilo.
Pata rama zahoukla, ale jelikoz clnn
mezi owe vlny Sc dostal, tedy jel kulka
minula.
,Baj Dzordzl" zvola Slide. I'll zakef
nici spustili ma vodu clun. HONDA zapoc
me-"
A vskutku tomu tax bylo. Zakefnici
NELL krom onoho clunu, ma nemz detekti-
vove odpluli, jeste jiny v zasobe, jen ze
byl ma sraznem bfehu, zahradni housti :
ne ukryty, tax ze no ihned pouziti ne
mohli.
Nebezpeci, jez detektivdm hrozilo byle
velke. Oni NELL jen jeden par vessel, kde2
to clun zakefniki dvema parry opatfer
byl. Mimo to byl clun jejich porouchar
znacnym mnozstvim vody naplnen.
,,Jen zazrakem mIzeme vyvaznouti,'
minil Cikansky Slide.
(Pokraeovani.)
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-14
ID. JOSefa paStOra.

V New Yorku podaji blizsi zpravu ge
neralni jednatelove
KUNHARDT CO., 81 Broad ST., N. Y
G. B. RICHARD & BOAS, 81 Broad
way iakoz veskefi jich jednatelove pc
Sp. statech.
W Prosperity postovni paroplavby
iakoz Pastorova brosurka ,,AmerickJ
vystehovalec" rozesilaii sc ma pczadani
zdarma. so sc
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-14
Starry Slidic
ANEB
Ctyfi prOsluli zv6dOv&
OdhaIuji velke tajeHlsfvi.

Stary Slide gPrvu stopoodaa, na6e< sdna
stopuie.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1875-09-14
Karpety a OlejOva platna
GEO. TIE LINDE.

Prave jsem obdrzel hoiny vyber vseho
druhu karpetd, oleioveho platna rohoA
pro podzimni obchod. Prodavam levneji
nez jinych obchodech. Taktez proda-
yam calouny (wall-paper) IA novoyorske
ceny cd Z do II ctd. zavitek (roh).
800 Woodland Ave.
29-6S
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-03-18
BURNS AND, BEHeHE1ys5

xSaen, M. JAM WoSd, on the occssicn Of acns
ssss q si:'i 4: s.9n: :a SF;
ts1'i IL 3.6pss,y 6:s sssa 1sss P'' nov a..'
':ss hear shs ...k IN An,ac'yyouuI u yyouu,I '''!<: .
To 81 the bard o. Ayr his due;
But use him wSsl-
+" Hetept sssst charity 81 view,
III try Zen for the dsil::
Hswee, sma' fau'S ys,need nae tell
Folks say ye're ma DER gutd yoursel,
= But tdal may esre,
Gin ye're but half tas euid Is Rab,
'' Well ask naemaar.
Then di1na seek to 6ndAlaws {,
But o'er his faa'ts mantlsthr1w;Hs
3. And leave the rsstl
To Him wha made and tried the heart
He kens the best
A century hence, and wha can tell
What may BETA. your cannie ser1
Some holy, preacher
May take the sldgsls up for ane
Cad Harry Beecher
~ 1:n.t ME doubt, 5yed like tae ken
Wha 'tis takes up the auld quill pen
To write this rhyme;
The knowledgs would beiirewoth-s
I'm past my prime.
But when lassie, youagx>d=nir, ~
: "rve wander'd aft by sbonnie Ar, : ~ -.
- a. WI heartsome glee; - ,<- ...~
EreiAtss aern mandatasent n4 Nrh.;4
Far der the sec.
Still scoti.'s4iHs; ana a. ssoti.' tfppGaG,. ppGiatGn,;.
Her poets andther poeta' strains,
H.. 10 I'd 10 de.r;
4 desert spring within my heart
May claim tear.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-03-18
ABOLITION OF COFFNs.

A late number of the London
Times contained a strong letter agi-
tating afresh the subject Of burial.
The argument of the writer was
posed to the practice of inclosing the
bodies of the dead in cofins. The
earth is powerful antiseptic, and, by
interring the dead wrapped in a win
ding-sheet instead Of a coffin, the gen.
Grafton of poisonous gazes and de-
composing fluids would be entirely
avoided. The earth will assimilate
body in the course of four or five
years, leaving but few fragments of
scentless bones. 1t is the interposi-
ton of the coffin which prevents the
earth combining with the decom-
posing elements of the body, and al
lows noxious vapors to rise from the
grave and poison the living. All
the advantages arising from crema-
ton would, in the opinion of the
writer, be obtained by this method of
sepulture, while the feelings of the
community. would suffer, q much less
shock from this slight change in the
custom ofburial. .~.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-03-18

sunset, that rioted in color through
the whole abundant and exultant
clouds of the west. 1 heard my child
tsaying his evening prayer to Gratia;
He; too, with wandering eye, caught
the glory Of the glitterings hills, and
stopped to ask if heaven where 'tOul
! IFathef' lives, was like that-"so
pretty?"
b "Who told you about heaven being
pretty; :Alex7' inquired his mother
who does not believe in encouraging
the theological inquiries of small
children.
r. "Papa did; I asked him: Mamma,
can I go to heaven some day p
II hope so, Alex
"But won'tyou take me, mamma p
Il can't take you, dear!''
"Why, papa said you was goin' to
take him, and I amt near SO big as
he is"
"Hush Alex ; you don't recollect
what papa said"
eyes, Sir! I do" persisted the boy.
:"1 asked him if he was ever there
tso's|to know%it was pretty? md he
said he was goin' some day, he said
because you helped him."
Gratia, stopped him with kisses.
|: But hetold the truth
TEA IN ENGLAND.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-03-18

in the Austrian Alps the wealth
er this winter has been most severe,
and the houses IN some Of the villages
ire buried in SNOW snow to the roof.
Large numbers of birds, chamois, &C.,
have died from starvation. The ice
on the Danube in Hungary is very
thick, and wagons are able to cross
the river.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-03-18
BETTER TIMES AHEAD,

hi. The Chicago Tribune is of the opin-
ion that business in that city and in
the Northwest is improving, and we
subjoin paragraph from its article of
six columns demonstrating that fact !:
: 1.-The country is richer than it has
ever been before, with the exception
of, the. grasshopper devastations,
which have been local, and the troub-
lie with the wheat districts of Minneso-
Eta, whose product has not found so
ready q sale as in previous years.
Moneyvhas been poured by millions
into'the country around Chicago for
Fh6gsS corn and other products. The
Ppromptitude Of collections. till the
.coaaty5@becalne impossible, was a
proof Of this, and it is = fact 10 famil-
lar rs to need no comment. T.:
EEoi |: ut is'notsto be expected that we
are to return at once to an era Of the
old-fashioned prosperity, with easy
and extended credits, inflated enter
prise and universal money-making.
We are in a better situation. The
prosperity before us is gradual I'M
provement, proceeding on sound and
consecutive methods of business. 1t
will be succeeded, therefore, not by q
collapse, but by still better times.
That these are in the immediate flu.
ture, cannot be doubted on a general
view Of the situation. With the mar
ket towns Of the interior nearly bare
Of goods, consumers well-off, manu-
ufactures cheap and waiting sale, an
improvement visible in the prices OF
breadstuAs abroad, with the surplus
capital of the country constantly &C
cumulating and tempting borrowers
with cheap rates ofinterest, and press
ing lenders with the necessity Of in
vestment, the future is as easy to read
and interpret as the almanac -
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-03-18

A red-hot meteor fell near West
Liberty, in the eastern part Of Iowa,
on the 18th ult., sinking fifteen feet
into the ground, making hole ten
feet in diameter. For hours it con-
'tinued to spit forth flames, claekle,
aputter and smoke, and occasionally
discharge cannon-like reports,,to the
infinite terror Of the people In the
vicinity. None dared approach
while this miniature volcano continu.
ed in action, but with the cessation of
life. hundredsfgathered around to in
vestigate the wonder.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-03-18

- 2
The obituary poetry of Mr.. G..
Washington Childs, A.. NJ, of the
Philadelphia Public Ledger, is imita-
ted in Oregon, but with a vulgar
spirit, and in a coarse manner. Here
is a specimen Of this Western work
The angels tonight, in their mansion. OF light.
Are a-walzin' round Anthony Mink:
He was faithful and kind as any you'll find.
And gin was his favorite drink
Compare this with the following
specimens from Mr.. Childs's own pa
per, and the superiority of his genius
will be appreciated by all:
The only boon leave you, my husband,
Is our lovely children dear
Love them. oh, for me- my husband,
-: Turn not from them, uotherless.
Tel them something Of their mother,
You may call them by my name;
=: = shfeldfhem fromthe winds Of sorrow-
Hthey en-, oh, gently blame.
Tell my father that a1n here
That have joined the angels heavenly band,
We have Washington standing beside us
With the star spzngled banner grasped in his
hand;
'Iis sweet for ones country to die
Pain was my ported,
Physic was my food;
Groans were my devotion,
Drugs did me no good;
But my divine physician knew what was best,
To ease me Of my troubles he took me unto rest
Gone but not forgotten.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-03-18
AFTER THE FUNERAL.

From the Danbury Ners.
It was just after the funeral. The
bereaved and subdued widow, envel-
oped in millinery gloom, was seated
in the sitting room, with few SYM
pathizing friends. There was that
constrained look, SO peculiar to the oc-
casion, observed on every OCCASION
The widow sighed.
GLOW do you feel, my dear?" OBJ
served her sister.
"Oh, l don't know" said the poor
woman, with difficulty restraining her
tears. 'But I hope everything passed
off WE'LL"
'Indeed it did," said all the ladies.
'It was as large and respectable a
funeral as I have seen this winter"
said the sister, looking around upon
the others.
eyes, it was" said the lady from
the next door. Il was saying to Mrs.
Slocum, only ten minutes ago, that
the attendance couldn't have been
better-the bad going considered"
"Did you see the Taylors p asked
the widow, family, looking at her sis
ter. "They 60 so rarely to funerals
that I was quite surprised to see them
here
"Oh, yes, the Taylors were all here"
said the sympathizing sister. Gas
you say, they 60 but little; they
are so exclusive"
II thought saw the Curtises, also,'
suggested the bereaved woman, droop-
ingly.
"Oh, yes," chimed in several
"They came in their own carriage, too,"
said the sister, animatedly. "And
then there were the Randalls, and the
VanRensalears. Mrs. VanRensalear
had her cousin from the city with her.
And Mrs Randall wore a very heavy
black silk, which I am sure was quite
new. Did you see Colonel Haywood
and his daughters, lover"
II thought saw them, butI wasn't
sure. They we're here then, were they?'
eyes, indeed" said they all again
and the lady who lived across the way
observed
"The Colonel was very sociable,
and inquired most kindly about you,
and the sickness of your husband"
The widow smiled family. She was
gratifed by the interest shown by the
Colonel.
The friends now rose to 60, bidding
her good-by, and expressing the hope
that she would be calm. Her sister
bowed them out. When she returned
she said:
''You can see, my love, what the
neighbors think of it. I wouldn't
have had anything unfortunate hap
pen for good deal. But nothing did.
The arrangements could not have been
better"
II think some of the people in the
neighborhood must have been surpris-
ed to see so many of the uptown peo~
pie here" suggested the afflicted wo-
man, trying to look hopeful.
"You may be quite sure of that, !"
asserted the sister. II could see that
plain enough by their looks"
"Well, am glad there is no occas-
ion for talk" said the widow, smooth
| ing the skirt of her dress.
And after that the boys took the
chairs home, and the house was put
| in order.