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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03
Capt. webb's Great Swim.

LONDON, Aug. "a.
CAPT. WRBB started yesterday on his
swim across the Channel at the rate of
twenty strokes to the minute. The wealth
er was calm. At 5 80 he lunched on ale
and beef.tea, and at eight o'clock beeftea
and beer. He then rested, floating on
his back At nine O'Clock he was troubled
with floating seaweed. At eleven O'Clock
cod-liver oil was given him. The moon
rose at one in the morning. He INDUCED
in brandy and tea. At this time
Webb declared the accomplishment of the
feat sure thing. At three he partook of
coffee, then the tide turned, running north
ward, and the Captain appeared exhaust
ed. His trainer stripped, ready TO render
assistance, but Webb laughingly declined
his services. His strokes at this time
were at the rate of twenty per minute.
Fears arose that the northern tide would
drift him abreast of the Calais sands, and,
as the sequel proved, he had four miles
further to swim. Daylight broke at four
o'clock, finding him drowsy, when he in
dulged in coffee and brandy. At 5 80
Riden's buOys were sighted, and their
position located. AT seven there was
westerly breeze and chopping sea, re-
tarding in their influences, and it was
only indomitable pluck that insured sue
cess. A skiff was kept on the weather
side, Webb swimming slowly from this
time. He indulged in brandy straight
every twenty minutes. Soundings were
taken at eight O'Clock, and ten fathoms re-
ported. Steamers now made their appear
ance from Calais, and steamed along the
weather side OF the swimmer, breaking
the sea. Cheers rang on necessarily, Civ
| ing fresh hope to the gallant swimmer,
who laid direct course for Calais sands,
westward of the pier. At 1870 o'clock he
was in shallow water, and at 10 40 to-day,
| incredible to relate, the brave Matthew
| Webb stood on land. He was tired, but
soon recovered and was conveyed to a
hotel in carriage, where he was rubbed
down and put to bed, and at one o'clock,
when the correspondent sailed on his re-
turn to Dover, TRANQUILITY slept. The doc
| tors have no fears of serious consequences.
| Captain Webb, naked, beats Paul Boyton
| about two hours. In London the widest
enthusiasm prevails. 1t is pronounced
by the press the greatest physical feat OF
the century
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

mother used to roast the meat in an old
fashioned Dutch tin oven, and the piece
was always done to turn-the last turn
of the revolving-spit. Those days were
forever gone. But he might and ought to
get such green apple pie with new cheese
as his mother used to give him. AT
length the long-suffering wife arose in her
wrath, upset the table, sending the dishes
and their contents crashing TO the carpet
strided over to her astounded husband
gave him box on the ear which knocked
him off his chair, and remarked: " There's
a clip over the head for you, such as your
mother used to give you when you was
boy, gol dern yer" Thereafter there was
domestic peace and quiet in that house,
with never even an allusion to the mater
nal cookery and comforts of the bygone
days.-N. Y. World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03
Throwing the Old ShOes

VERY few, probably, of the thousands
who throw old shoes after bridal parties
as they are leaving home know anything
of the origin of the custom. Like almost
all of our common customs, its origin is
ancient, and can be traced TO Bible times
1t was then the custom for the brother of
a childless man TO marry his widow, or at
least he had the refusal of her. III he
chose to reject her the ceremony was pub
lie, and consisted in her loosing his shoe
from his foot and splitting in his face.
His giving up the shoe was symbol OF
his abandoning all dominion over her and
her splitting in his face was an assertion
of independence. There was an Affair OF
this kind between Ruth and BoaZ. In
some parts of the East it was custom To
carry a slipper before a newly married
coupleas token of the brides subjection.
The custom as it exists with us is very
old in England and Scotland. The usual
saying is that it is thrown for luck, and
that is the idea in this country, but origi-
nally it meant a remuneration of authority
over the bride by the parents. 1t was for
meTly custom among the Germans for
the bride when she was conducted TO her bed
chamber, TO take off her shoe and throw
it among the guests. Whoever got it in
the struggle TO obtain it received it as an
omen that he or she would soon be hap
PLY married. Train, in his history OF the
Isle of Man." says: ;" On the bridegroom
leaving his house it was customary to
throw an old shoe after him, and in like
manner an old shoe after the bride on
leaving her home To proceed to church, in
order to insure good luck 10 each respect
lively, and if by stratagem either OF the
brides shoes could be taken of by any
inspector on her way from church 1t had
10 be ransomed by the bridegroom" In
Kent, England, after the couple have
started on their tour, the single ladies are
drawn up in one row and the bachelors IN
another. An old shoe is then thrown as
far as possible, and the ladies run lor IL
the successful one being supposed 10 De
the first female who viii get married She
then throws the shoe at the gentlemen,
and the one who is hit by i is deemed
To he the first male who VIII enter INTO
wedloek. Generally it is considered the
older the shoe the better.-PhitGdetphfd
Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03
A Devoted Wife's Long Search for Her
Husband.

THE Denver Nesos of recent date tells
the following: 1.-THE wife of John Com
stock, the discoverer of the great Com
SUCK mine at virginia City, has been max
ing tour of the Territories in quest of in
formation concerning her husband. who
left her over twenty years ago. Twice or
thrice he was reported dead, and each time
the report was contradicted, until his wife
was unprepared to believe him either dead
or alive. About month ago she started
out on trip ofinquiry and discovery. At
Cheyenne she was told by a man who pre-
tended TO know Comstock that he was liv-
ing in Southern Utah and was very poor.
The wife, ready to seize upon any hope,
hastened off on the hunt of her husband,
visiting nearly every town in the Terrific
ry Then she went on over to Nevada,
where he was once known to everybody as
the discoverer of the Comstock, and there
she heard that he had died in Montana, in
destitute circumstances, some years ago.
She returned to Salt Lake and from there
went up into Montana, where she has
found the proofs of his death. He had
drified, it seems, into the Sweetwater IVY
oming) mines and left there with the Big
Horn expedition in 1871. The expedition,
failing of its object, was disbanded, some
returning to the railroad and the remain
Ter going on through the Yellowstone re-
gion into Montana. Comstock reached
3ozeman sick, discouraged and penniless.
He often pointed to his discovery, the Com
stock, then producing its $4,000, 900 an
nually, and the thought seemed to bring
dependency. One day, in the spring of
1871, he borrowed pistol from Mr..
Dillabur, a shoemaker, and, stepping out
side the shop, lodged bullet in his brain.
He left no property of any kind, and the
expense of his burial, which was quietly
conducted, was shared among few
| friends. Mrs. Comstock has found his
grave, and, being possessed OF means left
her by her father, proposes TO remove the
remains to her present home, somewhere
! in the States.n
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03
The Failure Of the Bank of California.

A San Francisco dispatch Of Aug. 27
says: "The failure of the Bank of Cali
fOTnia, while Immediately caused by a de-
pOsitors' run, was directly the outcome of
a conflict between two classes of CalifOr-
mia speculators-nne of the Bank of Cali
fornia party, headed by Mr.. Ralston and
Mr.. Sharon, and the other headed by
Messrs. Flood, O'Bricn and Hidenfeldt.
The latter party have established a bank
in San Francisco called THE Bank of
Nevada with cash capital Of $5,000,000
gold and the right to increase to $40, ,OOO,-
OOO Incidental TO this fight there have
been the mining properties known as the
Savage, the Caledonia, the California, the
Ophir and the Consolidated Virginia. The
three latter are known as the Big Bonan-
"a Mine and the Bank OF California party
| obtained control of them. In getting this
control the stock of the California was
run up from 60 to 800, and was then
multiplied by five, which would
make the highest price 100. 1t
has since declined to 53 The Ophir
stock, while they were getting control,
advanced from SO to 700, aud was multi
| piled by five, making 200, representing
| 14O in new stock. IL has since declined
to 40, The Consolidated Virginia, dur.
ing the process of getting control, adj
yaneed from So To 7S0, 1t was yesterday
267. That the bank had been strained OF
late and pinched has been evident IN
bankers here, who have Stunned their
bills from the fact that in the last sixty
days most of the bills offered in this mar
ket have been those of other institutions
indorsed by the Bank of California The
inference has been that the Bank of Cali.
fOrnia had hypOthecated securities with
those who lent their bills, and that this
borrowed exchange was used TO obtain
funds needed to carry on the large opera
tiOns of the bank. The borrowed bill:
which have so appeared we're those of The
! II British North America"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03
THE MARKETS.

AUGUST 81, 1875.
NEW YORK.
LIVE ESTnoK.--Becf Cattle-S11.50013.00. Hogs
Live, Ss250S.5O. Sheop-Live, 81. 0aG. 80.
BnEADsTUFFs.- to choice, S6.05G
$50; white wheat extra, $6.50lD75O. Wheat-No. 2
Chicago, S13301.Si; No Northwestern,
81 .35A136; No. g Milwaukee spring, s1.379
i.ss. Ryc-western and State, s1.OS@1.IO. Bar
lsy-21 3JlDl.37H. COrn-Mixed Western, 77@
sOHc. Oats-Western Mixed, 5SG6Oc.
RovIsIoNs.-Pork-Mess S20,70G20.9O. Lard
-l3st@13kc. Checse-5610%c.
wooL--Domestic fleece, 5O163c.
CHICAGO.
LIVE STocK. -Beeves-C Choice, S5.75lD6.25; good,
S5OO15GO; medium, S4.2515O0; butchers
stock, s2.7564.OO; stock cattle, Ss.O004OO,
Hogs-Live, s7.75Gs.25. Sheep - Good to
choice, S4.25a4.75.
PRov1sIovs.-Butter-C 25G29c. Eggs
Fresh, 13ha114c. Pork-Mess, $40. .25d2O. 30.
Lard-S12. .95013.O0
BRBADsTUFFs Winter Extra,
S6.5Ods.O0; spring extra, Sb.5OG6.S7h. Wheat
Spring, No. 2, S1.1611.161s. Corn-rio. ., 62h0
b3c. oats-No. ., 39039hc. Rye-No. ., $40
s4Xc. Barley-No. ., $1.0s01.09.
LuSmER.-First Clear, 345OOd46.0O; Second
Clear, S43O0G45.OO; Common Boards, $1,000
HOO; Fencing, S10O0611.OO; "a" Shingles,
S2.5Od 800; Lath, s1.7502.0o.
CINCINNATI.
BREADsruFFs. -Flodr-s6.75aa70 Wheat
Red, S1.4O0h1I0. Corn-73075c. Rye-s31
SIC. Oats-50d65c.
PROVISIONAL Pork - $2O.4Oe2O.5O. Lard-1s
014c.
ST. LOUIS.
LIVE STocK.-Beeves-Good to choice, $3.50
S.s5. Hogs-Live, s. .25Gs.O0.
BREArsrUPFs.- Fall, S57516.25.
wheat-No. Red Fall, s1.44G1.45. Corn-No.
?, 63Gs4c. Oats--No. 9, s6G36hc. Rye-No.
2, 7SG79c.
PRovIsIoxs.-Pork--Mess s21.4O12l,5O. Lard
-1901314c.
MILWAUKEE,.
BREADsrUrrs.-F1our-SP Xxx, $475G5.a0.
Wheat-Spring, No. /, S1e9H91.sO; No. 2,
81. .2sh01.23. Corn-No. ?, 65G65Ac. Oats-No.
2, 39h44Oc. Rye-No. 1, slGs2c. Barley
No. p f1.o961.10.
BRzADsruPFs. - Wheat - Extra, sl.430i.45,
Corn-No 1, 73174c. Oats-No. l, 41G42c.
CLEVELAND.
BREADsTuFFs.- Red, 81, ,45G
l.sO; No. 2 Red, $1.2s0l.43. Corn-High
Mixed, 75176c, oats-No. /, 47G4Sc.
BUFFALO.
LIVE Stock. - Beeves s5259700 Hogs -
Live, Ss.OO6s %. Sheep-Live, s4.5OG5.0O.
EAST LIBERTY.
LIVE SToCK.-Beeves-Best, S675@725; me-
dium, $6.00G6.25. Hogs - Yorkers, $1,000
$50; Philadelphia, $s5O@9O0 Sheep-Best,
s5.3OD5.6O; medium, S4.750510
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

"A Pennsylvania man was bitten by a
rattlesnake the other day and he bound a
cabbage-head on the spot and worked a
speedy cure. He now wants the cabbage
head given a conspicuous place on the
State seal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

BARRANCAs, Fla, was pronounced per.
fectly healthy on the Both ult., the yellow.
fever having entirely disappeared from
that place.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

The Rev. ]. L. A. Fish and Mrs.
Allen, teachers in the Duluth public
schools, have determined TO hitch up and
pull double hereafter Minneapolis Mail
Thus both the lovers have their wish
For which they've long been squallin'i
The widow gets Jelly fish,
lie takes the widow all-in.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

THE receipts of the New York canals
The present season TO Aug. is were $704,.
PAT, falling off, as compared with last
year, Of $7O6,sJO.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

The question of allowing women, in
New York Jewish synagogue, TO SIT
with their families instead Of being seated
separately has been decided in the affirm,
alive, 10 the great qualification Of the good
sisters
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

Ex-Gov. w. II. MARSHALL has been
selected as the Republican an'candidate for
Railroad Commissioner of Minnesota, in
place of Charles A. Gilman, declined.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

-Student-"Well, professor, have
lust discovered what I was cut out tor"
Professor" Well, what is itP' Student
=" For loafng." Professor" The man
who did the cutting understood his busi-
ness
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

TRTpoLI has apologized 20 the United
States Consul for the insult offered to him
and his wife
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

"A question TO come before the Texas
Constitutional Convention is that OF the
establishment of corporal punishment by
the whipping post and stocks.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

The business portion Of the town of
Reyn oldsyille, Pa, was destroyed by fire
on the morning of the Doth ult. Loss over
$1,000 with an insurance of but $40, 600
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

A DECISION has been rendered by the
Secretary of the Trc-,ury to the effect that
the $40 bonds of 1865, dated May and
November, and known as the old '65s, were
in reality issued before the January and
July 1865, bonds known as the new '65s
bonds, and must therefore, be the first
called in. The date given on the face of
the bonds is not to BE taken as the date of
issue, but the fact as established by the
records of the department in application
of the law.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

1t is believed that a good many more
people could increase the conscience fund
II they only would,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

THE funeral of the late Bank President
Ralston took place at San Francisco on
the Both ult., and was largely attended, at
least 10000 people being present. The
ceremonies were Of the most Imposing and
impressive character.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

THE Bureau of Statistics reports the
total imports of the country, exclusive of
specie, for July, at $41, ,2S6, ,391, against
$47, 1862, ,476 the same month in 1874; i'm
ports for seven months this year, 1916, ,104,-
793, against $351, ,136,903 the same time
last year; exports for July this year, SAL.
4s5, ,177, against $4O,967, 1874 forJuly, 1874
for seven months this year, 1922 1886, ,S72,
against 1916, ,943, 1856 in 1874. These are
all currency values.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

The Secretary of the Treasury has de-
cided that pine timber, commonly known
as squared" or "sidcd," is subject to
duty at the rate of per cent per cubic
foot, and not 20 per cent. ad valorem, as
heretofore held by the department
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

In swimming-match at Philadclphia,
a few days ago, between Coyle, the Ameri.
can, and Johnson, the English champion,
the former, after swimming six miles, had
20 be taken out of the water badly chilled
His competitor, who was a mile ahead
finished the course and won the prize.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03

The English swimmer, Capt. Webb has
succeeded in crossing the English Chan
mel from Dover, England, to Calais,
France, distance of twenty-six miles,
without float or life-saving apparatus. He
was in the water twenty-one hours and
forty minutes.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-05
The Bounty bill failed to
become Law.
Railway Legislation in Min
neSOta.
Union Pacific and Pacific
Mail looming up.
WASHINGTON.

Washington, March 4.-In the
House, during the last hour Of the
session, there WAS very little done
except thr passage of resolution
making -"r"" special allowance to the
clerks and "iunlu.,r- AND the re-elu-
Sergeunt-at-AGut~. Il. Dave May
ntrd and Cox were appointed a cour
mittcc TO notify the President that the
House was ready to adjourn, and
few minutes before twelve, Dawes
made Il report that the President had
nothing further to communicate, and
Mt twelve o'clock the Speakers guvcl
fell, and he took his farewell of the
House in a short address. After which
the great crown dispersed and the
members bude each other goodbye.
The reports of the conference com
mltlc"s ON all the appropriation bill
have been agreed to in the senate aud
the bills passed.
In the Senate, Morrill, submitted the
conference report on the deficiency
"'"' "I'lch WAS agreed IL.
Logan submitted the conference
report on the equalization OF h"umtirs,
Which Was agreed to.
The c"mnitree appointed to Wait ol
ihr Prrsidrut reported, uud Vice.
President Wilson declared the Sruatc
ayoutncd sine die.
The President and Cobi,et md rri-
yate secretary were in the Presidents
room at the capftol uuliI The ,diopru.
ment of Congress.
III, p.,.i,,,.,,, .;.,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-05
ILLINOIS.

Chicago, March 4.-The Pcnnsrl-
vania Central Railroad Company, to-
day, reduced the fare from Chicago to
Washington and Baltimore to s..
Although til" company had previously
reduced U!e fare from those cities TO
Chicago, up to to-day, the company
mad allowed the fare from Chicago to
the east to remain at the old figures,
mimetnrrm lnIIALs.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-05
MINNESOTA.

st. Paul. Min, March 4.-Thr
Senate, lat night, passed the Morse
railroad bill. already passed 10y the
!..u-c. '.y il vet" Of y to I3. Tni- lit
,'Prad- the "nerous railroad legislation
%; last year.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-05
WISCONSI Y.

milwaukee,, March 4.-The Senate.
o-day passed the House railroad bill
advancing the rates for freight over
those fixed in the Potter law
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-05

Dublin, March 4.-Juhn Mitchell
was rr-momiuated for Parliament to-
day, in Tippc1ry. Moore, Cuuserva-
tive. will contest the seat. The eler-
MnIcE
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-05

London, March 5.-Archbi~h"p
Muuni"g has received summons
from the Pope to come to Rome. Tt
is authoritauvely stated that he is 10
he ma,lc "a cardinal
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-05
N. | ANDREWS,

T. RE AND IIFr INSURNNCE FEkTAT
i 'nl tirncr.l ',llrcriuu Agency. IL prepared
20 attend 80 'hr @"lIcc ion Of Notes. Acc6uuts
hrnts. &c Infnrma'i"n given in regard Ia
Particular attention given TO ab,trac,s of land
ii'l-S
SoHth Ii Stoct Laramie city
Uc,TJ WV
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-05
LOUISIANA

New Orleans, MaEch 1.-THE legs
latuTe adinUru"d ut twelve, "'clurk Ia-'
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-05

ntght sin" die Tine mcmhrrS HOW
ait arhit,atiuu.
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BY TELEGRAPH

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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

v NAKED HRiDE.

II !
8 At the centennial celebration at
New Fame, VT, the address was de-
liyered by Judge @. X Field, the
we'll known anecdotist, and among
tho stories told by him in it is the
following, as given in the Montpelier
Argus: by strange perversion o.
legal principles, it WIS supposed BY
our ancestors that whoever married
widow who was Administrative upon
the estate Of her deceased husband,
represented insolvent, and should
thereby possess himself Of any prop
erty or thing purchased by the de-
ceased husband, would become an
executor de son tort, and would
thereby make himself liable to answer
for the goods Of his predecessor.
Major Moses Joy became onamorad
Of Mrs. Hannah Ward, widow OF
VIM, Ward, who died in 1T88, leaving
an insolvent estate, of which Mrs,
Ward was administrative, To avoid
the unpleasant penalties Of the law,
on the morning Of her marriage with
Major Joy,kA[rs. Ward placed herself
in a closet, with tire-woman who
stripped her Of all her clothing, and
when in a perfectly nude state she
thrust her fair, round arm through d
diamond hole in tho door ol the
closet, the gallant major clasped the
hand of tho buxom widow, and was
married in due form by the jolliesl
parson in Vermont. At the close o
tho ceremony the tire-woman dressed
the bride IN complete wardrob,
which the major had provided anc
caused to be deposited in the close
at the commencement Of the cere
mony. She came outolegantly dressed
in silk, satin, and lace; and ther,
was kissing all around,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-07

depths of her heart there was lying a
great store of love and tenderness,
latent now, but waiting for some
other loving heart to develop, and
thus to change the whole weary
blank Of her life course, by the sun
light Of happy affection,
Ned Snyder was familiarly known
as "the fool" In some respects the
epithet was quite appropriate, for
while he had sufficient intelligence to
be Of much service in the bakery and
even mental balance as to puzzle the
most astute philosopher as to his
degree of mental soundness and ac-
countability. Ned, too, had been
adopted by Mr.. Towner, just as he
would have taken horse for its keep
ing. Itwould be handy to have such
q boy about the establishment, there
was always something for him to do,
and there were always fragments
enough left after the 80 or 40 board
ers had finished their meals to give
the fool a royal repast. AT first life
had not many pleasures for Ned; but
as his sphere OF usefulness began to
develop and he sometimes talked
about "paeking up his dudsP and
going to sea-4for Ned had a way Of
talking whatever came into his mind
he began to receive better clothes
and occasionally little presents and
spare half days, till his lot really in
comparison became quite enyiable.
+ Lu had always been kind to him.
out Of the kindness of her heart, and
many favor she had taken pains to
bestow upon him, because she pitied
his forlorn condition. Generally at
the table she could manage to pro-
cure for him nicer piece of meat,
or some little delicacy which had
never been intended for him, and
this she delighted to do, even though
he soon came to look upon such
favors as a matter of course, and to
scold and growl if they were not
bestowed. Yet, after all, Ned did
not mean to be ungrateful, and as he
could think of no other way of re-
paying LUIS kindness, he had grown
l T : 1