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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-21
1876 GREAT 1877
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE

R PSI ~ IL -; -. 80 5i5E::::;iiz
The NOkTh, w EST u SOUTH hoI.
DOUBLE TRACK,
STEEL RAILS, splendid SCENERY
MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT
Trains leave Washington, from depot of BAL
TIMORE s. POTOMAC RAILROAD, cor
ner Of Sixth and B streets, as follows:
For Philadelphia, New York and the East, 9. II
o. M daily, with Palace Cars attached. Linn
tied Express of Pullman Parlcr Cars 9.23 q.
m. daily, except Sunday. For PhilsdelPhls
and New York 100 p m. daily, except sun.
day; for Philadelphia 4.55 p. m. daily, with
Parlor Cars attached.
For Pittsburg and the West 8 q. m. daily, with
Psrlor Cars to Pittsburg; 7.40 p. m. daily.
with Palace Car to Chicago, and ll.55 g. m.
daily, except Sunday.
For Canandaigua and the North, a. m. daily,
except Sunday; and I. ~ p. N caiiy, except
Saturday, with Palace Car to Hocn ester. For
Elmira, 55 q. M daily, except Sunday.
ll.3s p N. daily, except Sunday, and via
Lynchburg q. M. ll.3s p. m. daily, except
LOCAL TRAINS.
For Alexandria, 8, Z, s, 9. 10 and II g. r., ano
l., 40, 5, 6, and 39 p. m. On Sunday ii
ga. M, and and 8 p. N.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington, 6, T.,
8, 9, 10 and IL q. La. |, 3, a, B, 3 and p. H.
On Sunday at and 10 q. w., and pm.
Tickets and information can be procured al
principal railroad stations and ticket offices
Southeast D. Nj. BOYD, Jr.,
Gen'l Passenger Agen:
FRANK THOMSON
General Manager. jan
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ACCOM- MODATION TRAIN, daily, excep,
Sundsy-Leave Washington 4.G p. m, Alexsn.
drls Go D. H., arrive st Front Royal 9:35 D.
m. Leave Front Royal $50 M arrive A.
Alexandria I 50 ~, and al Washington O. ~
q. m. Good connection at Manassas junction
with Mnil tain to and from the south. Leave
Front koyai in the morning, go to any point OF
main line ss fer rs Charlottesville, and return
to Front Royal same day, giving many hours
MANASSAS DIVISION. Mail Train-Pss
sengers leave Washington $50 a. M, Alexsn-
dris 6 80 q. H., and arrive at Strasburg 5oo
no. Leave Stras5urg 6.35 d. M, arrive ut Alex
WAkRENTON BRANCH-Connection to
and from Warrenton with Mail Train only.
At Washington, close con nections with NORTH
and West. At Danville twice daily with South
and Southwest and at Lyrchburg, twice daily
to South and West.
Twice dsily connections with Ches & Ohio
R. K. eastward to Richmond, and westward to
S,aunton White sulphur and all the Various
Springs OH that line.
Elegant Parlor Cars will be run, with the day
trains, between Baltimore and White sui
phur Springs, leaving Baltimore ut 6.25 u M.
Both trains from South connect with Ches
& Ohio at Charlottesville for the West: This is
is the only line running double daily trains
south of Washington, and makes now the quick
est time ever made-less than 50 hours between
Washington and New Orleans.
Pullman Sleeper daily .0'thort eAangs De,
tween Baltimore and New orleans, leaving
Baltimore 1905 p. m.
Centennial Excursion Tickets to Philadel ph!s
on sale, good for thirty days, and through tick
cts to the South and West at lowest rates
q. j. FOREACRE, !Ien. Manager
m. BROADUS, g. 7. r.. jy
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FOR NORFOLK.

The elegant, new and substantial .E~
iron steamer LADY OF TIL Z LAX II4a3GaaC
leaves the compsny's wharf, Washington, EV-
cry MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRI
DAY, ut three o clock p. ~, and alexandria at
81 .. M; returning, leaves Norfolk EVERY
TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY,
at 3 o'clock p. m. This line connects at Nor
folk with the ships OF the Merchants and Mi
ners Transportation Company for Boston and
Providence and affords the cheapest and best
route to these cities and their connections
throughout New england. Fare to y orfolk Sd;
round trip Sc Tickets good until used.
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WASHINGTON & OHIO RAILROAD
II 4HM al isl A E ga

- 4H& 4 esEl
SPRING ARRANGEMENT, TWO TRAINS
DAILY except SUNDAY BETWEE9
ALEXANDRIA AND ROUND HILL.
Beginning April 18th, 1876
Leave Washington at 81 M, and 4N p. m.
and Alexandria at $40 q. NJ, and 425 p. M.
pass Leesburg, going westward at ll:Zo d. M
and GAO o. M, and arrive at Round Hill at l.
NJ, and $40 p. m. Leave Round Hill at5.2O q
m, and 1890 p. NJ; pass Leesburg, going east
ward, at d. m, and lilo p. M, and STRIVE, st
Alexandria at e:l5 a. No., and 5:l5 p m., and at
Washington st 30 g. ~, and $3.50 p. m.
@> Passengers from Washington will take
the Washington and Ohio cars at the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad station st Ga. NJ and 4.2O
o. M, and 60 through to Round Hill without
change of cars.
The 8. 10 a. M. train from Alexandria and 80
D. M. train from Round Hill connect at Round
Hill with Harris Daily Line OF Coaches
for Snickersville, Berryville snd Winchester:
also with Reamer's Line of Coaches, which leave
Leesburg daily for Aide and Middleburg.
Both trains, westward, make close connection,
at Vienna, with Sisson's Line of Stages for Fair
fax Court House.
COmmuta ton tickets, cts. per mile
Annual tickets, $50.
4. II. HAVENEk,
An 25-tf General Ticket Agent.
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alexandria 6azttte
FRIDAY EVENING. JULY Il.
The Indian W ar.


A message was received yesterday from the
commanding office. at Fort Fetterman, which
says: "a private courier has just arrived from
the command 10 the field who lett on the night
of the l7th. The day previous courier was
started with mail and official matter, but has
not yet arrived. All is quiet aud we'll IN
camp"
A special dispatch from Leavenwcr;h says
advioes received at Fort l. avcpwor,h from
Fort Laramie state that party of four miners
from the Black Hills. on their way to Chey,,
cone, have been killed, scaIped aud stripped
by the Intians.
Dispatches from Bismarck cohhrm me re.
mort Of the killing of Sitting Bull in the fight
with Custer. Crazy Horse aud Black Moon
were also killed. The total loss Of the Indian:
will reach nearly 400. Nearly all the Bucks are
absent from the Standing Rock camp, and
have undoubtedly joined the hostile camp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-21

PURCHASING FOR CASH ONLY, AND
i taking advantage of depressions as they &C.
cur in the market, we are enabled 10 sell Sugars
and all other Groceries at lower figures than
ever before offered in this city and at satisfac.
tory advance to ourselves. An inspection Of
our elegant stock and comparison of prices with
those charged elsewhere solicited.
F. J. DAVIDSON,
les l47 King street
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FOR NEW YORK.

The Al Steamships E G. KNIGHT saass
and JOIN GIBSON leave the com aak8E
pany's wharf, Alexsndris, EVERY TUES
DAY MORNING, and New York. from pier
81 East River, EVERY SATU RDAY, at four
o'clock p. N.
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FRANK THOMSON
General Manager.
NHORCE BOOKS

Just published and for sale at
FRENCH'S.0 KIN O. STIR III.
Society and solitude, by Ralph Waldo En-
erson 81 30.
The Conduct of Life, by the same author
price 81 50.
Barry Cornwall and Some of his Friends, by
James T. Fields; SOC.
Sketches of Our Country and People, One
Hundred Years Ago, by Edward Abbott; 81.
Life Letters and Table Talk OF Benz. Robert
Hayden, by Richard Henry Stoddard !; Sl.oO
The Prime Minister, by Anthony Trollope;
cloth 81 25 paper covers 75c.
Words, Their Use and Abuse, by Prof. VIM.
Matthews, LII. D.; 81
Volume LIST of Daniel Deronda, by George FL.
lot; 81 50
TO Buddlecombe and Back SOC.
A Comic History of the United States, by
Livingston Hopkins 81 50.
Mooel Town and the Detectives, by Allan
Pinkerton 81 50.
Seen and Unseen; S 80.
Josh Billings, his Works complete, with one
hundred illustrations 81
A Centennial Commissioner in Europe, by
John w. Forney 81
Ktty's Glass Day and Other Stories, by Louisa
NJ Alcott; SOC.
Leit-handed Elsa, from B!ackwood; 35c.
New styles Papeteries and the finest English
and French Stationery just received.
New Books daily.
je3 6. f. FRENCH.
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THE WAR wsged against high prices for
l. Sugars, Teas, Cofees and other Groceries
CONTINUES, and will be vigorously prosecuted Tor
some years to come at the New Store Pur
chasers can now and at all times obtsin Sugars
of sll grades st nominal advance on refuers'
prices, and all other articles in the line of Staple
and Fancy Groceries at the lowest possible rates.
F. J. DAVIDSON,
my29 l47 King street.
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of the
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

This company offers unrivaled facilities for
the transpo tsiicn of freight and passengers,
and will run their steamers regularly rs follows
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nv 3 b. u SLA AAhER w.

L'OR EXCURSIONlSTS-W Wilson & Co.'S
II Cooked Compressed Beef in 10 tins, Bone
Ham, Tongue, Turkey, SC; Gsntz's Sicily
Lemon Sugar, Lemon and Raspberry Syrups.
English and American Pickles, Condensed
Milk, Bay Lobster and Fresh Salmon. These
goods we offer at low figures.
GEO. McBURNEY & SON,
lie % l66 and ITO King street
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my %

PROMIDE OF LITH!A, Carbolic Acid OF
ID various qualities, Salicylic Acid, Sulpho
Csrbolate OF Soda Monobromsted Camphor
Bromide Ammonium and various other Chemi-
calls, Just received and for sale by
my4 T. s. LEADBEATER & BRO.
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GROCERIES,.

NEW STOREl
NEW PRICEsl
The subscriber respectfully announces that
he has taken en- the 1l s:of F1Ne STREET
and s prepared to offer full and carefully se-
'''''0 FINE FAMILY GROCERIES
at prices which cannot fail to please. Goods
delivered promptly to all parts Of the city, and
satisfaction guaranteed in every particular. An
my 5,tf F. DAVIDSON.
w. "A. JOHNSON.
GROCERY, LIQUOR, FEED AND COM
MISSION MERCHANT,
Northeast Corner Cameron and Royal streets
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
@- All orders from the country will recev ,
prompt and careful attention. jan 8-tf
-; GORGE McBURNEY s. SON,
CHOICE FAMILY AND FANCY GRoCE.
RES, WINES AND LIQUORS,
STOUT.
Also EASTERN and POTOMAC HERRING
and MACKEREL.
NOS. I66 AND ITO KING STREET,
Washington Hall Building,)
Alexandria, Va.
Orders promptly filed. NH 3l-tf
- " m. RAMSAY,
WHOLESALE AND FAMILY GROCER,
AND
TEA DEALER.
S. e. COR. KING AND ST ASAPH SIS.
nov -tf Alexandria, Va
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DECLINElN

DRESS GOODS.
We have just returned from New York with
the cheapest like of Dress Goods we have ever
opened, some of which SOLD at 35c earlier in the
season, but which we now offer to our friends at
25c PLAIN BLACK GRENADINES from
lOc up. We have marked those on hand to meet
the decline.
nv5 n C. SLAYMAKER co.
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NEW GOODS receiving daily to meet the
~ demand caused by our rapidly increasing
sales at prices which please all customers.
+. DAVIDSON,
my23 l47 King street
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.te nhs Fey ou hSd w. So% FH6&rs0 5Sn
built especially for THIS route leaves the com
pany's wharf, Washington, EVERY TUES
DAY snd FRIDAY, at I o'clock d. M, and
Alexsndris At 7;SQ a. m; returning! arrives
6 o'clock p. M.
This company makes close connections ut Al
exandria with the w. g., V. NJ. j. e. ). K. +.
Go. and VITA the w & .. +. K. Go. Freight
received for ali points, North and South,
handled with care and forwarded with prompt.
ness and disp atch.
For further information apply to
+. a. REED, Agent,
Jsnney's wharf,
or at the office of the company, under the M.
tioaa metropolitan Bank, 10Th street. opposite
the Treas ury Department, Washlaston.
NH 10 J, w. THOMPSON, President
>ss CLYDE'S STEAM LINES WEEK.
7 Sa1zSDBIrH1A II p e AND
Steamers leave Alexandria EVERY TUES
DA and leave philadelphia EVERY SAT
URDA !. at IL o'clock N. from Pier No. N
Wharves.
This line connects at Alexsndris with the O.,
A. s III. and W. u .. K. Rs, snd at Philadel-
phis with the new and popular Iron Line" for
Providence and Boston.
Freight forwarded with promptness and care,
free OF commissions.
10 charge for transfer IN Phllsdelphls, and
sixty-fve hours. Through rates and through
bills of lading given. Insurance guaranteed at
less tEan usual rates.
Agents:
F. A. REED, Alexandria
VIM. P. CLYDE & CO., Philsdelphis.
GEO. F. HYDE, Georgetown, D. G.
JOHNSON BROS, Washington.
ian ST.
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(NEA6ON a bIE 0OOIJo-I9Hu UHsteT 3E'
y arrbea Mixture, Lesdbeater's Essence Js.
msica Ginger, Lebig's Liquid Extract OF Beef
Liebig's and Valentines Extract of Meat, Tar
rants and Bodeimers Seltzer Aperient, Genu-
inc German Cologne, Lubln's Extracts Fine
Toilet Soaps, Sponges, Pocket Stoves, Fly Pa.
per and Disinfcctant Compounds, Carbolic Cam.
phor for the destruction and prevention Of
moths, Tspioca, Liquid Kennel, Gelatine, Corn
starch Hubbels Prepared Wheat, Port Wine,
Dropping Tubes, Hubbeps Sea Salt for bathing
Therm ometers, &C., for sale by
iel6 E. 8. LEADBEATER Il BRO.
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A LARGE stock of HEAVY GOODS, suit
"A able for the country, to which we invite
the special attention Of country merchants, as
they will be sold very low for money, al WAD-
DEI'S, "a King street APPS
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TOBACCOHOUSE
JOHN A. FIELD,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
SMOKING AND CHEWING
TOBACCO
GlGAkS. PIPES

CIGA Rs, FIPE S, &C.
@r Floods, Bob White, Winfree & Lloyd,s
Pride of Virginia, Hiawaths and other brands
at factory prices Always keeps large stock
in store Call and see him, at No. Il King St,
before you buy elsewhere. feb III
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EANSi FANSI-We are offering large
Il and choice selection of Fans, in Silk, Lin
en-. Chinese and Japanese, at very low prices
Another supply of BUoTLES and HOOP
SKIRTS just received.
FERGUSON s. BRO,
nv a 96 King street
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NATURAL FRIEDRICHSHALL BIT.
IN TER WATER, imported from Germany,
in bottles and highly recommended BY our own
customers as an excellent purgative for weak
and Butfslo Lithis Water, for sale by
NV IA 4. S. LEADBEATEk & BRO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-21

+ AIDES HOUSE SHOE5-Lsrge stock and
II great variety, suitable for old ladies, st
WADDEY'S, a King street.
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CARUINES Olives, Worcestershire Sauce,
- Salad Dressing, French Mustard, Potted
Meats also English and American Pickles in
glass.
nv 20 GEO. McBURNE1 q SUN.
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DR. j. h. McLEAN'S CELEBRATED
~ FAMILY MEDICINES, consisting of
Strengthening Cordial, Volcanic Oil Imminent,
Chinoidine Sugar Pills, Liquid Vermifuge,
Universal White Crystal Coated Fills, Candy
Vermifuge, Wonderful Cough and Lung Heal
ing Glo5,les and Catsrrh Snuff. For sale both
wholess. and retail by
feb IL. JAN NE1 q W.
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lie 5
HEADQUARTERS FOR TABLE LUAU-
n RTES

The largest and best assorted stock OF Table
Luxuries and Fancy Groceries In the city The
necessity no longer exists for our citizens visit
ing other cities for fret class goods, as they can
be supplied at home with every article desired
and a. lower prices than elsewhere
lei T. j. DAVIDSON, lat King st
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STEd&ROa rs.
R~A NOTICE.


and Friday mornings, making the above land.
ings; also masking Lees wharf and Potomac
City, returning to Alexandria about Sundown.
N. BOUSH & SON, Agents,
iy7 Alexandria Virginia.
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AIDES PARLOR AND TOILET SLIP
IL PERS-Lsdies' French Kid Broadway
Ladies' Lasting Broadway, Turkey Morocco
Broadway, French Kid Toilet, CASHMERE Toi-
let, Lasting Toilet, Serge and Csrpe. Slippers,
in every style and quality. IL WADDEY'S, "a
kim street.
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, IT. BALTIMORE M
&SA AND fSs1a5f1

VNLAND J. SEABOARD COASTING CO..
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AIDES LASTING BOOTS-a large stock
- with great variety Of new styles, beaut,-
full and very cheap ut WADDEY'.>, "A King st
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f)URTS FINE SHOES, for Ladies, Misses,
ID and Children, at WADDbI'n. IA King St.
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ap 25-tf
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-10-05

DEFECTS OF THE HUMAN EYE.-In q
recent discussion before the Physical
Society, London, one of the speakers re-
marked that though the eye has been
considered to be achromatic because it
practically Is 80, il is easy to cite evi-
den of the organ IN this respect, For
instance to short-sighted persons the
moon appears to have blue fnge, and,
in using the spectroscope, the red and
blue ends of the spectrum cannot be
seen with equal distinctness without ad-
justipg the focusing glass. Again, a
black patch of paper, on blue ground
appears to have fringed edge if view
ed from even short distance, while a
black patch on a red ground, when OBJ
served under similar conditions, has a
perfectly distinct margin. In the opin-
ion of the speaker referred It, 70 is the
overlapping of images in the eye which
produces the mental impression that
there is no want of acromatism.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-10-05

WHY WE USE THE RIGHT HAND. The
habit of using the right hand in prefer
ence to the left among those people
whose monuments date from the remot-
est antiquity appears to be universal
fact, and this is accounted for by the
anatomical mechanism of the human
body. 1t is known that the right lung,
liyer-lobe and limbs exceed in size those
OF the left side, involving, of course, a
greater amount Of tissue structure and
large supply Of nerves and blood yes
sells for their nutrition. A person walk
ing in dense fog figures with his feet
the segment of q circle, and, if he is
right handed, he takes direction to the
left, because the right foot naturally
takes longaT silide. 4he laft side of
the brain is larger than the right, aud,
as it appears that the power CT verbal
articulation i'll the right handed is con-
fined to certain feeling convolution on
the left side, the conclusion is arrived
at that, in speaking ana thinking, the
left side of the brain is used, this being
the result of dextral education. The
opinion has also been expressed by some
medical writer's that amnesia and aphasia
in right-handed men indicate disease of
the left brain, and that hammer palsy
ana writef's cramp shQV the excessive
working oe the left brain.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-10-05

S4URaaoN gIsIs LbArnRR -Mr. Omar
Harder, of this city, on Monday showed
us the skin of sturgeon that he had
tanned into leather at the Green Bay
Hide & Leather company's tannery. The
sturgeon was a small one, Wa.shing only
about 2S lbs, but the dressed skin was
plenty large enough for pair of boot
fronts, was as thick as good calf-skin and
weighed lilbs. rt is soft and piiable
and stronger and tougher than either
calf or alligator skin. 1t was pronoun-
ced by the tanners the toughest skin that
they had ever handled. Mr.. Harder is
having pair of boots made 0f it
and counFs e4 having Something nice,
This is something entirely new and is
worth considering. Sturgeon are pIen-
ty here, ard worth from 25 to 80 cents
each, and the whole fish can be utilized
flesh and akin; t,er Others Try it
Green Bay AdpoGata.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-10-05

RARE SIGHT.=-A preacher is credit
ed with having gotten off something no.
vel III Church Greek pulpit, lately,
which came near, however, involving
him in trouble. To draw full house
he had it rumored far and wide that up
on certain Sunday evening he would
show his congregation something which
they had meyer seen before and would
never see again. CnFiQsity accordingly
led many out who had not looked upon
the interior of church for many days.
After the large audience was seated the
minister arose, alii, drawing a peanut
from his pocket, held it up SO that all
could see it. ''That," began he, ssyou
never saw before" and then, breaking
the shell, he tossed the kernel into his
mouth, biandly remarking, ''and you'll
never see it again" The congregation
was Justly indignant, end it Yves hinted
that if he did not shortly leave town he
would be treated to pelting with stale
hen fruit. Cambridge, (Nd.) Ctron-
iI.IP
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-10-05

SAcREDNEss OF A PROMISE. emf
nent British statesman is said to have
traced his own sense of the sacredness
of promise to curious lesson he got
from his father when a boy. When home
for the holidays, and walking with his
father in the garden, his father pointed
to a wall which he intended to have pull
ed down.
''Oh, said the boy, 81 should like to
see wall pulled down.
well, my boy, you SHALL" said his
father.
The thing, however, escaped his mem
cry, and during the boys absence q
number Of improvements were being
made, among others the pulling down of
this wall and the building of a new one
i'll its place.
When the boy came and saw it, he
said ''Oh, father. Won promised 70 L..
HE see that wall pulled down
Instantly the father remembered his
promise, and was deeply panied to think
that he seemed SO careless about his
pHghted word.
"My boy" he said, you are right. 1
did promise and ought not to have for
gotten. 1t is too late now to do Just
what I said, bnt you want to see q wall
pulled down and so you SHALL
And ne actually ordered the masons
up. and made them pull down and re-
build the new wall, that as nearly as
possible his promise might be made
good.
1T cost me twenty pounds" said he
to friend who was bantering him about
it, ''but, +" he added solemnly, ''if it had
cost a hundred I should have thought it
cheap way Of impressing upon my
boys mind, as long as he lives, the i'm
portance man of honor should attach
to his plighted word"