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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1876-09-21

Oie 8pten ,paren pon Gurer Midt,
lelbf gelenoet, Inn Den &Dni9 BON ibre,
TerfoIsun9 ab5ubrin9en."
Mlio iie lebt wirflid nod? gSas Der.
lanst Tie BON mir?
sic mill Gu6 jeben uno lpreden
SEER!
Mtid leben uno iprcden? Iber 3D.
nit perlanst lie ia, oab i@ mein 0aup,
aui ben Slod le9e? @erndbme Semano,
oab i6 BON i6rer Mnfunft wiibte, o6nt
es Dem &0nig au9enblidli6 semeloet ~
baber, i6 wGye I'M eblbar ncrlpren .
Sic mill Gu6 beute nod ieben unt
lpre1en, pieoerbolte Ser @e6rmann mil
faltem No6oruf.
llno menn i6 mid ipeiscre, 5ie III
empTansen oocr su ibr su seben?
Sic miro Gu@ sfpin9en, SEER!
Mi9 s%luinscn? On ipottcit, in Scr
Sbot, fubr Sie9ebalo beraus nit 3prn,
absr AUDI nit iteisenosr gnslt. S6
loge Dir, oaB ih BON meiner Midte
ni4ts b0ren min; lie lolie mid sufrie=
Ben.
S6r Siirnt nit llnre6t, 6err 6aus=
graf lpra@ Der @ebrmaun. Guer
Grimm lit cine srobe unoontbarteit
9escn Cure Ni@te. 3u Gurem Slid
ALIEN 1T lie iiber Den @bcin ssfommen,
uno aus Siebe SIT Gu@ uast iie ii9 aui
Trantreids 8ooen.
Nus 2iebe su mir? @as bat lie mir
oenn I'll meloen?
Gller scben lit in @eiabr, laste Ser
unbetannte nit Mleiler Stimme, lie mill
Gu@ retten. @enn SIR Gu6 meisert
SA tbnn, mas man BON Gu9 pcrlanst,
,peroct SIR pielei@t idon morsen in
Den &erter ~setuorfen tperben. Man
best sesen Gu@ einen i@redli9eu 9rs-
luo5r.
Sicsebalb iab benz @ebrmann cine
@eile in Die Musen.
Gs lit cine abl9euli&e Gift, I'M mid
gu oieisr sefdbrIiden 3uiammentunft
;u bemesen, rief er.
uno ben @sbrmaun plobli9 nit
trampfbafter @emalt beim Mrm faEenb,
fraste CT Dor perbaltenem 3orn sit-
@as iaste lie Dir bon einem M.s,
Spri@ ODER i9 reiBe Dir Die
3unse aus Dem Munbe.
Mir iaste tie nidts meiter barber ;
i'd bin fremo in oes &oniss Seerlaser
uno peib nidt, tuas bier jemals ae<
iein mag.
@dbe bod @ooan, oaB i9 lie ME &C.
bate, ieufSte siesebaIo mibmu=
tbis, inbem er Den @ebrmann IosIic6l
lno ben Bid sur grbe ri9tete. Mein
seben 1T in @efabr! @er fanm es in
brinsen, als Iie ALIEN? Mber
ID weroe ni@t unterliesen unter ibrer
8%eorobung. Nus Qiebe ,u
mir 1T lie nidt setommen. sic min
RIDDEN; ibren SAP, ibre Giferiu6t
uno mid als @ertseus iur
Soafibruns ibrer blutisen @bN9ten
3ebrauden.
9qlio> 9err 9aussrat Sbr weisert
Sa, i6 weisere mid uno mill tie
ueoer leben mod ipreden; mein 2eben
fame in srobe @efabr, ,penn i9 lift un=
@erlansen erfiiate.
Guer SOB 1T unfeblbar, 10 Sbr i6rem
miheritebt.
gitle Srobuns! iaste s%iescbalo nit
8e;,uunsenem 2d4eln. @os ionte re
Die li@ teinem lebenoen
seisen bari? @e9e fort unb
|ase ibr, bab ie iebr bebutlam Jranf.
reid perlanen ion, benn -.
Jabrt ni@t fort, eerr 6aussraf,
ieI Der @ebrmanu i'm in bic Nebe,
cutgarois bat mir Elm @ort anuertrout,
'as gu9 auf anbere 8ebanfen brinQen
nuB.
Ct bra@te ieinen Munb nabe an Beg
oaussrafs @ntlit uno ilulterte etwas
n Iein Obr.
Grblei@enb fubr eiesebaio 3uriid.
eollte ibre 8osbeit 70 melt seben I?
er per5'ueifunospou.
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Ronis ididen miro, INN ibm 0in8e au
'asen, Die er niat weib 49,.
MbIheu(ih rief Sicoehnlh inhem
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1876-09-21

eVN$pNs
Gs If nidt gut, jest aus;useben,
9err @aus9raf, bemertte bic S4ilb=
wade, es ltebt Elm lln9e,uitter am 9im-
mel.
Man mirb MIDI in oieiem Nusenblid
am @enisiten erlpartsn, antportete
Sies.balo, inoem er auf's Gorum l6ritt
uno in ser 6inlternib Uor,uarts elite.
Sie StraBen ser Stabt ,uaren elm
Jam uno perlalicn; tein ein;iser 9aut
unterbro9 Die fur6tbare eti4e. Ser
6immel muBte NIT idwarsen @plten
iibcrso9en lein oenn es mar 10 ountel,
Dap Siescbalo nit ars9el tredten San=
Den seben mn Bite, nm lid ni9t sescn
elm poer oas anbcre SinoerniB all
Na6ocm CT nit Der telter @enauis=
felt Die @a9e AM Surocorter Shore
urterl udt uno ale Mebrmanner 9esdblt
bate, lieB er li9 oas Sbor aufi9lieben.
9as bloBe S@msrt li6 auI bic
S9ulter Legend, idritt er porwarts.
Sc mebr ct lid BON Ser Staot ent=
iernte, oeito mebr wuroe lein SerS BON
sebeimniBuoller Setlemmuns cinsenom=
men ; uno jest erit iiberlab er nit i9red=
li6er &larbeit Die sanSe @efabr BEG
S@ritts, wosu man i'm s"s;luunsea
bate. Ct meinte i4on bas S9wert
oes &oniss iiber benz 9aupte bliyen gu
uno s%itter'e, inbem ct unli9ern
S9ritts our9 Die bi9te 6interniS
fortmantte.
Mamablid bcsann aud nod elm an.
berer sdred feline eeele gu eriiQen.
nabte ; Die stunbe, ,po bic
S9mar5=Glfen unb b0ien @eiiter UNI.
I'm, Ylasen auf bic Meni9en "a
.esen -.
Bon 3eit gu 3eit raul9te elm leiler
@ino bur9 bic 8latter. 8is,peiler
er, BON Spiomen sefoIst 3u
elm; bod aus Gurdt Dor 2utsarois'
unb 9robunsen ,paste er
,i@t ben &opf umsuwenben unS Bee
@leuniste MUIR ieinen Sang bur9 bas.
ST fonnte cine babe @tunoe melt
Jesansen iein nod eiui9e S9ritte,
mo er iollte einem ben Jranfen 9ebei.
i9ten, aber oarum AUDI sefirdteten
Orte naben.
9o unsefdbr itano cine rieiensrobe
Side, moran Die Blutmdnner eini9e
innbiloli6e 3ei9en befetist unb lie
gu einem @sibbaum gemadt
Siesebalo tonnte nit Mibe am
bic aussetredte &rone beg
8aumss sleid einem nod ldrudr seren
fled als bic Jiniternib ielbit unter-
9eioen.
gr nabte oisiem Orte nit aufseres.
EN- &emitb uno Dor Gntleten bcbenS,
'is enoli& Elm NnSiieufier leinem 8u=
en- entfubr. = Mm Tube beg 8aumes
)atte CT u%nerpartst etpas ii@ ribren
et,pas llnertennbares bod ct
,atte soni oeutIi@ seieben, bab es lebte.
Das sdwert in beioen 9anoen CUR
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inc @sile eridroden itebn uno bielt
'as 4use itarr auf ben 6uB oes gau=
neg seridtet, bis Elm neuer uno ansit=
2aut aus leiner Dru It jties unb
'ur9 oas 9untel ertlang 80. Cine
oano bate uner,partet bic feline arge=
'ibrt uno srsriHen.
@iesebalO! iliiterte cine Jrauea.
@er biit 1u? riei Der S%aussraf
itternb.
grtenne mid. Sd bin Define 9}idte.
2utsarbis = eteief Su aus Der
@er ,ueib esq es u,ub Sir slei&<
fem, mie cine alraune bur9 bic
fabrt!
slraune! Du. cine Mlroune? muir.
nellie Der 9%aussraf, inbem CT feline
aug Der ibrisen jos.
Cas- bic sinbii&e Jur&t, ipra9 {ie.
Der CUR gbre Der Mien tbdtis 1T, barf
ni&t erl@reden. &omm,, foise mir /; bic
3eit 1T foitbar, oieie Nadt nod wiro
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ITEM 6aumer seibeIn 80.
Sic ersrif auf's Neue @icsebalb's
I10nh mn ,nn i'm DINO SfreHe <ne;fev
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-30
A Faithful Newspaper Carrier.

Mr.. NORRIS MIX lives in the town of
Hamdcn, on the line of the Canal Rail
road. His house is but few feet distant
from the track. Mr.. Mix is a subscriber
to the E0en5pg Register, and for years the
baggage-master on the evening train out
ward bound has been in the habit of throw
ing the Register from the car door as the
train moved past the house. Otherwise
its worthy proprietor could not have the
benefit OF thelatest news till next morning.
Mr. Mix keeps a dog, one of those fine
spotted, smooth haired coach dogs, and,
having long since come to the reasonable
conclusion that to eni"I ones leisure at
home one should seek to take the fewest
steps possible, he has taught this dog to
watch the train, the baggage master, and
the paper as it is thrown from the car.
Selling the paper in his teeth the dog
brings it to his master who sits by the
comfortable fire waiting its arrival. No
matter where on the premises the dog may
be, when the sound Of the wheels or the
whistle Of that particular train is heard,
he takes his position. What is equally
wonderful, the dog never notices other
than the mail train. He needs no in
structions, but each day, as if compre-
hending the consequences of failure to get
the paper, like a good dog, he watches
and waits. Once in a great while the
train goes by and leaves no paper. Miss
ing the paper causes the dog to be greatly
disturbed and he waits impatiently dur
ing the night, knowing the paper will
surely appear from the downward train in
the morning. When it arrives he seizes
it with the greatest delight, and carries it
to his master. The dogs age is six
years.-Nelo HageM (C0nn.l Reqister.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-30
How Readest Thou?

THIS is an age of reading. The world
IS full of reading matter. The press teens
with such, and there is no lack of this
kind of information and these sources of
improvement. And they are precious
sources indeed. For it is much better to
be wise than to be mighty and rich.
Riches often flee away and leave us alone
and destitute; but knowledge and wisdom
are fast friends. They stand by us and
remain with us when all other sources or
means Of entertainment have gone. How
then are we using these means? How
readest thou?
l. We should read slowly and careful
ly. 1t is not the rapidity with which we
get through book or paper, or the
amount of matter which we read, that
makes us learned or wise, but it is the
amount of careful attention which we ex-
pend upon our books and papers which
aids us very largely in making our read
ing profit.
2. We should read with reflection. We
must think on what we read, and thus
master the thought pursued, and, IN GER
tain sense, make it our own. This is one
great object of reading. We do not and
we ought not to be slaves to the opinions
of others. We ought not to read simply
for the purpose of memorizing the
thoughts which others have recorded, but
we should use these thoughts as suggestive
of other thoughts which, when formed,
will be our own, because they have passed
through our own minds, and are the re-
suit Of our own careful reflections.
3. 1t is very good plan when we read
to take notes. This will not only aid our
memory to retain what we read, but it
will make us exact. We will, through
this means, make ourselves precise in our
thinking, and will accomplish great
deal in the way of getting Knowledge
Christian Standard
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-30
A Bulldog Attacking Train of Cars.

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Times writes as follows as an evidence of
the courage and pugnacity Of the English
bulldog, as shown in remarkable man
ner few days since in England i dog
OF this description, who had never been
accustomed to see trains until lately, has
taken great aversion to them, and has
made point Of chasing them whenever
he has an opportunity of doing so, but,
of course, without being enabled to catch
them. On the morning in question, being
out with his owners brother in the vicin-
ity Of the Somerset & Dorset Railroad,
between the Milford and Mellow sta
tons, the early train from Bath was
heard to be rapidly approaching. The
dog, as usual, was off directly. The
gentleman, knowing they were in ad-
vance Of the train, and fearing the dog
would be killed, called loudly to him to
come back, but quite in vain. He then
ran to see what would be the consequence
of the brute's folly, and was just in time
to see the dog boldly charge the cow
liter Of the engine and disappear. The
gentleman then closed his eyes for one
moment, not wishing to see the dogs re-
mains torn to pieces, and on opening
them the next moment. much to his sur
prise, he distinctly saw the dog under the
rapidly passing carriages, evidently wait
ing an opportunity to make dash be-
tween the wheels, but their, to him, I'm
usual velocity, rather bothered him; he
therefore remained until the last carriage
had passed over him, and then emerged
wagging his tail as though he had done
something to be talked about, and having
only sustained few cuts about the head
and losing all the hair from one side of
his tail
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-30
Fasting Girls.

AMONG other things that recur with al
most provoking regularity are Casting
girls" About once in eighteen months
on an average the public are awe-stricken
with the intelligence that some girl, not
from necessity but choice, has adopted the
principle of total abstinence in its entire
ty and refrains from taking any susten-
lance whatever. One of these abstemi-
Gus young women is, it is stated, to be
seen at the village of Culcheth, near
Leigh, in Lancashire, where, as usual, her
habits of self-denial excite considerable
curiosity and wonder''
Five years ago, when only eleven years
of age, she gave up both eating and speak
ing, and until last week remained speech
less. She has now recovered her CONVEX
satlonal powers, and has also Embossed
her eyelids, which for ten weeks previous
to the recovery of her voice she had been
unable to open. Her appetite does not
seem to have yet returned; but, if she is
we'll in other respects, this need give no
cause for anxiety, and, indeed, will be
rather an advantage than otherwise, for,
like most fasting girls, she is " of humble
origin" Under any circumstances, it is
to be hoped that no attempt will be made
to test the genuineness of the phenome-
non by keeping watch and guard over the
afflicted damsel. 1t Is but little while
ago that one of these fasting girls died of
starvation owing to her being surrounded
by band of sentinels. and thus compelled
to fast in earnest. Perhaps the best thing
to do with fasting girls is TO place food
within their reach and not to ask what
becomes Of it.-PdN MaU Gazette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-30
Wanted to Go to Morrow.

MORROW is station on the Little Mi
ami road, about forty miles from Cincin-
natl. A new brakeman on the road, who
did not know the names OF the stations,
was approached by stranger the other
day, while standing by his train at the
depot, who inquired:
Does this train go to Morrow to-day?"
No." replied the brakeman, who
thought the stranger was making game of
him; sit goes to-day, yesterday, week
after next"
"You don't understand me-" persisted
the stranger; 81 want to go to Morrow. y"
"Well, why the dickens don't you
wait till tomorrow, and not come bother
ing around to-day? You can go to-mor-
row or any other day you please"
" Won't you answer civil question
civilly? Will this train go to-day to
Morrow"
6 Not exactly. It will go to-day and
come back tomorrow"
AS the stranger who wanted to 90 to
Morrow was about to leave in disgust an
other employe, who knew the station al
1uded to, came along and gave him the
desired information.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-30
Understands W0man's Nature.

AT the lower end of Woodward avenue,
yesterday, an old apple woman offered
her fruit to vessel Captain, who was
signing over the good times of 1864
She wanted three cents apiece for her
apples. He gave her pleasant look, and
said:
Well, we'll! Why. you look as young
as you did ten years ago. Same bright
eyes and red cheeks-same white teeth. -
Take an apple for two cents, Cap
tain" she replied.
Z" | presume you are fifty years old, /"
he continued, but who'd know it?
Lots of ladies at thirty look as old as you
do"
"Take an apple for a cent, Captain, -
she answered, smiling like a rose.
Some rich old fellow will come along
some day, searching for buxom wife, y
said the Captain, land you won't have to
peddle apples any more"
Here, Captain, two for a cent; take
two of the biggest!'' she exclaimed, and
then ran after him and dropped two
more into his overcoat pocket Detroit
free Press
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-30

OF the rivers, and promulgat a more dis
tlnct notion of the system of watersheds :;
and to unite IN one comprehensive plan
the teachings Of Strabo concerning the
countries OF the earth, the chronological in
vestigation Of Tacitus, and Pliny's dis
coverIes in natural history At the same
time, Thungberg, undaunted by the many
dangers which then attended such an I'M
dertaking, collected the first herbarium of
japanese flora, and materials for COM
piling vocabulary of the same. Blum
enbach issued his work on ethnology. in
which he divided the human race into the
five great types, whose features are famil-
lar to every school-child of to-day; the
gulf-stream was first Systematically exam
ined with the aid of the thermometer. and
foundation thus laid for the scientific
study OF ocean currents; and, finally, La
place, by discovering the attraction ex-
erted on a comet by the planet Jupiter,
won for his name an enduring place in
the annals Of astronomical research
NeU York Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-30
Keep the Tongue.

KEEP it from unkindness. Words are
sometimes wounds. Not very deep
wounds always, and yet they irritate.
Speech is unkind sometimes when there
is no unkindness in the heart; so much
the worse that needless wounds are in
ti1cted; so much the worse that uninten-
tionally pain is caused.
Keep it from falsehOOd. 1t is so easy to
give false coloring, to so make a state
ment that it may convey meaning differ
ent from the truth, while yet there is an
appearance Of truth, that we need to be on
our guard. There are very many who
would shrink from telling lie, who yet
suffer themselves in such inaccurate or
exaggerated or one-sided statements that
they really come under the condemnation
OF those whose lying lips are an abom-
nation to the Lord
Keep it from SANDER. The good repu-
tatiOn OF others should be dear to us. Sin
should not be -uffered to 60 unrebuked;
but 1t should be in accordance with the
Scripture method. eco and tell him of
his fault betwixt thee and him alone
And it should be borne in mind that what
is too often considered as merely harm
less gossip runs dangerously near, if it
does not pass, the confines of SANDER. a
reputation is too sacred to be made play
thing of, even if the intent be not mali
cious.-RuraL New YORKER
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-30
GOId-NOte and Greenback Currency.

THE Peoria transcript processes not to
see how it would be possible to have a
gold-note bank currency in circulation so
long as greenbacks were legal-tenders in
payment of debts. 1t has evidently over
looked two or three facts: % Every man
has a right to stipulate that his debt shall
be paid in coin. The Supreme Court has
settled that point conclusiyely % All
persons can buy and sell on the standard
Of gold values if they so choose; and, in
that case, greenbacks would be received
in payment at their gold value 81 In
California, Nevada, Oregon and Wash
ington, gold is the standard of values.
All contracts are made payable in gold;
all purchases are calculated on that basis.
and greenbacks are received and paid out
at their gold value, and no more. II the
National Banks should resume specie
payments, redeeming their notes in coin
and discOunting paper on the basis of
coin values, the business public would
gladly follow suit, and thus the California
system would speedily be extended to all
parts of the Union, and that, too, without
contracting the volume OF greenbacks I'M
til the people had paid off their old debts
therein and grown tired of using fuctu-
ating, deprecated, stump-tail currency
Chicago Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-30
Spring Fashions for Men.

The ordinary reception suit, worn at
church and at all parties and social events
where full dress is not required, consists
this season of double breasted frock
coat, OF fine diagonal cloth, either black
or dark blue; waistc0at of the same ma
terlal or OF white duck, and trousers of
striped brown or gray cloth, generally of
light color. The coat is cut in the same
way as last year, except that the sleeves
are fuller and the skirts trife longer.
The binding i, of narrow silk. The
waistcoat except for evening dress, will
be OF the same material as the coat, and
cut high IN the waist and single breasted,
with notched collar Trousers will be
cut loose and straight Brown and gray
striped cassimeres will predominant as
material. For evening dress, when d
white vest is worn, light gray will be
considered the more becoming for trou-
sers; otherwise either light or dark col
Ors may be worn.
Most business suits and walking suits
will be made of Scotch and English plaids
in subdued colors or small checks, coat,
waistcOat and trousers all Of the same
cloth. Strongly-marked plaids Will be
worn only by those persons who can af-
ford to have several suits at time, and to
present frequent variety in apparel.
Small checks, so woven as to make
almost imperceptible plaids, are to be
much worn. The prevailing style of
business coat will be single breasted
sack coat with one, two or three buttons.
Nhen the coat has more than one button,
,he skirts are cut away sharply from the
lower one A single breasted, one-button
sack coat, cut straight in front, and with
p"tch pockets, will be very popular
aS a coat Tor the seaside or country. The
business vest will be cut high in the waist,
singIe-breasted and without collar. The
trousers Will be fuller than for dress suits,
straight and wide at the foot. There will
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-03-30
His Name.

THOUGH | had the misfortune to be
born into the Smith family, 1 got along
very we'll in childhood in spite of my
name; for in my little world (and I could
not better illustrate its extreme narrow
ness) there was bat one family Of my
name. Indeed, had certain advantages
over playmates with more ambitious
names, for boys are not more certain to
take the shortest cut across lots than they
are to hurry through names in the easiest
possible way. 1t was not till went to
college that my mark Of Cain-Tubal,
mean-became painfully apparent. l re-
member we'll, the night after my arrival
in the New England village, overhearing,
as paced the hall Of its one hotel, with
the feeling that my dignity was in pro-
portion to the distance | had travelled,
" Smith third" My pride dropped, and
fell like bird slain upon the wing.
Smith third! That was no definition at
all. | was simply nobody. What though
my family had several times lowered in
brilliant and beautiful men, way UP there
in the North, [ was an unclassifed
wind-drift All the golden links between
Tie and the forge were broken The
whispered name is always sharp, a nd that
night it cut clean through my heart. I
sneaked off to bed, but had the anvil of
my great ancestor rung in my ears, l
could not have been more sleepless. The
young men l had met were Hart and
Marshall, and Soule, and Winfield
names that perpetuated brilliant exploits
and generous brief chronicles
OF family achievement-but " Smith
whence came Smith at all, be he Knight
or Squire, but from the smith that forgeth
al the FREQ
If in travelling make myself agreeable
to a gentleman who at parting sOlicits my
namG, and | tell him "Sir" he is apt to
exclaim, with some Impotence: Il was
in earnest, and wish to continue the ac-
quaintance." If such speeches hint at an
incCngruity between my name and APP
pearance, so far from flattering my vanity
they only make matters worse. A young
lady once said to me at large reception
aunt wondered who you were, and | re-
piled: :" Nr. Smith, of course; for Won
know where two or three are gathered to-
gether he is sure to be-" Had she STONED
there I should have been content; but
when she added: You looked less like
him than any gentleman in the ROOM" |
had spurious sort of feeling, as though
| had been detected in imposture, and no
doubt looked as pale and limp as d coun
terfeit greenback. When [ have been
presented to ladies who had not first been
advertised of the impending calamity, they
have frequently treated the introduction
as joke, and at once begun to
annoy me by insisting upon knowing
my real name. Once when l went down
to Mount Vernon with whole boat-load
ofpiIgrims, the Superintendent, innocently
mlstaking me for'somebody in particular
overwhelmed me with special attentions,
| and When | left meekly inquired my name