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, 1876-11-10

Our Rockford correspondent, for several days
betorc the c1cctiun. both wrutc au1 telcgraphsd
that Wtnnebago County would giye LAr,laor
9,Uo0 ,nnjorlty uyor FAasswoHr1, att' that the
botcr lluKLuur would bu nowhere IN thu eonn~
ty; that hu would not cut us nluell figure %
the pErsn CoopKN eandilatu. His predictions
came true tu the letter. The official vote OF
Winncbago ts as follows:
Latlro, Rcp... Observation-Disclosures. 47G
FaEnsw0sth. Dom. ........... ......+... ], lQt
uurlbut, boltes Observation-Disclosures. 100
Majority for Lashrop.. .... i, OIL
In 1879, when everything went Republican
witt, rush, Wlnncoago gasu 2.707 Republican
majority for Governor. She now gives about
5000, which will lido" fur the "banuer coun.
tyh this year.
, 1876-11-10

There was no county In tile State where tho
Republicans looked for wo!se loss on account Of
the ag-Baby leluslon than III Livingston Coun-
ty--unlesa It was Kankakee. In 1873 Ltvipgs-
ton rolled up 1,09l majority; but IN 1874 she
turned her back on her arst loyo and gave the
other chaEsnes ee25 majority. But she Is again
clothed In her right mind, aud Ina given HA1xs
LILO over TtLpaa, and CuLLoM 200 over tue
dIsreputable combination Of TILD1a bulllonlsts
aud Co0pKR tn1atlontsts,
, 1876-11-10

Legislatu,e,r who asptred To be promoted to a
stato scnatorshtp. To auhu1tttcd the prono-
sItton To tho electors Of Lake AMI caIlcl for
tho previous question, Tho clectors Of Lake
yotcd,-aycs, 1,513; HOES, 2,oo7. Thu noes havc
It, and E. II. II. Is falcgatcl to ptl7ate life,
which ho best adorus,
, 1876-11-10

Yesterday special dispatches from Peoria
stated that horn was bcatcn for Congress; but
It appears that Knox, with her strong, arms,
pulled him out of tho Peoria mud, nnd elected
him TO Congress-. Knox let lin l,avo about
2,10o majority, and saved him, wllercat Wu1TlNa
feels badly about It. lie has exhibited Ills
treaehcry, and failed in obtaining Lis revenge.
, 1876-11-10
GETTING OUT OF THE WOODS.


Yesterday returns from tho doubtful States
wero awaited with fevorish anxioty. The
thronga about tho newspaper Offices were re-
doubled, mud 30 slowly did tho news come
in, aud go contradictory was it when re-
ceived, that the excitement was wrought up
to the utmost tension. The morning dis
patches indicated That California, Oregon, aud
Nevada might be stricken from tho list Of
doubtful Suites and set down for HAYES.
Nothing came over the wires to damage tho
encouraging prospects which, from the dis
patches OF the night before, 1t was manifest
there were Of tho transfer to the HAYES
column Of the votes of Florida, Louisiana,
South Cnrolina, aud Wisconsin, bns all re-
maincd in suspense. At the Democratic
headquarters, on the strength Of grapevine
dispatches Or spirit-modium communica-
tions, perhaps, after tho Pacific Suites were
conceded to HAYEa, theso remaining four
doubtful states were claimed moro vehement
ly than before for T11nEx.
But tho dispatches came, md the 1ilden-
Ito prospects began to vanisll. First the
doubt as to Louisiana was dispeued. Gov.
KE1Looa dispatched that there uas no doubt
about ft-tho State had becn carried for
uAYxs. Ncxt came kilograms from Wiscon.
sin that that Stats had also gone for 1IAYra
by 1000 to 5000 suro. South Carolina waa
still claimed by tho Democrats with dcsper-
ate tenacity. Then upon them like nuu-
der-clap can,e the news that North Caro-
lina-which had baou sot down In the TIL
DEN column, aud tho ton votes Of which had
beon rcclsousd for him to mike up the 1874
Electoral votes which it was in soa,o quar-
tors ut first conceded lo lad secu,ed-had
gone for HAYES.
About this time HA1Es stock began to riso
rapidly, mud there waa n sudden withdrawal
OF oilers to bot odds OIL T11nEs. and MI tho
Democrats went to hedging. It seemed now
that at Inst Floriaa, with hor four Electoral
votes. was to ba the keystono State Of this
| contest, and It was still exultnntly claimed
by tho Democrats that, will. tho soyou votes
| Of Soatl, Carolina md tho four Of Florida.
, 1876-11-10

The Tonth District, now represented bY BAG
DT. ra2-baby Dcmocrnt, has elected MARSH,
Republican, by $50 majority. This makes the
sixth gain on Congress In Illinois. It Ia the
Hancock and Warren district.
, 1876-11-10

Rock Island poled much heavier vuto than
ever before, VIZ: For HAYES, 1,4e3; Tn.DrH,
1,882; total, 2,9i5; Republican majority, 81. 1t
is usually Democratic by 200 or thereabouts.
Moline cast 1,075 Republican votes to Ats Demo-
cratic, showing that there WIS G00 majority who
were opposed to ''chango" to T1LDEH and
TalnmanY.
, 1876-11-10

The Interior disposes OF Oil unpleasant matter
in tho following curt fashion: ''The Prcsby-
tory Of Chicago llas Ind to send commission
TO the gloomy wilds Of Michigan to take tcat!-
mouy III "slandern case. It used to be con-
stdcred polite for two men, when they lad a
"little a,talr" to sctt!e, to retro to some &C.
qucsscrcd spot, whore they could give earh
others log!c tho most eArnest attention with
out disturbing tue nc!shbors. II ouly this plan
wcra fashionable In tic Presbyterian Church,
what blosslug 1t would ba!" Arc we to
understand from th!s that thu Interior Is recon-
net.dlng tho system of the church militant, aud
that II would advise the code duello or quiet
mitch at isttcu!ls a the beat settlement Of
slandera, aud TINT such displays ot the caraal
inan would be blessing to the Presbyterian
Churcl1
, 1876-11-10

There Is gentleman who resides In Cook
and Lake Counties by the Dame Of Ms. F. II.
uAlNRs, but better known - "the worst
Speaker that ever presided over the Illinois
, 1876-11-10

Hayes majority y.............. 80. ,..... 90
CuLLoM over STEWART, 052; and BgnNTANo
over LIE MoYNE, 100.
, 1876-11-10

Ipcc.a Eonrunicstion hi. tFriaJi evening Il 7::o
tceck At CoItnthtkn lIali ~ kstt Kinxit;st Wosk
ed, NJ order 0f the ", ii, WM, kEHts Sec.
, 1876-11-10

The death Of TuEopoR WON HEuoLiN, tho
famous German scicntast, was announced day
or two ago BY cable. lie Was born IN Wurtcm-
berg, March 20, 1874, and in hts youth devoted
hiusclf asstduousiy to tho study Of history and
pharmacy. In 1850 he went to Egypt and ax-
plorel arabia Pctrna and the shores Of the Rcd
Sea. In 1852 lle was made Consul III Abyssiuta,
md continued hia explorations in the region Of
the White Nile. In 1866 ha wGntto Greece, nnl
thence to tic shores Of Asta Minor. III 1858 he
rc-cxplorcd tho course OF tho Whito Nile, and
In 1870 and 1S7l explored spitzbergon and Nova
Zcinbla. His most important boots arc;
"Rcsen In Noldostairtka tls5D: - Kclse uacll
Abesslnien uud dun Gallalandcrn" usUs);
Ornttholugio Nordostafrikas HS08); and
" "Ralse In dns Gebiet der Westllchen Zuilusse
dcs Wcissen Nile" 1880. llo was celebrated
not only as traveller anl zoologLst, but alao aa
q geographcr and ornthologtse.
, 1876-11-10

Lake County-oil1ual:
aanyes U!5
1li1eu.... .1s t4b
, 1876-11-10

WooJ'a 1luAnum.
Monroe street.. between State and Dearborn. AfteT'
noon aud evening, lied Asalny."
, 1876-11-10

New Chicago Theatre ..
C1A1k street, between Lake tad Randolph. HooEeTs
, 1876-11-10

N1cvlckcr's Thentres .-.
Madison street, between Dearborn and sthto.
EnksRtment .of. the sssatoseh opar. Tfoupa'
!" bohemian 0trl.H
, 1876-11-10

Jfavcrtysa Theatre.
Randolph streat, betwetn Clark and 1a9allo. Cali
nfnla Mlnsttcl1+
, 1876-11-10

Adefphl Thcntfe.
Monroe street. corner Dearborn. "unnpt5
nYUntvH
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IOE.ND IN TIE $40 II.

r1a,,,o, tl;s won't % Move on
Tha sra,1,nr vas . oio3n.ic rol5ca.
,,a, Tbe oL;. Il of ms wrath ga, a
Wv. ,.lo 50, On , },w s,5on with III.
r,:o Lnr;,J N ii. bond. a. + cryina
~ u ,r"s ,,,,I+anI sno,y;,4 fa.t <
l;,,,r ~ I;, I2 r;.,rt IN Wh;rh one
, Y'', na+ ,r;.h 1yan ona' : ene,ov il
w. 5amalo.y ANA yIolterloss The bow
IA Il '' ,,a+ lt;r
w, II ~ I saw cried lilo poljce.
,,.,a nnar;I, aIy,nn;n,, ,anrar No
s ,''.,,' ,,g7 yonna nm Cen nm. and
,na,.a ~, .
ny r1t '' as +,o n,1 oven wei did not
r;,a a. ,,aro,,.a, .,ou,,.l Dawn and
49,, '"I IN '''S IVA 1iI ~. ,hn bow
f ,'Ig .',., ,.'', ,n,.,aIa.s !, ,%o Snow
"a 1G : C "a cr;aI tLa n9,;raraao
.1 - 90" T.o ~ rra1 ~ r. hath Tow,
, l4G '. .,,r,.l pnor );t,la fa,low
,e'" Nv 1, ",,'' ~ ~ io,It VIII mn.t
Take ak HIM n' TO- the STATION. | SUPPOSE.
p,t - No 1;rtal ,La L,1, th;al he
pa' ~ ne me-, Gu we MAJ o1I' @II~an al
b wv awn ~ I,ma the saemin,Jy mani.
, ,''s = IOWA ,+;rrol
'"a .F. i1u' 1a;1 the officer bD1 not
,,l aat If ,ta s+at;on Eon.o on1v
yea" ,e'' - ,r0 't 1LT',, ',J" .,ov,
, "Ts'' : -, ~ :; ,'' , o,', =
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SOCIETIES..

4. f. and 4. ", No. 155-Mcets every
second and fourth Monday in each month.
Van b. Oslcr Secretary.
X. Of p. No. G7-Mcct every Friday
night. X. of Il. &. 5, G. Hartman.
l. 0. Of O. f., No. 4G-Nlcet every
Thursday night John Landcrs, Secy.
llerluuiextorn NHe an9 Ftma1t Scmln-
a1y--itev. Victor Miller, Principal; Chas'
L. Casscll Secretary.
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ORPHANS COURT.
Orphans Court meets every MONDAY an"
Tuesday o: each week.
C1Hf Judge-Wm.J j. Black,
a,<0riutes-Thomas HolLrunncr and Jno
Hightm&n.
Pfgixttr Of NWs-Col. John X, konzer
rovutv n,misxionCrs-Joseph M"ou'
President; Samuel llargctt, Ezra TOMS
Daniel Biscr of j., and y. summons
Clerk to Cgmu,iSuontr&-ll. +. Steiner
Con,rtor Of s;atc oud Comfy T%'fS--G'
W. Miller
c,,utv surtryor-Wm. II. Ramshurg.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
prc.ilcnt James w. Prarrc; Comms'on-
owe W;,li,m {, Baker James W. lroNtU,
.Ioscph Brown, Henry Boyle.
JUSTICES OF TIE PEACE.
District no. 15-Frcl'k White, Nnr'an.
ic,,ovn; l.. Firor, GFacch;"N ~ -
Mcpherson, Catoctln Furnace.
REGISTRAR Or VOTERS.
District No. l5-Bernald Co!lli'oWer
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Sehrted Aorhp
O! WE1 w ME- 4 GARLAND TO
WEAR
BY LAUREL.
BY LAUREL.

This cath with its beauty and peace,
God made with his tcndcrcst care,
And tells us, for him we must live,
0, weave me garland to wear.
He gives us the beautiful trees,
Which shelter us--you are aware,
With their beautiful, kind, tender boughs
o. weave me q garland TO wear.
The green vincs-so tcndcr-wc love,
Which are beautiful, graceful, and fair
Are given to us to admire,
O! weave me a garland TO wear.
The tlowcrs--so precious and true,
Are shouting forth praise, everywhere,
To our Father of mercy and love,
0! weave me Il garland to wear
We are living in this tlecting world,
OF sorrow, storms, and OF care,
We are battling for victory here,
O! weave me Il garland to wear
O. let us appreciate them,
The glores OF nature With care,
Let's wear them and gority God,
0! weave me garlandt TO wear
. | am a weak worm of the dust,
And have not much taste to prepare,
\ trimming OF nature pure dress,
o. weave me a garland to wear.
If we love the Creator of all,
And of Satin and Sin, be aware,
He will finally crown us his own,
0. weave me garland to wear
There's crown far superior to all,
OF the beautiful things we prepare,
It's the untading crown Of glory,
O, weave me a garland to wear.
MAY God help us fight ;ov the crown,
That's in heaven awaiting us there,
Der there may we veal 1t forever,
q weave mca garland To wear.
=s~..sr
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as l uSeu 10 DE tltlllh dul Set-
ting old ); and he looked piteousIy
at Mrs. Somors and sank again on the
sofa.
Drink this, said the houseNeeper
handing him y restorative.
lie drank it and rallied.
'.Ah it is hor-her writing, speak
inc to himself. She is widow, and
her only child is named-after-ai after
me-
He stopped reading and turnet! to
look at the boy.
Are you grandfather?' said the
latter ti,aidly. 4 think you must be,
for mother has a picture she looks at
and cries over, and it's like you.
The letter fell again to the iloor.-
But this time it was because he open
ed his arms and the boy, catching
the meaning, came to him.
You won let her die, will YOU ?
SAID the boy, locking p..eoos.y into
Die, die = cried the Oh man, ris-
Ing up and his voice and an Were
that OF youth. She shall not die
Where is the carriage Will 50 at
once and size shall come home to-
might. The carriage, | say, he cried,
almost aagr.ly, and he turned to-
ward the door, where tie tootman
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COlu. LII STD
His head dropped on her shoulders
and his eyes closed again. One Of his
hands which up to this time had been
tightly closed, opened weakly, and a
note fell to the floor
Mrs. Somers did not see the note.
Something in the boys look startled
her, She gave a quick glance up at
her master; then she began to tremble
all over. Mr.. Ascot, who had been
standing by her fall of interested anx-
ety, did not observe this look, for his
attention had been attracted by the
note which he now STOPPED to pick
up. Then he proceeded to take out
his glasses in order to read the sub
scrlptlon.
PERHAPS this may throw some light
on the matter, he said. The poor lad
has been sent out on an erranl and
has tainted from cold and perhaps
hunger. What Good God ! His
hands We're shaking like leaves in an
autumn wind. In the deep stiffness
the paper ratified @ith startled noise
1T can't bc----It can't be. Mrs. Som
crs your eyes are younger than mine
read, read; is that aIdress-is-it
mine -ThorNton Ascot .
As he spoke he chokel, conyuls.ve
gasps, Mrs Somers leaned forward to
I,eal The motion rousci tle hOv
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CHANGE OF TINE
WESTERN MARYLAND Il. ROAD.

M ti,s..i....s. $780, ...E =. { 1919.
NN and after Sunday, May !, 1870,
" Passenger Trains will run as fol
lows:
LEAVE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
For Baltimore and Westminster at 1:o5 y.
NJ, and 3:43 p NJ.
For Frederick at 1:0' \ NJ and 30, p NJ
For lIagcrstown, Williamsport and Mar
tnsburg at II a VI and ,:40 I VI
ARRIVE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
From Baltimore and Westminster at II
A VI and 40 p NJ
From Frederick at II y NJ and 1:4o
= NJ.
EMMITTSBUkG RR.-Trains South
will leave Emmttsburg at $50 III, and .;
80 p m, arrive at Rocky Ridge at Up m,
and 3:52 PM North-Lcavc Rocky Ridge
at 1913 a IN, and III p M, and arrive at
Emmitsburg at ll;O5 Il III, and 1,4O , m.
j NJ. HOOD,
Gcn'l Manager.
B. II. GRISWOLD,
Gcn'l Ticket Agent.
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..CATOCTIN CLARION. "
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER,

Containing q carefully prepared abstract
of the News of the Day; Historical
Foreign and Domestic Intelligence; Topics
of the Times; carefully prepared Markets;
Items of Interest, political or otherwise;
Local Intelligence, and rare selection OF
instructive Reading.
TERMS-.$1.5O in Advance, $500 at
the end of the Year.
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District no. 15-FrcaN " hl'e, Ny'l'ii
;c.,nvu. c l.. Firor, Graccham " m .
Mcpherson, Catoctin Furnace.
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REGISTRAR Or VOTERS.

District No. Bernard Co!lii'oWcr'
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-08-24
C,aSt0Piia

:. 1t is a mistake to suppose that Castoria
is not adapted to grown persons as well
as Children. They only need to increase
the quantity. But children have so
many complaints for which Castoria is
adapted-like WIND CoLIC, Sour Ston-
ach, Worms, letter, TEETHING and
Group, that it is especially recommended
for them.
Its effects are more certain than CAS-
TOR OIL. 1t contains no alcohol and is
as PLEASANT TO TAKE as honey. 1t nev-
er gripes. By regulating the stomach
and bowels the Castoria CooLs THE
BLOOD, expels worms and prevents fe-
verishness, quiets the nerves and pro-
duces health-then of course CHILDREN
CAN SLEEP in quiet and MOTHERS CAN
REST.
Castoria is RECOMMENDED by all physi-
clans and nurses who have tried it, and
it is having a rapidly increasing sale.
1t is prepared with great care after the
recipe of DR.. Samuel Pitcher, of Mass,
at the Laboratory of j. B. ROSE 6 Co.,
46 Dey Street, New York.
June 20, 1S76.-3m
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Manhood: How Lost, How
Restored!

TUST published, new edition of DIR.
81 Cu1verwell'S Celebrated Es-
say on the radical cure (without medi-
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Weakness, Involuntary Seminal Losses,
IMpoTENcY, Mental and Physical Inca
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also, CONSUMPTION, EPILEPSY and FITS,
induced by self-indulgence or sexual ex-
travagance, &c.
EPrice, in sealed envelope, only
| six cents.
The celebrated author, In this admira-
BILE Essay, clearly demonstrates, from a
thirty years successful practice, that
| the alarming consequences of self-abuse
may be radically cured without the dan
gerous use of internal medicine or the
application of the knife; pointing out a
mode of cure at once simple, certain and
effectual, by means of which evelT suf-
| ferer, no matter what his condition may
be, may cure himself cheaply, private
ly, and radically.
BT This Lecture should be in the
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| the land.
Sent under seal, in plain envelope,
to any address, postpaid, ON receipt of
| six cents or two post stamps.
Address the Publishers,
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Al Ann St., New York; Post Office Box
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was literally rolling in wealth. He
had, beside the things / have men
toned, twelve marbles, part of a
jews-harp, a piece of blue bottle
glass to look through, spool cannon,
a key that wouldn't unlock anything,
a fragment of chalk, a glass stopper
of decanter, a tin soldier, couple
of tadpoles, six firecrackers, a kitten
with only one eye, brass doorknob,
adog collar---but no dog-the handle
of knife, four pieces of orange-peel
and dilapidated old windows sash.
He had had a nice, good, idle time
all the while--plenty of company
and the fence had three coats of
whitewash on it! If he hadn't run
out of whitewash he would have
bankrupted every boy in the village.
Tom said to himself thatit was not
such hollow world after all. He
had discovered a great law of human
action without knowing it, namely,
that, in order to make a man or boy
covet a thing, it is only necessary to
make the thing difficult to attain.
If he had been great and wise phi
losopher, like the writer of this book,
ne would now have comprehendcd
that work consists of whatever
body is obliged to do, and that play
consists of whatever a body is not
obliged to do. And this would help
him to understand why constructing
artificial flowers, OF performing on a
tread-milI is work, while rolling nine
pins or climbing Mount Blanc is only
amusement. There are wealthy gem
tlemen in England who drive four
horse passenger-coaches twenty or
thirty miles on daily line, in the
summer, because the privilege costs
them considerable money; but if
they were offered wages for the ser
vice, that would turn it into work,
and then they would resign.
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Land for Sale

= WISH to sell 90 acres of Land, ly-
u ing on the Nine Mile creek, in Ma
son county, w. Va, II miles from
Beech Hill, on the Kanawha river, where
there are two stores and post-Office, and.
county road running from Bush Hill
near the land, and no hills to get to the
river, and q of a mile from the Netho-
dist Church and public SchOOl-houses.
There are cabins on this land and
about l5 acres cleared; plenty of small
streams to furnish water; plenty of
timber for fencing and building. The
most of this land lies very we'll, and in
a good neighborhOod, and being so con-
venient to the river, post-office. stores,
church and school. and good road to the
Kanawha river, gives it more advant-
ages than any back land in this part Of
the country.
Price 1000 Dollars. Terms of sale
One-third down and balance in l and
years.
Any person wishing to see this land,
can call ON the undersigned. at Buffalo,
Putnam county, w. Va, or Jas II.
MILLER, who lives near Beech Hill.
ROBERT ALEXANDER
May 4, ls76.-6m.s
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Direct connections made at Lancaster
for Circleville, GAINESVILLE, and all points
on the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley
r. R., and at Columbus for all points
East and West.
No change of cars from Columbus
to Philadelphia, New York, IndianapO-
lis and Chicago.
W. A. MILLS, General Ticket Agent.
NJ. NJ. GREENE,
Jan. 81, 1S75.-lyl President.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-08-24
TOM SAWYER.
How He Got HIS Fence White
washed.

From Mark Twain's unpublished book,
seThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
Tom Sawyer having offended his
sole guardian, Aunt Polly, is by that
sternly affectionate dame punished by
being set to whitewash the fence in
front of the garden. The world
seemed hollow mockery to Tom,
who had planned fun for that day,
and who knew that he would be the
laughing-stock of the boys as they
came past and saw him set to work
like ssnigger." But great insplra-
ton burst upon him and he went
TRANQUILITY to work. What that IN
spiration was will appear from what
follows. One of the boys. Ben Rog-
ers, comes by and pauses, eating a
particularly fine apple. Tom does
not see him. Ben stared moment
and then said:
"Hi-yi! You're up q stump, amt
you"
No answer. Tom surveyed his last
touch with the eye of an artist, then
he gave another gentle sweep, and
surveyed the result, as before. Ben
ranged up along side of him. Toms
mouth watered for the apple, but he
stuck to his work. Ben said:
"Hello, old chap; you got to work,
heyF"
'.Why, it's you, Ben; I wasn't no
ticing,"
"Say, I'm going in a-swimming,
am. Don't you wish you could? But,
of course, you'd druther work,
wouldn't you? Course you wouldp'
Tom contemplated the boy a bit,
and said:
"What do you call work.?
"Why, amt that work?'
Tom resumed his whitewashing,
and answered carelessly:
"Well, maybe it is, and maybe it
amt. All l know is, it suits Tom
Sawyer"
"Oh, come, now, you don't mean
to let on that you like itT'
The brush continued to move.
..Like it? Well, don't see why
oughtn't to like it. Does a boy get
chance to whitewash a fence every
day?
That put the thing in new light
Ben stopped nibbling his apple. Tom
swept his brush daintily back and
forth-stepped back to note the eff
fect-added touch here and there
criticised the effect again, Ben
watching every move, and getting
more and more interested, more and
more absorbed. Presently he said
"Say, Tom, let me whitewash lit
tle.''
Tom considered; was about to con,
sent; but he altered his mind: "No
no; 1 reckon it would hardly do
Ben. You see, Aunt Polly's awful
particular about this fence-right
here on the street, you know-but il
it was the back fence / wouldn't
mind, and she wouldn't. Yes, she's
awful particular about this fence; it's
got to be done very careful; 1 reckon
there amt one boy in thousand.
maybe two thousand, that can do il
in the way it's got to be DONE"
s.No-is that so? Oh, come now;
lemme just try; only just little,
I'd let you, if you was me, Tom"
"Ben, I'd like to, honest Injun; but
Aunt Polly-well, Jim wanted to dc
it, but she wouldn't let him. Sid
wantedto do it, but she wouldn't let
s.. Now don't you see how 1 am
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-08-24

THERE is always feeling of re-
gret when we part forever with ia
miliar objects, no matter how hum
BILE and unimportant they may be.
This, however, does not include any
parting with dog in strange apple
orchard.