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The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

Mr.. JAS. ANDREWS informs the pub
lie that there IS now 3 good straight
craunc. throa. b. tire sh)al al head Of
South pass, with q minimum depth Of
q feet, and a maximum depth OF 80
feet, and rapidly deepening. TIE least
width Of q 20 FOOT channel through this
shoal by accurate measurement, is ITO
feet. Through the %i~tties there is n
depth of % feet by 2D1 feet in width.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

~ j''A' WINS 10 's opNt-HH ~ wv -
Orleans Umes. They continue 10 mix
things in South Carolina:
Co1UMu1i, 8. O., Feb. 1st, 1877.
Jalge Macday, sixth circuit, render
81 his decision yeatcr,!ay II the hdtcGS
corpus case Of AMI R~osoorough, Of
Chester county. recently par,loned by
Gov. Hampton. He decided that
Hampton vas duly elected Governor
and Installed pursuant to the Constitu~
ton. Another Hampton pardon, in
Aiken c~~au!y, wa 4,sJ Recognized and
the prisoner released. Tais fairly of
sets Carp4nter's decision sen, to you il
f.w days ago and when is now on ap-
paai i'll tie Supreme G2lrr. hnnnnH-
caus are atr-nu9usjy ~enl>avorlnY t.
kceq the question DAT Of The Supreme
co,srt, but after repeated postpone
u1enis, Mouiay mex. vac s.: ~, = hear
ing.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

WONDER if Gen. Mcdonald, late Of
the Missouri penjtcutisry, still has the
skin vest with diamond buttons?-E.c.
May DO he gave it to Grant for his
pardon.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

Coz. NE1ANCTHoN SMITH has pur-
chased the Mobile Cycle. and is now
chief editor.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

Mr.. JOHN FoRD, one of the editors Of
the Ripley AdpertiSeI, died On the 9th
ult.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
New YORK will have a Mardi Gras.


IF Is wonderful to realize the new
principle.Dr j. II. McLean's Cough and
Lung Healing Globules, As the Clio
buIes come in contact with the Juices
in the Mouth, a gas generates, which
socthes and heals any Soreness in the
Throat or Lungs, stops Coughing and
Consumption. Trial Boxes, 2oc. by
mail, DIR. j. IL. Mclean, 3t4 Chestnut
st. Louis.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

Two Legislatures continue to sit in
New Orleans.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

CoNGREss has declared Colorado q
State.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08

VIZ. GARLAND has been appointed
postmaster at Summit.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
Registration Notice.

In pursuance Of the charter and ordi.
nances of the city Of Brookhaven, there
will be registration of all he legal voters
OF said city at the hayor'- office on he Isl,
I'd, and 81 days Of harch, 1877. Jno. s.
Carson, Henry Lewenthal aud Henderson
Hudson have been appointed Regis rars bv
the Board Of Mayor and &!4erlu,n.
BY order Of
W. ?. BAGGErT, Mayor.
j. y. DAUGHTEY. Secretary tsh9.lt
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
yShn. g6cfsy.g I'h5pEts.

The following telegram, the New Or
leans Times says, was received on Sat
nclay morainS by a prominent Demo
cratic State official:
WlsHuSoros, Feb. "a, 1877.
ia -:
fon can PIT the Pacl;arl government
down rs dead and Tillen orr next Pres
idtnt, kellogg States to me tonight
that # he was in Paakard's place he
would MT attempt to set rs Governor,
G5igncd) -.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
Yayorei 3~Vnrshnlf Ccnnay--''ch!
WHAT ara Acz!"
Lobbying of the Eastern Light
"You Tickle Lie AMI III
Tickle You"
4 Senate chat Rctrenched Everything
But Itself.
$500 Eos. T'sventy-Scven ES1y@
Work 49, Ae1rea2ci2nient!
EIconon,yI. g2ctogEn!!!
Gov. Stone Kills the EaVcritism an!
Rebukes the Legislature.

The following extract is taken FROM
the Yicksburg Ucyohi's Jackson cor
respondent. II is from tho pen of that
polished writer James Ii. Sullivan, aud
deserves a place il the columns Of every
paper in this State that condemns the
Legislature for its faYoritisn:
Ia the Seuate, several local bill.
were presented and passed or referred.
.Jhe only important hiiis of a general
nature acted npon, being . bill taxing
railroads SI01 per milo, and the bill for
regulating the rates for publishing le-
Ral advertisements. The latter bill
passed the House, and was called up il
the Senate by CO.. Fitl Gerald. Ii
ought TO have ben entitled a bill! to
sustain Senator Fewell, from the char.
acter il assumed. The bill was billed,
but when u substitute was presented,
providing that the provisions Of this
bin shall apply to Marshall county on
II, it passed without e dissenting voice.
It wouldn't 90 Tor Warren, OF Other
counties III the State, but it WAS al
right for Mrr"haI
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
Comparative uee,oa u.a,oracrt.

aUliis'4s'tslAvt SCkEOa Es@IFLAFE.i !.
The following is the comparative cot
ton statement rs made up in New York.
for the week ending Jan, 46th, 1877:
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-02-08
THE VERY LATEST.

Eepci~iou oCfhc E'ccsorn! Eribu-
NAL.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09
a SEA SERPENT,

The sea serpent has been revived
again, says the Boston Globe, this time
off Egg Rock. A party on Kings
Beach aver that about four o'clock on
Monday afternoon they saw, "about
half mile from the shore, directly be-
tween US and Egg Rock, moving with
great rapidity, what can hayc been
nothing other than large fish or
snake. 1t was perfectly calm at the
time, and large part of the body's
length was visible above the water
line, as were it's snakelike motions.
1t seemed some thirty or forty feet in
length, moved in a straight line, and
having made the mile between where
we first saw it and the Lincoln House,
turned, and with the same rapidity
and the same straightness. the head
not much raised, the body moro or
less visible, swan to a point a half
mile nearer Little Nahant than that at
which we first saw it,then lay motion
le SIS for some ten minutes and disap.
peared. Our glasses were not strong
enough to give us any minute idea OF
the body, its size or color; but we are
used to schools of fish and other waterv
phenomena, and seven pairs of good
eyes were convinced that they had
been blessed with vision from the
mysterious stranger of the deep"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09

so tightly bound up-the daughters,
not the hats-as to make their hitching
walk resemble that of fettered hens.
and blazing all over with cream-celor-
ed ribbons and droses-they are all here
as usual. The very last fashionable
thing for the aforesaid young lady to
do. when the piazzas of the great ho-
tel are full of guests and visitors from
the smaller houses lolling in their
chairs, is TO start and amble along in
front, suddenly give her head a toss
oyer her LETT shoulder, as if expecting
some one, proceed few steps further,
stop, look down in a rejecting manner
then turn and go back as fast as her
pullback will permit, looking as busy
and as abstracted as if she had two
minutes to pay a note at bank. Here
and there, but lawfully scarce" rs the
young ladies say, turns up beau, or,
moro correctly speaking, a young man
who plays billiards, smokes cigars,
drinks mint juleps, and drives fast
horse.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09
HOW TO EXPAND THE LUNGS.

Step into the purest air you can find !;
stand perfectly erect with the head
and shoulders back, and then fix the
lips as though you were going to
whistle; draw the air; not through the
nostrils, but through the lips, into the
lungs. When the chest is about full,
raise the arms, keeping them extend
ed, with the palms of the hands down
as you suck in the air, SO as to bring
them over the head just as the lungs
are quite full. Then drop the thumbs
inward, and after gently forcing the
arms backward, and the chest open
reverse the process by which you
draw your breath, till the lungs are
entirely empty. This process should
be repeated three or four times during
the day. 1t is impossible to describe
to one who has never tried it, the glo-
rious sense of vigor which follows the
exercise. 1t is the best expectorant in
the world. We know of gentleman
the measure of whose chest has been
increased by this means some three
inches during as many months.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09
. MAN WHO SAYS HE DOESN'T SLEEP.

L
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
| Commercial, writing from Parkers-
burg. W. Va, says: The man who
does not sleep, Saunders, now resides
near this place. Some time in 1851 or
1862 Saunders enlisted in the Fourth
West Virginia Volunteers For sew
eral years he had not slept at all, SO he
| says. But il becoming known direct
| Iy in camp that he had made such
pretcnsions, il aroused the curiosity OF
many of the men and officers, aud they
set watch upon him. Fam told by
a Colonel that he and many others lost
great many nights sleep in endeav-
oring to cntrap Saunders, but during
the whole time that he remained
member of the Fourth he was never
caught asleep. He stood guard night
after night and week after week, paid
by sleepy-hcaded soldiers 10 take their
turn, but never was caught mapping.
| He hauled coal several weeks in sue
cession, only stopping long enough to
eat and change horses, and plowcd IN
the fields with five or six stalwart
| men until he wore them out complete
| Iy. but never seemed 10 tire. During
the wear 1863, think it was. he went
to Philadelphia and was examined by
the leading physicians of the country.
They sat up with him in relays of five
night and day, and kept up an almost
constant stream of conversation with
him, and at the termination OF twenty
nine days discharged him with a cer-
tificste, but could give no explanation
of this wonderful freak of nature.
Many stories of the untiring energies
and activity of this man are told, and
all agree who know him that this an
tipode of Rip Van Wrinkle is the most
sleepless man they ever met.
Mr.. Saunders is now about 56 years
of age. and says that he has not known
what sleep is for eighteen years. lie
himself cannot account for it, as he
says the change in his physical organ
ization occurred within three days.
and that he was meyer sick in-hl life.
and took medicine but once, and that
was when he had catarrh, about three
years ago. He is hale. hearty man,
and bids fair to live many years yet,
He is conscientiously opposed to max
ing display of himself, or no doubt
would long ago have been before the
of the world.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09
The Yellow Centaur Liniment

is worth its weight in gold to owners of horses
and mules.
This Liniment has erred more Spra;ncd,
Swcenied, I;i6s-boncd. and Called Horses in
than have all the Farriers in the country in an
age. Its effects are simply wonderful.
We have thousands upon thousands of certif-
Gates strong as the following:
"My horse was lame for year with n fctlOck
wrench. All remedies failed to cure and con
sidercd him worthless until commenced to use
Centaur Linimenu. which rapidly cured him. 1
heartily recommend It.
REV. GEO. w. FERRIS.
''Manorvile, Schoharie Co., y. -
"DEAR sIEs-I have used your Centaur Lini-
ments in nv family. and find it to be OF great
value. Please send me two dollars WORTH one
for the mules and horses Riley SlCKLES,
FALLS STATION. WYOMING.C0.. PA.''
1T makes very little difference what the ease
is. whether it he Wrench. Sprain, Poll Evil,
RingbOnc, Scratches or lameness of any kind.
the effects are the same. Lverymen. Stage pro
pretOrs. Farmers, Nc. should never be without
the Yellow Ccntaur Liniment. 1t is sold every
where, and warranted in its effects.
laboratory of J. +. Rose & Co.,
46 DEY ST. NEW YORK.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09
ONE OF HRIGuaM,s DUpEs.

Some years ago l listened to the
story of one of Brigham's dupes, as
he was escaping from beneath the
yoke. Born in Sweden, where he es-
poused Mormonism, he started for
Zion with his young bride. Reaching
Cleveland, Ohio, his funds, he found
would only bring one Of them to
Utah. His wife stayed there with
friends, while he came here, went to
Provo, where he found employment
with a bishop of the church. Money
was earned and given to brigham to
send for his wife, Months passed and
no wife came. Again money was sent
with like result, until The husband had
sent money four times through the
same source. Becoming, at last very
much disgus.cd, lie announced his in
tention OF going after his wife, still
serving the Bishop until he thought
he had funds enough. Applying for
his pay just after harvest he was told
to 90 to The stubblc field, where almost
every head of wheat had been careful-
ly collected, and to "g'ean his pay
there" lie came TO our city followed
by spies, and finally reached Ogden,
and friend there concealed him, and
with the aid of kind-hearted railroad
men he found his way into liberty
again. saw him trembling with fear
while hiding from his pursuers, and
again after he had passep beyond their
reach. How great was The change in
his department aud look! Years long
passed had often listened TO the re-
cital of incidents of the past lives OF
fugitives from slavery IN the South,
and had been captured by the fugitives
simple story. With them it had been
case of slavery for generations, and
they had not known the sweets of
freedom, but here it wac different.
This Swede, when a free man, had en-
trusted all in the hands OF the priest
hood, in pure simplicity and trust,and
had been Sd wrongfully treated that
he had almost lost faith in there being
God. Our valleys no doubt contain
thousands who are receiving no better
treatment, and yet our visitors come
here, look on the best of Mormon So
ciety, go away and proclaim this
great, prosperous, happy and free peo-
pie. They know just as much of true
Mormon life as if they had never WIS.,
tied Salt Lake City.-[Salt Lake Tri-
bune, July Is.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09
GRANDPA.
BY JOSH BILLINGS.


The grandpa liz an individual, aged
somcw here between fifty and one hun
drcd years, and iZ a common occur
renee in most well regulated familys.
Next to Il healthy mOtbcr-in-law,
they have more bizness on hand than
emmy other party in the household.
They arc the standard authority on
all leading topicks, and what they dom t
know about things that happened six
ty.fivc years ago, or what will happen
for the next three years TO come, iz a
damage to everybody 10 kno.
Grandpas are not entirely useless
they are handy TO hold babies, and
feed pigs, and are very smart at
mending a broken broom-handle or
putting up a clothes line Oh washing
days.
l hav een-grandpas that churn, but
konsider it a mighty mean trick to
set an old man over eighty years to
butter.
= 1 am a grandpa miself, but 1 won't
churn for no concern, not if l under
stand miself.
am willing to rock the baby while
the wimmen folks are billing soap;
am ready to kut rags to work into rag
carpets they Kan keep me hunting
for hens eggs, or picking green knr-
rants, or l will even dip candles or
core apples for sass, but L won't
churn.
l hav examined miself on the SUBJ
Ject, and I will bet a jacknife that
Josh Billings won't churn.
Grandpas are poor help at bringing
up children they are full of precepts
and katckism, but the young ones all
seem to understand that grandpa minds
them heap more than they mind
grandpa.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09

The wool-clip of the United States
for 1876 was about 100000, 600 pounds !;
of England, Ireland and Scotland,
about 162, 100000, mostly combing; of
the Continent of Europe. about 463,-
600; of<Australasia, about 35O,OOO,OOO; !;
of Bueuos Ayres and River LaPlata,
about 207, 100000 pounds. These arc
tine principal wool-growing countries
of the world, and produced 1.3S2, 2,OOO,-
600 out of the estimated ,4f9, 100000
produced on the entire globe. The
selling value of the total clip would
probably aggregate S45O,OOO.OOO. Out
of LAS, 100000 pounds of wool (the
estimated clip there would be fully a
loss of 567, 100000 pounds in securing
making the net yield CT clean wool
about S52.OO0,OOO pounds.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09
TOBACCO IN FRANCE.

Whether Republican or Imperialist,
the French nation is faithful to tobac-
CO. The consumption has, in fact, in
creased so much of late years that the
State finds itself compelled to increase,
its business. At present there are six
teen establishments for the prepara-
ton of the leaf-two at Paris, and one
at each of the following fourteen
towns: Bordeaux, Chateauroux,
Dieppe. Havre, Lille: Lyons, Mar
selles, Morlaix, Nancy. Nantes, Nice.
Riom, Tonniens and Toulouse. They
produce between them 81 ,4OO, 600 kilo-
grammcs, or about 2.SOO,O 600 pounds
year, of tobacco prepared in various
ways for consumption. The number
of smokers in France has been reckon
ed at ten millions, which would give
each of them the not excessive amount
of six pounds per annum. However
new manufactures are to be erected
and the existing ones enlarged, SO that
either the number of smokers or the
average consumption is evidently
expected to increase. In France there
are men who make it their business to
carry on q crusade against tobacco, and
support their dogmas by arguments Of
equal strength with those urged by
their allies on this side of the channel.
Thus the smoker who will listen to no
other reason is hidden to remember
the fate which befel Santeu!, Canon of
st. Victor. who is said to have died
from drinking a glass of wine into
which the Duke OF bourbon, by way
of pleasantly, had emptied the con-
tents OF his snuff box. 1t may be OBJ
served, however, that smokers never
contended that tobacco was good to
eat.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09
uEEDLE YAwcoB STRAUSS.
BY CHARLES ?. ADAMS.

haf Won funny leedle poy,
yot comes schust to my knee;
Der queerest scAap. der Greatest rogue
AS efer you dit see;
He runs, und schumps, und schmashcs din
In all barts OF der house
But vot or dot? he vas mine son,
Mine leedle Yawcob Strauss.
He get der measles und der mumbs.
Und eferydins dots oudt;
He sbills mine glass of lager beer,
foots schnuf indo mine kraut;
He fills mine pipe nit Limbarg cheese,
Dot vas dcrroushest chouse,
I'd dake dot vrom no oder poy
But leedle Yawcob Strauss.
lie dakes der milk ban for a dhrum.
Und cuts mine cane in dwo,
To make der schticks to beat it nit
Mine Gracious, dot vas druei
/ ainks mine he'd vas schplit abart
He kicks CUP such a tousc-
But nefer mind, der poys vas few
Like dot young Yawcob Strauss.
lie asks me questions sOoch as desc;
Who baints my rose so red?
Who vas it cuts dot schmooth blace oudt
Vrom der hair upon mine he'd?
Und where der plaze goes vrom der lamp
Veneer der glim 1 dOuse-
How gan all desc dings eggsblain
Ta dot schma1l Yawcob Strauss?
1 sometimes dink schall go Wild
Nit sooch a crazy poy,
Uud wish vonce more gould haf rest,
Und peaceful dimes enshoy;
But ven he vas ashleep in ped,
So quiet as a mouse.
1 pray der Lord, ''Dake anydings,
But leaf dot Yawcob Strauss"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09
ChSI'OR[A.

1t is 4 great mistake to suppose that Castoria
is not adapted to grown persons as well us Chill
dren. They ONLY need 10 increase the quantity
But children have many complaints for
which Ca>toril Is aiapteti-like Wind Collie.
Sour Stomach. Worms, letter, Teething and
Group. that it is especially recommended for
them.
Its effects more ccrtaia than Castor Oil.
I cont;,ius no alcoi;ol and is us plcasan TO tax
honey. 1t never eripcs. BY regulating the
stomach and bowels the Castoria cools the
blood, cNpcl> worms and prevents lcvcrishncsS,
.,:,cts the nerves and produces heaith-thcn OF
course. children can sleep in quiet and mothers
can rest.
Castoria is recommended by all physicians
and nurses who have tried IL. and il is having 4
rapidly increasing sale. II is prepared with
great care after the recipe OF DR. Samuel Pitcher
OF Mass at the Laboratory Of j Il. Rose x 60 J.,
IS Dey Street, New y ork.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09
FOURTH OF JULY ELOOUENCE.

The Burlington Hawkeye man, Bob
Burdette-burst out of his sanctum on
the Fourth and desolated a suburban
town with an oration, from which we
quote:
And we rejoice to-day, land
are proud and happy and glad, glad,
glad, that our fathers died for us in
stead of compelling US to die for them.
They were great, grand men. In fact,
they were, many of them, great grand
fathers.
1t is sweet to die for ones country.
1t seems to me that 1, too, would glad
lX oh, how gladly, add my name to
the list of the great and good, and die
for my country-of old age. would
die sooner, if it was thought necessary,
but haven't got time. am too busy.
But if any sacrifices are needed next
centennial, they may call on me, and l
will either come or send hand.
Our fathers died for us. They died
willingly and gladly. But if they
could come back to-day and see what
kind of q crowd they died for, quar-
rcling over the Presidents policy,
wrangling oyer the currency and some
of them trying to pay. dollars worth
Of debt with ninety cents worth OF
money, talking politics twenty-thrce
hours day and praying SO seldom
that our knees get rusty, drowned out
by rain, deyoured by grasshoppers,
they would, if they had it TO do over
again, live nine thousand years and
only die when they had to.
And yet ours is glorious country.
A wonderful, magnificent country. Ii
is marvellous. AS high school girl
would say, it is " nice" Look abroad
over our land, turn the pages of histo-
ry, and see what the mighty genius Of
progress has wrought. But one short
century age the cornerstone of this
mighty fabric was laid, amid the thun-
der OF cannon and rattle of muskctry,
canopied with the smoke of battle and
cemented with blood. A little band
of struggling, needy patriots, half clad
poorly fed, with only few dollars in
the national Treasury. To-day the
sun of one hundred and one years
breaks upon the land-wherever it
isn't storming-and where do we
stand3 A billion dollars in debt.
The Fourth of July was invented by
a man whose name is dear to all Amer
lean hearts-George w. Washington.
BY an ingenious arrangement the
Fourth OF July was so contrived by
the inventor that it would always fall
on rainy day. 1t has missed it only
once in the past twelve hundred years
and on that once it hailed all day. The
Fourth of July was not the only in
vention of this great and good man.
He invented name that will fit two
thirds of the boys of every generation
in America. A grateful people never
forget the fact, and Washington, when
at the zenith of his power, was nomi-
mated by reclamation for the capital
of the United States. Washington
was once discovered praying at Valley
Forge, and from the great stress laid
upon the incident by all historians, it
is judged that it was the only time
anybody ever caught him praying.
lie was brave good mau, but he
dressed too much like member of a
base ball club to be elected President
in these days.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09

"INCREAsE your receipts and de-
crease your expenditures" is the val
liable information sent to the fools
who forward twenty-five cents to a
New Yorker in answer to the adver-
tisement, "How to become rich.'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09
A SCARCITY OF BEAUX AT SARATOGA

Saratoga letter: Oflate years hotel
society at Saratoga seems always the
same. The pater familiases, old, gray
haired, with long, frOck coat fresh
from the tailor, gOld-headed cane and
high, white hat, the seemingly youth
full and adipose wife, the inevitable
and often innumerable jaunty daugh-
tiers, this year with intensely yellow
hats, cooked up on one side,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-09

DON'T show my letters" wrote a
Rockland young man to a young lady
whom he adored. Don't be afraid"
was the reply. Pm just as much
ashamed of them as you are"