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, 1877-12-31
CURRENT OPINION.

Soon nfter Congress 1ehssomblos will como
the tcst Of the Presidents Independence. II hs
ylcll1 10 tho demands of Conkains, Cansfon, and
thnIr allies. anu dfslssos Ar. Schnrz, shall ba
greatly mistaken Ia tho temper Of She msu.--
Cg<rs!und lisfHfd tRep.).
Nobody can he deceived into the belief
that the Selae hAs any other purpose than to PFC.
won't the success of tho Presidents Cfvil.SeEytce
plsns. Ifsbcy cannot fosco hiaa 70 adopt the old
plsn, which they hayo tried to do pssalatently.
inent of thu tsw. .--.QI3daktt 8fntistl tRtp.l.
Military prutection WAS completely tor
minated By Grant before Hayes caaio In, that Il
kapn. TO ,is TINT, u Hr Chandler think: that somo
hal t. b. or h to- 81 r.
discontinued III military support Of lcpnhllcau
Government. u III tic soutAsfa slates. -ctac,a-
HGft H4:eff* tRtPl.
No. the President tloes not tntcnd to iniurs
that now, ii y dead. Dead by tho hands of %.
called Republican President. Ereh Mr.. Ilayss
cannat now. viii. the beat of Intentions, slsy .
liz NepublIcan la1ty u Tho North viii s!and GI liz
lry bonst. and wskca Il to glofioas
tttea HsuHbheaH tAtp.).
TIE letter With whiol. Ms. William E.
Chandler expected 10 start1 The AqminlstEation
from H. equilibrium. aud 70 bring oa aensrai
wreck Vt lsstus aud crush Of worlds politically, IA
by 10 uieass sensational, alter all stnce It n9sely
tyu9 about tas couatry for tho last ei4ht mouths
Into cohyeuluus fortu fur tuycatixaaloa by tho.a
whu think turcstigatlon wuEth walls.--Panad<s'
| phtu fTtss tltsp.}.
6omo OF the newspapers talk ~ loftily
and nlppant1y about "anllm'ted :1lssf." 'toG
much s,lEeF," .'stiver = drug and : uulsanec, II
! poor dosii wandering ae4olstalJ around town ii
! Tho very mumcut ready and willing, and even
not more OF that ssue too Abundant and dtsplcauls
metal than you uauaily carsy ia your vest
Luckily these Il peculiar charm about aives
to accumulate nlUIs VI II Shau JoI Know Hhxt ~ di
, 1877-12-31
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN THE ARMY.
Tu fLa Editor Of Tbs Tribune,

#. AtcKisNxY, W. r., Dec. A.-The atl-
1niuistsstion of Justice In the army, tho constt-
tult,n u,,t procedure OF rourtsmaFtial, demand
tho serious consideration Of Congreak during
tho prescnt arssioli. 1t would pruve bcneacial
to tho country to abolish many uselcss depart
,ucuts, as tho Cou,rntsaarY, Ordnance, and lu-
spcct0r- Generals, But Is to tho Bureau Of Mill
tart Jns.lcc, ~ 1t a facctiously called, not only
tho public welfare, the Interests Of the services,
but tue demands ot juat!eo, loudly call fur its
abolition. Were the true interests Of tho army
consulted, Congress-, without dissenting yoce.
uud ut tho earliest possible opportunity, would
eliminate the title burcuu ot Military Jus"
t!ce " from tho Army Register, aud pcralit the
botiy once ,ilore 10 shed tustre ou tho polIco
courts OF their respective cities.
The adMtntstrat!on of criminal law in tho
army Il tntru4t.a t4.a department. termed tho
Judgt-Alsoates. lhe head u tho cofps having
the rank and receiving the pay ot Hrtsa.llrE-
t;eneral, the others tho rank anil pay Of Majors.
lhta department Is a creation OF tho late War.
10 that event. During that great struggle the
services ot a board u ski!led lawyers mcre re-
Qu!Eed by the tutricots legal CAUSES continually
| arising. but ever sincc, liGe Ill e1cEeseicc, 1t
no longer required, when its luuucnce h pos-
ittyrly injurious. mud when, With numerous
olber costly Appeuaa2es tackled to tile asuy, Il
| xWells up such au enprlnola aua for yearly
| military appropriations slut the very e1steuce
Of regular sElny IL endangered. and c4uar
| giren to thtss who decl4l1a on the lavish e.
pcnditure required for tho handful Of men con
stitutiug cur standing srmy.
| 4 careful consideration Ut the dutiea OF the
Judge Advocates Department will convlocs
every oue, excepting tho fcw interested, Of tht
truth Vt tho above Abatement. These Are &Ht
Courts Ut Juatlce In the Imy-1cnertl ant
Garrson Courts Martial, lAir,l u known, bu
practically Ill causes sle tried befoss one Q
tho aforementioned Garrison Courts CORE
, 1877-12-31
MIR. O'lIA1{A's LECTURE.


Air. Thoutax q. O'IIara, like Mrs. Jcttyby, has
q ,,,ssion. That mission reQuIres that he shall
repeat fcetnrs IN tho .'Wrongs VI Ireland"
10 II !ong.suigefinE people, Accordingly ho
engaged Mas!cll Hall for yesterday afternoon
ma hung out h!s placard6 oil thu dead walls,
and advertised in the duly papcrs to tho elect
that l,e would present his world.famous and In
strurtlyu lccturc ut . O'Clock.
A reporter Visited tho hall at the tEtno spcci-
fed, and foun1 Il occupied by ninety.four
empty chairs aud IN I'stsf.Oteau reporter. Tho
brothers In misfortune al,ook hands mud In
auisc,! ono OF thu otrr where tho meeting was.
They had scarcciy finished their inspection Of
tho room when thoEe ontcFsd pccultas-look!nR
and sunswllat rrrattc porsoD about ~ years Ulll,
who introduced himself "a Ms. 0llara. lie
extended hls ii. 70 each nexspaper-snan. aud
forthwith LAUNCHED into al eloquent culoEium
" TAA TRIBUNE. Alter this lA,s nrog1caAed 4
few minutes, tho Lake street Representative
ventased to say that ha was mol OIL Jus Ihiu-
"Yr will be from tho 7Yu4es, me hoy. 'Tts
paper that IL ln great request among me tet>-
ple. I ioyu it-ao do Tmk ThIuuSE. 10 you
| sec lllv ornaments haru3h
sure ul,ough lc had oruarnented tho platform
| wiki two Ut thsce American daRa aud &ou,a hits
uf green rihbun. Il rpupio Ut co!nrul wAx
eales and some nowcss wsro pl!eet! ..csr .he .
boys; tho national color, ~ know. have a
tie l,sr 5sss,,s aid lake .ono sfdes. never
.irsnk anything hut cider nayeelf."
~ 10 not drink cider, " said both unfcftu-
| uatts II utlee.
"Takc what re like, INC hoys; tho best In the
land Is nOnu too gO4ki for the likes Ut ye. Oh,
u. y great paper, TMa Tribune"
The }nttr ttsdH man muFlnured something
which sounded like ny. sgatn1uon, old and ra-
! spcctel e!tizsn."
Mr. O'lIara decllned to notice tho interrup-
ttnn. "Eume on and hear mo lecture," said
he, "nnl sure I'll reward ye. f,caYen hn de-.
clsrel that should lecture on the wsungs Of
1ur eountry. / hayu spent 45.Ru lcctalriny III
different rties, aud Aasc BEEN IN oil ttietl ex.
cept Chlcsgo. Sometimes ! take up a eollcc-
tiOn.n
The Lt<r-Ocaau man said he wouldn't 20 In II
there VIVA q collection. 1t had cost him dine
thai morning ut o Heat Side Baptist church.
SWELL" said ME. Ullsrat .'cilne in snYhow
| We arc all ready aud waitiax for you.u Tbs &C.
poFters leclineti; thpy could not do the subject
Justice u they hsI to act ~ audience also. ..
this tilno lour Meu had straxgle4 In, aud, when
this scr!aes said that they haa nuuthcr aud yer,
important meeting, trotn which th~y would r.
turn 10 halt m hour, Mr. O'l!arR startrd up
atalrs u beQiu hls discourse. IL another instant
hls heA4 rea1peuscd tean behiu4 the partttluu
aud he called out, "Couo In and report NV lce
tury, my dear anil respectable reporters, aud II
give ~ "a Apiece, Oh, hut l haze great 70
speci for thr press"
, 1877-12-31
BONDS FOR THE PEOPLE.

Tho Fin" Of 1ssnlnE Nom -Tasnb'e Foar Fer
CehtA )" sh"tt hehoh"u''o"s 1os n"s'ne'
1nfcstinrnts. ..... -., ...-......
Huntington bttdsca 10 stts lork Tribune.
One proposed amendment to the Funding act,
,vri, ,x,1t rcrryc I'm upant,nuu, All mort of att
oi1r1ratc. of },nnc.t r,,rrcncy. ond f1Iond. NJ
."'n>.a ...4'..' w. -. |
tIe pl'o'le eFeu't IN Cons1e.s, "'t' oo ttat po1'
tim In regard to Issuing per cent bonds IN
suuil denominations, say Of SO md So5. It
ma mi. tI,as I'm, 1,rc.;f:nt had in hia mind
,',o,, ~ ,vr,tn ,hn.o ron,or,ro. ~ ii. ,r,,,,.i
""e'' III "'o'e ."osu ssIso'sss " t''' S''''"'',
message, Ia which hc said: ~ recommend
that suitable ptovtslon bo mado to enable thu
pcoplo easily to conycrt thcIr savings Into Gov
rrn1ncnt scr7,rttic. n. t1,o heat rnn4ie IN wblet
et",se''s soeu..sa ~ ,, s", osss !" ',!,.
moderate Interest. It Is M object Of public
po,Iey to retain among our own people the Sc
c,lr,tics OF the United States. In this way our
ro,,,,trv IA guarded aeaInst tbcir sudden return
from foreign countries canscd oy war or otheF
disturbances beFon1 our ]lnlits,"
Tic sccrctasy Of tho Treasury In his annual
rcnort. vtlon ,t,cakiur Of snyIn1s. hanks. md Of
t.'e neea o! t''e otGahikat'oh o, some pan lof
tho collection, satc-keep'ug, and profitable eis.
ploymcnt Of snall deposits by ths people, rcc-
commended that authority be grantcd to Issue
tho per cent bonds, now authorized by law,
tho proceeds to bo used solely for tho rclcnp-
tlo,, OF bunis bcar!ug hlgllef rutc Of Interest,
at,,i now rcdcctnnbtc Mt par.
The plnn which sccms to have been suggested
to tho President Of issuing t,ttls Of aninll ,lc-
nominations directly to tlo people In exchange
for their sarnRs }as tho merit OF being tic
simpler Of tho two; though that proposed by
SECRETARY Sherman would make less work for
tho Treasury Department. II tho latter plan
a!lould be ntloptcd, tho nctual number of binds
would mot hc Increased, and tho labor Of adjust
inx tt.e interest, which would DO very Erent Il
many very s1lull bonds wcro sold, would not DO
au4tilcntcd.
Tho arguments IN favor Of The issue OF bonds
Of small denominations will suggest thcnt-
| selves to any ouu who has watched tho current
! of public opinion tluriuR tho past few months.
There arc ito subjects il which public Interest
can Ic arouscd 90 easily "a thoso which affect
| tho individual pockets of the people. Thought
less proDlc rars little Tor tho public credit, be-
cause, although they mar acrcpt tho ticor,
tint Injury OF IL nlaY ca,lso general loss, ti,cY
| never actually discover when or whero theft
shnro OF It Is contributed. II these sa.ne poo
pic t!rpcntctl upon the maintenance OF tho pub.
lie credit fur part OF tI1cr itlcome, no matte,
| how small 1t might bo. they couid at oneo
| become conservative an nil financial ques.
| tions. and would DO ns earnestly op-
| 1poscI to air legislation calculated "a
i,npair tho public credit as tho million.
| aires. III no wny could tho farmers and inc
| cl,autcs OF tfu country be moro thoroughly eiu
Gated In sound financial ideas than by Inducing
| them generally to acquire q personal financial
, 1877-12-31
IOWA sUPREME-coURT RULINGS.

DKs MONIES, H., Dec. oD.-As loug ago a.
tho 17th Iowa Reports, State w. Badly, IL was
dccidcd that, where Juror, after retiring to de-
llbcrato upon the verdict, drank glass OF alc,
It was sufficient causo to set aside tho verdict,
In another eosc, where a bottle OF ale wns
1.otstcd to 1ury.r0om by lowering string and
attaching It to the neck Of tho bottle, It was de-
cidcd misconduct auf1lciont to vtiato tho ver-
dict. Since that tmo II has been tho tendency
Of tho Court to dlscountenanco tho uso Of In
toxtcating liquors by lurors whfla tn tic dis
charge uf thelr duties, on tho ground thnt the
pa1tits lltigant. have the right to expect
ever tends to impalr. tho understanding ia
,2.eiudlrla! to calm tlulberatlOn and clear COM
preenston nf tho case. but, at tho recent term
Ut lhc Court, q now departure was takct. Tho
ant was tried and convicted Of murder. Ho
nsked for new tr1al OH tho ground that he had
not bce fairly tried, In that the juFors had been
In ting habit Ut drinking int to1lcas[ng liquor dur
trIal; u,'I showed conclu.lyely shat, Oh tho
morning Ut tho day Oil. wbrls tile verdict was
rendered, several Ut tho iurpFs had drank
brandy and whisky. The mutton was denied on
tAs ground that 4 was not shown :hat tho
tirng to deliberate on their verdict, os that any
prejudice WAS caused bY the liquuF drank during
Tho adiuurnnicnts Of tho Court. Tho defendant
appealed to tho supreme Court, where tho ru!-
ing Ut tho Court below WA affirmed. To do
tl,Is, however, tho Court made distinction bc
tween the duty Of luroF bctoro and after rc.
tiring to deliberate upon \ verdict. It saJl
that. III, during tho adjournment Of Court,
tho lurors 10 no act which l1npalrs the
! mind or clouus the understanding whsr
nuan called to hear tho eytdence, Of
| arguments Ut counAei, II cannot be 6ait
there II 'alscondart to tho prejudice Ut any one
This Court has also established tew doctTias
| with regam to pron,Issosy notes. TIA farmc
gives his note for 4lU, and II IL Enscd to ITO b.
so,na rascal. aud sold to u bank, tho farn,c
~ 'ra,,;I,ot p"1 nu oitcrnion ~ aetenac s"ain.
the rights Of the banker, Nh Innocent putcl,asor
, 1877-12-31
CRIMINAL.

At $50 last evening N unknown thief sueaked
into the drug store OF W. II. Jauncey. on tho
eurnes Of Elizabeth and Indiana streets, aud,
finding tho safe open. helped himself to :
drawer containing $50. Thu clerk, Noble
schroeder, observed HIN ~ hs Nss making his
, 1877-12-31


FINRnTY-NAUIN-As tho Residence OF tho
Rev. Father nnrks. Ut St, Eolumtkill's partah. or
the evening OF Sunday, uae. 10, Jchn Y. Ftnefta
and Miss A}teS lt2din, bath Of Chicago.
, 1877-12-31
CONFECTIONERY,

-
CELBBAATED throughout
m ~ 0VV0N& tho 0Ghion-txpzeaxcd to ali
ANuf " parts. ! b Ana upward at
aAUVUuV2 70. 10, B0c per b. Addteas
uTN8h orders GUNEHEH, CQngao-
~3 9~ uupsr. Chfc2xa.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-10-06
Keats, the Poet.

John Keats, the poet, seems to have
been clcar-headed fellow, with an eve
To business. In one of his letters lately
published he tells what successful
tragedy would do for him, and then he
tells something of his own habits. He
says: My name with the fasionablcs is
vulgar; | am Il weaver-boy to them.
A tragedy would lift nie out of this mess.
And mess il is, ~ FAR as rewards our
pockets. But bc not cast down any
more than / am. | feel that can bear
real ills better than imaginary ones.
Whenever | find myself growing vapor-
ish i rouse myself, wash and put on a
clean shirt, brush my hair and clothes,
tie my shoestrings neatly, and, in fact,
Adonize as if ] was going out--then all
clean and comfortable, | sit down to
write. This ! find the greatest relief.
Besides, / am becoming accustomed to
the privations of the pleasures of sense.
In the midst of the world ] live like "A
hermit. | have forgot how to lay plans
for enjoyment of any pleasure" He
cndeavorcd to give pccuniary assistance
to II brother who had settled i'm the wilds
of America, and wro;e (this was after
the Edinburgh ReUiciC was supposed to
have slaughtered him), "To this end
| will devote whatever | may gain for a
few years to come, Mt which period |
must begin to think of security for
my own comfort when quiet will become
more pleasant 10 me than the world.
Still would have you doubt my success.
'Tis the cast of n die with me- You say
These things will be great torment TO
me-. ] shall not suffer them to be So.
] shall ONLY exert myself the more, while
the seriousness of their nature will pre-
vent me from nursing up imaginary
griefs. / have not had the blue-deyiIs
once since | received your last. am
advised not to publish it until it is seen
whether the tragedy will or not succeed.
Should it, few months will see me
in the way of acquiring property; should
it not, it will be drawback, and / shall
have TO perform a longer literary
pilprimapc.n
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-10-06
KINGWOOD. PRESTON COUNTY, wvA SATURDAY. OCTOBER 6 IS

did 50. When he went To turn towards
her the loving arms were about his neck,
and the tired head with the sobbing
voice was pressed upon his shoulder.
oh, Lizzie, it was all SO dreadful, "
he whispered.
She drew her arms tighter about his
neck. Don't talk of it, John. You
did the best you could, | know, and if
you have failed you can not help il. We
have got each other and the children,
John.n
Yes, Lizzie, but am not the man |
was when left you this morning. Then
Twas respected if was poor"
John y she cried, in an afirighted
voice, looking him in the face. "What
have you done? ?'.
Nothing, my dear wife, but to try to
get bread. But have been made to
feel that | was "a scalawag, n lepcr, AN
outcast, scoundrel, and thief. |
have been shut out of houses, bullicd
from shops, and Stunned in the street. -
lie quiNercd i'm every nerve as he spoke.
All for my sake and the children's. :.
dear John, she spoke up, with her eyes
full of tears. God bless YOU"
And in that benediction, so lovingly
pronounced, the burden fell from his
shoulders.
The next day he gave up the agency,
and in the following week man with a
soilcd shirt front and breast-pin took
up the work, and in three days had sold
sixty volumes and gained two pounds in
flesh.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-10-06
LOADED wAINS.

From the broad fields, their golden glory shorn,
- And sunny uplands Of their beauty rcit,
through the still sunlight of the autumn morn,
- Ana hetgoyoWs, with their lingering Jewels left
by the brown river, through the leafy lanes,
ON To the farmstcads move the loaded wains.
The sialwart reaper bcarS his frightened scythe
Or tracks the cuursc the great machine has made
And bonnie lass aud iad, sunburncd and 1.-THE,
Round whose straw hats woOdbine and pOppic,
fade.
w axe All the meadow land with harvest strains
clustering and laughing round the loaded wains
It's soft September natures harvest yields,
hut all through life cur ripening fruit we reap,
Now storing viOetS frum sweet April fields
Now roses that bright July suushincs steep,
Now garnering gray Octobcr's sober gains
Now Christmas hollics pile our loaded wains.
All me- how fast the fair spring flowers die,
How summer blossoms perish nj the touch,
n nd Hope and Love In useless sympathy,
Weep for the Faith that gave and lost NJ muchl
FROM hall our sheaycs drop out the golden grains;
Small Is our portion in the loaded wains.
net, ere the mighty Reaper takes il all,
ring out the seed, and tend IL rood by rood:
One ear Is full, though hundreds round il fall;
One acre mid mildcwcd upland good;
Eternity will rear on heavenly PLAINS
Ihe smallest treasure won from loaded wains.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-10-06
How a French Workman Lives.

The French laborer probably gets more
for his wages than any other. His food
is cheaper and more nourishing. His
bouillon is the liquid essence of beef at a
penny per bowl. His bread at the
restaurant is thrown in without any
charge, and Is the best bread in the
world. His hot coffee and milk are ped
died about the streets i'm the morning at
q sou per cup. 1t is coffee, not slOps.
His half bottle Of claret is thrown i'm at
a meal costing twelve cents. For few
cents he may enjoy an evening" amuse-
ment at one Of the many minor theaters.
with his coffee free. Sixpencc pays for
q nicely cushioned seat at the theater.
No gallery gods, no peanuts, pipe smoke,
drunkenness, yelling or bowling. The
Jardin dcs Plantes, the vast galleries
and museums Of the Louvre. Hotel
Cluny, Palace Of the Luxembourg and
Versailles are free for him to enter Art
and science hold out to him their
choicest treasures at small cost, or no
cost at all. French economy and
frugality do not mean that constant re-
trenchmcnt and self-denial which would
deprive life Of everything which makes
II worth living for. Economy in France,
more than in every other country, means
q utilization Of what America throws
away, but it does not mean pinchinp
process Of reducing life to - barren cx-
istencc Of work and bread and water.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-10-06
A Woman,s Sermon.

There arc three things ] very much
wonder at: The first is, that children
should be 80 foolish as 10 throw up stones
and brickbats and clubs into fruit trees
to knock down the fruit; if they would
let IL alone il would fall down itself.
The second Is that men should be so
foolish, and even so wicked as to go 90
war and kill one another; if they would
only let one another alone, they would
die Of themselves. And the third and
last thing which ! wonder at is that
young men should be so unwise as TO 90
after the young women; if they would
only stay at home, the young women
would 90 after them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-10-06
NUMBER 5.


What makes this world so drcar and Sadf
Why am never, nersr gladf
What is Il drives me nearly madS
My liverl
Why do mean aud sob aud sigh,
Aud wish, ahl wish that might def
Why would lpaSS from earth, q, whyf
My liverl
What Is II on my heart doth sciye;
Then comes In form Of cough aud whcczc;
Then make me think I've Brighrs diScasci
My liver!
Whence II this spinning in my hcadr
Why are my pulses almost dead
why doth my stomach feel like lcadf
My hvori
What makes me sausaccr cschcw,
And huckwhcat cakes, aud mincc-pie, too
And oN'ry thing. that's NIECE Hoo hon.
My hycri
What isit, day aud night iutont
TN every sort nt dcVilmcnt,
Doth all the Ills to me present.
NV livcri
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-10-06

NATAL Southeast Africa WcrcVyy:
Eight more of the wives Of Nosingcla,
King Of the Maputa River, lately de
campcd, but five of them were caught in
the bush and taken back, when he
ordered them to be strangled, which an
eye witness to several of his executions
states is done in the following manner
a moose is made in piece Of ropc,
which is placed round the neck of The
victim. Cafrcs take hold Of each end,
which they pull, while another Caffre on
each side beats the rope with n stick in
order TO tighten it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-10-06

taurants in the British metropolis. 1t is
the possession of these convcnicncics, no
doubt which gave rise To the saying that
the House of Commons is one of the most
enjoyable clubs in London.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-10-06

THE Latest Hotel News. Wife TO her
husband just come up from the city, b
60, Charley, such lots Of newsl Pat
rick has got an awful boil on his nose,
so drove over, and that foreign count
who made you so jealous ran away with
out paying his board, left his trunk with
only some carpet and half a dozen
bricks in it, and heard that hOrrid old
Mrs. Jigwig say that we had plenty Of
money and no brains," etc, etc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-10-06

THE Fort Worth (Texas) Dcmc0rdt
says: Marshal Courtright, of this town,
thought Of joking his wife. Arriving at
home at late hour he entered the front
gate, carefully closing it. Cautiously
cropping his way thithcr, what was his
surprise 10 see the right hand Of his wife
lying on the sill of the window On her
finger she had two gold rings, one Of
which hc proceeded to take of. II be-
ing rather loose, he expected but little
trouble, and succeeded in the operation
without waking her up. The remaining
ring was a much tighter fit, and in his
effort 10 extricatc IL, his wife awokc,
finding her hand graspcd from without
by some one whom she at once concluded
was n rObbcr. Quickly pulling her hand
away, she was about tO scream, but
thinking Of convenient six-shOOtcr un-
der her pillow, she again placed her
jcwcled hand ON the sill which was
graspcd by the supposed burglar, and
with the other she quietly reached foi
the pistol, and rising suddenly brought
it to bear on her Husband but for his
presence Of mind i'm quickly calling her,
she would have shot him dead. Mrs.
Courtright displayed great presence Of
mind, fOrtitudc, and courage, and the
Marshal should be proud Of possessing
n wife 80 fearless and brave. His mar
row escape has completely cured him Of
any further desire to play the role of q
midnight robbcr
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-10-06

A DANDY with huge beard offered
himself to a young lady who refused
him on the ground that she would never
marry such bear-faced creature. Tho
dandy at once had his physiognomy
clean shaved, and then renewed his an
plication; but the girl again refused
him, on the ground thathe was now more
bdrc-faced than before.