davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-07
RAILROAD Bosps-Mostly firm.
STATE RoXns=Dull

srocxs-The market was cratic through
out the day. Coal shares were heavy and de-
clined l<al per cent under sharp pressure to
sell. Early In the afternoon there was n re-
coyery of 4 10 u per cent, but the improve
ment was lost at the close. Lake Shore nd.
yanccd and Western Union l II per cent, but
the latter reacted TX per cent at the close.
The Granger shares were fraction higher In
the early dealings but declined at the close,
Northwestern common being especially weak.
The remainder Of the list was dull and devoid
OF feature. d,
Transactions aggregated $4,000 shares, Of
which 5000 were Erie, 1900 Lake Shore,
1900 Northwestern common, 5000 preferred,
COCO st, Paul common, 1900 preferred, 49,.
900 Lackawanna, 1900 Delaware & Hudson,
l4,000 Morris & Essex, 1900 Union Pacific,
5000 Western Union and 5000 Missouri,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-07

Schooner Wfecked-AII Hnnds Lost. "
MAcIuAs, Me-, December Q. = The
schooner Caledonia went ashore on Libbey
Island. The Captain and a crew OF five
men wore lost.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-07

2,xsylrLs claims 10000 people. She
m,lt 10 have at least that many, as she
S,so debt OF S53S, ,243 IS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-07

NRw YoRK, December G.-Baltic Liver
pool, Denmark, London, Necker, Bremen.
arrived out.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-07


NASHVILLE, December 0.-Riyer falling,
with feet on the shoals.
PirrsBuRaH, December 6.-Riyer s feet
II Inches and falling Weather sloudy and
cool.
ST. LOUIS, DecemberG.-Riverst stationary,
with 0 feet scant to Cairo. Weather clear
and cold. n
MEMPHIS, December G.-Riyer rose 80 In
ches. Arrived: James W. Gatf, Cincinna-
| IT, Departed: Future City and barges,
New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE, December G.-River falling,
with 2S 0.l0 feet on gauge. Weather clear
and cool; mercury 30o. Up-J. D. scully.
Down--Parker.
LOUISVILLE, December 6.-River falling,
with l2 feet in canal. Weather clear and
cool. Observation-Disclosures, New Orleans;
Donnally, Cincinnati.
VIcEsBvRc, December G.-Weather fair.
Thermometer 70o. Up: Mary Houston,
Jennie Howard. Arrived: Belle Mem
phis. Down: K. +, Lee, General Rucker.
CINCINNATI. December G-River 80 feet
10 inches and falling. Weather colder
with light snow. Arrived: Graham, Pitts
burgh; Golden Crown, New Orleans De-
parted: Andes, Wheeling; Mary Miller,
st. LOUIS.
NRw ORLEANS, December G.-Arrived:
Thompson Dean, Memphis; Mollie Moore,
St. Louis; Thomas Sherlock, Cincinnati.
Departed: Thompson Dean, o. P. Chateau.
Memphis; Port Eads and barges, st. Louis.
Clear and partly cloudy; mercury 62S.
CAIRO, December O.-Arriyed: John
Means, Fannie Lewis, lronsides, st. Louis:
Simpson Horner, Ohio river; West Wind,
Memphis; Alice Brown and ]. Sharp Me-
Donald, Ohio river. Departed: Anderson,
Nashville; Fannie Lewis, Memphis; Hor-
ner, Vicksburg; Mcdonald, New Orleans.
River 20 feet 10 inches and rising. Clear;
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-07
-FOUR PER CENT SUBSCRIPTION.

The subscription to the four per cent
loan to.day.amounted to 81, 49,, ,45O.
NOTE OF WARNING FROM POSTMASTER KEY.
Postmaster General Key to-day directed
n letter to be prepared for transmission to
the Speaker OF the House OF Represen.
tatives, foreshadowing the discontinuance
OF the postal car service in all parts OF the
country on lst OF January next, unless
Congress shall in the meantime make an
appropriation to continue 1t.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-07

JAMESTOWN, n. Y, December GA
heavy snow prevails here; now s inches
deem ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-07
Gke qatelIigetrer,
oo,ee. Nos. rs and "a Fourteenth street.

Ain : Il. ". MoRRlsoS, who has lately
.,,",ned from a business trip West, re-
na,,. NV, an improved feeling among the buy
.r0of p, Wheeling manufactures, and gen
s'. s",I belief that times have turned the
.. ..n,rr" and are slowly changing for the
latter.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-07
A RANK In DIFFICULTY.

Itisreported on Exchangethat the West
OF England and South Wales District Bank,
which holds it Office at Bristol, is in diff
Guilty. .t. Ilf
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-07
VOLUME XXVII.-NUMBER 80.
River News.
feet 9 inches. and falling.

River II feet inches, and falling.
Weather clear and pleasant.
The Mallie Ragon departed for Parkers-
burg at 10l o'clock.
The local packets were on time.
The Hudson arrived from Cincinnati at
noon. -l...
The Buckeye State, from Pittsburgh,
passed down last night.
The o'Neal will leave for Pittsburgh this
morning at o'clock.
The Courier will be the Parkersburg
packet this morning at l04 o'clock.
The Hudson will leave for Cincinnati at
3P. N.
The W. P. Thompson, from Cincinnati,
will pass up this afternoon.
The Salt Valley, from Ironton, will pass
up tonight, and the Stockdale, from Gin
cinnati, tomorrow morning at 0 o'clock.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-07
DIVIDE THE SPOlLs

In influential quarters it is believed that
an arrangement with Russia for the settle
ment OF the Central Asia question is on
the tapis, and it is likely to assume the
form OF partition OF Aighanistan.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-07-30
MAGNOLIA
REEuznEIHsEzzzzGzzlsIEzEzz zzg1@1B
BALM

Ths NksSo1lA BALM is q sure device for creating
pure and blooming ccrnplexion-
Il ecnoeals all natural bfenshes in the mort Eli
pTising and effective mannzr
It removes oil roHghnsee, eruptions, rednesA4
hlotehss frecklee, and tan with magical power
Il drives away al evidences Of fatigue ""d OK
sitsnenS.
It makes the painest face beautiful.
makes the neck ttee. and appear Sracefui.
EotuDd, and plump.
It makes q rnatrun Of :: or 40 look not more than
90 years old. and chsnses t'e rustic maiden INTO
cultivated CITY belle.
me Aac.oisd Balss ressores all hlemtshts o"d cont
cedls ersry ra,obae TO beauty: nd tehiIe i! IL as
ha-uIeIs tSdter, is 30 lJe-iik At" ats tfec3 H"
Glk closet observer conn0t detect ats use- Q
Ladies' who want TO make themselves attractive
IAN make an ohsolute certainty OF It by using
HAaAN's MAGNOLIA BALM ard We know OF no otfec
way It is the cheapest pgeI,a1htlon IN the worN
all things considered, and n.sg be had At any drug
store.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-07-30
CONS uNpyllN
aftEveEy { Haw.r

All sufferers from ths dists.se iha are ankle =, b,
cured Should Try EIr. Ms n"r's ~leb-ares -.
Sun,ptIEe Paw der~- These Powders are Il. .rlty
pre@ratl,'n known THAI win onAuEnt.trori and
AL diseases Of tie , 'hItHt nd LnEs--iI.t tsi >.
strong IS our faith III ueIc and also 20 convince ". :f
thSy ale 10 hcnlbGg, will fUrwa.I every sl.,-tr
ETai| f'st paid !. free 1rIa
y don't want your Hutry until you perfect t4ts
hrd -: their cCr-t:Ve Lowers yuar life Wort &sL Lc
don't DELAY in AI' my these r w.. trial ;t,y Ill
surely cure yrL
Price, fC- large box, s. ly p.rt Of 4 lli..
States or C&i.I4 by u.l eejt of Iricc f.lr,4e
ASH & 7QRias.s,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-07-30
DH, l.. ]. Cz.pKAr;2; {;

PIT VET M E D e q 9H 81 UTE,
2CS kearNY ST. san Francisco,
ESTABLISEEC IN 1854
For the Permanent Curt oS - y SuAe. "a ,snss
GltraF14c Al l>o .stl FtI.
CcnRpiair's ssn.' :'i.s..""s oz H.
heCvosIs Sssg-g...
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-01-18
Ne Came BACK.

Gov. Duval, of Florida, was the
son of q poor Virginian, q stern,
tacit0rn man. The boy was q huge
youth of Is. At the cabin fire, al
bedtime, according to the custom
of putting an q back log, the old
man said, between the silent Whiffs
of his pipe:
tsTab, 60 ont and bring in that
gum backlog, and rut it on the Ere.
Tab went out and surveyed the
log. He knew it was no use ex-
planning that it was too heavy, nor
pFRdenE for him to return without
having il on his shoulder. His lit
tie sister, passing was not surprised
that he requested her TO bring out
the gun end powder horn, as 3 ,poa-
cum or coon might have passed, o.
the brother might have seen beaI
signs. She brought the gun and
Tab started. He found the way
through the Wooks into Kentucky
| in 1871. After al absence of eight,
cen years he was elected to Con.
gress. A man of immense size and
strength, he started for Wasbing.
ton, going by the way of his oil
home. to see the folks who had Ions
since given him up for dead. En-
tering the little cabin door neal
bedtime, ne saw the Identical gun
log. He shonldered il, pulled th.
latch string and with his load stood
before the old man, pipe sp mouth
as quiet as usual.
ssdere is the gum backlog, father
aWelI, you've been 3 long tim.
getting It. Put it on the IRE and
Ro to bed vas the repiy.-San An.
ioRio Herald,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-01-18
TIE LAST RED0UBr.

Kacelyevo's slope still felt
The cdnnon'S bolts and rifles pelt;
For last redoubt up the hill remained,
By the Russ yet held, by the Turk not gained.
Mehemet Ali stroked his beard;
His lips were clinched and his look was wierd /;
Round him were ranks of his ragged fork,
Their faces biaekened with blood and smoke
HCIear me the Museovite outl" he cried,
Then the name of -allahi'' echoed wide,
And the fezzes were waved and the bayonets
And ON to the last redoubt they poured.
One fell, and second quickly stopped
The gap that he left when he reeled and
The second-a third straight filled his place;
The third and fourth kept up the race
Many a feZ in the mud was crushed,
Many q throat that cheered was hushed,
Many heart that sought the crest
Found Allah's arms and a houri's breast.
Over their corpses the living sprang,
And the ridge with their mus ket-rattle rang,
Till the faces that lined the last redoubt
Could see their faces and hear their shout.
In the redoubt a fair form lowered.
That cheered up the brave and child the
coward;
His head erect and his bosom bare.
ely they are on us - his men implored.
But he waved them on with his waving sword,
at cannot be held; tits no shame to goT
But he stood with hi face set hard to the foe
Then chung they about him, and tugged, and
knelt.
He drew a pistol from out his belt,
And fired it blank at the first tn at set
Foot on the edge Of the parapet.
over that first one toppled; but on
Clambered the rest till their bayonetS shone,
As hurrfedly fed his men dismayed,
Not a bayonet's length from the length Of
his blade
'Yieldp' But aloft his steel he flashed,
And down on their steel it ringing claShed;
Then backed he reeled with a bladeless hilt,
His homer full, but his life-blood split.
They lifted him up from the dabbIed ground
His limbs were shapely, and soft and round,
No down on his lips, on his cheek no shade
" Bismillahl' they cried, " tits an Inhdel
maidI''
Mehemet Ali came and saw
The riddled breast and the tender jaw.
'tAnd daIntLy bury this dainty deadI
MAKE her a grave where she stood and fell
'Gainst the jackaIs scratch and the vulture's
smell.
DID the Muscovite men like their maidens
fight,
In their lines We had scarcely supped
tonight
So a deeper trench 'mong the trenches there
Was dug for the form as brave as fair;
And none, till the Judgment trump and shout
Shall drive her out of the Last Redoubt.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-01-18
Food In EngInnd,

1t Is well known that England's food
producing power Is very small compar-
ed with other countries, and were IL
not for her large imports the state OF
things might be serious. Mr.. Meechi.
speaking at an agricultural meeting,
that country, and $4,000, 600 inhabi-
80 goo 900 were fed with British food,
and the go per cent. would be without
their bread, and a good deal of theiI
meat, butter and cheese, but for for
eign imports. This was not q credit
able state of things, for there was nc
doubt that II a large amount of capital
and Intelligence were Invested in land
enough wonld be grown TO feed tbs
people without any foreign imports
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-01-18
EemInInItIea.

The Empress of Russia is a good
seamstress.
Phoebe Cousins is lecturing in
Wisconsin on "Women Without a
Country"
Circulars of South Shetland seal
and Sicilienne, lined with sable,
cost from 500 to $500.
They say DIR. Mary Walker,
growing extravsgant, talks OF
trimming her psDtalOoDs with old
lace.
Anna Murat, wife of the Due de
Mouchy, is the only American girl
who eyer got to be Princess.
Worth says that "but few women
can sit down properly"
Maggie Foster, an Indiana wo-
men, dressed up in mems clothes
and stole q load of wheat from a
neighbor.
The champion time waster is now
Rebecca Moore, who has just fin
lshed quilt containing 20, l73 pie
ces.
We make our own faces in q
measure, and old ladies are some
times far more beautiful than their
granddaughters.
Plain glass Bottles covered with
silk, upon which the monogram is
embroidered, are among the navel
ties for the toilet.
Women Rave hitherto worn more
clothing about their waists than
any other part of their bodies.
Hereafter il will not be so.
"Aen should be careful lest they
cause women to weep, for God
counts their tears,a says the Tai
mud.
| Du ChaillD says the eanibals pre-
fer to eat persons from sixteen to
twenty-four years of age. and these
are roasted, but that women over
fifty are generally bottled.
1t is the custom among certain
tribes in Siberia that when q wo-
man is married she must prepare
the wedding dinner with her own
hands. The plan would hardl y
work here.
The rage of the moment in Paris
is japanese jewelry. Fancy Jewell
ry of olive brown meial with de.
signs In gold, chsteiaine vfnaigrets,
belt buckets, 0graffes for cloaEs-iu
3 wcrds everything lie Japanese.
A Philadelphia clergymsa mourns
the losss of 3 Wife among q thous.
and for common sense, Ga her
death bed she said to him, ssDon'l
grow morbid when ! am gene. &c
into society, be cheerful, and
let no regard for my memory cheek
lyag when you see fit to marry
again. 1t is nay wish, the children
must be cared for; you will need 1
helper in your work. You cannot
live alone; yonr temperament lie all
against it; only choose q cheerful
woman. and teach her to love oul
children, Don't answer me, anC
don't be governed by what th,
/, world says or thinks
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-01-18
Publication Notice.

D EBECCA Light widow of Samuel Scott
IL deceased. William Scott John scott, Jo-
sePhus Scott, and Lucy Scott, widow, and
Nelson Scott, Samuel K. Scott and William Z.
Scott, mi Ior children of La Fayette Scott, de
ceased, and james Clark. their guardian,
Jane Scott, widow, and Serena Scott, Ruth
Scott, Marian Scott, Lucy Scott, Sarah Scott,
and Rebecca Scott, minor heirs OF Franklin
friend; all heirs of Samuel Scott, deceased,
Will take notice that they have been sued.
That the petition has been fled in the ofice of
the clerk of the District Court of Lyon eOun-
ty, Kansas The plaintiff in said suit is Will
liam Brown. and all the above named parties
are defendants That said defendants must
answer said petition on or before February
ed, 1873, or the same will be taken as true,
and judgment rendered accordingly, parti-
tioning the following described lands In Ly-
on county, Kansas, to wit: South half section
%, township II range 12; southwest quarter
section l, township 49, range u; north half OF
section l, township 81, range 10; and south
east quarter section !, tow nship q, range 10
amongst SAID parties, as follows: To said
plaintiff, i've tenths thereof; to William Scott
John Scott, Josephus Scott, each one fifth; to
said widow and children Of Lafayette Scott
deceased, one hftb and to said widow and
children Of Franklin Scott, deceased, one
nth; and that in case the said land cannot be
divided without manifest injury. that TIN
same be sold and the proceeds be so divided
and for costs as provided by law.
CUNNINGHAM q MCCARTY,
- 2-3t Attorneys for Brown.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-01-18
temperance Reform.

Over $500 have signed the pledge
in Des MOines, Iowa.
Rev, j. A. Burks reports 300
signers to the pledge in Kansas,
Ill.
In NATION, ILL.,. 1000 have sign
ed the pledge; l,600 at Shelbyville,
and 5000 ha We signed in Shelby
county.
Francis Murphy, the apostle of
temper ance, has agreed to go regu-
larly into the lecture field, under
the management of Boston bureau.
We learn from the Jacksonville
Journal that in Morgan county,
1927 have signed the pledge; in
Saugamon county 1923; in Cass
county 3,237. Grand total in five
counties, 22,523.
The Murphy movement has been
sweeping over New York. At
bon were used in decorating the
1900 Troisns who signed the
pledge, while the number of crimi-
nal cases in the city is said to have
been reduced Sc per cent.
A remarkable temperance cru
SADIE is progressing at Cortland, N.
Y, under the impulse of the Muir
ply movement. Out of a popula-
ton of $500 not less than 3,O0O have
signed the pledge, among whom
are the judges of the courts, the
mayor of the city, and it's leading
professional men and merchants.
The temperance reform move
ment reached Hannibal Dec. 14th
1t was inaugurated by DIR. j. II.
Conway, of Philadelphia, who in q
little more than two weeks of time
obtained over five thousand sigma
lures to the temperance pledge.
The DR.. is an efficient, energetic
Christian worker, and is doing
much for the cause of temperance.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-01-18

The New Hampshire Republican
convention met at Concord on the
9th, and made no nominations for
State officers, and adopted the fol-
lowing definite and outspoken fl
nancial resolutions
ResOlUed, That we condemn as re-
creant and ruinous the second at
tempt of the Democratic House of
Representatives to destroy the Re-
sumption act, and thus render abor-
tive years of anxiety, waiting and
praying to make the graenbsck dol
lar the equal of the gold dollar IN
all its capacity to pay labor and re-
ward public creditors.
ResOtOed, That we disprove and
denounce any legislation, open or
disguised, tending to- repudIate the
public debt in whole or in part /;
that we deem a change in the stand
ard of value by making the depre-
ciated silver dollar legal tender
for all public or private indebted
ness a violation of the rights of
property, a reputation of the gov
ernment contracts and wrong to Ia
Dor, criminal in it's nature and dis
honorable to the nation, and we
call on the President to use the veto,
If it becomes necessary, as did his
courageous predecessor, to shield
the national honor from legislation
that threatens to wound and blast it.
That in these resolutions the New
Hampshire republicans sound the
key note of the financial policy
which the republican party is bound
to support, will soon be evident,
and the success of the New Hamp-
shire campaign will be looked fol
as indicating how popular the gold
and resumption policy lie.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-01-18
ST0TLER & GRAHAM,
nrrnn
The COMMONWEALTH.


Prospectus for 1873.
We shall cOntinue to act upon the theory
that the first function of newspaper is
TO GIVE THE NEWS,
and no pains or expense will be spared in
securing the largest and fullest intelliRence
from all quarters, particular reference 6ein0
had at all times to matters in which Kansas
readers are directly and CHIEFLY concerned.
POLITICALLY.
In our editorial dealings with the vital is
sues OF the time, we shall continue to fly the
Republican flag, without crease or stain.
w hile earnestly desiring a speedy and com
Rlete restoration of fraternal feeling between
the north and south, We do not believe in
seeking that end through any surrender or
compromise Of the plain demands OF right
and Euth. We believe that the good works''
of repentance should be performed and not
merely promised; and that any form of con-
ciliation which involves bride for COCO be-
naYlof Is put cheat and q snare. So believ-
ing, we shall do all in our power to prevent
the threatened restoration of
THE BOURBON DENocRAcY
to the control of affairs, not only because of
its shameful record during the war. but also
on account of its numerous and pronounced
heresies In matters Of currency, taxation
and subsidies. We shall also adhere 20 our
TIRE HONEST DOLLAR,
and our opposition to all schemes and tricks
for charging the present volume of irredeem-
able paper currency, or for defeating or post
PonIng the prompt resumption OF specie pay
ments at the time and in the manner pre-
scribed by law.
In the matter of State politics, we shall
pursue the even tenor of the way we have
heretofore Notwithstanding ali men and an
cAEDoR AND FAIRNESS,
and aiming always to do that which seems TO
be best for the State without regard to the
personal fortunes Of any m an or set of men
Our correspondence and special contrfbu-
lions, which have attracted so much atten-
ton and won so much favor the past year,
Will continue 10 be
4 MARKED FEATURE.
In the files OF the Commonwealth may be
found
HISTORY OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT
in every department., executive, legislative,
and judicial. The syllabi of decisions OF the
supreme court are published in the Common
wealth by authority.
Especial attention Is directed to the
WEEKLY coAEoNwEALTH,
a forty column paper, with few advertise
ments, and con tanning all the reading mat
ter that appears In six issues Of the daily.
TERMS:
Weekly, three months, 80 cents; six months.
81 90; one year, 500. II is always stopped
when the time for which it is paid expires.
Daily, S1Q0o per year.
Specimen copies sent free upon application
Address, +. p. BAEEk q SONS,
1-a Topeka. Kansas.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-01-18

The following is the text of the
silver bill which passed the House,
and is now pending in the Senate
Be it enacted, etc. SECTION l. That
there shall be coined at the several
mints of the United States, silver
dollars of the weight of 4121& grains
troy, of standard silver. as proved
in the act of Jan. Is, 1873, on which
there shall be devices and super
scriptions provided by said act,
which coins, together with all silver
dollars heretofore coined by the
United States of like weight and
fineDess, shall be legal tender at their
nominal value for all debts and dues,
public and private, except where
otherwise provided by contract, and
any owner of silver bullion may de-
posit the same at any United States
coinage mint or assay office to be
coined into such dollars for his ben
eft, upon the same terms and condi-
lions as gold bullion is deposited for
coinage under existing law.
SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions OF
this act are hereby repealed.
To alter this in some way to de,
stroy the free coinage and full lega
tender power of the silver dollar, il
the job that the gold bags have I'm
dertaken. If altered or amended in
any way, it will be to spoil Its force
as above worded.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-01-18
Marriage al Midnight.

A bridal couple at Wheeling, Va,
came, like Nicodemus, at dead OF
night, to the house of venerable
minister and rang the door-bell
with a tremendous violence. His
wife went down stairs in a costume
consisting principally of shaw, and
found a STRIPPING of 20 and a gaunt
creature of 40; and on learning
what was their errand brought her
husband down stairs, "Wellp he
exclaimed, rather drowsily. The
bridegroom could not speak, but
motioned to his bride. ''Mr, preach
err" she said, nothing 10th, Gas l am
the oldest, expect I'd better do the
talking. You see Charley, here, has
stepmo other, and she don't use him
rig hit at all. Now, I'm a widow.
aud 7 want to take Charley home
with me tonight and take care OF
him. Not that 1 want husband,
because, if l did, I'd get some one
nearer my own age; but just
thought l would try and take care
of Charley. So we'd like to be
married right away" There was q
hitch about the license, but in the
end che promised to be more than 8
stepmother TO Charley, and carried
him home in triumph.-New York
Tribune. ~ 1--, - d. "a.