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Notice Of Mortgage Sale.

Notice is hereby given that default has been made
in the condition of payment of certain mortgage
made by Johann Kanitter, the morte agor to Robert
A. Smith, the mortgage, dated the 17th day of June,
A. D. 1872, and recorded in the Office of the Register
of Deeds, in the county of Ramsey, in theState of
Minnesota, on the 18th day Of June, A. D. 1872, at
LIS oclock a. NJ, in book 2S, Of mortgages page
1876.
That there is claimed to be due, and is due and
unpaid said mortgage at the date Of this notice.
one hundred and hfty-eight and 3510O dollars, and
that no action or proceeding at law otherwise has
been had to recover said mortgage debt any part
thereof, that the description Of the premises and real
estate embraced in and covered by said mortgage is
as fonows All that tract parcel of land lying and
being in the county Of Ramsey and State of Mime
sofa, known and described as follows: Lot number
twenty-five (22), of block number sixteen 16), of
Smiths subdivision of Stinson's division of the
northwest quarter of section number thrty-six (36
three 23) according to plat thereof recorded in the
Office of the Register Of Deeds for said Ramsey
county; also the heredjtaments and appurtenances
be onging and pertaining thereto.
That by virtue OF power Of sale contained in said
mortgage and recorded Herewith, and pursuant to
mortgaged premises will be sold by the undersigned
the Sheriff of said Ramsey county, at the front door of
the old Court House, in the city of Saint Paul, in
said Ramsey county, at ten O) O'Clock in the fore
noon OF Tuesday, the 18th day of February, A. D.
1879 to satisfy and pay the amount of said mortgage
debt then due and unpaid, together with the cost Of
these foreclosure proceedings and the further sum
Of twenty-five dollars stipulated in said mortgage as
attorneys fees and said mortgage thereby foreclosed
Dated st. Paul. January 10th, 1879;
Sheriff of Ramsey County, Minnesota.
VIM. s. MOORE; Attorney for Mortgage.
ROBERT A. SMITH, Mortgage.
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st, Paul Wholesale nrarkets

WHEAT-The receipts exceedingly light, MAIN
~ OWING to the extreme coldness OF the weather.
The demand was active both local and shipping
account. and values ruled firm at the annexed QUO
tations: No. l, So 1bs., SOC: No.2, 81 1bs., 75c;
No. 2, So 1bs zoe; No. s. SIS bs., csc; No. g. 81 tbs
60c.
500; clear 3.5014.OO; xxx $50 c 800.
OATs--The receipts are liberal, and under good
demand prices rule steady at the subjoined quota
tons: No. 2, white, 25a024c per bus; Mixed 800
CSC per bus.
CoRN-aarket fairly active at the subjoined quota
tons: No. 2, 28@3Oc per bus.
BEANS-Fair to choice mediums $1.1001.4O; navy
hand-picked 1.500l65; common stock 9OcGsSl.10
BUTTER-Choice creamery lsQD2Oc per tb; fair to
gooi do 140DlSc; common to good dairy 5015c.
PoULTRY-The offerings of choice turkeys con-
tnue light, and sales readily effected at 9N11o
per To-; dressed chickens in good demand at S1lOc
per tt.
EGas-Fresh laid eggs 15@l7c per dozen; picked
eggs l0012c.
:. CnASsEaH1Es-cu'tivate On s1.75@1.so; common
MILL sTUFrs-Feed S125O@13oo; bran 4.5o@
500; shorts 6.O008.O0; meal 12.O0012.5 so per
ton.
BARLEY-Market dull and receipts light: No. 2
nominal at 6o07Oc per bus; No. 8, 50@35c; rejected
lS02Oc.
HAY-Baled hay-Timothy se5o@1ooo; wild hay
75o06s 90; loose hay-wld 600 per ton timothy 800
$3.50.
PRov1s1oNs-The market was active, and with
moderate supplies values ruled firm at quo
tations: Mess pork S9.O019.25. Lard, in barrels,
$3.50 per 100 bs; kegs 100; pals 800. City cured
hams SO per ID; shoulders 4@5c; bacon sides
5@5lac.
DRESSED HoGs-Were in good demand and prices
continued firm at previous quotations. We again
quote: Extra choice hogs, Ss750lS.9O per 100 lbs;
common to good hogs, S3tO03.5O.
LIVE SToCK-The supply was again moderate and
with fair demand values ruled steady at the follow
ing range Of prices: Choice smooth steers, $3.50
@s IS; good feshey steers, S3.OO@3.5O; COWS and
heifers, S2.25 l3.O0.
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OTATE OF M1NNSOTA-DISTRICT COURT
y Second judicial District-County of Ramsey.
William Cox, trustee against Edward G. Palmer and
Fayette Marsh as the administrators of the estate
Of Butler Comstock, deceased Eliza M. Comstock,
Hiram w. Brelsford, Henry II. Finley, Charlotte R.
Finley, John H. Harmon, Sarah L. Harmon,
George H. Oowell and Ud Lamprey.
SUMMONS:
The State of Minnesota, to the above named de-
PENDANTS: You and each of you are hereby summoned
and required to answer the complaint In this action
which has been fled in the Office of the Clerk of said
Court in the city of Saint Paul. In said county of
Ramsey, and to serve copy Of your answer to the
asaid complaint the subscriber, at his office in
said city of Saint Paul. in said county of Ramsey,
within twenty days after the service Of this
upon you, exclusive of the day of such SERVICE and
if you fail to answer the said complaint within the
time aforesaid the plaintiff in this action will apply
to said Court for the relief demanded in his said
complaint.
Dated May 10th; A. D. 1878.
HENRY J. HORN,
Plaintiffs Attorney, st. Paul, MINI.
fam 11-7yu
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KA'n's Add.
Daytom d LrvSne's addition

Chas A DeGraf, W a of, commencing
on side of Dayton avenue 412h # W
of sw cor of Summit and Dayton are
nues; thence 120 #, thence to Selby
avenue, thence W l20 #, tn to be-
ginning, being part of selby block, in
Dayton q Irvine's addition.
Geo W Moore. com on s side of Dayton
ave 220 it from intersection of Dayton
and Harrington avenues, thence 8 to
Selby ave, thence 7715 #, thence n to
Dayton ave, thence to beginning.
being part of 6elby. block, in DAYTON
d lrvine's addition.
u hawthorne. commencing on g line
of Dayton ave 6O7115 feet of intersec-
tion of Dayton & Harrington avenues.
thence to Selby ave, thence so feet,
thence to Dayton avenue, thence W
to beginning, being part of Selby block
in Dayton q Irvine's addition.
Sarah J Hodge, commencing ON 8 line of
Dayton avenue 55714 feet from inter-
section of Dayton and Harrington ave-
nues, thence to selby avenue, thence
ESQ feet, thence n to Dayton avenue,
thence W to beginning, being part of
selby block, in Dayton g. Irvine's ad-
Geo W Moore, commencing on line of
Dayton avenue 29715 feet g from cor
ner of Dayton and Harrington avenues,
thence to Selby avenue, thence SO
TT, thence n to Dayton avenue, thence
VITO beginning, being part of Selby
block, in Dayton d Irvine's Addition,
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CITY NOTICE,
OFFICE OF THE CRY TREASURER,
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, Feb. II, 1879.
Notice for Judgment.

1 will make application to the District Cour,
IN IN and for the county of Ramsey and State OF
Minnesota, at the special term held Saturday
March lst 1879, at the Court House in 81.
Paul, Minnesota, for judgments against the sew
eral lots and real estate embraced in a war
rant in my hands for the collection of unpaid
assessments, with interest and costs thereon for
the hereinafter named special assessments.
All in the city of St. Paul, county of Ramsey
and State of Minnesota, when and where all
persons interested may attend and be heard.
The owners and descriptions of lots and real
estate are as follows:
ASSESSMENT FOR GRADING SELBY AVE-
NUE., FROM SUMMIT AVENUE TO WEST
ERN AVENUE,
sel6y, MeCtung d Van Meters addition.
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-CHICAEO.
COMMERCIAL.
st. Paul Retail Markets

=, oT. PAUL, FEBRUARY I4.
CHIoKENs-Dressed chickens 1O@gi2c.
TURKEYs-Dressed turkeys; choice dry picked
stock 12015c; inferior and common 1O@12c.
GAHE-Rabbits CSC per pair; quail 50 90 per dozen.
EGGs-Steady; fresh-laid eggs 1902Oc per dozen ;
eggs l6@1Sc.
BuTTER-Choice creamery 2S@25c per h.; fresh
dairy 2oD25c; roll and print butter 20022c; cook
ing butter 12015c.
FEu1r-Apples $3.oo@3.5o per bbl.; cranberries
60Sc per quart.
soc per bus; cabbage sD1Oc per head; squash 100
l5c; beets 400 per bus; turnips 4Oc per bus pars-
nps 75c per bus celery, 75a19oc per dozen punches
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New York Produce Market,

. NEW YORK, Feb IA.
COTTON-Flat; 95S@eAc; futures steady.
FLOUR--Active and tirm receipts $1,000 barrels
supertine state and western $33OW3.65; common to
good extra 3.65@3.90; good to choice 3.95@4.O5;
white wheat extra .5505 25; extra Ohio 3.8OD5OO;
500.
aRAIN-Wheat stronger; receipts 125, 900 bushels
rejected spring 81@82c; No.3 do 92095c; ungraded
nominal and unchanged. Corn quiet; receipts 10000
bushels; ungraded 43A@47c; No. 8, 42Ac; steamer
4a944Ac; No. 2, 46B@47Ac; new do 1910. Oats,
bushels; No. white 31A@31Ac; No. 2 do S2H
@s25sc; mixed western 3l@31Hc; white western
S2053Ac.
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Kelly Is the llun.
MarEnfn Rav1e,x- I

At q meeting of the society, last week, p. H.
Kelly, of St, Paul, was elected president for
the ensuing year. We hope he will accept, and
IT he does, there will be Inismanagement or
misrepresentation of funds. The ReNie,o votes
for farmer Kelly.
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Trains are run daily except Sunday
Passengers leaving ST. Paul or Minneapolis at 7:30
a. m. reach Fargo and intermediate points tho same
day.
Connection made at Bismarck with stages for
Deadwood and all points In the Black Hills, also for
Fort Buford, Standing Rock, Fort Keogh, Tongue
trains to and from all points East and South.
In effect February 3d. 1879.
81. E. SARGENT, General Manager.
6. 6. SANBoRN, Gen. Passenger Agent
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iAssociated Press Markets.
Milwaukee Produce Market

MILWAUKEE, Feb. IA.
FLOUR-Actve and advancing.
dRAIN-Wheat opened firm and closed firm; No.
hard 99hc; No. l, 96hc; No. 9, 9Oasc; February
9o2so; March s0Ac; April 9lsc; May e6Ac; No.
and s oa E and GGrn ond higher her
mand: No. 2, 2l%c. Rye and higher; No.
! fresh A5c. Barley quiet and unchanged; No. 2
fresh 74c: March 72c.
PROYISIONS-Quieta and steady. Mess pork quiet
new 50 SO. Lard, prime steam $6 .65.
HOGS-Live, steady and irmer at $3.6Og93. 50.
Dressed hogs firm and i'll fair demand at 4.3O bid
4.50 asked.
RECEIPTs-6,273 barrels flour; 23,5l0 bushels
wheat
SHIPMENTS-7,595 barrels -four; 9,455 bushels
yyhe
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Chicago Produce Market.

GH1CAGO, EeO l4
FLOUR-steady; good demand.
GRAIN-WEeat unsettled but generally lower
closing demand fair; market firm; No. 2 Chicago
spring e0O90}sc cash; 902lc March; 1B@92 April;
No. Chicago spring TIC; rejected 621a @63c Corn
demand good; tending upward; s2Kc cash and
March; 33c April; S6IW37c May; rejected 29Ac.
Oats, market dull; shade lower; 21hc cash; 21Ac
March; 22c April; 24Ac May rejected 1SO19c. Rye,
good demand at full prices; 46c. Barley steady and
unchanged SOC.
FLAX SEED-Scarce and firm; $1.25@1.35.
PROVISIONS-Pork active bnt lower; unsettled :;
$962A(19.65 cash; 9.67H@9.70 March; 9.32H@9.85
April; 9.9lM bid May Lard active but lower; $6.62M
Q66 cash. 5.65 March; 6.75 April; 6.S5 May. Bulk
meats fair demand, at lower rates S3.65948O3
Dressed hogs steady and firm $4.45@A.50
WHISKY-Steady and unchanged; S1.O4.
RECEIPTS-1l,0 900 barrels flour; $4,000
bushels wheat; 1861 900 bushels corn; $4,000 bushels
| oats; 2, 100 bushels rye; 5000 bushels barley.
SHlPMENTS-14O0 600 barrels flour; 900 bushels
| wheat; $4,000 bushels corn; 24O3O bushels oats
$50 bushels rye; $500 bushels barley.
CLOSING PRICES
GRAIN-Wheat good demand and a shade higher
Gle asked March; 80 bid April. Corn good demand
and a shade niger; 32hc asked March, 33Ac asked
May. Oats stronger; 21A March; 221sc April; 24%c
May.
PROVISIONS-Pork, good demand and a shade
higher; advanced 2hc. Lard firmer but not quot
ably higher.
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Southern Minnesota Railway, Connecting at
Ramsey with G. NJ. & st. p. Trains North
and South.
At Wells with Central Railroad Of Minnesota, and
st La Crosse with @. N. b st. P. Railway for all
points East.
Going West-Trains leave La Crosse ...... TAT m
Trains pass Ramsey. 1:6O N
Geing East-Trains pass Ramsey. ........ IL :2Oa m
Arrive at La Crosse. ......... 6:37 N
Minneapolis Time.
P. NJ. MEYERS, W. n. BARRON,
Vice President. General Ticket Ag't
J. NJ. EGAN, Superintendent.
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Chicago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul Railway.
Passenger Depot foot of Jackson street. Ticket .nd
Freight Office Southeast Corner of Thir1 and Jack.
son streets. Thompson Petsch, Ticket Agents, 81.
Paul.
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Confirmation Of Assessments for Change Of Grade on Streets in
Second and Third Wards.
OFFICE oFarHH BOARD OF PUBLIo Works,
OrTY OF ST. PAUL, MIMI, Feb. llth 1879

Or1Yo
the
the Of
2sth February D.
ifany)tO said al
nrr 8
of
made o-wi
Supposed Desrpu BenatsD Damages Balce
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MONEY AND TRADE.
FINANCIAL.
Money and Stocl>s.

NEW YoRK, Feb IA.
Governments firm.
Railroad securities strong and higher.
State bonds dull.
The stock market was fairly active and strcng in
tone the greater part of the day. In the early deal
ings prices advanced }aWlA per cent the latter
Chicago i Northwestern preferred. In the after
noon there was reaction of 1s@1a per cent fol-
lowed by recovery i'll cases. At the close the
most active stocks were Chicago & Northwestern
common, Lake Shore 4 Michigan Southern, Miwau-
kee 4 st. Paul and New Jersey Central. Among in
vestment shares Chicago 4 Rock Island sold I'D to
1872 and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy to 12O-the
highest price of the year.
AT the close transactions aggregated 16 900 shares
OF which $4,000 were Erie; 5,400 Toledo 4 Wabash;
1000 Chicago & Northwestern common: % 600 Chi
cago Northwestern preferred; 16, 900 Milwaukee &
st. Paul common; 5000 Milwaukee 4 st. Paul pre-
ferred; 5000 Delaware, Lackawanna 4 Western ::
$4,000 New Jersey Central; 1900 Morris & Essex
$500 Michigan Central; 200 Union Pacific; $500
Ohio & Mississippi; 1900 Western Union; 22lO eau
ada-Southern; 1900 Chicago & Rock Island; l,6GO
Delaware 4 Hudson; 1880 Pacific NIail, and l7OO
Hannibal 4 st. Joe.
Money 2D31s and closed at 1l3ia per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 3l0l% per cent.
Sterling exchange, light business, long Sc; short
a81a.
Dry goods imports for the week. So, ,26GO0o.
The following were the closing quotations:
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MARKETS IN DETAIL.
markets during the day were received by
M O r T O N, MO RE 85 Co.,

Commission Merchants.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. Ii 10 A. NJ.
Wheat firm.
Floating cargoes steady.
Average California penny higher.
Red winter off coast Sd higher.
London slow.
French country markets steadier.
New YORK, Feb A-9 A. NJ.
Market closed much fir1ner, and higher prices
asked, with increased continental demand.
NEW YORK, Feb. I'LL 100 A. M
Corn dull.
Wheat higher.
New YORK, Feb. 14-12 80 2. NJ.
O. rn easier.
Wheat about steady spot held higher.
New YORK, Feb. Ill 100 P. M.
Wheat quiet; held one cent higher.
Winter wheat stronger.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14--2:OO P. N.
Wheat stronger; quiet; No. 8 s4@95c; No 2 1.0A0
1.o5.
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TRAINS.
,iYAH niMain

River Division
Through Chicago & East
ern Express. ss............
Through Chicago 4 East
ern Express. ...........
Iowa and Minnesota Div.
Prairie du Ohien, Milwau-
kee and Chicago Express
St.Louis & Kansas City Ex
do do
Owatonna Passenger.
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by Board Of Pubic Works in for
@ % .s s 5 % II s 5 %
to the the said viii be confirmed
changes made
wABAsHAw STREET FROM BLUFF STREET TO TIL
Supposed owner. Description.
by point
18th 9s on line with ns
st, along tn
1ls9s ssa d ss 'as s G.es ST. St. tn.
ssas
isS5 si
o5n 81 sSsas sa 'ns oh
:::s s I'm IS
ns
Of said addn said addn to the place of beg
The Of the Church
$ $ e. ss
sss ~ to n ss
"a
conveyed Petzo being part H.
Ney Tsvsiy Pent being
% den wall At sh.
said Of wabsshaw s to ely line M S
said line
pin starting point being of land formerly owned by
CIV Murdoc the line Cedar sly along
wy line of Cedar 40 # point tn swy direct line
line of WabashaW to distant said 4037O0
tn said line of Wabashaw 100 #
George Murdock beg starting point being
of Wabashaw ST. ascertained follows Com
uddens wall the Iglehart
st and Westn line of Wabashaw tn extending nwy right
said weSn line Wabashaw st ely line of Wabashaw st. tn
34a along said line of Wabahaw 2l22900 said
iron starting point til running direct line 5715 deg
1747GlU0 ft
WY line of Cedar f land conveyed and owned Nelly
Levay tn said land direct line line of Wabashaw
SO # My said starting point along
Geo Murdoch, stake which deg
and distant chs and 78 ks from of formerly
by Chas Bazi tn &C and 30 min 81 ks til 81 deg and
ST. th along said Wabashaw line of
81 deg 30mn the place of beg 81 "a
Henry Siche at stake which bears 30 deg and 80
distant chs and So k from lard formerly owned has
chs and 20 ks e ely line st. My
said Wabaw ely line of said st s tn 81 deg 80
to place Of beg, of sw H. 81 49, Observation-Disclosures.
udden at stake which bears and distant chs
o5 ch and 81 ks th 575 deg chs and 10 ks h
deg and 60 lk tn n 55 deg
beg, in Il sec 3l 49,
James ttenhouse 43 sc it Of 10 it, lot 3D." Bazile
strip lying between and of Wabahaw
Thomas Simonton except 4s Sc of Bazies
Sarah Simonon, all Of lot Co. Bazilles addition living
between and line of Wabashaw
Sarah Smonon lot 3D. Bazle addition
and line Of Wabashaw street
and line of Wabashaw
Ro,7,c
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:!i$ " $::;:: e.: 3
ne bash wand h n line
lin of said st.
st. & :'.. 900
orof and hs, hepa alewithll it.
with Wabashaw #
Wabahaw of abashaw
2S,r22
E Huer My from
cor of Wbshaw and 18th ely parallel with th 100
e o 81 alongsa ade line # the
Of beg n,
Albert p of Wabashaw st. fnly f
Wabashaw ely parallel
fl, ypaalll lwih
8 long aide line fttoplac
1osa Of beg R PIT R Of m sw 81 Il sec sec 81 @ 49, ~
120 parallel with n parallel with
81 parallel with ineof Wabashaw
said line 81 # ptof 1se3lt
Huddeson. of dWab Wv
th As it to line of
tfromb t to-
beg ss Of sw n 4 sec sec 81 aa 49, y Gi = g
of Wbshaw n fifth va tanges5 1T
q tofsw 1lsec3l
Robert W line ST. ftno
ong W line Wabashaw
s33 tn at angles eofG
1924 w
# hw it Guein's
line, lne33l pt tof sw ec3.t
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Passengers Tor points north Of G1yndon should
take the train leaving st. Paul on Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays.
J. P. FARLEY, Gen1 Manager and Receiver.
W. 8. ALEXANDER, General Passenger Agent.
Northern Pacific Railroad.
Depot foot of sibley street. Ticket and FREIGHT
Office, No. 43 Jackson street.
Trains. Westward. Eastward.
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First Division st. p. & p, II. r. g. M. T.
p. & p. Railroad Lines
MAIN LINE-wEsT.
For Breckenridge, Glyndon, Fishers Landing And
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PARIS, Feb IA.
67Mc.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15
Home P0liteness.

Should an acquaintance tread OH
your dress-yOur best, your very
best-and by accident tear it, how
protuse You are with your, "Never
mind; don't think of il; don't care
at ALL Ii "A husband does it he
gets Il trown: if child, he is chas.
tSed.
All, these are little things, say
you. They tell nightly on the
heart. be assured. little as they are.
\ gentleman stops AT friends
house and finds it in confusion.
ale don't see anything to apologize
for; never thinks of such matters;
everything is all right" cold supper,
cold room, crying childrcn-"per.
tcctly comfortable
He goes home, his wife has been
taking care of the sick ones, and
worked her life almost out. "Don't
see why things cant be kept i'll bet.
ter oricr; there never was such
cross children before" No apollo.
gies except away from home.
Why not be polite at homei Why
not use freely the golden coin OF
courtesy! How sweet they sound
those little words, 81 thank You,
or "You are very kind!' Doubly,
yes, trebly sweet from the lips We
love, when heart smile make the
eye sparkle with the clear light OF
affection.
BE polite TO your children. DO
you expect them to be mindful OF
your welfare, TO grow glad at your
approach. to bound away to your
/ pleasure before your request is halt
spoken! Then with all your digni-
~ and authority minGle politeness.
Give it II niche in your household
/ temple. Only then will YOU have
the true secret of sending ont into
the world really finished gentlemen
and ladies.
Again we say unto all, be polite
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15
A Big Mistake.

tant State, of course he was totally
unacquainted with our people.
Therefore, it happened that during
his pastoral calls he made several
ludicrous blunders. One OF them as
follows:
The other evening he called upon
Mrs. IIadden. She had just lost
her husband, and naturally sup
posed that his visit was relative to
the sad occurrence.
So, after few common places
had been exchanged. she WAS not
at all surprised To hear him remark:
"lt was IA SAD bereavement; was
it not"
"YeS,~ taltercd the widow,
Totally uncxpectcd!"
"Oh, yes; | never dreamed of it,"
"IIe died in the barn, | SUPPOSE
"Oh, no: in the mousse
"Ah-weIl. | suppose YOU must
have thought "a great deal Of him.
"Of course. sir'-this with a vim.
The minister looked rather sur
priscd. crossed his legs and renewed
the conversation.
"Blind Staggcrs was the disease,
believe" he said.
NO, sir" snapped the widow,
"apoplcXy."
"Indrrd; you must have fed him
too much"
ale was always capable of feed.
lug himself, sir"
Every intelligent he must have
been. Died hard, didn't he!'
"Ilc did
"You had to hit him on the head
with IN axe TO put him ont OF mise.
~, | was told"
Mrs. Hadden's eyes snapped fire.
"Whoevcr told YOU so did not
speak the truth" she haughtlly ut.
tered. flames died naturally
YES" repeated the minister, in a
slightly prrpleXed tone, she kicked
the side of the barn down in his
last agonies. did he not"
no sir. he didn't"
"Well, | have been misintormed,
| suppose. How old was he!"
"Thirty.tive."
"Thcn he did not do much active
work. Perhaps you are better of
without him; for YOU can easily sup
ply his place with another
"Ncvrr, sir-ncver will see one
as good as he"
"Oh, yes. YOU will. He had the
heavcS bad you know
Nothing of the kind
"Well. | rccollect | saw him one
day, with Won on his back, and /
distinctly recollect that he had the
heaves. aud walked as If he Tad
string halt
Mrs. IIadden stared at her rev
crcnd visitor as If she Imagined
that he was crazy.
ale could never have had the
string halt for he had Il rk.leg,
she returned.
"a cork lcg.-renarkable. But
really, now didn't he have dan
gerous trick OF suddenly stopping
and kicking a wagon all to pieces.
"Nevcr; he was not mailman
sir
"Probably not. But there wer'
some good points about him.
IL should think so!'
"The way in which he carried
| his ears for example,
"Nobody else ever noticed tina
, particular merit" said the widow
with some asperity; "he was warn
hearted, generous and frank"
Good qualities answered he
= unconsciously. GLOW long did
| take him to 60 a miller
$ about fifteen minutes
t "Not much of goer. Wash
{ his hair apt to fiyT
. ale didn't have any hair. II
4 was bald headed
II "Quite q curiosityT
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