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RELIGIOUS.


The noon praycr.meattbg In Farwel Hall
yesterday was attended By about NO persons.
The Rev. Atr. Pcntecost conducted tho Ievo-
tfonnl exercises, md Mr. Stcbblns lead tic slug
Ing. "What Friend Wa uaye In Jesus " was
lie opening hymu. and II was followed VI prayer
by tho Rsv. 4. W. Patteil, who especially III
yokcd tic Divine blessing on the reyiva: work.
III Need Thee Every Hour " was sung by the
congregation.
Rcaucsts for prayer were read from Brother
Fletcher ut Bclevillc; from mau impressed
with the truth Ut Ills need Of Christ; from u
brother 10 hc delivered from trouble al serve
Christ faithfully, tnr suvcn men sAvel In tenn
lerancc tl,cottng; for trcnty business men,
nn.l atcl{cnry. 1lBprIng Valley, stnn. ,anh Vo!ga
CITY. fa.; fur pastors Of Chicago, Aut fnr slu
revival meeting tonight. lra, tf in answer to
the rcquesta was oi1crc,l BY vi. ientccust, who
would l,c tic last he would cu,ldlirt III FMrwcil
Hall, n.rd l,o would then give his REASONS tor
continuing his work tu nnot'ler pIrt of thu city.
MI: Mr.. stcbb'ns sang ~ Can eeo Beyond thu
Mr.. Pcnecost tllen read TWO yorscs from Ex-
odus, IT,. 81, 10 follows: ''And he sad, Csst IL
en- tile ground. Aud ho cast It On the ground,
:Hl it occanio serrcnt:l and Mosca fed from
And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth
forth his hand md caught It, md II became u
rod IN his hnmd." The preacher said that the
the people Of !sraci tow the Lor, would deliver
them from tic expressions vi FharaolI. All, hs
said, had rod It was The common implement
Ut our Ayoratous. Every .nan should tako bis
own occupation ntsl get 1t down to Gol: In
other words, ttey should consccfate themselves
to God, Tile great need OF the Church to-day was
to get tho rod down to 0od. They had
mol got their business aud tllcir sucia life down
to God. PEoIcssed Christians should be n,-
pcached II thcy wcro doing business on uncon-
nothing but Il washbonrl, und servant nothing
hut broom, they should put them down to
tod; 1t thuy cau,s honestly to uod AMI accept
90 that as their calling t!le glory u Cod would
md ambitious young Indy irotn Nev England
had acccntcd a altua.fon tn. n family
~ oanon, .Aaia"i a wien &c so Saa' Saa bsse%s san:
rsdussd to the place ot second str1, she, u.
bsIctl to accept, bud resolved, Ut Ills advice, tu
| consccrate hcrseIf md her work to Gol, and
hasl finally won every 1nemlLcr oi tat family to
(sod by lcr beautiful lif1 1T tic kitchen. God
wanted somebody in Chicago who would n,cas.
urc tttrty'slx lnches to tic yard, sxteen ouncca
to tic pound, ind who were not afraid to show
| their g..Uls in the front part OF the
storc, wActc the light wns good, lustead Of
| In the rear, whcrc 1t was dark. For ONO he
| wanted his rod down before uod. Whether
les, or ser7sl,ts, It lnattercl n0t,-l!lcy should
get their rols down to tod. In tint consecra
ton they should 70 forth arl hear Thu tcstimo'
nG on tler lfoa a'Al back 1t up by beautiful con
sccratlon Of lie.
Prayer was offered by tho liev. William era.
yetl, ,!'H', nster the sogtnK Of anoshcr hymn BY
| Mr. Atchh!ns, tlle cODR REcgnt!0n WAS dismissed
BY AIR, Pet,tecost with tic bsnutllc.!o1.
, 1879-02-06
GAS.

THE a.s couxtTrrH Or THE courc,1
.. ~. ~ .,,,.,l, ,..to,,tny ,,r,s.,,, A., l,.o,n,
s,'...N "o. ~ w', S.1. NV, ",'pe'
am1tn, HaIao, hnoP', UNI tasN the 'ast-
named in the chair.
Represontatiycs of the differcrt contractors
,,,,ino H. nj, am, t,oxo,,ra ,yc,c In o,,s,rl,,.u
...,.1' .,.a,s ,,.1 .,.,, .huaa ~, '
WIN tae'f s""t''ee' "''" wv VI su'co o'1 III"
vnpor lamps were ou exhibition.
A Communication wls rcal from the Cnss
1amp Cn,npany. Withdrawing their nronosal 10
I'LL. H.. l. VII, .u.I,. tr,,,,..,, ~ -, ~,
"s1t t.e .n5 Nv" .upo:'1. -. "'.oss'' VI, ~ u''
sato Vi ssst29 pcs alllp' rue 'ct'cs sa'u III e1-
pla,lntloM that tlle Illegal position takeu til ,u
uaa auetton by tho Council on Monday ]lad
,,,,v'ncot III. f,omn,nv ,l., .o,,or. ,1roI viii,
H.. ~, T.. .,,'.,,t,, ~. ,,,,, - H.,
~ e'tJ 'oE s''ecs-'k"t'"x "as oat VI tuo 4aes'
t'nn. ,...,. ,,, ~.
e S.a ... ~ .,sn psosIeeE" ~, ~ ~, -, IT, Vi .ue
nup"sn' aSn. ~ ~ tIspo's1 81, ~ tns 5 ~ ~.
tsssns ,!iss ea'os 'o' o'os' A'o io''o"'s "'o 'hc
wy" !s"Gu: ~ !;, .,,,,.. ,.. .,o, a,.z
y. - ousppa,u' tut saaot'1te snpo,i eio, osnp ul
Rat4 sap"s Ea7 Ut 4as"ps ~ tne sunasus' -
= - cu.""e'ti Gaapun o"' etat iaLtst.1I ~
nnapmant ;sest 9nsue. Ply @ esGn =. l.s'
tosutMHf. nostou. Stai Ant. ~ EnMat!test He1o-
ssne ~, Sla' y =. hoann ~ = eo., tNSaeo, , gas-
9nte' S,oi n' H. ars"n ~ 49,, Sola!sauuen 1aa,
Su, ,t.. .,sr ii,ht s1o - r...,r,.,a, tu,au
'!'' Sat!ss' eoT sn tha1' *uto, tevI.esa ~
gana!ss' tN.1a; tssfcss COMPANY. 70 cano!ss: Us,
Ht.n; 'ee.ies1 Eo'tp ~ ea..asfs. s'.o'
fAse'sso! y oA1,,.kat Ionpa"1l u"sutnGt V'o'
l1!ino1s nteaes uaa .as9u, sv;
Ihr two PROPOSALS tuat fceslseu pafttctilaF w.
tenlIon Were t'e nias O.! AHsFs s ~ Gnat!ss 'ot
, 1879-02-06
TOWN CONSOLIDATION.

The Proposed seseMo for Doing Away with
Township Organizations.
Tic proposed consolidation of tl!c three county
towns comprised within the limits Vi Chteago
was discussed ycstcrtlAy afternoon In tho rootu
of the Cltixcns' Association, In ihu Merchants
I3nll1iug, corner of Washington ind LaSalie
streets. That organization was represented by
uenrge E. Adam, Thautlcus Dean, a,nl J. q.
Arnb!er, tho County BY Commissioners Wood
and Fitzgerald unl County Attorney Willes,
and tllc City Council by AID. TuleY, Chairman
Of the judiciary Committee. Elliott Anthony
Eso., wax also present.
Commissioner Wood was called to the chair,
un.! the n,attes was talked over ia IN lnforulL
WAY.
. Mr. Adan1s, after stating hts understanding OF
the Object of lhe meettnK,-lhe consolidation Ut
tho towns, TINT tie only obstaclca In tho
way were tue rask bsarls; alst! the eject Of the
concentration would bc to reduce cetia!n offices,
which wuulA be we'll en0uKh II they could save
q teW thousands Ut dollars.
AID. Tulty said he understood that the con-
RolidattoH would not a1cct tic South Parks.
Mr. WlI!ctt argueA that thu increasing Or d.
mtnIsh.ug VI a town would not necessarily IN.
crc4sc or diminish Its p,Nera.
Mr. rulcj could nut ecu It ln that light, and
Mr. Anthony informed AiM tilat hu was iaborinx
un1cr wrnng Impression; tac question was a.
to thu e1peti,ciry Ut tbs consolidation. Tllu
Suuth tatk taxes, Mr., Anthony continued,
could mol hu lntcrIrsed With rAu West Park
approximation MAS lua1e ny u vote Of tho clti.
xens Ut ltal Division 1T the town meeting, u,pt
il,c ltuc0ln rlsk COMMISSIONER wero a board
| for Lake View alal North Chcagu lus lilu
| wlolc thug III oslr town ai!4 1t would still 10
tue City u CAragu. Expenses would be ra-
duee1 greatly by consolidating tho towns
| The Legislature Wa4 In sexsinu, aud any
necessary law bearing ou tho matter could ba
presented. ai,d passed with proper effort. lie
thought thu Park boards, especially Llat IN ths
NUFih l)lYlsloH, ought to be restrained. The
latter Board g0t Together and said they wanted
StU U0tD tu carry out tl,ctr pIans.-$60OO for
Lake View anu $0O, 700 fur the North Town.
| and did not stop t0F i moment to regard
THE CONDITION Or TMR PEorLk;
| It was simply what lhey wAnted. lie desired Ia
ecc ouc town In this city. Tbs Supreme Court
hal k4id "tllat lie 6&,uth Park Commissioners
wsru tAs corporate authorities Ut ,hc various
town they representa- To curry out euu
soltdatton wns merely changing and put
ting tic three towus tnto Ona- The Town
Of North Clt1sKo vss mo&t striking example
Ut hoN u.u boarus run thugs. 1Iley {tllu peo,
/ ple) ought to hayu tie whole city under one
| tuWH aud uIi1cr oRH county.
Mr. Tuley a4ked Al1. Anthony II ha would
have town meeting lu tha sSeut OF consoltda
| ton,
Mt. Anthony said the tisst thing to consider Was
| Was 1t ex1,e4ent " have ono town In ELlca2UI
All ths ta1cs should bs lsyled foE the Improve
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THE TAPPAN M'KltLOP REGISTER AGAIN,
TO tAA Editor Of Tha Te1blnA

DEAR sIR: Ia letter datsd tho 9th OF
january In reference To the suit which Is now
pcndinE agatnst Tappau, McKillop g. Co., It
WAS stated to be my intention TO mako subacrb-
ers to tllat agency and other parties using their
bd3k of ratlngs parties to tile suit. Naturally
cnougl, this statctnent has created some alarm,
for merchants DO not Willingly buy u lawsuit II
they know Il. In reply. therefore, to n,tmcrors
questions. l simply AaYa to say that tho book
issued by Tappan. atcKil'op l. Co. and It's In
discriminate circulation render almost yaluclcss
d property Which has bcen represented to me IA
being worth It least 81, ,tN0, md my action in
making all persons using Or bcnelltink tleIn.
selves by tlmt book defendants LII the suit md
ltable for damages resulting tn lno ~ the owner
Of the property ID perfectly 1lslflahiu. II
merchant. aru ready mid willing to Incur thu
r!hk Of purchasing property tu which others
haYc good title, they snnst asjdu tho eonse-
4uIuces.
In osaer 10 strengthen my claim to tl.s OWL
crship VI th's r2tEux'bouk, A,ni tu perfect sllch
arrangements ~ may bu uccessury to mako 1t
valuable hereafter. either to myself or tO SUBJ
scqucut purchasers, hays bought from the
lscccisrr uIc following utllces VI the Iuppa,,,
sacllctl, unl all their rialts illsecin, Including
thosu contained III the register yeccntly pub
ltslIcl:
Louiayllte, Toledo,
Evansville, Cleveland,
ForL Wayne, lhttsi,urv,
Memphis, Mhrc!lsig,
Galveston, Moblla.
Baltimore,
,flUsu olllccs, ~ will he readily understood,
cover 1srge tlortion VI tic territory, tnfprlil.l-
ttou anl reports from which arc cunta1uud Il,
tlle book n0w III dispute. The trnhu Ut your
riiy extends largely illto the States Included tn
this territory, md 1t becomes nattcr Ut cot..
Siderable Interest tu the holders OF this bopk
whether the facilities which huyo bcen ctulIy
appropriated III itx preparation sru available
fur its future corsrstuess for tas preparation
OF the July or subsequent editions. / Alu there
foFe doublY Gsncd; tlrst, n Tho purchaser ot
the copyrGl,t pf thB whole book. which has been
duly assigned to me n tLle houl<s Of the Libra.
rim Ut Congress ut Washington; and. second.
II tla proprietor Ut large portion vi thu TURF.
tory tnCluac1 !u lhs book. ~ pronrctor, It
will La seen occupy y position analogous u
that claimed by tllu prupslptors II thc III. Louis,
Chleagu, anl othrr offices, lntI, however tl,g
courts may decide on the guestln1, OF the copy
right lllu propr1etary Interest must rena1n tin-
dlsturbeu. Under Ill tho circumstances, II ID
submitted tint ulY rlghts c4nnut bu ignored,
All parties who ura participants il tbs tetIebtu
arising from l!.u use of property belouziux tu
tnU will do well to bear tAesg facts In mind
Truly yours. TnHonolsE 4. LrADs,
40: broadway, New York, Feb. y, 1870.
, 1879-02-06
THE CUbrOAi-uOUSE,

The disbursements Of currency IN thu Sub
Treasury Yesterday were 534, 100.
The atuouus subscribed fur l per ceut Coy
ernncnt bouds Yesterday ia Chicago was 81, 7DU.
Six thousand dollars la silver was received It
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The proposed sale aud CONSEQUENT change Ia
the ownership oi tho Windsor Hotel building,
Now York, will sarre to strengthen ,hs pusltiun
oi the lcssecs and proprIetors, Messrs. Hawk,
Waite i Wetllerbec. Tiny arc also encouraged
by tiIc large increase Ut business to gtYu ttetr
btst etlurts to mantaln thH cuYlAblu reputa-
ttoa the Windsor has enjoyed during the past
i've year,.
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.p0W1nnUcE-on the +.h tast.. at The ,r,,..s..
ihe BRIDE. parents slIe. itu1.'n
Rev. I aanlers J. iislt Dow. 0f Ehtc1rn pr U
snce MAY. daughter OF .1amrA jir1lre ~4"' ma Fa
, 1879-02-06

indlxtltion, dysoepsia. nsryou. p,o,t,,,...
~ forms Of Rcncrsl debility relIey.a ~ III
feta",ss Seef sas,nss ss IL Ts s; s
properties !t!s not mere stinnjsnttf Es Ena!t'ea,
tracts OF hcef. hut contains bion! Mke sat u
ssnstattns ard prepe IT. ,ott.
rerult Of exhaustion, nervous nfu,,,,Ine w,hIsshes Il,
work. Or scn.e diacate: particularly II a.,tt st.t
e.. Pfopr'etor', New York. Fo. ssie nL13,ta /, n
, 1879-02-06
THE IMMENSE IMPORTANCE OF USING A GLOBE
HORSE.SkD MAIL.

For tho wnnt Of Globe nall the shoa WIS lost.
For the want Vt = ahua tho hofsa was lust.
For ths want of = hoss the Rider wax lost
For Lbs want Of rider the battle was los.,
For tho want Of baltic the kingdom wus loat,
And sll for the want Of tAut horse. shus nail.
We undesttaaa that tho peculiar valuo Of thss,
, 1879-02-06

PLEASING,
Housewives who desire ths NOS. a.,Irou.
In thes cnkds and pastry, viii r., +, m aa'ot,
psico's Flavoring Extracts, y s1'ns bt.
, 1879-02-06

sseps NJ the Club saw ht III thu question Ut tie
Aldcrn,anic election, but this mutton was laid
Gu the tabie. AfterwaEt, Hurry Ilartz moved
ttmt T. committee Of fss he appointed
stul.lus number appointed BY the Democratic
Club, anL tako actiou iu regard to tic selection
oi junt catn!ttate for Alderman. Ths Mutlou
was aiso tabled, after which lhu club adjourned
day of uext mouth.
The Chicago Cigar Manufacturer Assocta.
ton held NJ adjourned meeting yesterday 4ftcr-
nvou At kla1e's Hall, john Lussom tn ulu cb9ir.
lhe Committees appointed Ut tue Inst meeting
to solicit contributions rctoE.el: $.ss3 from ulu
NortM blds. tl5.o0 frull tbs West Side. al,.l
$liId0 from lie south Alde. The l,,uttef ot
atnel'd,nG tlw isesenuo law, rs proposed by
ComMiasloner Naul', 70 L. To preclulls lhe re-
tail!ng ot cigars in tie salc ouiiuinx where
they were made, Was discussed Ut soLuu leugth,
auu It was resolved 10 opposc any such anlsnu.
ineut ty all Mesus In ihetr power, and " thta
end Henry bonn Tus appointed to visit " ssh
inRton. ~ conjunction with delegates fron,
other cities, II II became uecesaarY, sud Cpul-
tnittres were appolnted lrom cach division of
tlse city to walt upon tllc Representatives, In
Committee on Ways and Mea,ls. Another
Iucettng ~ to b4 held III two weeks.
Yesterday there wAs tricd in Justice Wlsop'a
Court by jury Tepleyin eutt in wnirn +. n
Atwuod., q decotatiye-palnte,,s sought " ~
cIalaed Belonged to blu. wi.sn PLACED ra apus o.
The xt4n1 Nosa sWoru that shout eiKht Year.
ago, whrn she was atout II yvafs old H,iu r.
eatan9 10 Bostun, Atwooas paid sueut!una !.
her. aud represented hiluselt Is Alngie nnuu
when be was uaIse4 aud had y wife ,lyiu::
tlAt ha Induced her to live With htm
aId finally, under psoml4e q marriage, to con'
Nest With hia; tlat I'D refused to hurry her
notwithstanding the faet that ha hao nbtaiued
divoscs fsom lis Boston wits; that sbs con
tlnue4 70 live with hiln tor eight years. uild II
ttlss time lad borus htln two Children; that L.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-09
An Incident in the geological Garden.

Although not belonging to the snake
family, the electrical eel, which is in the
Geological Garden, attracts the attention
of great many visitors. 1t is found in
the rivers and marshes of South Ameri-
ca a,where the natives fish for it in novel
manner. A number of horses and mules
are driven into the water, and the cells
discharge their electric batteries under
the bellies of animals, and after becom-
ing exhausted they are easily captured.
Though a few of the animals some
times become stunned and are drowned,
the majority scramble to the shore and
soon recover. The electrical organs
range along the whole body from the
head to the tail, and although the speci-
men at the Zoo is but ten or twelve
inches in length, it is capable, as has
been demonstrated, of giving severe
shock.
A short time since while the keeper
went into back room, several visitors
were attracted to the tank in which it
was confined, and one of the number,
who appeared to be posted, induced one
of his companions to touch the eel with
his finger.
The next instant q loud crash was
heard and fearful crash, as though the
tank had been pulled to the floor, which
did not occur, however. But as soon as
soon as the man received the shock he
threw the covering of the tank, which
he was holding up in his left hand, with
such force that it fell behind the stand,
making a loud racket. The shock
was very powerful, but lasted for mo-
ment. After the victim of misplaced
confidence had recovered he walked out
of the building amid shouts of laughter
from his companions, and will probably
never fool with an electric eel again.
Philadelphia Evening Star"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-09
A Worthy Example.

MTE ALL like to hesr of successful
w men. To know that homeless,
friendless young man fought his way
steadily upward. Bright, tireless ener-
gy, is tonic full of subtle encourage
ment. No trade or calling, however
hard or narrow, has failed to furnish
examples of men who won success. 1t
is thought which should encourage
every toiler. The stone cutter has his
Hugh Miller; the weaver, his David
Livingstone; the blacksmith, his Elihu
Burritt. 1t is not however, of men of.
great attainments and widely trumpeted
fame that we would now speak, but
rather of humble, honest success in
founding home in one of the central
counties of this State. The story is full
of hope and encouragement to the daily
laborer; perhaps it was warning for
some whose wasted opportunities stand
besides them as accusing angels. Here
is the story.
In the year 1871 young Norwegian
landed at San Francisco, knowing only
a few words in English, having little
money and no acquaintances. He re-
mained only one night in the city, and
was soon in search of work among the
farmers. Several weeks passed and he
was still unsuccessful. He went to the
house of wealthy farmer, a man of
shrewd but kindly character, and said to
him in effect:
II need work, and at any price, to
make beginning on. can't lie idle;
am tired of tramping. Have you got
room for one more handpn
No." said the farmer; 81 am tired
of tramps, and have help enough"
81 am no tramp" said the man
quietly, land will work, If you let
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-09

sian banker from making call on GER
tain of her husbands relative, and in q
case of nervous prostration which sud-
denly attacked lady when her husband
had refused to take her the seaside. Both
of these cases yielded promptly to the
exhibition of mice, and there is no
room for doubt that the cure was due
solely to the remedy employed.
The addition of mice to the materia
medica will interest the profession
everywhere, and we may expect to find
the mouse treatment adopted in ner-
GUS diseases by all regular physicians
1t is rather odd that the distinguished
physician has not turned his attention
to rats. There may be discoveries in the
rat field which will be of as much impor-
tanee as those which he has already
made in connection with mice.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-09

nets nest ever built. You'll gin in now
Mike, L reckon, cause there's no help
for you. But an idea struck me then
that 1 stood heap better chance ridin'
the bull than whar whar. Sez /, old
feller, If you'll hold on, ride to the
next station any how, let that be whar
it will
So 1 jist dropped aboard him agin and
looked aloft to see what had gained by
changing quarters, and, gentlemen, Pm
liar If there warn't near half bushel
of the stingin' varmints ready to pitch
into me when the word ''go" was gin.
Well, reckon they got it, for "all
hands" started for our company. Some
on 'em hit the dogs, about quart stuck
to me and the remainder charged on
brindle.
This tine the dogs led off fust, dead
bent for the old deacon's, and as soon as
old brindle and could get under weigh
we followed, and as l was only deck
passenger, and had nothing to do with
steering the craft, 1 sware, if / had, we
shouldn't have run that channel, any
how. But, as L said before, the dogs
took the lead, brindle and next ,and the
hornets directly after-the dogs yellin',
brindle bellerin', and the hornets buz-
zin' and stingin'.
Well, we had got about two hundred
yards from the house, and the deacon
heard us and cum out. L seed him hold
up his hands and turn white reckon
ed he was prayin' then, for he didn't
expect to be called for so soon, and it
warn't long neither, after the whole con-
gregation-men, women and children -
cum out, and then all hands went to
yellin'.
None of 'em had the fust notion that
brindle and belonged to this world. 1
jist turned my head and passed the
whole congregation. 1 seed the run
would be up soon, for brindle couldn't
turn an inch from fence that stood
dead ahead. Well we reached that
fence, and went ashore over the crit
ter's head, landin' on t'other side, and
lay thar stunned.
1t warn't long afore some of 'em as
was not scared, cum running to see
what 1 war, for all hands kalkerlated
that the bull and L belonged together
But when the brindle walked off by
himself, they seed how it war, and one
of 'em said /:
Mike Fink has got the wust of
scrummage once in his life ~
Gentleman, from that day 1 dropped
the courtin' bizlness, and never spoke to
a gal since, and when my hunt is up on
this yearth, there won't be any more
Finks, and it's OWN to Deacon Smiths
Brindle Bull.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-09
Mike Fink's Courting Story.

THE story of Mike Fink and the bull
i would make a cynic laugh. Mike
took a notion to go in swimming, and he
had just got his clothes off when he saw
Deacon Smiths bull making at him -
the bull was vicious animal, and had
come near killing to three persons-con-
sequently Mike felt "jubus." He did
not want to. call for help, for he was nak-
ed, and the nearest place from whence
assistance could arrive, was the meeting
house, which was at that time filled with
worshippers, among whom was the ''gal
Mike was paying his devours to-" So
he lodged the bull as the animal came
at him, and managed to catch him by
the tail. He was dragged round till
nearly dead, and when he thought he
could hold no longer, he made up his
mind he had better "holler." And now
we will let him tell his own story:
So, looking at the matter in all its
bearings, l came to the conclusion that
I'D better let some one know whar L
was. So 1 gin yell louder than loco
motive whistle, and it wasn't long before
seed the Deacon's two dogs coming
down like as if they war seeing which
could get thar fust. 1 know'd who they
were after-they'dj jine the bull agin me,
1 was sartin, for they were awful weno-
NOUS, and had spite agin me. So says
1, old brindle, as ridin' is as cheap as
walkin' on this route, if you'v no objec-
tions, I'll just take passage on that are
back of yourn. So warn't very long
getting astride of him then, if you'd
bin thar, you'd have sworn thar warn't
nothing human in that ar mix-the sile
flew so orfully as the critter and 1 rolled
the field, one dog on one side and one on
the other, tryingto clinch my feet. 1
prayed and cussed, and cussed and pray
ed,until couldn't tell which 1 did at last
and neither warn't Of no use they were
so orfully mixed up.
Well, / reckon 1 rid about a half an
hour in this way, when old brindle
F, thought it were time to stop to take in a
supply Of wind and cool off little. So
when we got round to tree that stood
thar, be naturally halted. So sez L, old
boy, you'll lose one passenger sartin. So
1 jist clum upa branch, kalkelating to
roost thar till starved afore I'd be rid
round that ar way any longer. war a
making tracks fur the top of the tree,
when / heard suthin' a maxim an orful
buzzin' overhead. kinder looked up,
and ii there weren't--well thar's no use
swearin'-but 1t were the biggest hor-