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Nous avons dit plus haut que

Nous a"ons dit plus haut que
nous aarions IN teFme de Couf de
District, a partlr de lundi pro
chain. Oui celia est yrai, ct bien
vrai nous en- avlons grand besoin,
81 nous mons rejouissono de ce fait,
nous ne s0mnes pas molns con-
tents dc sayoir que le jnge astuel
est en- bpune sant6 maintcnaBt
sauf quelques attaques Glolgnees
d'asthme ct 81 nous nous rejouls-
sons de ce second fait, il y a IN
troisleme qni ne nous fat pas
moins pIaisir, c'est quill est s'l'cte,
il lie faut, mais aussi, il est juste ct
impartial dams ses decisions ct ses
charges. Cest encore ce quill
faut pour clever lermine audessus
de la petite boue ct garantr tous
les citoyens dams la jouissan,
egale de tons leurs dioits.
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sHERlFF's SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish of Vermilion,
Parish Court-No. SIS.
Succession Of Alex. Lege.
f. d. Lege, Administrator.
Arena Lege g. husband.

Arena Lege d husband.
BY virtue of writ of 6e,i laras
issued in the above entitltd suit the
Parish Court of the State of Lonis.,s.ns
in and for the parish of Velmi,,ou, POO
to me directed, there will be expos (, Il
public sale, TO the last aud highest hid
,:er at the courthouse door. in he tov i
of Abbeville, with benefit Of apor.sis'
ment on
Saturday, June 21st 1879,
between the hours of II O'Clock p. M.
an o'clock p. m.. and continuing ',o,l
day to day. if necessary, ell ,he r'.t,s.
titles. interests and demands Of G-frn6 a.,
in and to the following desc' bed 10
perry. seized to satisfy id writ. to u t
One, tract of land, bounded
north by FERGUS Ltge, sou,h by
Voorhies Trahan, east by VIM
Roy and west by e. Montague
three acres front. by twenty-eighj
deep, containing eightyfour acres
One pair Of wo k oxen.
One pair of cart wheels.
Oue kitchen and two gentle
mares.
Terms CASH.
Given under my official sigma
ture this oath day of May 1879.
G. B. SHAW, Sheriff.
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Shel.if's { Sale.
Parish .of Vermilion,
Parish Court.
No. 724.
John I. Adams & Co.,
John I. A dams & Co.
OdiIe S6gnra e husband.


BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF
iieri facias issued in the above en-.
titled suit by the Honorable the
Parish Court of the State oil
Louisiana, in and for the Parish
of Vermilion, and 10 me directed
there will be exposed at public
sale, to the last and highest bid
der, at the Courthouse in
the town Of Abbeville, with
benefit Of appraisement. on
Saturday, JUNE 2lst 1879,
between the hours of II o'clock
4. NJ, and 4 o'clock P. M. and
continuing from day to day, il
necessary, all the rights, titles
interests and demands of defend.
ant in and to the following des
cribed property, seized to satisfy
said writ, to wit
The southwest quarter of south.
west quarter, section nineteen,
and southwest quarter of north
west quarter, section thirty, and
northeast quarter Of southwest
quarter, section thirty, township
thirteen south range two east
Southwestern Land District, being
on Third Island.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
Given under my official sigma
tore this Oath day of May A. D
1879.
G.. B. SHAW. Sheriff.
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Vans sommes fach6s de volr
,,sloi,oer de nous, ce disne jeune
,.,,es. .clarcpc6 =. Edwards qui
cavalier a bord de l'ESchange.
{, tgars jov'ale ct sa conversa-
ian plus qa'sgreable etaient pour
nous des points de gate.
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District Court,
Henry S. Robins.

Henry :. Robins.
By virtue ofea writ Of fieri
facias issued in the above entitled
and number ed suit, and to me di-
rected, from the Honorable Court
aforesaid, | have seized and will
expose to public sale. in front of
the Courthouse door of tn 5
parish On
satordav, the 21st day Of Jcae,
1879,
between the hours Of II o'clock
A. NJ. and o'clock P. NJ. ard con-
,inuing from day to day if neces-
sarv, all the rights, titles. interests
and demands of the defendant, in
and to the following described
prot erty seized to satisfy said
writ to wit
First One certain tract of
land situated in Mouton's Cove
on the west side OF BAYOU Vermil.
ion containing Eighty-superfcia
acres moreAor less bounded North
by Athanas Mouton. and Shadrack
Porter, on the South by land Of
Cade, ana Dubroca on the East
by Daniel Paul and on the West
bv and Of Mrs. Joseph Stakes.
Second The undivided one
half of a certain tract of land in
this Parish containing SiSty-one
atpents, situated on Mouton's
Cove, on the West side Of bayou
Vermilion, bounded North by the
Wallace tract. South by the pre-
sent Vendor and Isaac Mathews
East by Bodoias tract and West
hv the Marin Mouton tract.
Third One tract of wood
land containing Ten arpenIs of an
undivided po ton 10 be taken out
Of a large tact held in communi
tv between The present Vendo.
| IN S King aad the representa-
tives Of Joseph Stakes, said tract
being on lie West side of bayou
Vermi1ion fronting on the South
West of Grand Ma ais couloe
bounded North by John Bouille
South, G Joseph Gray, West by
aforesaid.
Foutth Oae tract Of prairie
lard situated in this Parish II be
ing undivided and held in coinnn-
ity with the heirs and legal rep
resentatives Of Joseph Stakes dec d
containing twen1y-seven and one
half arpents, on the WestRlde 0!
bayou Vermilion bounded Eas1
bv lands formerly belonging tc
the succession of John Wallace
Westby Grand Marias and'south
by Cade and Dubroea, and A
| Nunez
Fifth Another tract Of lane
containing twenty arpenis more O.
less, being the remaiili;ss unsole
portion Of N S King sold to de
fendant in and to an undivided
tract of wood land, situated OF
the West side OF bayou Ve'mil
| ion .on tha Grand hiatias coale(
the original tract bounded Nortf
bv land OF, John Duval South ano
West by iand' Of j G Gray, East
bv land OF David G and E A
Rose.
Together with all the buildings
and improvement thereon situated
or appertainirg there to, also
sixteen plapks at Peter Bakers
twenty-fouf pianks at stroud's
one juice cistetn at Sa azin' de
bert, and one lot OF coolers a
| Alfred Hebert.
Terms of sale, cash, with henefi
of app aisement.
| Given under my official sigma
ture, at office. Ahbevilie. La. thi!
24th day Of May. A. D., 1879.
G. s. SHAW, Sheriff.
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lysent dix hoit. verdicts de
,upabilite, la deruiere Conr de
District de la paroisse Lafayette !;
,,dcts rerlns dams des affaires
| dhus grades, vols de capnes a
sus, vols de cochon, vols de
,atbe, assault ct batterie, pafJure,
bnicids, sans generalization, ETC.,
dnte.
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District Court.

VErMLIoNylLLE, March 81, 1879.
To Las,ie Bsoussard, Esq, Clerk
Of the District Court, Parish OF
Vermiion.
DEAR SRA special term of
the Di>t,ic let Court will be holden
in A bbeviI'e, for the parish of
Veimi'ion, to begin. on the 26th
day Of May 1879, being the fourth
Monday Of said no 1ih. OF this
yon will eivesthe notices required
by law. Revised Statntes Of 1870,
Sections 1881 & 1882, and in
proper and due time you will
draw and have summoned a jury
for said term, and faf such num-
Der of aceel,s as your jury commls-
sion may see fit and proper in ac-
cordance with the provisions. OF
our law and contained in, Section
Is ct ais of Act No. Al of the
regular session of the General
Assembly of Louisiana for the
year 1871.
Respectfully,
ED. EuG. MoUToN,
Judge 18th Judicial Dist. La.
State of Louisiana, !
Parish of Vermilion.
Pursuant to the above order OF
hisHonor the Judge of the 10th
judicial District Court IN and fof
the STATE and Parish aforesaid -:
Notice is hereby given that a spe.
cialjnry term Of said Court will
be held at the Courthouse Of said
parish in the town Of Abbeville,
commencing on Monday the 26th
OF May 1873. Il
Abbeville La, April lst 1879.
LAsTIE BRoUssARD,
| Clerk Dist. Court.
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DR.. w. W. Yam PELT.
Medecin Election

Medecln TjectIqne
Offre .eps services aux habitants de la
parois-e Vermillon. II traite CONNIE spe-
cialite toutes les maladieS des femmes,
telles que. la leuchorree, neurs-blanches
etc. Son bureau est Ahbeville.
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Eotre jeune ami entreprenant
b Bouroae. est de retour de Ia
Nosyelie- Orleans, on il a fait EN-.
petlsde cheyaux ct buggy pour
tonp|eter le materiel de son ecu
lie. Il est maintenant pret a sa-
tislaire les plus difIiciles, en- les
traasportant avec rapidite, a n i'm
porte quel point voulu.
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MERIDIONAL,

l,.slle est la difference ent'e Ia
ct le clocher de f6glise :?
= ,.,,re A est la voyelle ct lie
,,eler est Il gu on son"e.
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Signed LAsTlE BROUssARD,
g A. d. MaRTIN,
!" j. C.. WHITE.
:" A. G. Maxwell,
J't,y Commissioners.
Attest
LAsTIE BRoussARD,
= Clerk OF Court.
April 18th 1879.
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yon, ayons IN temps malsain,
.,,,;,ses fraiches ct journfes bru-
,..,.s Nous avons raison de
.,,;;adre une saison de maIadr
elaipu'
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I. "a Convention /! Ia Convention!
g solla ane belle affaire. Trente
pa's De seance, ct quoi r. .dites
nous &c qui q etc fait :; dependant
en'est pas Intelligence ct de la
nnesse active qui y manquent.-
asst'ce done? II manque. -.
Inanque. nous n'osons pas
uie quol. Pauvre Louisiana!
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La cour de District va sieger
IN notre vile lundi proclaim
IHon. Ed. Eug. Mouton mainte
pant en- bonne sante sera lei sans
lauls, est determine, nous croyons
@ deblayer lie dossier de la Cour,
qul surtout en- matiere d'affalres
'sflnA'helles, a pris des proportions
sfrayantes.
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HaR est dun sec affreux.
!. i ''s' 'ons otfrent a peu pres
Inn O'ss de poussiere, qui tour.
'aaans ! sans cesse sous les pieds
'os'aux ou les roncs des vol.
-, e'yahit tout, aouche, mains.
a ,'es' yeus, salon, chambre !
c.s r.sus'' BOULDER de jeune file
a., ! ss' trop. Nous prions Ie
II. N ae =. nous euvoyer IN peu de
.s. !. Cest Ia priere de tons con.
!. 's' enaeni actuel de notre
=, J. @ aotre proprete ct au,
~ ~. s'psadant il faudra bien -.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-05-24

!. Y sshenlin De fer de la Nouvelle
ol'esls au Texas est un fait &C.
aph Lion. E. E. Mouton,
y lase Dc District a recu une
lsstare dern;erement de Mr..
sfsndely, 10 des principaux di.
's'sars d. lit chemio, lui infor.
'a' 2ae e chemin serait en- p'eine
s's'l0n jus4u'a VermilIonyille,
WV. mois d'octobre. VOLTA
-. naae nouvelle, ct quii'' doit re-
~ ~ seaars &c toos ceux qui
'''' treur du progres.
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Veniil'e
To-

Copy Of original list of jury on file
in the Office Of the Clerk Of
Court for special term of Court
commencing on Monday the
26th day Of May, 1879.
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By virtue Of "a writ Of fer
facias issued in the above entitlee
and numbered suit, and to me di
rccted, from the Honorable Conrf
aforesaid, | have seized and vii
expose to public sale. in front o
the Courthouse door of tn;
parish On
SaturGa-. the 21st day Of Juae
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itin' ronnd, til after while he broke
out sort of discouraged like, says he
patience, you hain't no ldee how
lonesome It's over to our house with
no wimin folks round to talk to-;
seems like livin' in tomb
"Hain't your Aunt Marandy a
keepin' house for your says I.
eyes, says he 'but she's SO pesky
cross Teller can't take no comfort
with her. Besides, she dunno how to
make doughnuts-she can't make no
doughnuts that wouldn't sour on a
pigs stomach. There hain't nobody
Ihet ken come up nigh to you, says
he, 'a-makin' them delicious COM
pounds. They make my mouth wa
ter every time / think OF 'em. Won't
you come over and make doughnuts
for me? You hMn't no idee how
much l set by we, Patience and,
jest as he said thet he edged along
and sot down square into that kittle
OF bilin' fat P
"There hain't no pen,that could de-
scribe the look of despair and NORTH
cation thet came over his countenance
as he popped up again It's come
auross me, time and agin, at funerals,
and SIGH like solemn places, and I've
he'd TO stuff my handkerchief in my
mouth, and put my head down on
the seat in front and shake all over to
keep from laughing right out. I've
allus hoped mourners would think /
was cryin'; but l dunno, l couldn't a.
helped it if IL he'd saved me from the
CALLERS, any morn / could at the time
ont.
II laughed til there want no
more strength in me then there is in
skim milk. / laughed It'll 1 cried
the tears was just streamin' down my
face; nd all the time he was tear
ing round thet kitchen nd cuttin'
up more antics then you ever saw a
clown do at a circus. After all, /
couldn't help pityin' him-I allus
was tender hearted--'nd besides /
kinder blamed myself for gettin' the
poor creeter into such a fix. So as
soon as l could git myself together
md git strength enough, says to
him says !, fur goodness sake, Jonas
Pettybone the neighboys will think
I'm murderin' you. Eff you'll hush
up and go home peaceably, and not
make no more tusp / dunno, mebbe,
l may in time be p Fsuaded to marry
ye Mind ! don't ~ sagtin, says I,
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EIderberrX Wine.

The wine which can be made from
the elderberry is not only a very
pleasant, but a highly salubrious
beverage, and if once introduced into
the market it will be greatly sought
sitter by the Northern invalids who
visit our State annually, and who are
afflicted with bronchial or lung dis
eases. Perfectly ripe elderberries are
stripped from the stem and bruised
thoroughly, and quantity of water
equal to half the volume OF the
mashed berries, OF, in other words.
one-half a gallon OF water to a gallon
of berries, is added and mixed well.
1t is put into fermenting vat or bar
rel; one. quarter Of pound OF the
best white sugar to the gallon is ad-
ded, and it is left to terment for three
or four days, stirring it we'll at least
every twelve hours. After the
expiration of that time, the mash is
pressed with high pressure and all
the juice extracted. The juice is
measured into barrel; one pound
OF the best white sugar is added to
each gallon of juice; vacuum OF
three gallons capacity is left for the
growth OF the wine; the barrel is
closed air.tight, aud the termenting
tube adjusted. The sixth day the
wine is racked and filtered. TO each
gallon of wine. three quarters OF a
pound Of sugar to each barrel Of forty,
five gallons capacity, four gallons OF
our best native Southern red wines,
one and one-balf gallons of alcohol
and three ounces OF fannie acid are
added, The barrel closed air tight and
the fermenting tube adjusted. This
wine is left to ferment for four weeks,
when it is again racked and filtered
into a well.sulphured barrel; a vacu-
UNI OF one gallon capacity is lett, the
barrel closed air-tight, and the fer
menting tube adjusted In this state
the wine remains until the fermenta-
ton ceases entirely. Six weeks after
the cessation of the fermentation, the
wine will have deposited it's lees. 1t
is then racked and the lees filtered.
The barrel is filed quite full and
closed alright. The wine is left at
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How He Managed 1t.
e San Francisco Newsletter.

From. the San Francisco Newsletter.
"Another burglary on my square
last night" said old DR.. Willis, while
dining with his partner the other ev-
ening. "For my part, I'm tired of
paying taxes for the privilege Of be-
ing robbed. l don't really See how
the police can help arresting some
thieves now and then, if only by acct
dent-unless, indeed, the police are
the burglars themselves. How is it
you are never robbed, Joe :" "Simp-
lest thing in the world. All you need
is little knowledge OF human ma
ture. Now, I'll bet there are three
or four policemen in this house at the
present moment. Lets 60 and see"
And Joe led the way down into the
basement, and the company peeped
through the kitchen door. Sure
enough, there sat four officers. One
was fixing the fire, and one was pick
ing chickens, while the other two
were Smelling peas, and singing a
chorus from "Pinatore.n "Well, Pm
blessed p said old Willis chow do
you manage it ?" easy as rolling off
a log. 1 keep pretty servant girl p
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Aunt Patience's DOughMuts.

From the springfield Republican.
"Well you've got back, hev you?
S'pose you and that Lancaster felleS
he'd fine time out ridin', didn't
you?"
SYes, indeed, Aunt Patience It's
so lovely out of doors, and it has been
such a perfect day Don't you think
sop
"Well, yes, dunno but it has," ac-
knowledged Aunt Patience, reluct-
antly; "but, as I was tellin' your ma
Just now, it's a weather BREEDER nd
1 shouldn't be mite surprise if we
he'd a regular northeaster in a day or
two, mebbe a freshet. Twas Jest
SIGH weather before we he'd thet
dreadful freshet twenty years ago this
fall, jest after the equinoxal-awtul
storm Jonas was laid up with
sore toe. Dear me what time l
he'd with tibet man. Eff any little
thing allied him, there want no livin'
with him. Then the freshet came nd
carried off bridges, nd washed the
ROADS, no L was Spet up Win Ghet
man for two mortal weeks. But
then, They've bout all alike, they can't
bear nothin'-none of EN-"
"You don't think much of the men,
do you, Aunt Patience ?" asked Bes-
sic, smiling.s
"Lor' sakes no l don't take no
stock in 'em. It's always ben won
derment to me what they was made
for, but like musketoes md lice, l
'spose twas fur some good purpose.
Yes, I've often thought what peace
able time we should hev of it, if
'twant fur the men,"
"Why, Aunt Patience !" laughed
Bessie, II am sure ! don't see what
we could do without them; ] think |
hey are just splendid But what /
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CiiG Af6n So :!
II never should, child, if j hednt
ben SO tender-hearted. 1t always
was my worst fault. ] he'd beaux
plenty, when was your age, jest be-
cause | was so sarsy nd aggravatin'
but | wouldn't hev none of 'em nd
when / got nigh on to 80, they gave
it up"
"What a relief it must have been.
auntw
eyes, twas. l calculated then l
could hev little peace-but, law
sakes it didn't last long, tur jest
about tibet time who should buy the
Deacon Skies place. and move inter
the neighbornood but Jonas Petty
bone"
did he fall in love at first sight%
laughed saucy Bette.
Goodness, no reckon he didn't
know much about love. never
thought he was over nd above smart,
nd he was dreadful shhtless. But
there was one thing that he was
master hand at nd that was eatin'.
You han't no idee what sight of
victuals it took to keep him. Why!
I've seen him set down md eat hull
pailful of doughputs, nd half pie
besides tor lunch, md then git up nd
say he felt as holler as a punkin."
"How did you happen to marry
him, Aunt Patience ? Do tell me
about it," persisted Bessie.
Giant no use to revive that old
story; it's too redikilous-besides,
you hain't ready to die, are you !"
"What do you mean, Aunt Pa
tience?" asked Bessie, wonderingly.
"You might die laughin' eff should
tell you; l didn't but jest survive it;
md besides, the poor mans dead md
gone, nd longs l don't hev to pro-
Vide for him, hadn't ought to grudge
him the pleasure he got out O. my
doughnuts. No. / han't goin' to
bring up anything agin him now
faint right-you needn't ask me-
"Oh, please do tell me why you
married him, Aunt Patience-that'e
a darling" urged Bessie.
"He was a dreadful moderate man,
resumed Aunt Patience. II used to
tell him an earthquake wouldn't start
him. never see him in hurry but
once-oh, dear twas enough to kill
anvbedy = the way he shot round
yet kitchen"
"Please tell me" began Bessie.
aWell! well do wait till / get to
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THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

world requires thousands and tens of
thousands of silver fountains and
gently-fowing rivulets, that water
eyery farm and meadow and every
garden. and that shall flow on every
night with their gentle, quiet beauty.
So with the acts of our lives. 1t is
not by great deeds, like those OF the
martyrs, that good is to be done-it
IS by the daily and quiet virtues OF
life. the Christian temper, the good
qualities of relatives and friends, and
all that is to be done.
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it,n interrupted Aunt Patience. i'm

it," interrupted Aunt Patience. i'm
patiently.
II Amino talker, md it takes me
some time to git ready to begin. But
Pm comm to the main point right
away. You see he come in one day
to borrow somethin'-them Petty
bones was allus borrywin'-s hiftless
set-'nd / was a-fryin' doughnuts, nd
he got taste of 'em. Of course l
he'd to offer him one, when he sot
there lookin' so wishful like.
But ! wish, for the lands sake, L
hedn't, fur it created hankerin' fer
'em which lasted as long as he lived.
Aud han't no idee but what twas
them that carried him off at last"
'Doughnuts ? Aunt Patience-how
could they ?" asked Bessie.
"He was took down right in haydn
time, you see-he hedn't no more cal,
citation then that-with a fever. Ii
it he'd ben me, / shouldn't have
minded nothin' about it; but he was
SO lazy he'd give right up to any lit
tie thing nd think he was a-going to
die; nd finally he did worry him.
self into a regular fever. Goodness /!
how / did work over tibet man. L
sweat him md give him arbs enough
to cure sick COW, md after while
he begun to pick up. The first thing
he begun to think about, of course,
was eatin'. made cruel nd beef tea
by the bucketful, but Jonas said they
didn't begin to make no impression
on him. One day was a-tryin'
doughnuts md Jonas smelt 'em, nd
says he Patience, l can't stand this
no longer; I've got to have some
doughnuts, whether or no. Jonas
Petty bone says l be you crazy?
You hain't a-goin' to hev no sign of
no doughnuts.' Then took my bon
net and went up in the garden to get
some sass for dinner, nd when l come
back the first thing ] heard was onas
a groadin'. sot down my sass and
went into the pantry, and what do
you think? Out O tibet hull pan Of
doughnuts tibet I'd fried, there wasn't
one left"
you don't mean" gasped Bessie.
Yes, see in minute there was
no chance for him, but 'twan't my
way to keep THROWN folks sins in
their faces. And / thought to my
self i would never say nothin' bout
it to Jonas eff he didn't to me and
be didn't. But then / hain't no kind
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it he'd on the Teller! He stopped his
prancin in a minute, nd quoted
down as meek as a lamb, md he even
tried to smile, a sickly smile, as he
clapped on his hat md sneaked out
the door without another word. Pretty
quick ma came in, nd says she to me !:
"' What on arth is the matter, Pa
tience You look as if you'd ben
through coffee-milln Says | to her,
Theirs Jest the way ] feel Then |
told her about Jonas but, instid OF
goin' inter commissions of laughter as
[ expected, she sot down with a sigh,
and says she, well, 'tis pity, that's
a fact, but you no need to cry your
eyes out, faint dead loss, we ken
use it fur soap-grease.'
"'Ohp says l, i hain't a-goin to
waste all thet fat, / ken tell We; I'm
Jest agoin' to try them doughnuts IN
it, the men folks won't never know
no difference.
Were they good?" asked Bess,
with the tears running doWh her
cheeks.
GOOD l never made no such
doughnuts in all my born days, be-
fore or sense. They was light as a
feather, and men folks praised EN-
up, md said / was the beateree tur
maxim doughnuts of anybody they
ever see.'"
"Yis, they was prime doughnuts
md no mistake, but / didn't eat any,
$50 you concluded to marry hlm
did you ?" asked Bessie.
''Yis, / he'd to-" answered Aunt Ia.
tience, with sigh "Jonas said II !
didn't he sue me for damages. So !
gave in at last, but l wouldn't again
tell yer, child; gettin' married is all
a humbug."
And having freed her mind, Aunt
Patience rolled up her knitting and
betook herself to bed.