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National Republican., 1881-11-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Dr. p II. Christian, for many years one OF the
leading physicians of Lynchburg. died yesterday
at his home, In Amherst County. about sixty years
Of ngc.
The third annual session of the Grand Lodge
of Virginia Dual (coloredl Independent order OF
Good Templars hns Just been held in Richmond.
They will meet in Richmond next year.
Mr.. George W. Iegg q prominent miller and
-four merchant III Frederick, Berkeley. and JeGer-
son Counties, and also in the District of Columbia
inst, In the Goth year of his age.
II was u singular coincidence that Major Daniel
received In his own town of Lynchburg 0S6 mu-
jOrity over Cameron. and Colonel Cameron ro-
cclvCd In his town $50 majority over Daniel. Such
u thing would not be likely to occur again In
hundred years.
Another position to be filled by the Legislature
Is the judge of the Chnncery Court Of Richmond
now, and ever since Its creation, occupied by Hon.
T.. IL. Fltzhugh. Tho name of Mr. HOdnall. u
Richmond attorney. is mentioned in connection
with this place
Mr.. J. b. Pace the well. known manufacturer of
chewing tobgcco has disposed of his large factory
and fixtures IN Richmond to Messrs, Esborg. Buch.
mnn & Co., of New York. The firm expects to re-
move there and continue the large business built
up by Mr.. Pace.
Colonel Cameron's occupation OF tho execu tive
mansion win no doubt mark nm cru In Richmond
society this winter. Tho old house has been
closed for so many years, and generally presented
such dismal appearance, that It will be sort of
social resurrection when tho new occupants take
| possession.
The Petersburg Episcopal Conyocatlon, at its
| late meeting at NOiiaway Court House, deter
mined that after this year It would not employ its
own missionary, but turn over all funds collected
| for missionary work TO the Diocesan Missionary
| SOcicty The support Of the Indian scholarship p
| ut Hampton was also discontinued.
| The president Of the Petersburg Board of Trade
In his annual report states that the volume Of bust
| ness Is larger than ever before. Some interests
have fallen OIL, but others have increased. notably
| the manufacture OF tobacco mud cotton, while new
products of the soil. especially peanuts and sumac
| besides new mercantile and manufacturing enter
| priSes have been introduced.
The Hennlco Coal Company. composed of lead
| ing business men of the North, among them Hon
| W, II. Barnum. of Connecticut: q. n. jordan (u
| director In Third National Bank of New York and
| treasurer ofthe Coal Company. H. w. Hayes, VIII
| liam B, Duncan (prcsident Of the Mobile mud Ohio
| RHilrOad). samuel Shclhar. of connecticut and MIR
Rubino. The company owns about 1000 acres ter
| miles from Richmond
National Republican., 1881-11-26
New Yo,h ,,r,,,,, M,ri,rt.

NEw NonR, Nov. -Fiour-Southcrn dull and
drooping common to alr extra. .5 syG8 IS; good to
chbce do. 60 @CtS %. Corn opened B@Ic lower, NJ
derward recovered and advanced is@ic, closing
strOng' moderate export active speculative trading;
ungradcd. 0i6Osc: No 3, G5,,c No. ? gi6aG3c; No. .
white, ~ 5@53c soutbern yellow, 20; new white 20;
No 2 November. O6Js@G-iic: Dcccnibor o6ai967jlc;
JANUARY, 6s,ig7os February, IO97ibc. Oats nbout
&C hlghcr and more n-ttvT No. 3, N'sQilSc Coffee
very uulli prices noninally unChangrd tlO cargOet,
i@llAc, sugar dull; fair 10 good refining, IAg' 4C;
rehicI dull anu wQnk, standard a, VSW9'lc. MOlni-
stA dul; new crop Sew Orleans GlG7jc. luco steady
ana IN moderate demand Rt 'sd7Ac for common TO
choice iOrk urn and rather more nCtivei tnes spot
w G February, siSOHis o.; January, sis ~. Mid
aiirs airs quiet and stendy long clear 9Ac. short clear,
Ntci lonB ahd shOrt clear, bsc. Lard oponcd rather
weak, anerward became strong, and closed Th 0e2Dc
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DISTRICT COURTS.

PROBATE COuRr-JusrfCE HAGNEa.-wiii OF
Joseph uerhsrdt admitted TO probate aud letters es
WIN OF licnry Nisscn ndrnitcl to probate: and Peer
Niorbuchcn nppointcd adminlgtiaiur bond. SiuO.
a6e DccSer % isGeI I. James S s%itS pStIIion
i9r guardian to Mary Henderson flied. JAMES II. Sn-
Erntdinn TO pay balance Of ~ to ward. pntrck SUI
i,yan, Guardian 70 or hans of John and JOHANNA
10 publish notice. EsintcofrhRddcus B. Grymesi the
TSW ne o ooPaGa paarS ana as HsSS O.
% %rH,or' en- en- order authorizing him TO compromise
lrohaic and letters ,os,nmenlary issued 10 Anna
s,ain s,nTls a9 , AMI tfsnc. ~ MelnyTci bonds sio
John u. Hutchinson; order on administrators to
show cause Estate of James Green; order correct.
lice TO admlnisiratpr TO appoint Decc 1ber 20 for
Settlcncni. ,Estntc Of Arthur Sonnensehmidi or.
raiatc OF James HnrUgan Dan ci j. Hartisan up,
hointed ndmM,nlSra,or' ~ $500 lh,ate Of Reuben Col.
case why he does not settle the estate. Examplncd
syan ed Estate Estate OF WI Bensnn ISn GsSses RSs s
ial acGonnt passed. lisloe of I.ncy r. Mellsh;
Mauc; first and tiI,si Account p,sd Vi ihe I%' arsi
accnnnt OF William II. II. Alden; guardian TO lis
ppef! !S'S,S rstrnsa SaA By g, SKecniSr aGS.
ETHcnpn Frank 4. Brownng, guardian for orphans
seeding month ior wards sP os Ferry nS' and md
lscgnald Fendall were appointed administrator, TO
will OF Bridget Donohoe was adnlitied 10 probate,
n,,, nnnn Margnret Donohoe appointed adminis,rnix
CIRGgIr coynr-JrsrIcR MAcARTnuR.-Baltl-
more united on Company Bnrbor ct aL; verdict
Tor plaihtn for sl.tD5; motion for now trial. Cor
n3h Va. Douglass; verdict for pHlntlr for one cent
damage. ItRll w. C,ilnnne; Jury reSptcd. Ad.
l0irncd until Monday. Assignments for Monday
226 90.
CouRr IN GENERAL LTEnM-CHfrv.JusTIcE CART
Tkn AND JUSTICES WYIiE AND JAMks.-licnry II,
FAR ct al. w. benjamin U. kcyser ct al. the bond
OF Inine5 u. Smith for $40 wis approved. John
mond vs. the baltimore and Potomac Iailroad
tumpanyi judgment was affirmed, with costs. Ad-
journe1 till ten A. Monday. Assignments for Mon
day--Nos. 10. 62, co. 81, 81, ~, %, 10 II, and i2
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REAL ESTATE.
Tho Omciai Transfer as Recorded Yes,er

day.
Mr. J. +. oimstead presents the following transac
tions In real estate In the District yesterday Us re-
ported 70 him by the Recorder of Deeds:
CRY PROPERTY.
on New Hampshire avenue, near corner of NJ street
north part OF lot go by In icOt square 20 Thomas
NJ. steep TO Robert Davidson and W. ]. Klnderdine
u 40.
on jefferson Place. between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth sreets west subo q gby iG icetl square 49,
ON ~ street north. between Fourteenth and Fif
teenth streets west lot 10 Us tcet inches by depth)
Ss5O
On Eighth street west, between T. amp O streets
north, snbl0t IA 3 feet 0h inches by o. feet 4inches)
square 59', Thomas l., Kccne tO oliver Cox, 4sOO1
On Four-hnd-a-half street west between h and a
streets south part of lot IL 2 by 100 ce, square 3d.
Florence B koones to Frederick Koones, 500.
GEoRG ETowH.
on West street, corner OF Washington street
part of lots 30 and 2Dl COs by 10 fco square ~ OF
Bealls addition TO Georgetown, Auth Hyde ct al.
trustees TO Levin S, Frey, sDlj.3I,
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SPOT md November Gj 0Gisic; December, 6JNCfici
January, tS'tgH3Nc; February, 7OlSc oats hrm and
tnhde bellcr Southetn, lg'ait' Western white, ~
t.'As 10 mixed. tSft ior; pennsylvania, 800 Hoy
irni primo TO choice pcnnsyiynnia nnd Mnrylnnd,
tUh2h Provisions steady, with fair iohbng trnde de-
i9oid mess pork ~ 2E hulk meals-shouldcrs and
ce'N ce'N Elh Hues, packed, SACtlOc' incOn-shouideti
W. clear ribsdcS, tl, hnnii lIA ltAc lard refined,
leao Hutisr hrm; Western pnckci, lNqylc r9il no
2ot Eggs iirmat Sc lined, &c Coffee Hat Rio cur
gD ordinary 10 ihir ggUi,c. sugar lower aud dull:
A. sn,t, We. Whisky Steady Of - lBS. Receipts
foir, b barrels: corn, i?,1s0 bushels. shipments
CVrh' lOD bushels SNits-Corn, lls,ld5 bushels.
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street, aud on First street and New Jersey avenue
I'm etrGct to the pltul the total length OF the
two underground lines bviug about one mile. The
OPP slion TO further cNlcnlion Of Telegraph lines
uii pulcs which has lately developed IN verlous
cities has cat, ed the production Of number ut
patented systems for carrying wires undCwrOund
The Commissioners do nUt feel Obliged tp
enter iuto the question Of thc merits Of
these various patents as against the system
ui the perfect feasibility Uf carrying wins under
grund. They therefore renew tlclr rccOmmcudo.
ton thni n law be passed compelling The removal
Of all Telegraph poles In the city within tcasonn
bic time.
suRvEYs
The surveys Of the District with reference Ia the
extension OF streets and avenues, have been con-
tinucd during the year The triuugulatiOn has
hccn completed aud the topography carried over
an NrCa Of eight square miles. The area remain
ing nditccilt 10 the city, and for which maps are
now urgently needed, embraces about tliity. five
square miles. The object ofthc survey is to obtain
accurate maps OF scale sufficiently large 10 make
proper plans for the extension Of the streets and
avenues iu the rapidly growing portions Of the
Cuunty. Just north of the city The streets hitherto
laid ont i'm thnt section do not cnnfIfm To each
other or to tile general plan OF the city. and an al
tcrnticn in their lines will be demanded rs soon
as they arc thickly built upon. II is very impOr-
nt that this error should be avoided in streets to
be laid out hereafter
SEWERS.
The New York avenue intercepling sewer ha
been completed, aud performs its work sHtSinc-
tDrily. The records OF the YEAR sustain the ncCu-
rICy tthe calculate ns upon wlriCh tile sewer wus
designed. WORK on thc BOundnry ihlcrCCplng
sewer has progressed more slowly than was de-
sired on account of difficulties encountered IN the
lower section from subterraneun spring. and cav
lug banks. That diihculiy has now been over
come, and the work is now advancing sadsfnctO-
ry. II Is proposed to begin the work for the re-
lief the northwestern section of tho city by con.
sructing an additional sewer III the hcad OF
Slash Run district, ana an estimate for this pur.
pose has been presented Very respectfully.
j. DENT,
THOMAS +. MORGAN,
WI. TWfNlNG,
Major Of EngincCs
Commissioners District nf Columbia
National Republican., 1881-11-26

by Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25,-Money loaned down from 0
per cent per Rnnum and I6I per diem to 4per cent.
per annum. and closed at BOA per cent Exchange
was steady AT 470Di79G for long and 4sSgIS5i for
short sight. Governments were strong and ii6rk per
cent. higher State bonds wer0 inactive. Railroad
bonds were irregular and unsettled. The share spec
ulailon irregular at the opening, but was IN the
main weak and SGiI per cent lower, the latter for
Manhattan Elevated. In the early dealings frac-
tiona decline took place, but the market became
strong, and under brisk purchases advance OF AGp
I per cent was recorded, which was moat marked In
Louisville and Nashville, Indianapolis, Bloomington
and Western, Colorado Coal, Denver and Rio Grande
Michigan Central, Texas Pacific. and Lake Shore.
This followed by reaction OF t6@3 per cent. the
latter In Louisville and Nashville but toward noon
the speculation again took an upward turn and con
unued strong trOughuus the aernoOn up TO theclOse
Of business the na sales being generally nc the best
with Wednesdays closing quotations ranged from y
LOuisvl le and NASHVILLE, Memphis and Charleston
Denver and Rio Ora ide. and indianapolis Blooming
ton and Western being most prominent therein. The
transactions aggregates $3.50 sharea Including Cen
trail Pacific, sos Delaware, lack AwAnnu anu West
ern E,5l2 Denver and Rlo Grande, HfpG Erie 1870
Kansas and Texas, vl6 LAKE Shore So 400 LOul6vlllC
and Nashville, $50 MichieAn Central lB0lg North
western, 570O New Jersey Central, 1880; New York
Central 49, 900 Northern Pacific wv Pacific Mall, $50
ST. Paul, 1880 Texas Pacific, '2,1JU Union PACac
i,IoO; Wabash Pacific, lI.2E Western UnOn, iii9i.
National Republican., 1881-11-26
RnIlInore asemernI BsnrLe1,

BALTIMORE, Nov, 2j,-FlOur lower aud fairly nc.
tive Howard street aud Western superNne, ~ $50
W do extra s5 9SoG sS DO snlly, VI GOagI 2S Cly
Dlills superino, o. J0GD5 2G do extra f5 bOB 2li do
family, u 5O6e5 Is; Rio brands n 2iCp7 81 PstapscO
family ssaN Corn-Southern steady WCtern steady;
Southern white 6jc; do yellow, &C; Western nli1ed.
National Republican., 1881-11-26

not want, therefore, ~ be hnmpered by any nd
verse policy such rs that which kept uj hack un-
der the old regime, when the public money repre-
sented IN the debt OF Yiginia was spent almost ex
clusively for the development of the territory out
side Of our borders. Whooing( w Val faleiligeHccr.
National Republican., 1881-11-26

IoNDos. Nov. 2i-ConsolS, 1905 for both money
and the account A,lrntic aud Great Western nrsis.
BE do seconds, lp4 Ere, 16l 10 heCouds, lOs New
York Central, lll', Illinois Central. lj ~ Peuusl
erm, 3ia The amount O bu lion Withdrawn rom the
Bank OF England Oh balance u day rs &.vU,OyJ,
National Republican., 1881-11-26
Tn,n,eu.c tTh,,o,ny,c Trndr

Agood illustration orthis fact has Just been given
= a single importation of one brand Of I've thou
sand cases which arrived at New York last week
Wy steamer Naderand from Antwerp. This un-
prhcntcd importation isofthe famous q. ". Mumm
q COS ChAinfage. for years the leading brand by
many thousands Of cases.
National Republican., 1881-11-26
unItImore S1ook nonr,,.
PRODUCE MARKETS.

BAITiNoRE, Nov. 2L--Vrginia "a, deferred, 10. do
consolidated. I'D do second SERIES sg5 do past due
coupons, vJ4i new lO-itH ib', bid to-day,
National Republican., 1881-11-26
FINANCIAL AND CoMMERoIAL.
Stoch ana Bend quotations baltimore
and New York Produce Markets.

The following observations on the transactions In
the financial market yesterday. together with open
Ing highest. lowest, and closing quotations, IT-
nshed by the clearinghouse Of IL. ID. Cooke, Ir.. d
Co.. l4sD street, Washington, ID. c.;
National Republican., 1881-11-26
ForrIgn Money 1InrLst.

bUH7TNEAhUNN NALANCEh
..-.. SSi.BS2, ,Sg2 % Currency -...,.. 36I,2Ir Oh
National Republican., 1881-11-26
DIE1O.

HICKENIooPER.-o Thursday, November "a.
1881. eiler lingering Illness. ELizABETH HIcI1EH.
loorEt wife Of George HlckenloOper, ia the ftieth
year other Agt.
Friends q The hmlly are respectfully Invited 10 at
tend tho funeral from No 19 street southeaat
Saturday November sS, 1881, at two o'clock D. m.
TENIEY,-on "Wednesday, November n, 1881
WILLIAM "A, TEHLEr. formerly OF Portsmouth,
Va, IN the SJlh year OF his age.
Funeral IRON, hs late residenee g el4 street north
Norfolk and Portsmouth (Va.) aud Worcester
MAS, papers copy,l
National Republican., 1881-11-26
STEAMBOAT LINES.
NORFOLK AND NEW YORK STEAMERS.
rIlllo GianIaa IL xaH tl,a Il NJ

leaves her wharf, foot of Sixth street. every Monday
"Wednesday, and Friday, ut O'Clock p m, touchingI
Piney Point, Point Lookout, and Fortress Monroe.
FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENTS, BE
GINNING OCTOBER l.
Flrst-class fare to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk 81 50
SecOnd-cnss fare 10 Fortress Monroe and Norfolk %
Firs-class fare to Piney Point and Point Lookout 10
Sccond'c class fare TO Piney Point and Point Look
Out.'.-.' 1s
Returning, leave Norfolk Tuesdays, Thursdays, and
Saturdays NJ 4 p. m.
Tickets and st,terooms can be secured at Office SIs
Fifteenth street ut the Office, sixth street wharf
THE NEW YORK STEAMERS,
John Gibson and II. g. Knight, leave Pier A. East
River, New York, every Saturday at u. M, and
Georgetown every Friday at Ia. M. For particulars
apply to Agent, s. Water street. Georgetown. or
ALFRED WOOD, Secretary,
se3O-if GI3 Fifteenth street
National Republican., 1881-11-26
MARRrED.

wINieS-MULLIKEN.-On Thanksgiving Day, ut
7) p. m al tho residence of the brides aunt, No Aal
Massachusetts avenue northwest by tho llev, Fred.
II. Wines, Ol Springfield. H., GuY W. WINES, OF
Carksvllle, Tenn, and MATTIE V. MULLIREN, OF
WhshiuqtOu, No cards. =
National Republican., 1881-11-26
by Associated Press.

BANKERS EXCHANGE
Threeday bllls,- iSil6 Sixty-day bllis...,. i;lis
National Republican., 1881-11-26
MINING STOCKS,
GOVERNMENT noSDs-cLosISu QUOT

United States per cent. eXiended~..... lOi9toiC2
United States per cent extended IO2s6LiU2f
United States iya per cent, registered il2;aGpi3
United states iiS per cent III 6glik
United States per cent. regstered-.... lFhtDlliM
United States per cent coupon ........- I7a@Il7A
Hntled states 81 reT cent O. L..,.,' iI7S@ii7S
National Republican., 1881-11-26
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Tho following Ia list or advertised letters remain
lug In tho pos-oilccs In the city of Washington, No
vember D, 1881; u. H. ANGER, T.. NJ.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-01
The Home Of q DesOlate Race.

Never was life so lonely and cherries
"a in the desolate novels of the Moquis.
Their land is not tender solitude, but a
forbidding desolation of escarped cliffs,
overlooking wastes of sand where the
winds wage war on the small shrubs and
venturesOme grasses, leaving to the
drouth such rs they cannot uproot. A
few scrubby trees, sporting the edge of
the plain as if they had looked across
the waterless waste and crouched in fear,
furnish little brushwood for the fires of
the Moquis, who are fighting out the bat
tie for existence that is hardly worth the
struggle. Fixed habitation anywhere
implies some sort of civilization. The
flinty hills are terraced. and by careful
irrigation they manage to raise corn
enough to keep body and soul together.
The seven villages within circuit of ten
miles have been isolated from the rest Of
the world through centuries, yet they
have so little intercourse with each other
that their tribal languages. every
where subject to swift mutations,
are entirely unlike. Diminutive,
low.set men wrapped in blankets pas
sively sitting on the bare, scared rocks
in the sun, are the ghastly proprietors of
Q reservation once the scene OF busy &C.
tivities. They number only Zoo souls;
shreds of tribes almost exhausted, sur
rounded by dilapidated cities unques-
tionAbly OF great antiquity. The sad
heirship Of fallen greatness is written in
the emptiness OF their barren estates.
Fragments of pottery are profusely scat
tered about, and deeply-worn foot-paths
leading from village to village. down the
river bank, and winding up to the plain,
mark the ancient thoroughfares which
are now slightly trodden or utterly dc.
serted.
How the Indians were enslaved and
driven to the mines, and how they per-
iahed there by Thousands, 10 matter Of
familiar history. They were an abject
and heart-broken people after the con-
quest. and their decline still goes steadi-
" on. Whole tribes ere extinct. Others
have united With each other for safety,
and within he memory Of citiaens Of
0anta r. the feeble remnant ct Tie tribe
q Pscos joinsd thAt y Jeme. which
speaks u Nne la,euags.-THn. Law
Wallace, h n. \. Tklbeno.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-01

You will always feel good and never have sou
stomach II you drink Dsmisna Bitters.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-01
Making Things Over.

maria, said Mr.. Jones, upon one of
his worrying days, lit seems to me you
might be more economical; now there s
my old clothes. Why can't you make
them over for the children instead of
giving them away?"
because. they're worn out when
you've done with them," answered Mrs.
Jones. cts no use making things over
for the children that won't hold together;
you couldn't do it yourself, smart as you
are."
"Well," grumbled Jones, ct wouldn t
have closets full of things mildewing for
want Of wear if was woman, that's all.
A penny saved is penny earned"
That was in April. One warm day in
May Mr.. Jones went prancing through
the closets looking for something he
couldn't find and turning things gener-
ally inside out.
''Maria!' he screamed, "where's my
gray alpaca duster?"
"Made it over for Johnny"
"Anem! Well, where's the brown
linen one bought last summer?"
"Clothes-bag!' mumbled Mrs. Jones,
who seemed to have a difficulty in her
speech at that moment. Gust made it
into O nice One!'
"Where are my lavender pants p
yelled Jones.
"Cut them over for Willie"
Heavens" groaned her husband.
Then in q voice of thunder: "Where
have my blue suspenders gone to?"
Hung the baby-jumper with them"
"Maria," asked the astonished man, in
q subdued voice, would you mind tell
ing me what you have done with my silk
hat; you haven't made that over for the
baby. have your"
"Oh! no, DEAR" answered his wife
cheerfully. GIVE used that for hang
ing basket. It's full Of plants, and looks
lovely"
Mr.. Jones never mentions the word
economy or suggests making over-he
had enough of it.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-09-01
A SAD Taking Aback.

You who have ever had the good for
tune of meeting Hannibal Hamlin I'M
der his own vine and fig-tree do not
need to be told how utterly unused he is
to all outward forms anu ceremonies of
conventionality, and, also how foreign to
his tastes and habits are all signs of pur-
pie and fine linen in the way of personal
apparel.
During the early summer of 1864,
while Vice President of the United
States, Hannibal Hamlin spent few
days at his home in Bangor Me-, hoping
to rest and refresh himself. But little
rest was there.
On morning in July Hannibal was at
work in his garden, with hoe in hand,
dressed in about as careless and print
tive manner as we can conceive. His hat
was On affair of native straw homemade,
the crown torn through and the rim half
gone; and the rest of his garb was in
keeping. Thus was he when to him ap-
peared spruce young gentleman, in
patent-leathers, yellow kids and polished
linen, with eyeglasses and walking stick.
"Say, old fellow! Are you working for
Han. Hamlin?"
The workman looked up, leaning upon
his hoe-handle and wipiDg the sweat
from his broad, swart brow, he answered:
"Ye-es-I am"
"Well-where will find the old cock?''
"D'you want to see himP"
81 wish to see him very particularly.
Is he at homer"
IT think he is. But you had better
go to the house and inquire. What are
you wanting of him.
"Look you, my knight, at the hoe
Men in your position should not be toe
inquisitive. 1t isn't polite"
Excuse me, sir. l meant no Of
fence"
"And I took none, my ancient Titan.
Do you know who the Titans were?"
"I've read about EN-"
tNo doubt. They were consigned to
Tartarus for rebelling against their
father"
"Oho There were rebels in those
days, eh!"
"Upon my word, you are facetious
mine ancient worthy. But, ere l bid
thee farewell, let me give thee bit Of
advice. It is given freely, and with pure
intent. Look more carefully to youl
toilet Spruce up, old man. Au re-
voir."
And with this the youthful messenger
turned, and made his way to the house,
where he made known his wish, and was
invited into the sitting-room, while one
of the girls looked up the vice-president
Mr.. George Armitage was from Hamp
/, den, only eight miles distant, down the
/ river, and he had been commissioned to
call upon Mr.. Hamlin, and, if possible
get him to come down and talk to the
people on national affairs. They were
recruiting for the army, and wanted 9
general stirring up of the entire pop
ulace.
This he had told to the lady who had
kept him company during his waiting,
and he had just expressed the hope that
the great man would not send him away
disappointed, when the door was opened
and the lady said:
''Ah! here he is to answer for himself
This is Vice President H9mlin, SIR"
The young exquisite looked up, and
oh, horror of horrorsEbefore him stood
his knight of the hoe-his ancient Titan
his facetious worthy of the garden!
You may imagine the rest. But you
should hear Hamlin himself tell it, for a
perfect enjoyment of the situation.