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The Italian Opera ilouse in Nice
burned Wednesday night Fourteen dead
bodies have been recovered, and one hun
dred men and womed are thought To- have
loat their lives.
The British Government has compro-
missed with the plucky Boers, and white
winged peace reigns in Transvaal. The
conditions Of the compromise promise
complete self.govcrnment to the Roers.
The bill requiring the trustees Of the
Cincinnati southern railroad TO sell or
lease the road has bccome q law. The bill
~ passed provides for the security Of three
millions in the case Of = sale, but no security
beyond the equipments and beiiermenis
in the event Of lease. A majority Of the
taxpayers Of the city are Cor an cut-and-
out sale, a. they see that u managed by
the city Il can never become a paying ins'i-
tuition.
The portable boiler Of Tyler n llar'
rods saw.mill, on the Kentucky River,
two miles below Frankfort, exploded Sat
uriay, killing and wounding all the nine
men in the mill, except one. John isr'
rod was blown forty feet and instantly
Killed; his brother, Lawrence Harrod, died
in an hour, and Frank Grahsm died in
three hours. wm Arnold's jaw-bone was
broken, and James Redding, William
Wheeler, louis Harrod and Hugh Tyler
were badly scalded.
-NIahone's Senate Is now entirely under
control Of the Republicans, who have step
ped to the front as Chairmen Of the Com
mitiees, while the Democrats have quietly
taken to the rear. But twO-of the latter
have Chairmanships, and those are Of IN.
important Committees. Malone Is Chair
man Of Agriculture, although Railroads
might suit his tastes better. Our Senator
are assigned A. folIowe Beck on Finance
Appropriations and Transportation routes
to the Seaboard; Williams on Manufac'
lures, Patents, Railroads and Civil Service
The Virginia papers, almost without
exception, are loud in their denunciatiOr
Of the treachery Of Malone. In the Senate
the latter declared that he was not elected
by the Democrats. Of this the Sat, SAYS
ain that years election Of that I.egisla'
ture which elected him Senator, Mahon'
left no stone unlnrned in his effort to prove
that he was a Democrat, and would Away
he a Democrat in national politics. Iii
friends proclaimed this upon every stump
his newspapers published it from day t.
day; in private interviews he avowed
over and over, and Virginia sees with al
amazement greater than that Of the Geor
gia Senator that he uses the commission
given him by one party in order to serV'
or his own purposes the other party"
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d. a. Baueh sold to James Tate =
horse for $50. d. 4. Baugh boueh, Of
james Lucas a pair Of 3-yr-old mules fof
S2ii.
There IL no les than eve -hinele ma
chimes in one-half mile II Highland. and
Mr.. Watts will move biz saw mill close 10
town soon.
old Betsy Owsley, colored. hiss in her
possession a piece Of money found on the
farm Of Mat Phillips. near Walnut Flat,
bearing the date Of loss
the wife 81 H. 7. Young j. confined
20 her room with Consumption. b.. d. Mr.. A n.
Bastin hiss rented the farm Of Simp Mar
tin, and takes posscssion Immediately ......
Rev. Jane, Cook. who went from this
place 10 Columbia. has moved back with
his family, snd We give him a cordial vel
come ...... Mr. Sneed, Of Indiana, has rent.
Ell the farm At godfrey Raugh, one -hslf
rule from town. and hss moved IN Il with
his fimily.....J. X. Horton. Of Ne. Ster-
ling, has moved back TO this place ..... Miss
Mary Ross, one Of Crab Orchards heau-
tie, Is visiting her sister. Mrs A. ~. Bas.
tin, and there l. a cerisin young man who
looks two feet taller since her arrival .....
VI. $. Bastin's Court wss in session Satnr-
day with but few Gases on docket W II
Miller and :. W liocker were here on
professional business.
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The Methodist Quarterly Meeting was !
in session at the Methodist church on /
Saturday and Sunday last. Rev. Mr..
Bruce presided.
Mrs. G. ]. Rowland died on the 10th
inst. after few days Of severe illness.
Mrs. o. u. Jasper has been compelled
to dismiss her school for two weeks All
her pupils save three have measles.
Willie Doane. little hoy from the
Orphans Home, Of Louisville, Ky, nov
residing with Mrs. Nancy Cofey, was
thrown from a horse last Sunday, produc-
ing conclusion Of the brain, from which he
is slowl = recovering.
Miss Cslien Thurmond, m attractive
young lady from Mckinney, spent last
week with Miss Florence Estes and Miss
Sallie Waters. ..... Miss Belle Coulter has
entered school at Middleburg Seminary.
Rev. Mr.. Fades, formerly Of Kentucky
but now a resident Of Colorado, is visiting
his old field Of labor, and was 10 attend
ance at the Quarterly Meeting on Saturday
and Sunday st...... Rev. J. l.. Weeks and
W. A. Wall have moved to Rolling Fork.
A short time ago a man claiming 70
be named Trimble, from Brown county,
Ohio, and a man Of considerable means,
stopped with Mr.. Marion Wells, near here,
and spent seven or eight days. While here
he conceived the idea that he would like
to buy a sheep farm, and walked all over
Mr.. Wells farm, timber lands, and several
hundred acres Of adjoining land. lie con.
tracted with Mr.. Wells for all his lands
for which he was to pay $1,000. He also
contracted with Mr.. W. C. Wall for S7i
acres Of timber land, for which he was Z
pay $3.50. The money was to he paid a
soon as deeds were made. Mr.. Wells and
wife went to Liberty, made deed, return
ed home, and found Trimble had departet
for parts unknown. very much to the cha
grin Of Mr.. Wells.
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-Workinemen who eat to-day wha
you earn Tomorrow, haven't you had .,
practice double-and.twisied economy thi,
long, dreary Winter 10 stem the tide and
drive grim-visaeed starvation from yo1r
doorsl You haventg Then in all man.
ner Of earnestne-s, let me ask you how YOU
have hep, the wolf out, and that with un.
stained hearts or hand. Give ne the secret
OF at least sell il M. Doubtless many will
learn from the experiences Of the present
Winter the true definition of save up for
a rainy day" but alas how many, q. sun
shine resumes H. sway, will forget the sad
lessons Of bitter experience and painful
payments.
Owing TO bad roads, Indictment weather,
Nc, Mess. Filson, Kenney a Co. are not
their saw-mill on full time, but
Is scon A. possible will again resume opers.
ions At full blast. In addition to the
timber purchased by hi. drm. from Mr..
2. S. Jackson. they have recently contract
"a for the timber upon tract Of / 900
sores lying contiguous 10 mi. place belong.
ing to Mr.. NJ. 7. Russell, fpr the sum Of
j 800. Nv gentlemanly conduct. prompt.
ness, &c. the firm shove alluded 10 have
made quite a good impression here. and
We trust they NAV long remain in our
midst We dare say the many men 10
whom they give employmsn, will say amen
10 our hope
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HNsfonrfife.

In Paddy's parlance We are having "a
brush Of more weather"
The people here are perfectly satisfied
with Blain's apology for having attended
the Inauguration.
The mothers in our Israel are mourn
log over the mysterious disappearance Of
their sons.
-George S. Carpenter, who Was former
ly welcomed with the warmest cordially,
is now stunned as II he brought pesti-
lence
Mrs. Lucinda Carpenter has sold her
farm, lying on Carpenters Greek, about
three miles south Of this place, about -
acres, at $40, to Geo. W. Rifle.
Fishing at Green River has become SO
popular-notwiihstanding the unpropi-
tions weather-that Peacock has been ena-
bled materially TO reduce the price Of
tackle"
Major @. w. Drye, who faced the ter
rors Of the war with unblenching cheek,
and revelled amid the scenes of carnage,
fed like the veriest poltroon from the face
Of Deputy Carpenter.
Notice is hereby given that We intend
TO move the Legislature To abolish our Cir
cult Court. The semi-annual stampeding
Of our families has become nuisance so
iniolerable as to call imperatively for ae-
ton.
Mr.. Joseph Mains and wife, who have
been visiting relatives here, left on Mon
day for their home in Pendleton county.
Mrs. sallie Goode and daughter Hettie.
returned on Monday from visit TO Mn.
Sam Miller, Of Garrard...... Miss Ella Tay-
lor, Of Danville, is the guest Of Miss Nan
ME Blown..... Mrs. W. II. Smith Joined
her husband here on Tuesday, bringing
sunshine, in spite Of the vaccinations Of
Tioe, Nennor and the grounding ...... Miss
Lizzie Moreland and Mrs. Win Moreland
had their horse 10 run away, upse1iing The
vehicle, giving them some slight bruises
and a terrible fright, but doing no serious
damage ...... Fay Green Is proposing to make
a martyr Of himself by painting houses In
frsi-clans style, furnishing materials and
boarding himself, without charge; this lad"
to be paid for out Of the net proceeds.
--ANorHER PR0BAnLE WIsDfALI--
Il seems that year ago the British narlia-
msnt Instituted an inquiry into the status
II sandry unclaimed deposits lying In tbs
Hslk 81 KaslAnd. aad dissslsd The au-
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BOYLE COUNTY


John Taylor, Of Casey county, has
rented aud moved to the Freely property
in Shelby Ciiy......Dr. Rhodes has moved
to the Hood farm Ia Lincoln county.
Rev. Andrew Jackson Howell, Of
Shelby City, in a public speech in the
Court-House in Danville, last Monday, an
nounced himself a Republican candidate
for seat in the Lower House Of the next
Legislature. Brother Howell Is not only a
Methodist preacher Of the most orthodox
faith, and a Repsblican OF the most una
dulterated sialwart type, but an orator to
the manor born, such as would make the
aCicero Of The Mountains" grow green with
envy.
The Danyille and Hnstonyille turn
pike from Shelby City TO Danville at
present looks more like Knob dirt road
than il does pike. There has been but
little, II any, work done upon this road for
several months. and unless repairs are
made soon an effort will he made TO throw
open the gate between the two places.
This is one Of the best paying pixies in the
State, dividend Of twelve and half per
cent. per annnm being declared each year
for some ten or twelve years past, leaving
large surplus. Early in the Winter
the tolls were increased and the
travelling public have right to insisi that
the road he kept In order. Sixty cents for
two-horse wagon from Shelby City to
Danvills, distance Of A miles, over such
a pike Is an eKtoriion that even railroad
would not dare be guilty Of
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LINCOLN C0Usrr.
UflfegderiIle.

The mud is so deep between here and
the knobs that it is nearly an imPossibility
10 haul from there. As consequence,
wood is hard to get and siave and timber
haulers are doing nothing.
Not delinquent in this corner. Every
one has planked up his whole tax and got
his little receipt; even old shirkers have
faced the music this load Of polssr Tom
Ferrell came down y few days since and
reminded one Of an Indian on the war.
path. With a scowl be went at EN-; soon
the ehink began to rattle, and Tom drew
the "mightier than a sword" A truce pre-
vailed. A" Veai, Iidi, Tieii" was the word
from Tom, as he sailed through the mud
towards Hustonville seeking other fields Of
conquest.
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LINCOLN COUNTY.
EngIeman's NHI.

Born. to the wife Of John Furgerson,
a ten pound boy.
The contract for the building Of the
new store at Dalton has been let.
Robert Leak is making arrangements
to nut in several acres of tobacco on the
farm Of q. p. Bright.
Judging from the melancholy look oil
a certain young gentleman, his bread has
fallen buitered side down.
Sam spoonamore has rented his farm
10 S. +. Owsley for $275. Mr.. spoonamOre
will move in few days to Hail Springs.
Some Of the old hard.shell sinners Of
this place are afraid to go and hear Mr..
Barnes. They are afraid that he will
show them the error Of their way.
Mrs. d. y. Prewiti, of this place, re-
ceiyed dispatch, Saturday evening, from
Lexington, hearing the sad news OF the
death Of her sister, Mrs. J. s. Hundley.
Mi. Hettie Goode, Of Hustonville, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Sam Miller, Jr.'.'..
Miss Laura Engleman, Of Stanford, is here
attending the bedside Of her sick sister,
Miss Clark Engleman.
The exhibition given at Brights
School-house, by the ID. ID. Club. was
complete success. A large crowd was in
attendance, and each member acted his
respective parts as though he had been
reared in frst-class theater. The success
Of the Club is due mainly TO the indefaiig-
able energy of Miss Luella Bright.
Mr.. $. +. Owsley, our enieIprising
merchant, has made arrangements to open
a branch store at Altemont, Laurel county.
His polite clerk, Chnbb. better known as
George Adams, will superintend il for him.
We regtei exceedingly TO give Chubb M,
bat what is our loss will he Laurel coun-
tvs gain. As he only has one Pag, in his
hook Of remembrance, HE friends here
will soon he forgotten.
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GARRARD COUXTT.
Lancaster.


Born, March 18th, to the wife Of VIM
Burnside, ''the druggist" a girl baby.
Horse thieves have made another raid
on this county. james Thomas lost a hors
the night Of March 10th, which he traces
as far as Crab Orchard, but failed to caicl
up with il.
Among those who have attended the
meeting | notice Miss Jennie Buchanan,
Misses Ella and Matte Evans and the
Misses Doores, Of Crab Orchard; Mrs. G..
II. Bruce, Mrs. W. G. welch, Mrs. Hay
den and Miss Mary Myers. Of Stanford.
DR.. and Mrs. Wyatt Lelcher, Of Evans
willie, Indiana, are visiting Mrs. Judge
Owsley ......Mrs. Haley aud Mrs. Matte
jackson, Of Richmond, are visiting rela-
tives here.
Mr.. Barnes and Miss Marie arrived
last Friday afternoon. That evening a
large crowd assembled in the Circuit Court
room to hear the gospel in its simplicity
presented by this most jealous servant Of
God Since then the crowd has increased
at each service, and the large room is filled
to its utmost. There have been 40 far Gi
confessions, with splendid prospects tor a
very successful meeting. Mr.. Barnes has
met with little or no opposition, and his
preaching seems to he "iust my sentiments"
with everybody.
"A telegram to DIR. Price, on the 2iIh,
announced the death Of Chas. W. Frisbie
ON the cars at Nashville on his way home
from Florida, where he had been in hopes
Of beneftting his health. lie has been
sufferer from Consumption for some years,
but has been an active business man until
within the past six months, when he found
II necessary TO take a rest. Mr.. Frisbie
was we'll known throughout the State, be-
ing salesman for the dry-goOds house Of
Hamburger, Bloom & Co., by whom he was
held in great esteem. lie married the only
daughter Of DIR. Jennings Price, Of this
place. She, with two little boys, survives
him, and in this their sad bereavement
they have the sympaihies Of all who know
them. II is not yet settled whether his
remains will be buried here or at sandnsky,
o., where his mother and sisters reside.
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| land for $4,000. ia. Lyle, Of Stanton,
, sold to one Mr.. Webster. of Grant county
! tract Of 202 acres Of land on the Stan
ford and Somerset road, one and hal
miles from this place, for 500 J. n. IIor
ton bought 9.yr-old horse last sundn,
Cor $40.
The white oak timber on the road
leading from ihi. place to Fishing Creel
was sold NJ suction here Saturday for ! 1
cents per hundred feet In the Tree. Tn,
poplar was knocked % At Al A. cents per
hundred feet The road vill be completed
this week. y. W. Csldweli, the surveyor,
-ays his Courtroom" has been well.6lled
., times since work began on bic road.
The Courtroom" IL a large rock house
where the opponents 10 the road conrre
gate Tor the discussion Of that subject.
Ed. VIM. Taylor preached at Double
Springs last Sunday IN a small though at
tentive congregation. The Sabbath School
At Halifax was reoreanired sunday Dol. The
reorganization II Walnut Grove Sabbath
School will take place next Sunday y
= uooch, IN his usual lihcraliiy n chariia-
bic institutions, has already applied the
school with music and the Necessary les
ans for the present quarter. We predict
a lively lime for that school this Spring
and summer With pleasure We look bach
" ioyou. hours whiled away there Last
summer in the capacity of Sabbath
School teacher.
Rows Saturday adificulty occurred
here between G. A. Caldwell aud John
Singleton, in which C. A. Smith received
a slight wound in the arm from knife in
the hands Of Caldwell The trouble arose
from a difference Of opinion in regard 10
the establishment and keeping up II our
county rosds. We hope the matter will
At once be dropped, IS the partie. concern
Ell are all respectable citizens Who cannot
afford TO maintain or cherish an IN feeling
towards each other over such a trivial A.
fair. Whisky got On his muscle At the
party At r. Bookcrs Saturday night, and
made fool. Of some Of the attendants. Lsts
in the night Dan Gooch and biz brother
win got into a difficulty with John g.
jr, in which the latter vas
pretty badly used mp. His wounds. We
are painful, though not serious
Truly "the way Of the irsnsgres-or h hard. %
Young men, heed the schpiunl injuno-
lion, Look not upon the wine when IL l.
red, when Il giveih NJ color IN the cups at
the last it biteih like serpent aud sting
eth like an adder
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Mt. Vernon Department.
SAM M. BURDETT. Editor.
ma arreen.g .ea.on !. 81 land


The greens" season is at hand
Next Monday is County Court Day.
Mr. Weber j. ing his store room
and dwelling house connected telephone
cally.
Do not forget the Democratic meet ing
at the Court House next Monday. let ev-
cry Democrat in the county he present i
possible.
The forcible entry aud delainer ease Of
Lee Arnold ". Sarah Blsdsoe, which was
10 be tried before J. X. Galloway, Esd, TO-
morrow, has been dismissed by the plain
til.
All Of Mr.. II. II. Bakers family, with
the possible exception Of Mr.. Ia her him
self, are afflicted with measles. The dis
ease is quite prevalent, but no fatal cases
are reported.
III the recent decision OF the Count oil
Appeals on the question Of land grants be
sustained, there will probably he some
diminishing between land owners and
claimants in this section. The custer will
not find his way without thorns.
The small boy Is begisning to make
himself felt. One small boy threw rock
at another :. b. head last Monday with
such precision and force that the blow
fractured the other 5. b. skull Il Is thou ghl
that the wounded boy will recover. The
small bows Of this town need checking.
Last Saturday, Alva Pullins, Of Car
rard, sold to the Oxley Siave Company all
the white oak and spotted oak timber on
his 5000 acre tract Of land in this county
for 81 900 cash. Mr.. Pullins had hereto
fore sold the tan-bark on this land for
81, 200. lie has nov realized - 200, aud
still has the land. II is very rich in pop
lar and pine timber. This land was bought
by Mr.. Pullins ten years ago for 500.
Mr. c. S. Nield left Monday for Kan
sas where he expects 10 locate. lie will
embark in the newspaper business. lie is
a splendid gentleman, an accomplished
newspaper man and a desirable citizen.
His friends wish for him unlimited pros
periiy. For the present Mrs. Nield will
remain here with her father, bat will join
her husband in a few weeks.....Mr. Henry
Wilken, Of Lebanon, has moved his family
to Livingston, where he will superiniend
for the Livingston Coal Company. lie
and his wife and children we're passengers
on Tuesdays train. They have rooms at
The Sambrook llotel.....M. J. Miller, NJ.
J. Cook, Capt. Jack Adams and Jack
Adams, Jr, are in Louisville this week
,.....J. l.. Joplin left on Monday for Wis
il to the Queen CiiY--..Dr. J. j. Brown is
in Madison looking after his candidacy for
the Senaie......lke Stuart has returned
from Barbourville
Mr.. q. W. Jones, who lives on the
head of Roundslone, has, he says, a hard
customer on his hands. Last November
a man calling himself John A. summers,
who claimed 10 he agent for a Cincinnati
Touring mill, arrived at Mr.. Jones and Is
still there. lie stated that he was imme-
diaiely from New Orleans and was going
TO his home In Boone county, Ny. lie
had, be said, plenty II money, bat Me.
j ones has never seen ANY funds. Al pre.
eni tbs man Is siek, and M Jones desires
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q FfITH cum
uhs Um Trv ny

sierpci Into a drus-siorr 10 write mole.
rhcrc I ,nsi q friend. uho o. physl,iau in saoi
prafliee. Ne Va ordering soms druas, aud % !
rassed hin ~ the counter b. snilinaly saii, uav-
ine bis hand iasarls the ssil-aiied shsltes. "Neu
expect TO 90 away With 90 these, don't gouf" }
ansscrs,l, "No, noeteii that, desirable rs t may
hd. viii Dot oocur tbs side of the miiieunium
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w. M. WEBER,
Drugs and Medicines,
Mt. Vernon, KY.

This business was established in
1868, and is the first Drug Store ever
opened in Rockcastle County.
A full line Of Drugs, Medicines,
Fancy & Toilet Articles. Oils, Paints,
&c. Go TO the Original Drug Store 10
have your prescriptions carefully
compounded. Agent for D. NJ. Ferry
& Co. fresh and reliable Field. Flow
er and Garden Seeds. - tim
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conquest

tian woman. Mrs. Huudiey leaves hus-
band and one son about eighteen years Of
age. She was the daughter Of the late
Beatty Logan, whose family residence Is
near the spot where stood Fort Wellington
in the early days Of Kentucky. She lived
fnrix-ihree YEAR.
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Nee UaynessHrg.

-liereafter our communications to Tnr
INTERIOR Journal will appear under th,
above heading.
Il G.. Gooch j. in Tcnnes zee this wcei
......sPencer Lay, Of Oneida, Tenn, il stop
ping with II. W Caldwell ..... Geo. Leacl
and Miss Eliza Gains LEI, Friday fof Ohio
Il. @. Goooh. agent for the Oxle,
stave Co, bought in Rockcastle county
last week, the timber on 5000 acres Of
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the Richmond Herald says that We are
wrong in saving that Van Amburg can
find the prettiest lady in America in Stan.
ford. aud saws she lives in Richmond.
There are many pretty women in Rich
mond. We admit, but II Bronston VII come
iosn here we were only joking recently
We will convince him that Stanford has
more pretty women to the square inch than
he ever dreamed 81. or treat to HE iavoiite
beverage beef tea
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AFTER paying him his price for
proving a traitor TO the people Of
Virginia. President Garfield sent a
bouquet Of flowers, plucked from the
Government Botanical Gardens, TO
Malone the morning after his eoali-
ton with the Republicans. This was
extremely out OF taste. and was the
first instance in the history of the cOun-
try wherein a President has thus pub
licly shown his approval of an act
that must be regarded by all honest
men AS unworthy even Of a Benedict
Arnold.
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10 aREAr was the opposition, all
over the country, 10 an extra session
81 Congress. that it has been virtually
decided not to call il. Secretary. Win
dom says that the Treasury can pay
of the entire amount Of six per cent.
l,ouds about to mature, by selling the
sl04, 100000 four per cent. bonds now
remaining unsold, and by applying
the surplus revenues to the same end.
The Republicans know that their man
Hayes veto alone made an extra SEES
sion possible, and they are afraid Of
the effect that il would have on the
country we're one called.
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PfsroL SroLrS -Some sneak thief entered
the room IT DR. 5 7. Craig, while he was
absent. IN Wednesday, and stole therefrom
q fine nickle plated Smith 4 wesson pistol
which he priced vcrv highly. lie has aus
picions ~ 10 who ha. II. snd il would he
the boat plan Il the thief would return II
ard save troable.