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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

DEMOCRATIC CAUCASUS THE dOlibera.
tons Of the select few Of the rank and file
Of the Democracy, who met al the City
Hall in secret con etEe on Monday even.
Ing, doesn't seem to DO received with favor
among tho masses OF the party. 0minous
gtowlB and threats nre heard, and II may
be there will be a fine ruCtion before the
end comes.
1t Is intjmated that the star chamber
consultation at the City Hall was not the
only Caucus held, but that these dlCtators
Of The will oil the people were composed Of
many factions, and that each had lie own
council fire around, which the members
Of the factions warmed their grievances
and Bwofe death to the other. The fecol.
lection Of our informant was not sual.
GENTLY vivid TO be explicit sS to details,
but he averred that there WAS mote than
one cAucus, and that the RESULT OIL the battle
on Saturday would verify his assertions.
Go In, gentlemen, IL is none Of OUT fight.
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Proceedings Yesterday In the Case Of the
HtRtC ~ Maxwell.

HFUtGNuluAu lNNNtNWNJ Us - NJ Us -
state w Maxwell.
On yesterday, in tho Circuit Court, fur.
Their argument was had Upon the question
whether the defendant, Maxwell, was, at
the date named in the indictment, an oil.
Ger of the city Of Wheeling within the
meaning Of the law under. which this
prosecution was initiated. The facts con.
corning his appointment by the Gas
Trustees and subsequent holding Of the
position were admitted for the purposes
Of the argument, and the opinion Of the
court requested upon the matter, IL having
mn important bearing on the cause, Mr..
Hubbard concluded the argument on be.
half Of the defendant, and the Mes0rs,
Caldwell on behalf OF the State, and in the
afternoon the court took the question for
examination and decision, Some dispo.
sition Of ii 4 Is expected this morning, when
the court resumes It's session.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

WEEK or PRAYER = Yesterday was the
third day Of the week Of prayer, observed
by all Evangelical churches over tie
world. Yesterday was a day Of hnmilia.
ton and confession on account OF ihdivid.
ual, social and national sins ThO Bible
reading was Dan. H.; $40. The program
Tor to-day ls. Prayer for the Church OF
Christ, its unity and purity for liz minis.
try; and for REVEALS OF religion, Scrip.
tnfe reading, Eph. iv.j l-l0. Psalms,
;8-s. The week Is being diligently
observed by all Protestant churches In
this city, the services commencing every
evening at 1880 o'clock.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

FoR Upw4Rps OF IHIgrs YE4Rs Mts.
Windows Soothing Syrup as been used
Tor children. II CorreCts acidity Of the
stomach, relieves Wind colo, regulates the
bowelg, Ctres dy0ntTy and diarrhCd,
whether arising from teethiBg or other
causes. An old and well-trled remedy,
o. cCnu a bOtb. DAW
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

SAMUEL II. Irwin, of Ute Creek, Colfax
county, New Mexico, says: The "0nlY
Lung Pad" has done more for my wife
than all tho gallons Of God Liver Oil,
French or American, she has taken, or all
the DOCTORS medicines she has used,-See
advertisement. MwF4w
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DECEMBER DocKKr.-Lieuiehant George
MCCuIly gives us tue following data in re.
gard To the arrests made aud fines assessed
and collected for December, There we're
1917 arrests, Of which Asmus made 6l;
Rutherford %; Defibaugh %; Shorts IA;
Miller IL; Price l0i Wilcox Il Gillespie
Lee 8; McOully 4; aud Sullivan 9.
Three hundred and sixty.four dollars
were assessed and Sll3 % collected.
About sixty.ohe Of tue cases Ia the
ahnvn Lat Mnih inRnfanCe cAaea.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

BUY a present that will uutIaSt time, one
that will not only gladden. The heart to-day,
but In after years awaken happy recOlleC'
lions OF tho giVsr, you Oan' GET Il from
IAGOB VI. GRUB, ItWeler,
Corner Market and Twelfth Sis.
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in Thlrty.sixth street, New York CITY,
was unable to even help Mr. VIM, Mckee,
Of Patterson, N. D., sufeting the agonies
always attendant upon diseased kidneys.
Asa honest man and practitioner he pre-.
scfibed and cured him by using one bot
lie Of Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure. MWFAw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

When q young lady hens handkerchief
for a rich Bachelor, Shesews that she may
reap. When seeds Of disease are planted
through over indulgence, you can prevent
tho undertaken from reaping tho benefit
by using Spring Blossom. Price, 80 cents,
trial bottles 10 CentB. nav
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

Tue most assiduous parental attention
will frequently fail to prevent coughs,
colds, Group, etc. Dr., Bulls Cough Syrup
is a most valuable remedy to have con.
Yenient when needed. Price % Centa.
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SEVERAL years ago says Mr.. j. Franz,
Cory, Pa, my mother fell and spfalned
her limb, which Of late would swell 80
that she wanted the doctor to lance IT,
The application Of 81. Jacobs Oil lmme.
dlAlely removed the swelling and severe
main
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

"How'sthe Baby" Ellis Group is bet.
tor this morning, thank you. We gave
him soIhe Thomas Electric Oil ss you ad.
vised, doctor, and shall give him rome
more In an hour or So" Next day the
doctor pronounced the youngster cured.
D&W
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MUSICAL PRESENTS givon away at shelb


ITO be, or not to be-" that is the ques.
ton. Whether to suffer from a diseased
system and continuous impurities Of our
block, or to take Spring Blossom and be.
come a welcome ard respectable member
Of society. Price, 80 Cents, trial bottles 10
cents. Ddw
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GoTo your druggist for Mrs. Freeman'e
New National Dyes. For brightness and
durability Of color, are une1ualed. Color
from 9 TO 5 pounds. Price 10 cents. DAw
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from diseased kidneys than Of consnmp.
ton, but not one fatal case IN E thousand
would occur II Watner's Sale Kidney and
Liver Cure was taken in time. By all
means try II, MwF4w
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TINE is loo valuable to be wasted in
Ctednlously experimenting with various
remedies when q Is cent bottle Of Dr..
Bulls Cough Syrup will OF sncs cure your
cold.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

In order to make room for our Spring
stock we will offer for the next thirty
days, positively for cash,
A job lot Of Boys Boots.
Men'a Boots.
Childrsn's sRilor.tie Shoes
Misses' School Shoes.
II you desire q reliable Boot or Shoe al
cost don't forget 10 call on Wilson Bros,
opposite Mcclure House. These goodi
will only be offered at cost for the next
thirty days.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

CHIEF TOBACCO is all the rage. Try it.
For sale everywhere,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

JAMES WHEELER attends promptly 10 the
Justice and NotariaI Business, The COlIsc.
tIun Of Accounts, 60. Office No. Ga
Twelfth street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

MrS. AGaR Brown, Maiden, ERH, had salt Rhelm
on body and limbs foe eight LrarL No kind Of treat
ment OF medicine or dOetors did hT any good, Limbs
20 raw and painful that she wa, obliged At times y
can testify 10 her coalition, shl ~dtsPllTed NJ cure
or even relief. Used tho Cutlgurl Nosolyont inter
nally, aud the CuuGura and CuIcln SOSp externally,
and was cured In ak months.
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Gtn ~G1dalGg&uGer.
omcei Nos. 10 AMI ~ rourteentG street.


Wanted-Girl.
For sale-House. FL, 3
For Loau-M0ney.
Wanted-Situation.
For Sale-Dwelling House.
For Ront-BriCk Dwelling.
Wanted-RoOm and Board.
For Rent-HousO on Island.
Co.Partnership-T. O. MOfHat.
For Rent-Comiortable Home.
Houses for Rent-possession April !.
Opera House III Harmonic. MRnnerOhor.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

INQUIRE for Chief Tobacco and take no
other, You will like it.
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Mrs. D. Morrison, Of Farnbam Centre,
P. q, writing about DR.. Thomas' Electric
Oil, says: George Bell used 1t on his
son, and It cured him Of rheumatism
with only a few applications. The bal.
auC OF The bottle was used by an old gen.
tleman for Asthma, with the best results,
II acts liken charm. DAw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

NEW g,sOk Of Winter Cape Just received
and for sale cheap at I"i ON. wv
GEO. ]. RATAISON's, 1922 Market 81,
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If you want the finest chew out, buy
the Chief Tobacco.
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MEDICAL,
(Qtiicura
Blood HumOrs, Itching and SCalY Dis
eases, SCrOfuIa, S~CrOfuIOus Sores
Ulcers, and SWsIlings, positively
permanently and economically
curah

CUTICuRA REsOLvEET, Is ths greaieat Blood
Purifier In mOdIcInG, It acin through the boEelii
liver, kidneys aud skin, CUTlCuRA, q Medicinal
Jelly, arrests external disease Getaway HiGleSe ntsh
aud kin, allRys Inflammation, lIthlng and irritation
and heals. CUIICURA SOAP C~lRanHeS, heals, soll-
0nu, Whltens, aud htautidea the kin, II and the
CuTICURA SHAVING SOAP, the only medicinal
ahAVlng toap, nFu propaF, d r. nj CulicuEa,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

WASHINGTON, y. O., January oil A. NJ.
For Tennessee and tho Ohio Valley,
partly cloudy and slightly warmer wealth.
or, preceded by Rreas Of rain or snow, fall.
ing followed by rising barometer, and
variable winds. "
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

SUNDAY ExPRRSa leay,s Wheeling Al g2i AZ
arriving ii WellBburR 1890 a. ~, and ut s]teubeanl
at 1880 A. ", connecting with lACilU EIVnalG d
western pOlnta.
Trains leaving Columbus at $40 r. ". and eG Az
run daily. Through Chicago exprCa6 Leaves C9aEsi
daily, except Sunday, at 600 P, NJ, with soglhf d
attached, arl wing III Chicago at 1850 GtTt aorlsL
Bertha can be secured IN advance ut Uhioa DtSi
Ticket Olies, Columbus,
Pulllnun'G Palace Drawing Room SlOct.g ca
through without change from SJbeutlllJ 1t 1
Philadelphia and New York. West to CollEbI
Cincinnati, Louisville, indianapolis aud 81 lott
For through Tickets, Baggage ChCokt, slaEua
aOoOmmOlGlonA and any lurtbtt ipiornatpg. saJ
70 Jos. NJ. BElLEVlLLE, Ticket Agent NN
Handle DePOt, foot Of Eleventh sirtCs o. a NJ
Ticket Once under Mcclure l1Outa, Wheeling,
d, W, CALDWELL,
0gnil MAnFGef, CollnsIht
W. L. OBRlEN,
Gsn'l Pass, and Ticket Agent CnlumhrLO
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05
WoMderful ONCE.

What cures Of Blood and skin Diseases and scalH
Affections with Loss oil Hail., can compare With thOse
o. tho Hon. VIM, Taylor, hoSol, state Senator OIL
Massachusetts,; alderman Tucker, BoSloni !, A.
steele, EIq, Chicago +, II, Dnke, Esq Detroit u,
u, Carpenter, Eq,, Henderson, N y; Charles
HOughton, Etq, Boston, and many others, detail
Of which may 10 had on application toNeSSrS' Week
4 Potter, BUlt1u,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

EVERYBODY elbows Chief Tobacco, be-.
cause It Is the best. For sale by all first.
class dealers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

CHIEF TonACco Is the "boss,". II you
try 1t you will use no other,
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CLOSING Our SALg.-CommenCing Mon.
day, January Sd, TO close out my large
stock Of Dry Goods, Carpets, and Wall
Paper. Call soon and get a great bargain
at 20l9 and 202l Main street.
JnuN RoIMEp.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05

MUTTON BROTH SOUP for Merchants
Lunch this morning at The New Mcclure
House Sample Rooms. a.9" t
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BLOOD, Brain and Nerve Food.--Vigor.
Qua health guaranteed by taking Colden's
Liebig's LIQUID Extract Of Beef. D&w
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THERMOMETER REcoRD.-.The following
shows the range Of tho thermometer, as
observed at Schnepl's drug store, Opera.
House Orne yesterday:
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iLmnM.Bp. 4. 7P.n IAN "a N. sr. A.7r.N
% AZ 81 BO 20 ~ IS 81
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NLEVELAND & PITTSBURGH R.
y CONDRNSRD TIME CARD,


HOlNU EAbI M NE1I
On and after Nov. It'll, 1850, all lfLni VIl n
dail' Except Sunday Us ioliUvSi
Through Trains 10 Pittsburgh.
2 Through Traln6 10 Cleveland,
9 Through Trains to Chicago.
PullinAn'S PRfl0I Cars between Nklu,ls VI
Cleveland.
Hotel and Sleeping Cars OF ali Train, bo!sua "
llEncO and Chicago.
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TO &c
Only five hours and twenty-five minutes
TO CHICAGO.
Only Is HOursl

BtsubCAVM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hNlAlrs At y
r. M, Bridgeport 800 p. nj; arrives At StouboIruta
Cos p. MT leaves SieibenvlllC 81 1850 ., n R'hf
port ht 6.69 A, In. arrives al BcllRlfB Mt 9E a %.
TiokCtG aud Baggage Cheeks to all pnOtCAi ~
Once In Bridgeport.
y. r. iYEs
GNnsrai Passenger and 1lrFpi iIFi
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SHEET Music, half price, at sheib's.
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Eczema,

Manuel MRnlnlE, NRE Orleans, la, writes "N0
otherS eau compare with tho CulsurE Remedies. !
have used them Ia all forms Tor lIeVcrs case Of what
cuFel In tIlht WGekAh
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VIC ever heard. The remainder filled un-
important tasks,
Tonight Mrs siddons will appear as
Lady Tcu1k, Ia Shsridan's %well.known
comedy OF "The School for Scandal" A
few seats remain and can be had at Bau'
mers music store.
The Florida agriculturist., 1881-07-20
JULY 20.

"If you. please" she said with great
delicacy, ''are you burglar ?"
He stopped laughing just long
enough TO answer her.
"Lor' no, MISS" he said, "by no
manner o means. Pm dear friend
@ yer Paris, come TO make evenin
call, an not wishing TO trouble the
servants, stepped in through the
Winder."
"Ah H' said Editha, looking very
gravely at him; l see you are joking
with me, as papa does sometimes.
but what | wanted to say TO you was
this: Papa has gone to Scotland,
and all our servants are women, aud
mamma would be SO frightened if you
were to wake her, that 1 am sure 1t
would make her ILL.,, And if you are
going to burgle, would you please
burgle as quietly as you can, SO that
you won't disturb her :"
The burglar stopped laughing,
and, staring at her, once more uttered
his vulgar exclamation;
"Well, III be blowed 2"
"Why don't you say, Pll be blown?'
asked Edltha. "I'm sure 1t isn't cor.
rect to say you'll be bowed"
She thought he was going off in
one Of his unaccountabIe fits of laugh.
ter again, but he did not; he seemed
TO check himself with an effort.
''There haint no time to waste"
she heard him mutter.
mo. suppose there is Mt" she
answered. Mamma might wake and
miss me. What are you going to
burgle first ?"
YOU'D better go upstairs to yer
mar" he said, rather sulkily.
ITO be c0ntinued.l
The Florida agriculturist., 1881-07-20
DO YOUR BEST.

rom Harpers Weekly.
Have you failed to-day, GOOD Heart
'Tis no cause for sorrow.
Try again; the clouds may part
Perchance may part tomorrow.
If you are brave. strong man,
You will do the best you can.
Do your best, and leave the rest;
Better may come tomorrow.
Have YOU lost your land or gold?
That's no cause for signing:
one bright hour doth oft infold
Many years denying.
BE not weary or downcast;
Patience holds the gate at last"
DO your best, and leave the rest,
And never give up your trying"
Rich or poor, be all man;
Wear no golden fetter.
DO the very best you can,
And you'u soon do better
Every day you do your best
Isa vantage for the rest.
DON'T complain; every gain
Is max ,ng your best still better
The Florida agriculturist., 1881-07-20
HOMESTEAD NOTICE.
Land Office at
Gainesville, Fla, June 8, 1881.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his inten
ton to make final proofin support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before S. A
Jameson, Duputy Clerk Circuit Court at Al
toona, Fla, on Saturday, July 3Oth, 1881, viz:
John ii. Campbell Homestead Number 2,459
for the south of southeast !, Section II, and
west of northeast /, Section 20, Township II
SOUTH Range 2S east.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
j. .McEwen, Wilson Rogers all Of Acron, Fla.
lG2 l66 i. ~. BARNES, Register.
The Florida agriculturist., 1881-07-20
Legal ADVERTGSE e TENTS.
HOMESTEAD NOTICE.
Land Office at

Gainesville, Fla, June 3, 1881. {
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice Of his inten-
and that said proof will be made before S. A.
jameson, Deputy Clerk at Altoona, Orange
A. NJ. IIazlitt, Homestead Number 2.45S, for
the northwest of Section 20, Township II
SOUTH Range % east.
bi contimUone Taedenc On mi
of, said land, viz: j. T. McEwen, Il, w.
Stokes, A Walker and James II. Campbell, all
of Acron, Fla.
162 166 /. A. BARNES REGISTER.
The Florida agriculturist., 1881-07-20
Editha's Burglar.


From st. Nicholas
will begin by saying that Editha
was always rather queer little girl,
and not much like any other children.
She was not a strong, healthy little
girl, and had never been able to run
about and play and as she had no
sisters or brothers, or companions OF
her own size, she was rather old fash
ioned, as her aunts used 10 call Its
She had always been very fond OF
books. and had learned to read when
she was such a tiny child, that l
should almost be afraid to say just
how old she was when she
read her first volume through. Her
mana wrote books himself, and was
also the editor OF newspaper; and,
as he had large library, Editha per-
haps read more than was quite good
for her. She lived in London; and
as her mamma was very young and
nretty, and went out great deal,
her papa was so busy, and her COVER.
ness only came in the morning. she
was left to herself a good many hours
in the day, and when she was lett to
herself, she spent the greater part
4 .,f.hor time in the ibaly reading her
papa's big books, and even his news
papers.
She was very fond Of the news
papers, lbecause she found so many
curious things in them.-storles Tor
instance, of strange events which
happened every day in the great city
of London, and yet never seemed to
happen anywhere near where she
lived. Through the newspapers, she
fonnd that there were actually men
who lived by breaking into peoples
houses and stealing all the nice things
they could carry away, and she read
that such men were called burglars.
When she first began to read about
burglars, she was very much troubled
In the first place, she felt rather timid
about going to bed at night, and il
the second place, she telt rather sorry
tor the burglars.
"J suppose no one 'N,f tansh
them any better, she t6opgnj
In fact, she taooadt so mooIeao
the matter, Jnal sae "la lot he
asking her pap: some questions "''
morning when he was at brtaNia,t
He was reading his paper and eatln!
his chops both at once when sh'
spoke to him.
"Papa," she said, in solemn little
voice, and looking at him in a solemn
manner, "papa dear, what do yor
think OF burglars AS a class? (oh
said "as a Glass;" because she ha(
heard one of her papa's friends So!
it, and as he was gentleman sh'
admired very much, she liked tt
talk as he did.) Her papa gave a little
lump in his chair, as if she had start
led him, and then hepushed his hal
off his forehead and stared at her.
-7"Burglarsl AS a classl'' he said' an(
then he stared at her a minute again
in rather a puzzled way "Bless my
soulg' he said. "As class, NixIe!'
(,hat waskhis queer pet name for her.
"Nixie, where is your mother?"
"She is in bed, papa dear, and we
must MT disturb her." said Edltha
The Florida agriculturist., 1881-07-20
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

utes she found that it was a queer
little sound coming from down stairs,
"a sound like stealthy filing of
iron.
She understood in a moment then,
because she had heard the chamber
maid say that the burglars broke into
Number Eighteen by filing through
the bars of the shutters.
- 1t is burglar" she thought, "and
he will awaken mamma"
If she had been older, and known
more of the habits of burglars, she
might have been more frightened
than she was. She did not think of
herself at all, however, but her moth
er.
She began to reason the matter
over as quickly as possible, and she
made up her mind that the burglar
must not be allowed to make a Doise.
"rll go down and ask him to please
be as quiet as he can," she said to
herself" and I'll tell him why"
Certainly, this was queer thing
to think OF doing, but l told you
when began my story that she was
queer little girl.
She slipped out of bed SO quietly
that she scarcely stirred the clothes,
and then slipped just as quietly out of
the room and down the stairs.
The filing had ceased, but she
heard a sound of stealthy teet in the
kitchen ; and, though it must be con-
fessed her heart beat rather faster
than usual, she made her way to the
kitchen and opened the door.
Imagine the astonishment of that
burglar when, on hearing the door
open, he turned round and found him
self looking at slender little girl, in
white trilled night gown, and with
bare teet,-a little girl whose large
brown eyes resLed on him in by no
means untriendly way.
"I'll be polite to him." Editha had
said, as she was coming down stairs
Il am sure he'll be more obliging il
am very polite. Miss Lane says
poiteness always wins its way"
So the first words she spoke were
as polite as she could make them.
"Don't be frightened" she said in g
soft voice. ~ don't want TO hurt
you; came to ask favor OF you.
The burglar was so amazed that he
actually forgot that he was burglar
and staggered back against the wall
think he thought at first that EdithS
was a ghost. "You see L couldn
hurt you it l wanted to" she wen
on, wishing to encourage him. "pn
too little. I'm only seven, and a lit,
tie overo and pm not going to scream
because that would waken mamma
and that's just what 1 don't want tt
do"
That did encourage the. burglar
and still he was so astonished that h,
did not know what to do.
"Well, Pm blowed,-' he said in
whisper, "if that amt a rummy go !
which was very vulgar language
but unfortunately, he was one O
those burglars who, as Miss Lam
said, chad not had any advantages,
which is indeed the case with tn
majority of the burglars of my &C
quaintance.
Then he began to laugh.-in ;
whisper also, if one can be said t.
laugh in whisper. He put his han'
over his mouth, and made no noise
but he laughed so hard that b
doubled up and rocked himself t.
and fro.
"The rummiest go!' he said in hi
uneducated way. "An' she hahn
agoing to 'urt me. oh, my heye!'
He was evidently very badly edu
Gated, indeed, for he not only usec
singular words, but sounded his h