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A BRUTAL STEP MOTHER.-It is reported that
Mrs. Parker. the wife of a well-tO-do farmer
living about i've miles from Fort Wayne, Ind.
caused the death or a step-daughter about IA
years old, short time since. The body or the
child was eXhumed by Coroner Ganney by the
demand OF her uncle. Cyrus Fike, who made an
affidavit that he believed the child came to her
death by means Of cruel blows administered by
her stepmotner. The body was found to be one
mass OF weltS and bruises from head to foot, the
principal wound being large welt on the head,
evidently made with a stove poker. and which
probably caused death. The sheriff has arrested
the whole family, and they are In jail awaiting
hearing. The neighbOrS all assert that the
Child had been whipped and beaten daily ever
since Mrs. Parker married her father. There Is
no evidence that the father, Oliver Parker ever
beat her, but he allowed his wife 10 have her
own " ay in abusing the first wife'S children
CYRUS Fike, who makes the charge. is brother
OK ht itr5t wife. brother of the dead girl has
ratei mat on their way to school he struck her
oH BE head With club and caused her dea H.
Tue statement il not believed by any one as it
is thought he Is frightened into making lU.
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NEWPORT LAND SALB-At mortgaged sale at
Newport, K. l., Tuesday, Mr.. John Whlpple. or
denCe located near the beach, owned by the
wife OF eX-GoV. Thomas Swami of Mary land
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Mr.. GLADSTONE. replying to a correspondent
who inquired as to the truth OF the rumor
that he Is about to enter the House OF Lords
because OF Ill health says it Is perfectly ground
lpSS
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HON. PHILKTUs SAWYER was yesterday for
mally chosen by Joint convention OF the Wis
consin legislature TO succeed Hon. Angus Cam
erOn in the L. s. Senate
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THE TRADES.

"a BISON BROTHERS.,
W PRACTICAL BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS,
l9l2 Pennsylyanis ave, Warrington. u. o.
- Fine Printing q speciality. tanl9
ROOkBIHDIN6-The LHog1r BNDHRH employs
~ nr1 c4A0 Workmen, and turns out superior
siu. Wa Pa- sys.. "a eoor. ocl
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V'HoMAs BOWLING. Auctioneer.

T'HoMAs BOWLING. Auctioneer
PEEEMPTORY SALE BY CATALOGUE OF
ITALIAN WORKS OF ART.
VIII be sold at my salesroom, Star Building on
WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. JANUARY &c
AID ~. 1881, COMMENCING EACH DAY At AND
Appenine Stone Vases, Gard Receivers. Groups,
Ornaments, Works of Art. etc, etc. Fresh TIM
portatiOns Of Messrs Gennari Il Gori, of Florence,
Italy. This fine collection will be sold without
reserve The goods are warranted marble and
carved by hand An exhibition will be given on
Tuesday, January 70. from 10 an. until pm
jan24 At THOMAS BOWLING, AuctiOneer.
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THIS EVENING.

- BkNSINGER, Auctioneer.
ASSI9NRE'S SALE
Under deed of assignment dated January sd
1871. to NE. will. on SATURDAY, JANUaRY DID,
1851; At P. NJ, BEGIN to dispose OF all the stock
Of Clothing. Gents Furnishing Goods and Fix
lures contained In Store No. 100 7th street north
west, and continue until entire stock is disposed Of
H. TOBRINER, Assignee.
jan2l & RFN2ISGER suct
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NEW NORTHUMBERLAND.

The frst-class Steamers Of this Line,
AMSTERDAM" 'ROTTERDAM
''SCHIEDAM," ''W. A. SCHULTEN,
''P. OALAND," and MAS ~
Carrying the q. 8. Mails to the Netherlands. leave
NEsDAY.
LIST CABIN. sGO-s7O. ID Cabin, si5-s5O Eteer-
Axe $40 FL OAZAUX, General Agent. ~ South
William st. New York. For passage apply to W
q. METZEROTT & co, 925 Pennsylvania ave,
WASHINGTON, or T. III. JOHNSON, Agent, National
Safe Deposit Building. corner New York ave and
18th st. northwest janl7
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TOMORROW.

WALTER b. WILLIAMS CO.. Auctioneers
SPECIAL SALE OF A FULL SET OF IMPORT
ED CHINA.
On FRIDAY. JANUARY D, 1881, at PM, we
shall sell within our SalesrOom complete set of
Table China, numbering over 45O pieces, COM
prising-
AL the necessary and Fancy Dishes for Dinner,
Breakfast and Tea, beautifully decorated in
Autumn Tints and Paris Ashes.
This uncommon Ware was made to order for a
foreign ofcial, leaving the city, at the Centuries
famed Porcelain Factory. Of sewers, France and
Is pronounced by connoisseurs in the Ceramic art
rare example OF decoration excellence.
ian26-N WALTER b. WILLIAMS l. co ,Aucts.
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NJOTICE--Thousands OF WATCHES hsye ban
II kept In order by me durin9 the Last thiPfV
Years They are a. perfect TO- day g when manu-.
fscfured Well made Watches WM. with caro. ~
Ion. q. 5kNsxM, eU RsnnayiyAnis Rss. Rass
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AJO Cure, NO PAY.-wHITKHURST-H
~ CEDAk BALsAM is vsrTsspted 70 cure
&c sig irope q doee. Try il. IL not satisfied
return the empty bottle and get your money bach.
Sold by W. =. THOMPSON. 7OS 10th street.. and
all druggists
Price Is cents. tan12-3m
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VHOAIAs DOWNING, Auctioneer.

VNHOMAs BOWLING. Auctioneer.
CATALOGUE SALE OF THE LAW LIBRARY
OF THE LATE JOHN S. CHAPMAN. ESQ,
OF ALEXANDRIA, "a.
TWO 0THER Law kIBkARIEs; :. THE .r WHOLE
AND TEXT BOOKS.
To be sold at my auction rooms, southwest r,Drr5
corner OF Pennsylyania avenue aud 1lth st hTTtE
on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, EVE eA.5s@
h1NGS, FEBRUARY 1sT AND ID 1881, coMMES-
CHG EACH EVENING AT 80 O'CLOCK.
Terms cash.
jan25-d&ds THOMAS DOVLINF. Auct.
THhOMAs BOWLING. Auctioneer.
TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED PROP
ERTs-TWC- STORY FRAME DWELLING
HOUSE, No 1863 STREET NORTHWEST.
By virtue of deed of trust to us. bearing "a
date on the oath day of October D 1873. lug
and duly recorded in Iiber No. 9O2. folio .la.x
II, of the land records for the District of Column
bia, and by direction of the party secured thereby
we, the undersigned trustees, will sell at public
DAY, THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A; d. 1881,
AT Az O'CLOCK NJ, lot numbered sixty Co., Of
Gordons subdivision of lots in square nun bered
one hundred and fifty two 152.)
Terms of sale: The amount of the debt (S4Sl 65)
and the expenses of the sale in cash; and the bal
in equal nstalrnentsi in six and twelve months
be airing interest Al per cent per annum from the
day OF sale, and secured by deed OF trust upon
the premises or 81 cash, at the purchasers OPP
ton deposit OF S75 will be required Of the pur-
recording is to be at the purchasers cost The trus
tees reserve the right to resell the property at the
risk and cost of the defaultin9 purchaser if the
terms Of sale are not complied with within seven
DAYS after sale. I he above property Will be sold
subject to such taxes general or special as may be
against the same.
JAMES sIoLoUGHLIN, rru,,.oo,
WALTER Ii. DUCkEIT,1
jams, 81, %, febl, 5, SIS
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L NOW THYSELF.

The untold mlseries that result from indiscretion
In early life may be alleviated and cured. Those
who doubt this assertion should purchase the new
lie sissG fhsf sHhnssa
impaired by the errors Of youth too close appl-
cation to business, may be restored and manhood
resralned.
Two hundred h edition revised and enlarged lust
published. 1t is a standard medical work. the best
IN the English LANGUAGE, written by physician Of
ieweied medal by the National Medical Association
II contains beautiful and very expensive engray-
prescriptions for all forms of prevailing disease, the
result OF many years OF extensive ana successful
price Of the book. Bound in French cloth: price
only 81. sent BIZ mail post paid.
The London Lancet says: mo person should be
without this valuable book. The author is noble
benefactor."
An illustrated sample sent to al on receipt of
cents Tor postage.
IT The anthor refers, by permission. to Hon P: A.
BiseeL. NJ. D., president of the National Medical
Association
Address DR.. W a PARKER, No. 4 Bulfnch ST.,
Boston, Mass: The author may be consulted on all
diseases requiring skill and experience.
feb2s-m&th HEAL THYsELB.
II MAT, IINEsT AND CHEAPEsT MEAT
PIsNfa M s sT2Gk FOB SOUPS. MADE
LIEBIG COMPANIES EXTRACT OF
MEAT: rs success and an, a boon for which ma
Lancet" British Medical Journal. &c.
CAUTION, -Genuine only with the fac simile OF
Baron Liebis's Signature in Blue Ink across the
Label
| consumption in England increased ten fold IN
ten years"
/ LIEBIG COMPANY,S EXTRACT OF
! MEAT To be had Of all Storekeepers, Grocers,
and Chemiss. Sole agents for the United States,
Lane. London, England. marll
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4 fHK. RCPPEkT,
Nos. 4O3 and 4O5 9TH st. NV.
RARE ATTRACTIONS
- OF NEW NOVELTIES IN
FANCY WORSTED WORK
OF New Designs, for Embroidery on Linen, Nam
moth and Felt Cloth.
full line Of Worsted (hand-knitted) Goods,
Satin and Velvet, Ohild's Bonnets, Embroidered
Cloaks all sizes, and general Outfit for Children
Germantown and Zephyr Worsted, German Yarn,
all colore, and all kinds Of Embroidered Material on
hand at the Lowest Market Price. dect
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LOB THE PARTY SEAS

FOB THE FATTY SEASON.
Evening and Reception BONNETS.
Fine FRENCH FLOWERS
LACE and BEADED NETS for Oyerdresses
AL the newest styles in LAOE5, SASH RIBBONS
and RUCBINGS.
PARIS KID GLOVES
And fine line Of NEW DRESS TRIMMINGS.
At M. WILLIAMS,
jams = Cite Trsvise, Paris, 9O7 Pa.ave,
N'ME Won BRANDS,
M FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKER,
813 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Formerly with Lord h Taylors, NY, and VIM
Barr and Co., st. Louis, Mo.
DRESSES, SUITS, CLOAKS, Etc, made In SUI
Perior style. ut short notice. Cutting and Basting
Perfect mt guaranteed. jan4-1m
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LADIES GOODS.
DALI, DRESSES.

nOC(:LA LASS
SIXTH ANNUAL SALE OF
LADIES' ENTERTAINMENTS.
900 dozen thoroughly n ade and trimmed
OHEMISE,
at 16c. EACH. Tess than actual cost CT production
This price Supplies to this sale only.
SPECIAL PRICEs' have been made in this de-
paItment. and every Garment offered is POSI-
1--WE BARGAIN.
DOUGLASS,
1an2 Ninth and + streets.
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AUCTION SALES.
nUNCANsON BIOS. Auctioneers.

nUNCANsON BIOS. Aucaoneers.
BANK, RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.
On FRIDAY, JANUARY 18th, AT IL O'CLOCK
NOON, will SELL
Is shares National Bank Of Republic stock
40 shares CAPITOL. North street and South Wash
il gton Bairoa stock.
shares Metropolitan Railroad Co stock
rs Metropolitan certificates and other stocks 1t
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Prior to taking stock We propose to give our Gus
toners an opportunity to save fully ~ per cent on
tbs balance Of our attr active stock of
FLOWERS,
FEATHERS,
RIBBONS
And FANCY GOODS Of all kinds
HATS and BONNETS at less than wholesale prices
A special lot OF KID GLOVES At great bargain
Mrs. N. j. HUNT.
janis Nos. B21 and 823 ID street n W.
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IA FtNNND INK.
U NOTICE.
LANE ROUTE.
THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY LINZ
TIED
Between New York and Liverpool, Call
ing nj Cork Harb0r.
FROM PIER 40, n. R., NEW YORK.
tis,lla Wed. rs Jan Batavia. We'd, % Feb.
Atlas.------- We'd, Feb lGallis. Wed, 2 Mar
Parthls. We'd, 9 Feb. Scythia . Wed, Mar
bothnIS- Wed, Is Feb. Parthia. Wed. 16 Mar
And every Wednesday from New York.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
500. eS0. 800 according to accommodations.
Tickets TO Paris. SIS additional.
Return tickets on favorable terms.
Steera4e at very low rates SteeraGa tickets from
Liverpool and Queenstown. and al other parts of
Europe, at lowest rates.
Through bills OF laden given for Belfast, Glss-
gov. HAYrs. Antwerp and other ports on the Con
Inent, and for Mediterranean ports
For freight and passsge apply at the Companys
once. No Bowling Green, or both steeraxe and
CABIN to OTIS BIGELOW & co , COS Tth street.
Washington, ID. o
janI9 VERNON H BROWN &CO.N.Y
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THoMAs BOWLING. Auctloneer
SIX HOGs1EADS ASSORTED CROCKERY AT
AUCTION.
On SATURDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1881 at my
classroom. AT IL O'CLOCK I shall sell a larg. con
sale. ~ "
jan21 2t THOMaS DOwrJN1 au,t
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NVh II NsEhIWRN TIVIN U-NTRAMSHIP
IN LINE BETWEEN NEW YORK, HAyRE. LONDON
SOUrHANPTO AND BREMRs
he steamers Of this company viii sail every Sat-
Orday from Bremen Pier foot OF Sd street, HobOken.
Bates Of pssssse:-From New York to Havre, Lon.
don. southampton and Bremen, first cabin. $50.
second cabin $50; steerage, $50; prepaid steerage
certihcstes. as. For freight or passage apply to
OELRlCHS co. Bowling Green, New York
W g. hETZEROTT & Co, 925 Pa. Ave, Agents
iOr Washington. tanl9
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STEAMERS, &c

CTHR STEAMER AKROWSMITH
u Will leave Potomac Ferry Co. Wharf, foot of
9TH street. at O'Clock T. m, every
SUNDAY. TUESDAY AND THURSDAY,
For all the POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS IS far
~ Leonardo WI and Nomini returning MONDAY
WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY.
Fare and Freight a. lowest rates
janis r. 7. STONE, Purser
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MADAME l.. II. JEANNEBET, of Balu-
NA more, has arrived In Washington with hand.
carefully selected by herself from the leading
Houses OF Paris. Oan be found at her parlors, No
1927 street. opn0Site Ehhitt Honaa ian7 On,
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THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY

Is a never.faiiins cure for ner
vous dobikty, exhausted vital
ity, seminal weakness. sper
matorrhGa, LOST MAN
HnOD, impotency, paralysis,
and all the terrible effects OF
self-abuse, youthful follies ana
and excuses in naturer years
such as loss of memory, las
situde, nocturnal emission. a.
version TO society, dimnes OF
vision, roises ia the head, the
vital fluid passing unotserved
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n the urine AMI many other diseases that lead INSANITY
aud death
DIT. MINTIE will agree to forfeit Five Humid ed
Esciiars tor case of this kind tho VITAL RIGSTOH.
ArlS Inder his special advice and ment will no;
c,re, or for anything impure injurious found in it.
II he treats all Private Diseases successfully without
mercury. Consultation f--e. Thorough exa,nina,
ton and advice, including analysis of urine IS co. Price
81 vital Restorative. 50 90 bottle four times
the quantity $780, any address upon receipt OF
price, or C. .. D. from observation and in private
name il desired, by 4. T.. MINrIE, N. ID.
IL Ksarney Stree. san Franci.co. Cal.
DE-. MINUTES Klt- - REMEDY. NEPH-
E 10 lCUM all kinds of Kidney and Bladder COM
plants Go0crrhBa, Gleet Leucorrhea- For sale by B.
Foster and Geo. ThaNter Druggists Carson City SOo
. bottle, six bottles fer $500.
DIR. MIN TIES DANDKLIDN PILLS are the
best and cheapest DYsPEPSlA and BILIOUS cure
in the market. For sale BY r. F. Foster George c.
Thsxter. druggists Carsno Civil c,h17I "
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Those with young children. delicate persons using
milk diet will do well TO orer ONECOWS MILK ON
and thereby avoid the complaints occasio4eL
from the use OF mixed milk. d. not pay 800 per month
for swi and malt to sell my customers Stop MIX
The all healthy and feed either meadow grass
or alfalfa hay, j. W. DUFFY.
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VOL. * .x.5lVI.-.NO.s@8 g.

battle or the chase In India cakes Of tea, !,
and in China pieces OF silk pass as curren
rcncy and curiousiy enough at great
fair held annually at Novgorod, 10 Russia :
the price Of tea is tirst' fixed, and all other
commodities are gauged by this standard.
Among the primitive peoples Of the
American continent it might be said that
they had used 10 turn nearly every pro- j.
duct 'of the three natural Kingdoms for
money. Almost every mineral, shells and
skins were, aud are stif to great extent,
used Among the early European settlers
in New England the Iudian wampum was
used as money, and, ridiculous to relate,
was even 'counterfeited. And at the same
time, among the SAME people, musket balls
passed current at a 'farthiug apiece, and
were takeh in sums of not more than one
shilling AT the present day ivory and
calico are thh m5hatg ne IF IF the interior tribes
IF A rit., and III The SJdh Sea Islands
axe heads are the Que thing sought for.
ri New EngIaql-aaa Virginia, dip dipr to the
beginning of the eighteenth century, cod
fish and tobacco were the prin. .ipal moneys
of account; and iu 1862 the accounts of
the New Netherlands were kept III wan
pums and beaver skins.
In fact, to conclade, it has been ably
said that anything which freely circuates
from hand to hand, as common, accept
able medium of exchange in any country,
is in such country money, even thc ugh it
cease to be such, or to possess any value
on passing into another country"
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Travelling in the Old Days.

n
People who are accustomed to travel by
rail nowadays will read with interest the
following diary of a journey from New
York to New Orleans in the year 1900
In 18OO-April 3. Left New York in
ferryboat for Jersey City, Took two
horse coach and got to Philadelphia the
fourth day at 4 pm. Left Philadelphia
next morning in one e-horse chaise, with
the mailbag behind, for Lancaster, where
we arrived the third day. At Lancaster
bought horse, and after nine days jour-
ney through the forests, reached Pittsburg.
Here, with some others, 1 bought for
eighteen dollars a hat-boat, in which we
took our departure for New Orleans, float
ing with the current. After divers ad-
ventures aud escapes from great peril by
land and water, we reached Natchez, the
hfty-seventh day after leaving Pittsburg,
and New Orleans city in thirteen days
thereafter, having been from New Y ork
on the journey eighty-four days, which
our friends in New Orleans say was an ex-
peditious voyage. My own personal cost
on the way was, in sum total, Ell, lis,
43d-C Ciacianati Enquirer saT 3el~
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thing by historic evidence of the sparse
populations of former times in some parts
of the world, and must make allowance for
the deluge (Which all nations believe to.
have occurred, we shall be more than safe
in estimating one-half the present popula7I
tion as the average in all past generations.
The 1SO generations each of 500, ,000,0 900
give us 10000, 100000 for the whole hu-l
man race. Graves of ten square feet for
each would be easily found in each ofquite
a number of the States of the Union, and
this assembly of all the generations of
mankind would stand in circle around
Mont Blanc, Mount Washington or Mount
Sinai, so near that every eye could see the
summit not fifty miles distant.-Jomaal
of Commerce. ..ELt> 7at u--.
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BELLs.-The history of bells is one of
the most interesting in the record of in
ventons They were first heard of about
the year 400, before which date rattles
were used. In the year 610 we hear of
bells in the city of Sens, the army Of
Clothaire, King of France, having been
frightened away by the ringing of them.
In $50 the first peal of bells was hung in
England, at Croyland Abbey. Many years
ago it was estimated that there were at
least 2,262 peaIs of bells, great and small,
in England. 1t has been thought that the
custom of ringing bells was peculiar in
England; but, in fact, the Cathedral of
Antwerp, celebrated for its magnificent
spire, has peal of bells ninety in number,
on which is played every half hour the
most elaborate music. 1t lis an interesting
fact that the peal of bells in the tower of
the old Royal Exchange was Ginning
"There's nae guide luck aboot the house"
when the building was on fire, 1t would
require ninety-one years to ring all the
changes on peal of twelve bells, suppos-
ing ten changes-that is, 12O sounds, to
be struck every minute. For the changes
of fourteen bells, 16,575 years would be
required, and for twenty four bells, Ill.,
100000, ,OOO,OOO,OOO years,-Buck's Ad-
aertiser.
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Selert gtorp,
SOUTH BRANCH FARM.

The Taneys had lived on the South
Branch Farm since colony times, and no
fancy had ever cheated a man out Of
dollar. They lent no money, and they
borrowed none; they never sat at any man S
table, nor asked guest to theirs.
The fancy pcw-front one-was filled
every Sunday, come rain or sun. Mrs.
fancy, middle-aged woman, with gray
hair in a tight little knot behind, and
wearing the same rusty, black gown and
bonnet for dozen years, was always like
others present But sometimes she was
asleep For this was the one hour of the
whole week when she could sit down on
cushion and fold her hands The air was
warm; the music soft and sweet no wonder
she slept. Sometimes the works that
were read stirred her soul; it seemed as if
her childhood woke, as if the tears must
come to her long dry eyes. But they
never did. By the time she had walked
home with her son William, the story of
Bethlehem or heavenly glory to come, had
faded into doubtful dream, and all that
was real was the South Branch Farm, the
price of pork, or the fall of potatoes
After church, dinner must be ready Cpl
ping hot, too, on account of the boarder),
in half an hour; then she had the sheep to
look after and the poultry to feed, then
milking. The Taneys never had kept
any "help." Mrs Taney had brought up
six children, been sole cook, seamtress,
tailor and dairymaid; yet her husband, old
Ben, always had said :-"Sarah's not a
capable woman. No Taney blood in her. u
Ben had been dead five years, but his
wife went on carrying groaning load on
the back which lacked bone. William
was a harder master than his father had
been; the very oxen felt the lash oftener,
and their corn fell off one half He sat
in the kitchen now, with a book before
him, while his mother and youngest sister,
Lefty, were cooking the supper.
"Take that butter off the table" he said,
suddenly. "Molasses will do. What are
you cooking meat for? It's not necessa-
ry. Put it back in the cellar"
eyes, William" replied his mother
submissively. "Only thought the board
er-"
awe can't afford to keep him like a
lord. You'll have to exercise economy,
mother | can't be always here to look
after things. How am ever to pay for
the meadow lots if the money is going
away in this style ?''
"In what way, William ?" Mrs. fancy s
scared eyes wandered over the spare
kitchen, the smouldering coal in corner
of the CRATE, the half. starved face of her
little girl.
Il try to save, 1 am sure. What way
do you mean, sir?
"Oh, every way!'' closing the book with
bang. "There's leak at every corner.
Why, | toll and slave the year round.
But with such lot Of mouths to feed
He glared at Lefty, who shrank into
the pantry. She did not come out during
supper, and her mother dared not call her.
The girl was crying as usual, and her tears,
always exasperated William. Poor Lefty