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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-30
Gltp Real estate for Sale.

DEEKMAN-ST., near GOld.-Fiye-s STORY su0-
I'D stantla marble building for sale aneXcelent Investment
rutland & WHITING, 12l Nassau.st
nor SALE.--A fOur-stOry br0wn-stone front
l. dwelling, 2Ox55 LenOx Hll IN perfect orders I'm
mediate possession. Call at 100 East 69thst
DOR SALE.-Furnshed or unfinished, a
foursory high stooP house on the south side OF stay
yeaut square, OF 2d-ave. possession THIS fal SIZE
of lot % 9xlO33 Inquire OF W. A MILES, 81 Chrysestr
~
DOR SALE.-With immediate possession, the
Il desirable threesOry English basement house l4 last
4Otht one door east Of Lexngonve and opposite the
Murray m Presbyterian Church the house contains nine
bathroom and Kitchen size lot lo6x 40 mousse
fair condition and desirable for small family Apply
10 MARTIN KLENEN, 90 I1berty-st
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There are about 3,000,O 600 acres Of excellent
pine lands in Louisiana which arc beginning
to attract Northern attention, and Michigan
parties have recently purchased IL 900 acres
in Calcasieu parish, with view to the manu-
facture OF lumber. These lands are offered at n
dollar and quarter an acre.
French thoughts; at is true that one gets
used to everything-even to blows-but to CIV
Ing rather than receiving them" "Flowers
are more Indispensable than bread to certain
natures" "Scatter benefactions and you Will
make ungrateful people, but 1t is better to
make an hundred ingrates than one unhappy
person."
Autograph sentiments of three noted French
authors; "The first half of life ia passed in
longing for the second, and the second half in
regretting the first."-diphonse KARI. "What
could an autograph say to one who did not
know It's author? The handwriting OF many
does not furnish portrait OF his soul. Pytha-
goras long ago said, In his golden lines, that
writing is the corpse of thought."-Jute
ClQTetie. "What is duty? 1t Is what we exact
from others. "-Aierandre Dumas, Ills.
singular story of successful deception
comes from Portland, oregon. woman there
was doing rushing business as n clairvoyant
and prophecies. She claimed to be descended
| from an Old Huguenot family, and called her
self Nine. Lormand. suspicious reporter
looked up her record and found that she was
an English woman who had lived for three
years In the place, was well educated, and had
shown great curiosity to learn the history OF
| all the persons she met or who were prominent
In the city. Two months ago she told her
| friends that she was going to British Columbia
She sold out herfurniture, but removed 10 an
other part OF the city, disguised herself, and
set up as French clairyoyant. She initiated
| the broken English of tho French woman, and
played her part so skillfully that she deceived
people who knew her we'll, and was coming
money when the exposure came.
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DIED.

LANCASTER.-on Saturday, December 10, ut
3;15 o'clock, Mary +. Lancaster, widow of the
age, after u long and painful illness which she
bore with Christian grace.
J0Y.-On Sunday, December IL, at IL o'clock
a. m, after q lingering Illness, which she bore
wife OF Thomas JOY, and daughter OF the late
John Jefferson, of West River, Nd, aged SO
years.
CREECY.-M 1 o'clock a. M, December 10,
Creepy, aged 81 years.
JONES' At Philadelphia Pa, December IL
Mrs. Hannah Febiger Jones, aged SS years, the
mother OF Commodore John O. Febiger, u. S.
Navy, and Col George l.. Febiger, u. s. Army,
both now on duty In this city.
WRIGHT.-on Monday, December ~, at
40 p. M, at SOC Fifth street, Miss Margaret
Wright eldest daughter OF the lateE. s. Wright,
OF Georgetown, d. O.
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Associated Charities OF the District.
The Society OF Associated Charities held a
meeting last evening at the Bureau OF Educa-
ton, Mr.. A. s. Solomons upon motion, taking
tho chair, Mr.. L. S. Emery, secretary.
The committee on subdivision of the Dis.
trlct for tho purpose of n more thorough can
vass In the Interests of charity reported the
boundaries of the several subdivisions and
the report was approved.
The designations OF Rev. j. G.. Ames ION nc.
count of Ill HEALTHY, DR.. William Tindall and
Mrs. II. s. Tulloch were received and accepted,
and Dr. Tabor Johnson elected to I'LL the first,
and Mr.. s. w. Tulloch to I'LL the latter vacancy.
Mr.. Dunwoody, representing the Parish
Union, the charitable society of All Souls
Church, being present, stated that his society
finding 1t difficult to dispense charity rs intel
ligently as they would wish, were anxiou to
| cooperate with the association.
| called public meeting was, by vote, decided
upon, TO be held at the Spencerian Business
| College, corner Seventh and l. streets north
west, next Monday evening, at 8 o'clock, Mrs
| Spencer having kindly rendered the use of the
| college room for that purpose.
Committees were appointed as follows: TC
present plans for procuring funds, Hon. NJ. g.
Emery, Rev. j. II. Paxton and John Il. Mitchell
| to prescribe plan for the registration of mp.
| plicants for charity, Mrs. s. A. NJ. Canfeld; to
| secure room for central ofllce where registra-
| ton may also be carried on, Col. Dent, Major
Brock and Mr.. s. w. Tulloch: to report a plan
for establishing industries, Mr.. A. $. Solomons,
Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, John i. Cook, A. S. Pratt
and l.. s. Emery.
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The Vote Of Yirrinin.

The two houses OF the General Assembly OF
Virginia, In Joint session yesterday, counted
the votes cast at the election In November.
The count shows the following result. For
governor, w. L. Cameron, ReadIuster, ILL.,
473; John w. Daniel, Democrat, 90, 757; Cam.
eron's.maIority, 11,716. For lieutenant-gov-
ernor, John II. Lewis, Republican. ReadIuster,
111,257; James Barbour, Democrat, 99,629;
Lewis majority, 11,63O. It was found through
error or otherwise 935 votes We're recorded for
James s. Barbour, and ,155 for John $. Lewis,
both for lleutennnt.gOvernOr.
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LIVELY spATs



Yesterday AFTERNOON, aiter Mr. Davidge mad
concluded hls cross.examination OF the witness
Spitzkn. IL was taken I'M by the District At
,nrnor ,,ho ro,orrod 20 m or,,oio 10, ,ho
vvnoy, VINO .oiol,ou ah ur.ioio III 'no
-hed'ca hecoTd OF octoper ~, written by VIII
ness, in which he states that Mr.. Blaine,
Senator Logan and the President recognized
the insanity OF the prisoner. rs that true?"
inquired the District Attorney.
Tho Witness-"It was 80 stated in the papers
of the day. An interviewer in tho New York Her
aid made worry exhaustive statement OF an al
legged interview with Mr.. Blaine, and he gave
the unqualified opinion OF Mr. Blaine that the
man was insane. And know furthermore that
there was II telegram from tho Cabinet 10 tho
American ministers In Europe, stating that
there was no conspiracy, but that the nssassina-
ton was the net OF an Insane man. Applause
In the courtrooml
The prisoner tauntingly to tho District At
torney)-"That settles you, Colonel" Laugh
teri
The District Attorney-"1 understand that
this witness over month ago wrote an opin-
Ion upon tho subject OF this prisoners insan.
ity and criticised tho whole case. want TO
show that he did not come here with un.
formed opinion"
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STEAMBOATS,.

FOR NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH,
P PoI - MoN SS Gy PiNEf ,sslL
Connecting at Norfolk with the Boston steamers
steamer EXCELSIOR on TUESDAYS,
THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS at 8 y. m.
Fall and Winter Arrangements beginning Oct. l.
First-class Fare to Norfolk and Fortress Mon
" OO
Second Glass Fare TO Norfolk and TT. Monroe so
First-class Fare to Piney Point and Point Look
JO
out . rs
Tickets and stntcrOoms for sale and informa-
ti0n furnished Mt ID. w. Reeds Sons, 1916 Il street
northwest, b. & o. Ticket Office, 1881 Penna. ave
nue.; St Marc Hotel: ROoses Cigar Stands at prin-
cipal Hotels; H. B. POlklnhorn, next TO City Post
Office and at Company's Office, 7th.street wharf
GEORGE MATTINGLY
$3.50 - - General Superintendent.
WIN. p. WEIGH, Agent. oc24
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A Year I'm Heaven.

One year among the angels, beloved, thou hast
been;
One year has Heavens white portal shut out
the sound OF sin;
And yet no voice, no whisper, comes floating
down from thee,
To tell us what glad wonder a year of Heaven
may be.
Our hearts before 1t listen-the beautiful
closed gate
The silence yearns around us; We listen and
We wait.
1t is thy Heavenly birthday, on earth thy lilies
bloom;
In thine immortal garland canst find for these
no room?
Thou loved'st all things lovely when walking
with US here;
Now, from the heights OF Heaven, seems earth
no longer dear
We cannot paint thee moving In white'robed
state afar;
Nor think our flower OF comfort cool and dis
tant star.
Heaven is but life made richer; therein can be
To meet our love and longing thou hast no gulf
to cross;
No adamant between us uprears Its rocky
screen;
A veil before us only--thou In the light Sc
rene
That veil 'twixt earth and Heaven n breath
might watt aside;
we Dreutne ono ar, DeloNou Wo ioiioW ohc
dear Guide.
Passed Into open vision, out of our mists and
rain,
Thou seest how sorrow blossoms, how peace is
won from pain.
And half we feel thee leaning from thy deep
calm OF bliss
To say Of earth, "Beloved how beautiful 1t
is
The lilies In this splendor--tho green leaves
In this dew
Oh, earth is also Heaven, with Gods light
clothed anew !
so when the sky seems bluer, and when the
Some tender mystic shading we never know
was there,
Well say, ave see things earthly by light of
sainted eyes;
She bends where we are gazing, to-day, from
Paradise"
Because We know thee near us, and nearer still
TO Him
Who fills thy cup of being with glory to the
brim,
We will not stain with grieving our fair,
though fainter light,
But cling TO the In spirit as II thou vert In
sight.
And as In waves of beauty the swift years come
| and go
Upon celestial currents our deeper life shall
flow,
Hearing, from that sweet country where blight
ing never came,
| Love chime the hours eternal, In earth aud
Heaven the same.
Lucy Larc0m.
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EDUCATIONAL.

CPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, COR
- Ninth and j streets northwest, occupies its
known throughout the United States as Lincoln
Hall Building. Day and evening sessions for
ladies and gentlemen. Sons and daughters edu-
Gated for real life. Students received throughout
the year.. pamphlet containing an eloquent
address to the students "Elements of
Success" by James A. Garfield; also, full infor-
nation concerning the college, will be sent free
at the college Office HENRY &. SPENCER,
Principal. Mrs SARA A. SPENCER, Vice
priupInaI or0S
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RAILROADS.
1881 THE GREAT 1881
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE,
TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
DOUBLE TRACK, STEEL RAILS.
Splendid Scenery, Magnificent Equipment

DOUBLE TRACK, STEEL RAILS.
Splendid Scenery, Magnificent Equipment
TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON, from depo
corner ofSixth and streets,
For pltsburg and the s Vest 500 A. M Daily with
M daily, with Sleeping cars from Harrisburg
daily, with Palace Car TO Pttsburs.
BALTIMORE POTOMAC RAILROAD,
For Canandagga, Rochester Buffalo, Nissa ara
North, 8 a. m. daily, except sunday; at $3.50 p
canandaigua and Watkins. -
For w%msPGTt Lock H sSysnv and Eimira
For Sew York % RG %d tSSsf East slnS 1 m 1920 a.
SSS S and io IT, o Tx s%eaay PSm nD
Palace Cars 9$S a, n; daily, except sunday,
fordiHg direct transfer to Fulton street, avoid.
ing double ferriage across New York city.
For 1903 anS o DO D. M. On Sunday i at go 60
1000 and iol5 p. IN; Limited Express, $50 a. M
For Baitmore Gao, 500 $50, 1890 a. M, and 200,
40, 40, $40, $780, 1000 and l0.l5p m. On Sun.
day, 500 1880 a. M, 200, 5.4o $50 1000 and 10f
For Pope's Creek Line, $40 q. M. and 44o p. m
For Annapolis GAO a, nj. and 44o p. M. daily, ex
cept Sunday.
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERIoKsBURe
WMA AshfAGro MP hAI 4k6HbNphiA AND
For A A ~ a29 and II 30 a. m 40
and 1880 n. IN. and y. m.
For Richmond and the South, 200 and lilo a.
daily, and p III. daily, except Sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington, o. so
and 10 a. m, 12.40 g. 8, 9.10 y. m, and IL mid
night On Sunday at sos apd 10 n. M, and
9.05 p. m.
Tickets, Information, sleeping and parlor &C
commodations can be procured at the Offices north
east corner ofThirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, and at the station, where orders can be
left for the checking of baggage to destination roD
hotels and residences.
J.R. WOOD, General Passenger Agent
FRANK THOMSON. General Manager
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DR.. II. l.. Bovee takes pleasure In informing
his friends and the public that he has removed
TO his new Bath Parlors (eXcelled by mono for
beauty and convenience), at 1417 q street, OPP
pOSlte RIGGS House.
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Mary being Johns partner for, the first waltz.
Grandpa and grandma looked on with beaming
smiles, and the latter chuckled as he said to
his spouse sour young folks can Dance OF
course, but 1t amt such dancing as we had In
our Young DAVIS"
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National Hotel Arrivals.

NJ. Cohen, West Kent, Va; Seth p. Mobley,
Nebraska; II. +. Pickett and wife, N. Y; O. L.
Henry and family, Ohio; Il. G. Baylor, Charles
Va; William II. Strothes, Markham, Va; Will
liam II. BELLS, Annapolis, Nd; @. II. McCon-
key, N. X; Z. Stern, Baltic; George W. Nc
Gill, N. y; M. Q. P. dillett, n. Y; William W.
Ware, Va; @. r. Harrington, Mich. Hy. Nc
Marion, Mich; John p. Sanborn, Mich; II. o..
Clagett, Leesburg; H. E. Morgan and wife,
Little Falls; James L. Fisher and wife, Phila-
delphia Hon. L. A. Grover, Oregon f. l..
Thorp, Va; ]. Herrell Va.
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AUCTION SALES.
yXTALTER B. WILLIAMS q CO., Auction
w GERS.
TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO LOTS ON NINTf
2TREEI NORTIIM EST


TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO LOTS ON NINTH
STREET NORTHWEST.
by virtue Of decree of the Supreme Court OF
the District OF Columbia, made and pnssed IN
equity cause No 1881, and entitled NJ. g. Meigs vs.
Leonard =. Chapman ct AL, and OF deed OF trust
dated November q, 1868, and duly recorded IN
iiber Il. and r., No 4. folio 3Og Ct seq., one OF inc
land records of the District of Columbia, ana NJ
the request In writing Of the party secured there
by will sell at public auction on Friday, the 80
day of December, 1881 Mt o'clock y. M, In front
Of the premises the following described real es.
tate situate in the city Of washington, District OF
Columbia, to wit: All of lot numbered Twenty
one CD, and all Of lot numbered twenty-five (22l.
except the south eight feet front by eighty-scyci
SD feet deep In Mclgs' subdivision Of original
lots numbered nine (O), ten UO), and eleven ull.
of square numbered three hundred and sxty.onc
C3Gl), laid down and recorded In the office fthc
Terms: me property will be sold for cash. by
perfect title and all taxes paid. one hundred dol.
lars will be required In cash NJ time OF sale ana
the balance of the purchase money niter the De
livery ola deed therefor, within five days amer
the sale. If the terms of sale are not compiled
with within the time specified, the property VIII
he rpsold mt the risk and cost of the defaultlnB
purchaser after five days advertising.
GEORGE X. FINCkEL,
decl3d&ds Trustee.
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"Alderney Dairy Wagons. -

Fresh Attorney Butter, churned every morn
ng and delivered In l2ib. "Ward prints, 5Oc.i
per ID. Also, cottage cheese, buttermilk and
sweet milk, &c. per at. Cream 15c. pint.
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Durang.s Rheumatic Remedy
Associated Charities or the District.

Will cure any case OF rheumatism on the face
or the green earth. Sold by every live druggist
In Washington
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Gen

of choice Hour sent homo to make cakes, pastry
ana other good things with for Christmas din
ner. He mentioned It to Mary, and they drove
over to
w. II. Tenney a. Sons
Capitol Mills In West Washington, and ordered
a barrel OF their famous ''New South" brand and
then drove home, reaching there in time to find
the family just concluding dinner. But they
were not hungry. They were very mysterious
happiness, and concluded their noble days
work by dance in the parlor that night,
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Club. The suit was finished, promptness and
the best styles for the least money being the
motto OF Devlin Co., and John was very much
delighted. He Joined his sister again and they
were about driving of when Major Foursright
approached and they stopped for little chat.
Tho chat lasted nvo minutes, and the Major
noticing Johns famishcd look, insisted on
their going to Harveys with him for lunch.
The invitation was accepted. They drove to
Harvcy's.
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THE EVENING CRITIC.
THE PAST AND PRESENT.
lBLrsHED AUGUST. 1893

7 The Christmas Shopping Tour OF
Grandpa stin1oints Grand chiIdren,
Illustrated by the Special Artist
of The Critic"
"The time was" said Grandfather Stifrjoint,
when Christmas rolled around, we mad many
mile to go to purchase our holiday goods,
and rough task It was, too, for In my young
days there was no steam travel. And tho stores
thon were poorly stocked and no such goods as
arc displayed by enterprsing Washington.
merchants now could be had for love or money
then. You young folks have every reason to
rejoice, and can we'll look forward to Christ.
mas with pleasant anticipatons."
The old man then leaned back in his easy
chair and pufred at his pipe, framing pictures
of the past In the blue clouds of smoke that
circled over his head. John and Mary Light.
heart, his grandchildren, were Just preparing
to sct out on shopping tour, with tho pur.
chase OF many Christmas presents In view, for
their family was large and friends many and
they had various gifts to select
1--WE are going now, grandpa" Mary said TO
him prettily, kissing him tenderly as she
spoke, and then following her brother, entered
their splendid
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MAIsa

This operation concluded, John rojoined his
sister again. and they next drove TO
Kings Palace.
Sl4 Seventh street northwest, wlfero all was
bustlo and activity. Ladies' In countless mum.
bers were purchasing millinery goods, feath-
ers and artificial flowers which John, in his
blunt way, after making few inquiries, re-
marked TO Mary were being sold at "slaugh.
tering prices" Mary made several purchases,
and then said to the rosy-cheeked clerk: al
wish, miss, that you would show me some
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lady would enjoy. Driving up town again,
proceeding toward the splendid dry.goods
store OF
Trunnel Il Clark,
s03 Market Space. Mary concluded 10 stop
there, where tho handsome knights OF the
ynrdstick and
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The Bank of England.

GAS safe as the Bank of England is
an assurance of safety which is never
questioned. No one ever lost money by
the Bank of England. Its notes are
good all over the world. Many stran-
gers 90 to see it. Only few persons
can 60 round at once, with guide. In
one room notes that have been paid have
the corners torn off and holes punched
through them. Over fifty thousand
notes, worth one million pounds, are
paid every day, and thus cut out. They
are kept five years, and if you give the
number and date of a note, in less than
three minutes it can be found; so that if
you paid note you owed and man
said you did not do so, you could prove
that you had paid it. The largest note
is one thousand pounds. One hundred
and twenty men are in the room where
paid notes are clipped, and 1920 in all
the bank. All the notes used are printed
in the bank, and the printing machines
keep register of every one. Here PEN
sions are paid to crippled soldiers. Here
gold and silver plate-private property
is kept. Two things 1 heard interested
me. "Gold is very brittle,' said our
guide. eff you throw good deal about
upon a counter-that is,l a number of
gold pieces-and then sweep it off the
counter, you will find that the fragments
count up. We are very careful Of them.
In the weighing-room all gold sover-
eigns that you put in your pockets in the
morning, with other pieces of coin, at
night will not be just the same. We
know that, and weigh every sovereign
that has once been out of the house.
The bankers loose the difference. We
have sent boxes of gold coin to them by
express that have come back to us I'M
opened. yet the rubbing of the gold has
worn off five pounds worth" We came
away agreeing that this great bank is
one of the worlds wonders,
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heard the sullen of the sea as it beat

heard the sullen roar of the sea as it beat
upon their memories vaguely.
Then came all the old Christmas
carols, such as they had sung in church
thirty wears before; the subtle music
that brings up the glimmer of way
tapers, the solemn shrines, the ever
green, holly, misletoe and surpliced
choirs. Then the remorseless performer
planted his final stab in every heart with
s.Home, Sweet Home.n
When the player ceased, the crowd
skunk away from him. There was no
more of the revelry elements left in his
audience. Each man wanted to sneak
off to his cabin and write the old folks
a letter. The day was breaking as the
last man left the place, and the PLAYER.
LAYING his head down on the piano, fell
asleep.
81 say, pard," said Goskin, "don,t
you want little rest?"
81 feel tired" the old man said.
" Perhaps you'll let me rest here for the
matter of a day or so?'
He walked behind the bar, where some
old blankets were lying, and stretched
himself upon them.
81 feel pretty sick. guess won't
last long. I've got a brother down in
the ravine-his names Driscoll. He
don't know I'm here Can you get him
before morningP I'd like to see his faca
once more before l die" z
Goskin started up at the mention Of
tie name. He knew Driscoll well.
I" He your brotherp I'll have him here
in half an hour
As he dashed out into the storm, the
musician. pressed his hand to hissFsSee
and groaned. Goskin heard the words
" Hurry" and sped down the ravine to
Driscolls cabin.
1t was quite light in the room when
the two men returned. Driscoll was as
pale as death.
"My God! 1 hope he's alive! /
wronged him when we lived in England,
twenty years ago"
They saw the old man had drawn
a blanket over his face. The two stood
a moment, awed by the thought that he
might be dead. Goskin lifted the blank
ct and pulled it down astonished. There
was no one there!
"Gone" cried Driscoll, wildly.
"Gone!" echoed Goskin, pulling out
his cash drawer. "Ten thousand dol
lars in the sack, and the Lord knows
how much loose change in the drawer!"
The next day the boys got out, fol-
lowed horses tracks through the snow,
and lost them in the trail leading to-
ward Phoebe.
There was a man missing from the
camp. 1t was the three-card- monte man,
who used to deny point blank that he
could play the scale. One day they
found wig of white hair, and called to
mind how the =" stranger" had pushed
those locks back when he looked toward
the ceiling for inspiration on the night
of December "a, 1861.