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IMPORTANT SUIT.
Heavy Claim for Damages Against the
City of Boston for Infringement of
patant

Patent.
BOSTON, Feb ia claim for infringement
of patent has been made against the city of
Boston for an amount of nearly 100000, and
the question of liability of the city has been
submitted to the City Solicitor, and in case of
an adverse report suit is to be entered at once
The claimant is Mr.. Marcus P. Morton, a law
yer of Troy, N. Y, who purchased of one Blk
by his invention of the application of a valve
now in use upon all the cylinder steam fire en-
gines of whatever pattern, and Mr.. Morton
claims royalty on every engine owned by the
city since 1868. The first movement made by
Mr.. Morton was against the city of Troy
which has seven engines, and the city. after
consulting its best legal talent, was informed
that it was liable, and made a settlement with
Mr.. Morton for about $4,000. The city Of
New York was then requested to settle, and
failing to do so, suit was commenced and judg-
ment has been entered in Mr. Morton's favor,
the amount to be determined hereafter. The
matter was recently brought to the attention of
Mayor Green by Mr.. Morton and Gen Butler,
his counsel, and the evidence taken in the suit
in New York was also submitted. 1t is the in
tentiOn of Mr.. Morton to proceed against all
the cities in the country, and it is said that he
has retained all the leading patent lawyers.
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FaiIl1ras for the Week.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-R. G. Dun & Co. re-
port 154 failures throughout the country for
the week, a somewhat greater number THAN
last, and cotton principally, in New Orleans
and Chicago. In New York the principal fail
nre was that of G. f. Hardy & Co., shipping
and commission. The distribution of the fail
ures was: Eastern States, Is; Western, 30;
Southern As; Middle, 81; Pacific coast and
Territories, l3; New York city, 10; total, 154.
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DELINQUENT Pennsylvania Railroads.

HARRISBURG, Feb. 17.-Secretary Dunkel OF
the department of internal affairs has placed
list of seventeen railroad companies doing
business in Pennsylvania in the hands of the
attorney general, requesting him to proceed
against them because Of failure TO make out
and return to the auditor general annual re-
ports within thirty days after the expiration of
their financial year. The penalty for each road
is $1,000.
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In this city Feb. II. Annie NJ. Humphrey. aged
SO years.
Funeral service Sunday afternoon at 1.30 o'clk.
at the residence of j. G.. Libby. Quebec street.
10 this city, Feb. H. Charles Standish youngest
son of Charles S. and Emma A. Deake. aged years
8 months.
Funeral on Monday afternoon at 21s o'clock, at
st Luke's Cathedral
Feb. II, Annie NJ. Doyle. aged II years % days.
Funeral service Sunday afternoon at o'clock
at her late residence. No. "a Bracket street.
In South Auburn, Feb. 16, Mrs. Charlotte, wife of
Moses Barker. aFd DO years 10 months days.
formerly of Knightvlle.
Funeral service Sunday afternoon at 21s O'Clock,
at Knghtville Methodist Church.
In Naples, Feb. 10. John K. Campbell, aged SO
years.
In Brunswick. Feb. 9, Gilbert e. Hamilton of
North Yarmouth. aged 81 years.
In Brunswick, Feb IA. Mrs. Hannah, wife Of Capt
William Decker, aged SO years.
In Bath. Feb. 10, BERTHE F. Nelson of Sutton,
N. H.. aged II years.
In Topshsm. Feb. 8, Abbe A.. wife of Rev. G. B.
Atwood, aged 20 years.
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DOMESTIC PORTS.

SAN FRANCISCO-Cld sth. ship Imperial, Cros-
GALVESTON 10th. sch welaka. Perkins.
Pensacola.
CEDAR KEYs-old 9th, sch Eliza Ann, Henra-
han, Tampico.
Ar 9th, sch Rookie Yates, Harris. Port Spain.
JAGKSoNvILLE-Cld 18th, sch Fannie L Mill
ken. Roberts, Jersey City.
BRUNSWICK-Ar 14th, sch Lizzie Wiley FIN
New York. to load for New York; Lizzie Heyer. Po-
land, Amboy for Boston.
SAVANNAH--Sid 18th. sch stephen Bennett,
Douglass, Port Royal, to load for New York.
PURr ROYAL, Scar 14th, sch VIM Wilson,
Sanderson Milford Port.
CnARLESToN-Ar 14th, sch Annie Whiting,
Sid 10th, sch Isaac orbeton, Crockett Baltimore.
WILMINGTON, NC--Ar 18th. sch F L schepp,
WILMINGTON, No-Cld 14th, sch D Haskell,
Haskell New York.
Ar 10th. sch J 5 Ingraham. Packard, Nayasss.
NORFOLK-Cld 18th, slip Gen Knox, Henry, for
Liverpool.
BALTIMORE Cid 14th, sch Lemuel Hall, Tripp,
CID 18th, sch Irene Meseryey, Hart, Darien.
PHILADELPHIA-Cld 18th, scbs Kensett, Har-
raden. Cardenas; w Chester Thompson, Jack
sonvilie; Sarah Davis, Burgess, and Emeiine G
Sawyer, Lamson Savannah.
NEW oRK-Ar 10th. barque Conquest. Howes,
bTps Cana enkns Dodge
Stubs, Fernandina; schs Charlotte Brown, Ryder,
San Andreas; Ariadne, Dyer. Cardenas days; An
ME Chase Poole, Savannah; Nj Hayes, McFar-
land, Kennebec Allen Green, Nickerson, Damar-
scotia for Baltimore; Congress, Willard. Portland;
Hattie NJ Crowell, Kennebec; Maggie Ellen, Little
john and I W Allen, Carter, New Bedford; Emma
K Smailey, Cousins, Portland.
Cid 18th, brig Jennie Phinney, Noyes. Portland;
schs Hattie E King Crowley Santa Cruz; Joseph
Wilde. Branscomb Para; Idaho, Jameson, for New
Bedford.
PRoVDENCE-Ar 18th, sch Only Son, Raymond
New York.
Ar 18th, barQue Stephen Hart, Torrey, Bruins
wick. Ga; Mindora, Brown, Perth Amboy; Loduskia,
Leach. New York.
Sid 10th, brig Tally Ho. for Newport; sch James
A Parsons, Howes, New York.
NEWPORT-Ar 10th, brig Tally Ho, from Provi-
dence In tow, to finish repairs.
Sid 10th, sch Dougas Haynes. Meady, Qrom Wis
casset) for Bristol.
In port 16th schs Mabel, Curtis, Boston for Jack
sonville; Willie Luce, Spear, Camden for Charles
ton, SC.
VINEYARD-HAVEN - Ar 18TH schs Swallow,
Brewster, Eastport for New York; VIM Green,
Gardner Damarlscotta for do; Alfred w Fisk, KEEL
ley Georgetown, Me, for do.
SID scLs Cyrus Chamberlain, and w Fisk.
BOSTON-Ar 10th, schs Edw Lawyer, Kendall
Wilmington. Nc.
Below 18th, brig Morancy, from Miragoane; sch
Ii Macomber. from Cayenne.
Cid 18th, schs W Ii Oler, Chase Boothbay, to load
for Philadelphia; Enos b Phillips Baker, do, to load
for Wilmington, Del.
SALEM-Ar 14th, sch Ripley Ropes, Lewis, from
Rockport.
Sid 18TH sch Andrew York. Cfrom Portland) for
Baltimore.
HARPSWELL-At Great Island 18th. sch Alice
Montgomery, (new) Lavender, from Bath, to load
ice for New York.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
snsnicion of Suicide.

Suspicion of Suicide
BATH, Feb. H-Robbins Heal, aged 60
and unmarried, of the firm of Heal Brothers,
lumber dealers, of Westport, left home some
time during Wednesday night and has not
since been seen. he was traced to the river
where it is feared he committed suicide.
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Mrs. Garfield will not Answer Mrs. SEQ
Ville'S Letter.

CLEVELAND. o., Feb. III. II. Rhodes, Sec
rotary Of the Garfield monument committee,
said today that Mrs. Garfield received letter
from Mrs. Scoville this morning, and he was
authorized in her behalf to say that toward the
slayer of her husband she cherished no malice.
He must answer only to his God and the
American people. For his sister and all mem
bsrs of his family she feels only profound pity.
Further than this she asks to be left alone
with her sorrow and to be spared being dragged
into useless and torturing publicity. Mrs. Gar
field will not answer the letter.
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MARRIAGES.

NJ. Stiles.
In Richmond, Feb. 10, H. S. Lombard of Gardiner
and Miss Louisa A. Weston of Litchfeld.
In Brownheld. Feb. IA, Frank A. Gray of Brown
field and Miss Lizzie E. Emerson of Denmark.
In Brunswick, Feb. IL, II. s. Lombard of Gardi-
ner and Miss Louisa A. Weston of Litchfield.
In Norridgewock, Orrin q. Taylor and Miss Addie
Il, BuzZell.
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pOao0lCAL.

al
IsFac gGoss s<,a TEE SAKE r9EE1b -SoUS
HOURS.
va Dept, OggIoE CnsEE SieEAL
oFrgoEk, Washington. d. c..
Feb. IS, AN.
FOR New England.
Colder fair weather, northeasterly winds, high
er pressure.
SPECIAL BULLETIN.
General rains have fallen in North Carolina,
Middle sAtlantic States and New England,
and occasional snow in the Lake region and
Northwest. Northeasterly winds prevail in
the South Atlantic States. The cold wave last
night in Minnesota and Dakota has extended
to the eastward over the Lake region, Middle
States and New England but has not extended
to the southwark. The temperature still con-
tinues below zero along the northwestern from
tier. 1t has fallen 20 to 80 degrees in New
England.
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ng party.
Serious Charges Concerning an Ocean
Steamer.

bbfIUu5 OudIB65 OOI1N0A 141l1B WI OOOt'A1
Steamer.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE cabin passengers
on the steamship Catalonia print card to-day,
stating that they consider that vessel as hardly
fit TO 20 to sea, that she was insufficently sup
piled with coal, that she is slow craft, that
the decks leaked, that the stern was so weak
that 1t had to be shored up during the voyage,
and they condemn the company for sending
such ship to sea with light supply of coal
lures is that of Capt. Edward Barley of the
English navy and several citizens OF New
York, Pittsburg and Michigan. Vernon Brown
the agent of the Catalonia in this city, has not
heard of the vessels unftness for sea. He
saws she is not a fast steamer but is q strong,
Clyde-built iron craft, that the coal tnrned out
to be poor, and Capt. Mourlain, whom the
passengers highly compliment for competency,
etc, put into Halifax to obtain coal enough to
complete the voyage to New York.
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heavy Suit Against the Grand Trunk
Railway.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. 1.-THE Northern
Transportation Company has begun in the Cir
cult Court suit against the Grand Trunk
upon breaches of contract. In 1879 the Grand
Trunk Railway contracted with the Tfapspor-
tstion Company to form its Eastern connec-
zion, and it is alleged by the latter that the
railway did not fulfill its contract by furnish
ing the requisite number of cars.
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Sullivan has forwarded challenge to Ryan
Tin conseouence of remarks attributed to Ryan
relative to the late fight to meet him in four
round with soft gloves. and If he (Sullivan)
does not stop Ryan In four rounds he will give
him $500.
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Haven railroad ran off the track Thursday
night, near Mount Vernon. Joseph Hatzell,
brakeman. was instantly killed, and II. Q.
Phelps, the conductor, who resides in New
Haven, was slightly injured.
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Havana Market.

(By Telegraph.)
HAVANA. Feb. 17.-Sugar market fiat: Molssses
Sugar S6 to 80 deg polarization 51aa6 reals gold
per arrobe; Muscovado common to fair at 61sa6ss
reals; Centrifugal Sugar, 80 to SO deg in boxes at
1854.
Spanish gold L. 6S1a@1 $3.50.
Exchange frmer;on United States 80 days gold at
512@6 prem;short sight do at ga @7 prem.
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BOILER EXPLOSION.

Five Negroes Killed and Many Others
Injured.
ATLANTA, Feb. 1.-THE boiler of the Geor-
gia car works, at Gainesville, exploded this
morning killing five negroes and injuring
number of others, two of whom have since
died. Damage to building very great.
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European ssarkss..

By Telegraph.)
LONDON, Feb. 17.-Consols 100 3-l6.
LONDON, Feb. 17.-American securities United
states bonds, As, 1874.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 17-12.30 P. M.-Ootton market
steady; Upands at I'd; Orleans $50 ,sales 10000
baies speculation and export 1000: futures steady
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FINA NCIAL.
Oregon Pacific Railroad
FIRST MORTGAGE, LAND GRANT
GOLD EBoND9 /?

The Oregon Pacific Railroad Company offers for
sale limited amount of its twentyyear bonds bear
ing six per cent. interest payable semiannually in
New York or London on the first days of April and
October.
1t is confidently believed that no railroad bond
has been offered on the market in years having ele-
ments of security satisfactory to the conservative
INVESTOR these and the fact that the great bulk Of
the issue has been absorbed by investors Of the high
est rank for sound Judgment reputation and solid
wealth, confirms this belief.
The price of the bonds is par and accrued interest
accompanied by bonus of thirty per cent. of the
fully paid capital stock of the company (three
shares with each 81 900 bond) the company reserv-
ing the right to advance the price withdraw the
bonus in whole or in part without notice.
The company claims and will demonstrate that
from existing business, urgently demanding relief,
its net revenues after all fixed charges paid will
exceed 30 per cent. per annum its capital stock.
Full information at the offices of the company
16 and Is Exchange Place, New York.
feb9 deod9t
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PORTLAND Feb. IL.
The following quotations of Grain were received
by telegraph from Chicago to-day by A. W. Jordan,
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Re.e,n,s AZ ysnsag Ceu.ras.


PORTLAND, Feb. 16.
rar Portland, earst32 miscellaneous merchandise,
ios eoEneetinG roads SO cars miscellaneous NOR
chandise.
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Ice Gorge on the Hudson.


a Grievance Of the Minnesota Changers.
ST. PAUL. MINI, Feb. 1.-THE Minnesota
State Grange has adopted resolutions severely
denouncing the Minneapolis Millers' Associa-
ton, by which the most of the Minnesota
wheat is purchased, for excluding other pur-
chasers from the market, and keeping down
prices. The Grange has also adopted an APP
peal to railroad companies to cooperate with
the farmers to secure free and topen market
and fair competition for grain.
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Sch VIM Fl Jordan. which was placed in the dry
stove up; cutwater gone and keel out back to the
centre board and broken aft bottom all out forward
and more or less broken up back to mainmast, fore
mast gone, and top works damaged. 1t will take
ten or twelve thousand dollars to repair her.
Brig Tally Ho, of Machias, which went ashore
near Newport last fall, has been repaired ano cop
pered on the railway at Providence. and was towed
to Newport 18th for her spars and rigging.
Barque Warrior, from Fernandina for Montevideo
which put into St Thomas leaky, has been condemn
ed and Sold
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The Autobiography League will begin a
crusade against rent raising landlords in Chi
cago, May LIST.
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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES - Capt Edgar Orr, of
Portland has contracted with Giles Loring of Var
mouth, for three masted schr of 600 tons. Capt
Orr will be master and managing owner.
Sch Reno, OF Machias I42 tons. rebuilt in 1878,
has been pui chased by Capt Abner Randall. form
erlyof schr Nellie Chass) and others of Portland.
The vessel is now at Mach1as and Capt Randall has
gone to take charge of her.
Sch Telumah of Damaris .otta, 230 tons, built in
1866 at this port, has been sold to Capt Sproul
of Winterport and others, for $4,000.
Sch Fred Gray is undergoing extensive repairs.
Some timbers are being put in, and she is to be
strengthened throughout.
Ship Raphael. of Camden, Me, Capt W Sherman,
which arrived at Queenstown 18th inst from San
Francisco, made the passage in 1O2 days.
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MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

FRIDAY, Feb. II.
Arrived.
Steamer Falmouth, Hall, St John. NIB, via East
port for Boston.
Sch Freddie Walter, Harding. Virginia-oysters to
Timmons & Hawes
Sch Rival, Fletcher, ElizaDethport-coal to P
Prince & Son.
Sch W L Bradley, Smith. Boston for Kennebec.
Schs Elizabeth M Smith, Jewett; Z Willard,
Holbrook; aterfall. Latham, and Jennie Arm
strong. Jewett. from Cape Shore, Ms. All report
bad weather and light fares Il b.
Sch Frank Skillings, McKenney, off shore, with
15, 900 lbs fish.
Cleared.
Sch C II Eaton Swain, New York Canton Steam
Mill Co.
Sch E & G W Hinds Hill. Calais-N Blake.
SAILED-Barques Dida Clark, Samuel Hale;
schs W H Dewitt, Hyue. Edith, and others.
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NEW YORK.
The World Building Fire.


NEW YORK, Feb IT, Orlando B. Potter,
owner of the old WORLD building, to-day,
gave bail in $1,000 for his appearance before
the grand jury during its examination into the
causes of the fire. Weir, the carpenter en-
ployed, will also be required to furnish bonds
for his appearance.
Ice Gorge on the Hudson.
ALBANY, Feb 1.-THE ice field on the Hud-
son broke up this morning and passed down
until Dow's Point was reached where further
pro. ress of the ice foes was stopped by the
frmness of the ice there. The gorge threw
back an immense volume of water which was
running at the rate of seven miles an hour up
on Albany, and before the merchants on the
river froEt had time to remove the goods their
stores and cellars were flooded, causing consid-
able loss Small boats had to be called into
requisition to remove merchandise. The dam
ages at Greenbush, opposite Albany, are even
greater and the new bridge recently opened
was damaged to some extent on that side OF
the river.
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Correspondence Sent to the Senate.
WASHINGTON Feb. 1.-THE DEPARTING Mt OF
State sent to the Senate this afternoon
the Clayton-Bulwer and the Mexican and
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IFROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED
Ar at Queenstown 18th init, ship Raphael, Sher
man. San Francisco.
AR at Dunkirk 18th inst, barque Adolph Engler
Merriman, New York.
Ar at Delaware Breakwater 18th, sch L Rich.
ardson. Belaho, Matanzas.
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s4s,77s,o93 81

Surplus by Conn., Standard per Ct, IS, 3s7 571 9S
st about. ~ :. '' = -. 20 100000 90
Ratio OF expense Of management
to receipts in $751;. ........ $50 per cent.
Policies in force Dec. 81, 1881
63,913 insuring. .S169, 039 S67 80
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The President to-day sent to the Senate the
nomination of Wakefield G.. Frye of Maine to
be United States consul-general at Halifax;
nar. Me-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-04

Br BENZ. n. JOHNSON.

The summer winds Is snifin' round the bloomin'
And the clover in the pastur' is big day fer the
bees.
And they ben a swiggin' honey, above-board and on
tue sly,
Till they siutter In their buzzin', and stagger as
they ny.
The flicker the fence rails pears to jest spit on
And roll up his feathers, by the sassy way he
And the hoss-ny is a-whettln' up his fore-egs fer
biz,
And the mare is a-swtchin' all Of her tail they is
You can hear the black-birds jawin as they follow
up the plow-
Oh! they're bound to get their breakfast and they're
not a carin' how;
80 they quarrel in the furries and they quarrel
the wing
But they're peaceabler in potpes than any other
thing.
And it's when git my shotgun drawed up in stiddy
She's as fun of triberlatiOn as yaler-jackets
nest
And few shots fore dinner, when the suns a-shin
Seems to Rind o. sort o. sharpen up feller's ap-
petite.
Theys been heap o. rain, but the suns out to-
day,
And the clouds of the wet spell is all cleared
away,
And the woods is all the greener, and the grass is
greener still;
1t may rain agn tomorrow, but don't think 1t
will.
Some say the crops is ruined, and the corns
drownded out,
And prophesy the wheat will be a failure without
doubt;
But the kind Providence that has never failed
yet
Will be on hand oncet more at the Eleventh. hour,
betl
Does the medder-lark complain, rs he swims high
and dry
Through the waves of the wind and tho blue OF the
SKY?
Does the quail sit up and whistle in disappointed
way?
Err hang his head in silence and sorrow all the day
Is the chipmunk's health s-failin'9 Does he walk,
does he run?
DON'T the buzzards ooze around up there just like
they alms done?
Is they anything the matter with the ROSTERS lungs
YoiCe2
Ort mortal be oomplaniu when dumb animals re-
joice?
Then LET u.s. one and all, be contented with our lot,
The June is here this morning, and the is shining
hot
oh let fill our hearts up with the glory of the
And Danish every doubt and care and sorrow far
away
Whatever be station, with Providence for guide,
Such circumstances ort to make satisfied.
For thu world is full Of roses, aud the full Of
dew,
And the dew ia full Of heavenly love that drips for
me and you.
-IndldnQDOlIS Journal
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1t was q Hen.

A woman living on the other side Of
the river was very much annoyed by
her neighbours hens scratching up the
grass in her yard and doing other mis-
chief, and making up her mind to be rid
of these hens, she hit upon happy
idea for the immediate determination Of
the unsuspecting biddies. She got lot
of corn and soaked it in water, which
contained large quantity of arsenic.
Then, placing the corn in q tempting
and inviting position in the yard, she
retired to the house, and seating herself
at the window, anxiously watched the
result of her plan from behind the closed
blinds. Presently three biddies made
her yard visit, gobbled up all the corn
and went. home with full crops. In a
short time all three keeled over. A
pleasant feeling crept over the woman
that her troubles from hens were at an
end. A few hours later she glanced
over into the next yard, when, horror!
what did she see! huge pile of feathers
on the ash heap. Mercy it could not
be possible that the owner of the poi
soned hens had picked them and intend
ed to eat or sell them, but somehow or
other she couldn't get this impression
out of her mind. The more she thought
of it the more uncomfortable she felt.
Her experiment was not as satisfactory
as it was few hours before. She was
not exactly scared, but then a kind of
neighborly feeling seemed to steal over
her very suddenly. Perhaps, since her
neighbor had kept hens she had not
been SO pleasant to her, or treated her
as kindly as she ought to have done.
She was not anxious to know what was
to be done with the dead hens. Oh, no!
But she concluded to just run In and
make friendly call-just to ask after
her neighbours health.
After being pleasantly received, and
discussing those choice little bits OF
news in which women most delight, she
happened to notice the hens nicely
plucked and lying in basket. She
casually Remarked:
"Why, Mrs. -, what beautiful
chickens; so nice and plump; where did
you get them? How much a pound
were they? But what are you going to
do with three of them?"
The reply was that she was going to
cook one for dinner and sell the other
two to the butcher, who had agreed to
take them. The other woman said she
was just going down town to order some
chickens. She was going to have some
company and would like the whole three;
in fact, she would pay considerable more
a pound than the butcher, because they
were so nice and plump, and she knew
where they were raised. The bargain
was finally closed, the friendly call end
ed and the hens carried home by wo-
man whose mind was very much re-
ieved. 1t will never be known whether
the owner of the hens ever knew the
cause of their death; perhaps she did;
perhaps she did not; perhaps she pur-
posely put the feathers on the ash heap,
knowing that it would scare the other
woman. Perhaps so. who knows?