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The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-05-18
j EYE IA MES.

j EYE IA MES.
This fino young Horse will commence
his seas on on the 18th. Inst, and
will stand Us follows:
At IN, stable. in Haz'ehurst, on
Mondays and Fridays; 6tllatip. Oh
Tuesdays; Hoods Store, Pine Blnh
We, n 'Sdays. and Thursdays; Pr
ker's Mil. Saturday. Terms: len
D ollass per season, cash, with priv
ilege Of seasons until mare proves
with foal.
jesse is four years old, 16a hands
high, Weighs 1000 pound, is vel
formed. and just the horse for this
country. ,,
Haz,sturst, Aug. 1s. lsS2.-2s.tt
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-05-18


phosphorus, so they looked just q,
bright as oomst. Then ws get two
R,man candles and q big sky rocket
and wo were going to touch of the
Roman ,andles md the sky rocket
Just as Pa and Ma got to looking at
the ,ms.. / didn't know that a sky
rocket would kick beck. did youi
Well you'd q died 10 rec that comet.
We tied a piece Of white rubber gar.
den hose to the stove pipo for q tail
and went to bed, and when the girl
woke us up we lsidfor Pa and Ma.
Pretty soon wo heard PAS window
open, and I looked ont. and Pa and
ma had their heads and half OF their
bodies out OF the window. They
had their night shirts on and looked
just like the pictu,es Of Mil'otites
waiting for the world to come to an
end. Pa lo,ke up and seed tho
stovs pipe and aaid:
'H.nrior. Tor Gods sake, Look up
,here. That is tire damdest comet [
ever see. It is ss bright as day,
$50 The tail Oft Now that Is worth
getting up 10 see.'
Just then my chum lit the two
Roman candles and I touched of the
70 eket, and that's where my eye
winkers went. The rocket burstsd
the joints Of tn. stove pipe, and they
fell down on Pa. bu. Ma got her
head inside before the comet struck,
aud wasn't hurt, bn. one length OF
stovs pipe struck Pa endways on the
neck and a!uos! cut biscuit out Of
him, aud the fro and sparks just
poured down in his hair, and burned
his night shirt. Pa was scarf. lie
thought the world was coming to au
eud, and the window came down on
his back, and he began to sing,
'Earth's but n dssor! drear, Heaven IL
nv home.p I see he was caught in
the widow, and I went down stairs
to put oat the fire on his night shirt,
and put up snu window to lot him in,
and ne said, My boy, your Ma and l
are going to Heaven, bnt fer
you will go to tho Dad place
and I. told him I would
take my chances, and he better put
on hi. pants if he was goiug any
whore that thsrs would be liable to
be ladies present, and when Ee got
his head in Ma told him tho world
was not coming TO on end, bntso;ne.
body had beon setting of fireworks,
and she said she guessed it was their
dear little hoy, and when ! saw Pa
feeling under the bid for a bed s'a'
I got up stairs pretty previous, now
and don't you forget il, and p" put
cold cream on where the sparks burnt
PAS SKIRT, and Pa aaid another day
woulda't pass over bis head before
he had me in tho Reform School.
Well, If I go to the Reform School,
somebody's got to pay stt'nsion,yo
c.n BOT your liver. A boy cant bave
any fun these days without everyoo'
dy thinks be is o heather. What
burt did It do to play comet? It's a
mean father that won't stand a little
scorchin' in the intsrost OF science.
The boy went out, scratching tie
pace where his eye winkers were,
and then the grocery man knew what
It was that caused the FIRE engines to
be ou! arouud at four O'Clock in the
mornins,lookinR for fre.-Peck SUM-
oxXvDcr.,, rASu AnORCSS
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-05-18

L F Birisong i, solE AGENT for
he celebrated brands OF TrREKRs
and GEORGIA GRANGE Fertilizers.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-05-18
LIST OF GOODS

b'DA VI oSSDS
To bo given away at Harris. .Dodds
d. Co.'S:
200 setts roll plato sle,o brttons;
30 - Ivory - -
SO f" B ne :.
50 ;, B,nc, inlaid with pearl;
so >, S.udds;
100 R,.l plato Collar buttoLs;
80 sstts earrings;
100 beautiful roll plate ecari but
tons;
200 hat ornaments;
100 hair ornsmtnts;
100 fan cards;
100 ladies helnsti!chnd Eandker-
cbicfs;
100 cakes toilet soap. cantelope
sh"pe;
1Oo boxes D. 3 cakes in
box;
25 roll plate watch charms, egg.
bentsrs. nutmeg.graters, spectacles,
japanese fans aud a great many 9th.
ar goods no, mentioned ab I'VE.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-05-18


II. &. FERRr,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
Hazlchurst, Miss
Office in h,el and Williamson.
rug store.
A. ID. DemOIIiens,
Successor TO Louis Lcntini.
IlAzLEuURsr, MI
Shaving and Hair Cutting Saloon,
ndcr Hazlenurst Hotel.
Dc II. G. PENN.
Resident Dentist
Haz 'ehurst M,ss.
Office on Crooker Street.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-05-18

r. W. Gordon.
Hmlehurst, Mississippi.
housr, Sign AND BUGGY PAINTER,
GLAzER, KALsoMiNER, PArERliANGER
All orders left at Messrs. Wall &
Woods Shop, WILDE attended TO.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-05-18

Br. q. ". I'Mrncs',
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Haalehurst, Mississippi
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-05-18

Mar. 23rd. 1883.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-01

other hen. And now there seems to be
a season of comparative quiet Every
body is stepping softly round Ohio.
Mr.. Henry Watterson, who little
while ago was bent on turning
all the Protection fowls out of the
barn-yard, says: "Never mind about
that S-h-h-hl Go slow! There's
Hen on!r' Mr.. Tilden whis-
pers behind his hand: "Wait a
few minutes. I'm setting hen in
Ohio" The word has gone around
that 'there's a hen on" and all hands
are awaiting the incubation. Mean
while an old rooster named Thurman,
strutting by the nest in which so many
unmatched hopes are lying, remarks to
a jealous old hen named Ward: Chow
absurdl Why that Hoadly's a mere
pullet, Durbin, compared with you" To
which Durbin with a flutter says: ''Never
mind; next year l give 'em fair notice
I'll sit on an ostrich egg of my own, If
break leg getting up to II" And
that is the present situation. The
Hoadly pullet on a promiscuous lot OF
goose-eggs, pigeons eggs, crockery-
eggs and hard-boiled eggs; the Thur
man rooster viewing the performance
with contempt, and the disgusted old
hen Durbin Ward threatening to set on
an ostrich egg. Meantime Henry Wat
terson waves the noisy world away
with the hoarse whisper: ''S-h-h-hl
There's hen on!p'-N Y. Tribune.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-01
THE PERENNIAL MAUD.

Maud Muller worked al iaking hay,
And cleared her forty ceats day.
Her clothes we're coarse. but her health was
fine,
Singing as glad as a bird in May
" Barbara Allen " the live-long day.
She often glanced at the far-off town,
And wondered If eggs were up or down;
And the sweet song died of a strange disease,
Leaving a phantom taste of cheese,
And an appetite and a nameless ache
For soda water and ginger cake.
The Judge rode slowly into view,
Stopped his horse in the shade and drew
His fine cut, while the blushing Maud
Marveled much at the kind he "chawed-"
He was "dry as a FISH," he said, with wink,
And kind a thought that good, square drink
Would brace him up, so the cup was filled
With the crystal wine that the old spring
spilled,
And she gave it him with sun-browned
hand;
Thanks" said the Judge, in accents bland,
"a thousand thanks, for a sweeter draught
From q fairer hand but then he laughed
And the sweet girl stood in the sun that day,
And raked In the Judge instead of the hay.
". o. PicdyIDe.
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It was not till the next evening that

1t was not till the next evening that
the friends again met.
"Your hand, Sidr' cried bod, with
boisterous glee. ''It worked like
charm. went to see Phid last night,
had long, cozy chat, and in pulling
out my handkerchief to hide tear at
parting, managed to let drop the
BITTER. 1 called again this morning,
but the servant said she had orders not
to admit me any more. So, you see,
the business is doneI'
Sid was warm in his fluctuations.
s.Now for Carrie Sewellr' said bod.
"Hai-what's thisp" CALCULATED Sid,
glancing at a newspaper that he had
picked up, and from which he read hur-
riedly:
married at West Felicity, on the LIST inst,
Chipperdale, to 2r. Midas Muchtyn, OF Chink-
ington."'
bod looked thunderstruck. The pet
part of his project was irretrievably
''dishedr' Wishing Sid hasty good
evening, he hastened home to his re-
Elections.
They weren't very pleasant, on the
whole, and were less so the next morn
ing when the postman delivered letter
| in Miss Nepenthe Hooker's stiffest hand,
formally acknowledging receipt of Mr..
Dothan's very flattering favor, declaring
that the gratifying sentiments it so deli
cately conveyed had long been secretly
reciprocated, and graciously accepting
the offer he had honored her by max
ing.
Here was a second thunderstroke for
bod. 1t was evident that Phidyle
Bates had revenged herself by posting
his letter to Nepenthe Hooker.
| What was to be done? bod would
have applied to Sidney Stitt for counsel;
but he shrank from disclosing his ridic-
ulous plight even to him.
He formed the desperate resolve OF
going to Miss Hooker herself and ex.
planning that it was all joke. But il
was no joke on her side, the lady de.
clared; and on learning how her tender
affections had been trified with, she
went into a fit of violent Mysteries that
reused the neighborhood, and bod was
fain to beat hasty retreat to escape be
ing mobbed.
He resolved TO run away next morn
ing; but the Sheriff, with a warrant fol
his arrest for breach of promise, wa
beforehand with him.
bod tried to find bail, but couldn't t
His friends, il seemed, weren't among
the solid men of substance. Then h'
sought to make terms with the fai
plaintiff. But her only terms were mar
ry or 90 to jail Like Mrs. McStinger
she held her grip, and like the immor
tai Jack Bunsby, bod yielded to hi
fate, and was led victim to the altar
MORAL: He deserved IL. m. Y
| LedOer
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-01

AS two children, three and five
years old, were out strawberrying with
in sight of the house, at Greham, N. h,
recently, large bear came upon them.
The little ones ran at cnce to the house
screaming, and were followed by the
bear to within about eight rods of the
door, when he looked serenely at Mrs.
Rand. the mother, who ran out to meet
the little ones, then walked slowly off
into the woods, picking strawberries as
he went through the field. 1t is not
thought he intended to catch the chill
dren, as he could easily have picked
them up, being only about rod from
them when first seen.-Troy (M ~
Times
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-01

Partially paralyzed, apparently, is
the old man who hobbies into Philadel-
phia jewelry stores on crutches. He
asks to see diamonds; but his hands
hang powerless, and therefore he can
not touch the jewels. He can only gaze
into the tray, and that at close range,
for he is almost blind. Then a remark
ably handsome girl enters, asks a ques-
ton about something in the window,
and, the instant that the clerk turns his
eyes from the diamonds, the old man
transfers one of them to his mouth by
thrusting out his tongue. He is thief
in dispufse. -PhiladeEphta Press.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-01

Mr.. Mackey, the bonanza king, has
outdone the Vanderbilts and the other
patrons of the fine arts. He has bought
a collection of pictures ready made, and
q good old collection, too-that at Leigh
Court, Somerset This is one of the
many notable private galleries of old
masters in England, and Mr.. Mackey is
said to have bought it outright for $780,
000
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-01

At a barber shop in Gloucester,
Mass, the other evening, while female
barber was shaving a customer, the
lightning knocked the razor out of her
hand and cut a piece of his ear off,
Boston Post.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-01
.HIRAM CoILEGE.

'sWhere shall attend schoolI" Before deciding
send for catalogue Of Hiram College Location
high pleasant and remarkably healthful No saloons
Conditions favorable for study. Courses Of study,
Fine advantages in Mnsic and Art Good Libraries
open daily. Reading Room. Literary and Musical
Societies. Normal Class in Fall. A hrst-class
training school for teachers- Expenses low. Yeal
opens Aug 18th Address President Of Hiram Col
lege, Hiram, o, 44t4
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VIM. VISCHER
Agricultural Implements.

Farmers, if you want to buy Single
Reaper, Single Mower, or Binder, call at
my warehouse and examine the champion
Oyar FORTY sold this season. l am also sell
inc the best Self Dump Rake ever put on
the market. All orders filed promptly.
fss G.E. TOWNSEND, Wellington.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-01

exhibition at my Musical Rooms, for
sale at prices and on terms to suit pur-
cbasers. Also, fine line of the best
make of Square Grand and Upright
Pianos. Call and examine my stock.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-01

"A land-lady-Mother Earth.-Bur-
ington Free Press.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-01
KENYON COLLEGE

Ex-PRESIDENT HAYES has said, "The train
ing given at Kenyon is as high, rs broad, as thor
ongh as that given at any college in the world" "
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE has said, "Going out
from Kenyon, graduate may safely place himself
along side Of the graduates of any other college.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-01
reference is made to the following gentleme,

Ex-President R. B. HAYES, Fremont, o. -.s--
Chief Justice WAITE, Washington, d. c.
Justice STANLEY MATTHEWS, Washington.
Hon. JOHN SHERMAN, Mansfield, o.
Hon. GE0.H-PENDLET0N, Cincinnati, o.
Ex-Gov. j. W. STEVENSON -Covington, Ky.
Ex-Gov. I. II. HENDRICKS, Indianapolis, Ind
Ex-Gov. II. b. BALDWIN, Detroit, Mich.
Hon. COLUMBUS DELANO, Mt Vernon, o.
Judge NJ. NJ. GRANGER; GAINESVILLE, o.
Judge T. C. JONES, Delaware, o.
Col A l. CONGER, Akron, o.
W. j. BOARDMAN, Cleveland, o. s-..--.
For Catalogues, address PRoP. L. RUST,
44t4 Gambler, Knox County, Ohio
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-01
saa sssst tasaa

A large assortment
of the various styles
of cases and combi-
nation of these justly
,E-..oan-oaoson on
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1883-05-04
DE TODOS
PlLDORhS HOLLOWAY.

Nj.lonc- 3c pcr-ouas, cu tola, .as parties de
.nundo. rccomicndan dichaS riiioras como
ncir rc~taaratiyo De IA salud qHe Sc conoc'
ELIAS curau tolsS la afccciones del coraz6n
lei hi-ado del cstdn,eo, lie los rinoncs y d,
,os inicstnus, re!nac,' n Ia acrimouia, Ia
natulcncia Y Ia cerdialgia, expulsando de h
5ansrc toda impurcza, fogtaleciendo complc
tamentc q sistcma nervioso y dando I'm tone
aiudablea Ia organization general.
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La hacienda CHRISTINA jurisdic-
ci6n de Bayam6n finca recientemente
fomentada con sns fabricas nuevas,
EN- su mayor parte' de material, maqui-
ma de vapor, evaporadoras con su ma
quiua aneXa, ahmbiqne y todo 10 ue-
cesario para Ia 4laboraci6u de azicar ,
ron con uDa plantio lie cana para el
alo cntraatc para mas de qniuiento.
coyts. T ere baelia casa habitaei6u
suticiente~ ranches para bagazos. hne~
yes carros, y $o,los los utenSilios d
labranza; dc modo que el one la intcre-
e 10 iiene qnr i'actr ga>to~ ds ningu-
ia SPECIE. Faa ut4m en tsta
iee1 rcnia Il 4 faz6u "A
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A VISO

En- la noche del % del actual se ha
desaparecido de la estancia orillas
de este pueblo donde estaba amarrad,
IN eaballo de silla, color zaino negro,
edad de q $ amos, alzada 6l4, crimes
regulares. paso menudeado, sin castrar,
bFioso, llamado I'll Pajor3to tiene
herradas las do patas delanteras de la
propledad del que sascirbe. La perso-
na que me 10 remita de raz6n de su
paradero sera gratificada.
Aibonito, Abril 29 de lsS3.--FELIx
C. ZAVAs, 81
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VIJANDE & Co.
81. = D II TA l. EZ4-3I

Giran letras sobres las siguientes plazas dc
la Peninsula Isss adyacentcs, por ,oda>
cantidades, a cortos dias de vista Tambion
giran por ieicgrafo cualqniera suma sohre la,
mismas piazas.
A.-Alscci-as, Ah.er'a, Almagro, Ajanjneg
Antcquera, Asia, Anditlar Aibacete, Aica
zar, Alicanlc, Aiululen. ARGOS dc ia l'nnter4
Almanac .tiCOy, Nina, nd:a'e}o AiaI8a IIttr
b tasccoHa. Bilbao lfada]oz, 8mgo, a.
jar Hstza
C-Cddz, Cordoba, Cor, Ia, Cutaac.a "a,
teli5n IL Ia lian4 Cgenta ,i,d,d lc-:. a.a
hofra, Cac,re>, ls!a.ayud, astropo', ja:ooia,
Ciess C1Iia Tue, a. ,je Vega.
D.-lhlauie!
E,-H Escoria, Ecja,
F.-Feirol Figacsas Sc lastropol
G,-Gihraltar, Corona, Granada, ~ OF. Gu,
daIajara.
H-Huelya, Hucsca, Haro.
L-lnfantes.
J,-Jercz de la Frontera, jaen. Jaiiva
L-Lerida, Leon, Logroho, Lugo, Luarce
LlnaTes, Lola. LOrca, La Serena
A-Mairid, Malaga, Marcia Mahon, Merida
Medina del Campo.
N-Novelda
O-Oviedo, Orense 0rihuela.
P-Pamplona, Palma, Paencia, Pontevedra.
Peharanda de Bracamonte, Plasencia, Padron
Q.-Quintanar de la Orden.
R-Reus, Rivadeo.
S.-Saniander Sevilla, San Sebastian, Sala-
manca, Santiago, Soria, segovia, Siguenza, sa'
Fernando, Santa Cruz .e Tenerife
T-TaragoDa, Teruel, Trnjillo, Tafalla, Ia
lavera de la Rena Toledo, Tarani6n Toro, TO
rriios, Tudela.
T.-Valencia. Valladolid, yitoria valdepe
Gas, Vigo, Nenar6s Verin, Vega de Rivapos
Z.-Zaragoza. Zamora Xafra
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Unguento Holloway.

EST maraviloso basano sana infaliblcmcn
,e las hcrilaS autiguas, las lagas, Y los males
lie piernas i pccno. For mchode su infiuen-
cia las 9.c,3as viruirntas teinan muy pronto
in asr-cto convacc;entc desapayecen. ia
mas ia. este ungucnto fcrrigeIante, de pro.
lnoir uaa carl pcrlecta dc las alccciones de ]"
picl, los coa~tipados la, t5scs y el rcnmatis
no. al,u crando sc ha apea.lo en yano 70
l.. ,,,- ,i,tI.4- ttfu,.,,iu>
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TERRO-CIRRIL 'PoRTIDoR DECIJVILLE." :"
CoLOcAcIoN TNsTANTANEA.

Premios todos los Medaas de Cruz
de la Legion de Honor.
PORTADOR apEea cxpoaco
mnss tabos paeo falfas eablnentos indus
So uthdad hapote De las ta dm tdi
unos eYosend dos
La VIA DE 10 CENTIMETR0s POR So DIMENSION, LIGERE
IA Y CURVAS REDUGIDAS. Sc PRESTA CON ESPECIAIIDAD
IN sERKICIo FAoIL Z VENTAJos0 EN Las ALTURAs PARA
Los TRABAJ0S De La COSECHA LAS ESTANCAS DE CAFE
INGENIER0 REPRESENTANTE-PE -BOURY FRAN
CIA Mr.. Raymond Gaathier
AGENTES EN- PUERTO RICO
Don Nj Luchetti.San Juan.-Don I. w. Prest6n.-Ponce
SIS Gorhans Hubbard -Mayaguez.-SS Noya Herman
dez-Humacao.
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la acrelitada Harina Lactea, OF
" LacteonS Farina de Henri Nestle
del Switzerland, solicitarla ell FL COL
MADO.- IS san Francisco 4G. 43
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Manuel S: Castellanos.
Habana. Mario de 1881.
TarietaS dc VisitaS.

Con tipos conlbinados d la Ultima
novetlad de Europa, Sc imprimen ell la
lmpreuta del l}oIFgIN MERcAErm.
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NOTA de los precios corrienes que hene estabectda
Cigarriilos gruesos en- la clase de papel
que Sc qnieran, de s. en- adelante
40 cajetillas por r............. 81
TABACoS ELABORADOS.

NOTALas vio peo precios
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-07-05
When Not to Build Your House

When Not to Build Your House.
A house was built in the early part of
winter, OF, rather, the walls were then put
up, and the finishing done during the
spring. The house was not occupied until
May l, but within week the inmates be-
gan to sicken. The-to them-mysteriou
influence operating against good health,
prompted an inquiry at the Health De-
partment. The inspectors found the in
terror wall dripping with moisture every
where, the accumulations of which were SO
great at the base that it ran out upon the
ground in streams. Even the floors were
damp and the carpets had began to mildew.
Clothing and shoes could not be kept in
closets, as they soon become coated with
mould. The families first attributed it to
the natural dampness' of a new house
as though new house must necessarily be
damp-and kept fires burning freely but
they could not get relief. The owner had
to bow to the humane demands of the law
and lost his tenants. If the walls can be
dried out with salamanders, he will be per-
mitted to fill the rooms again. In spite of
all he can do, however, except to tear the
walls down and build anew in warm wealth
er, it will be absolutely impossible to make
them dry and the building fit to live in for
years. The sun may dry the south walls,
but those on the other sides of the building
will not readily bepenetrated by heat from
Within
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-07-05
Sherman an an Osculator.
Washington Letter.


General Sherman is the champion kisser
of America. He never kisses boys or ba-
bies, but he lets no pretty girls escape. II
he had but devoted himself as assiduously
to the babies as he has to their big sisters
he might have been president before this.
A lovely girl, with ripe, red lips, who has
known the General all her life, was sud
denly seized by the gallant hero, about
noon the other day, right in front of
the Ebbitt House, and smartly kissed
square on the lips She didn't mind the
kiss, of course, but she didn It like the pub
licity. She frowned fiercely on the General
as she thought Of the picturesque scene OF
a moment before, and then said sharply,
elbow dare you, General, treat me so ~
Tut, tut, child, said the griZZled vete-
ran, ''I'm old enough to be your father ;
yes, your grandfather. Don't let's have
any foolishness over a little matter like a
kiss" And the froWn passed away in a
smile. A near friend of the General esti-
mated recently that the General had had a
hundred thousand kisses since the war
''and the old gentleman says" he contin-
ued, THAT when he is about to die he wants
eight of the prettiest girls in the neighbol
hood to gather around him and kiss him to
death. He wants taste of heaven before
he dies.''