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The Opelousas courier., 1883-07-14

member some fool thing that I
had said or done, and I didn't
know how many fool things
there were that | didn't remem-
Der. I felt so bad | had to take
another drink and that helped
me up awhile and made me feel
like | was another man, and so
had to treat that other man
for politeness' sake and by night
4 was drunk as ever, and didn't
dare to go home for | was
ashamed to, and it took me
about IL week to sober oft and
sorter come to myself. No,
Bill, | have quit going to Attain
ia; it takes too much repen-
lance, and there is no repen-
lance upon earth like the. repen-
lance of a man who is SOLDERING
off from a spree. When a wag,
on breaks down you can mend
it and roll on, but you can't
mend up a man who has been
on a bust. He has to go
through the sweat box and suf-
fer a little hell upon earth for
about a week. It's not a pain
like the toothache or the rheu-
matism or the collie, but it is a
mental depression that is just
awful. Now a single drink new
er hurts me, that is a drink this
evening after [ come from the
field and am tired, | like that,
it's refreshing and by the way,
Bill, ! have been down to Sell
ma, to buy my family groceries
and I've got right now a little OF
the best old lang syne" in my
carpet bag you ever tasted, and
it won't hurt us to go back to
the water tank and renew our
old acquaintance-Tm taking it
home to my wife to put away
for snake bites, and when it's in
the house some devilish reptile
bites me most every day. But |
never get drunk nowadays, and
/ never will again unless | go to
Atlanta, and I am not going
there. I've got up many a night
and gone out to the we'll bare
footed, and drawn up the bucket
and drank water as long as |
could hold any, for [ felt like |
was on fire and wanted to bite a
branch in two and swallow the
upper end. But Pm farming
now. I work with these hands,
look at EN-; when | come to the
house to dinner [ enjoy my Wit
ties, and after dinner Lake a
little nap on the floor, and%my
little three year old girl lays
down by me and puts her sweet
little head on my arm and goes
to sleep with me, and it is the
purest happiness and the sweet
est sleep upon earth. Bless her
dear little soul +; | am right fool
ish about that child, and hate
to leave her even for a day. No,
| am not going to Atlanta any
more, too many friends there fol
a poor sinner like me. Bnt we
are most to my station, and
have ten miles to ride in the
country. I'm mighty glad | met
yon Bill, and / wish you could
go home with me. We are about
to part now, and it may be years.
it may be forever, and SO / reck.
on we had better try q little OF
the old "lang syne.'
Farewell Fitch, good bye
give my love to your good wife
and kiss that little darling fol
me. My heart and my prayers
will go with you. Yours,
BILL ARP.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-07-14
Success i'm Business.
New York Mercantile journal.

Success in business, as every
merchant knows, is easier to
talk about than attain. It is
easier to put down expected
profits on paper than to put
down the right kind of paper on
the bank counter. There are
certain principles and rules of
action necessary on the part of
the business man or success will
not follow his efforts. 1t is as
essential for one who is launch
ing into business to know the
different points Of the compass,
and have q good chart before
him, as for q pilot who has been
intrusted with a valuable cargo.
Those who are already on the
voyage and have had, SO far,
fair winds cannot expect that
these will always last. To be
successful if the storm should
come, they must be prepared.
An old merchant in the inte-
rior of the State, who lately re-
tired with a fortune, said 81
always made it a point during
the time / was in business
to keep a good stock on hand
of those goods that were in gem
eral demand, and marked the
price at a small advance upon
the cost price. On those goods
in less demand my profits were
a fraction more. [ never mis-
stated the quality of my goods,
always representing them as
they were. This gave my pa
irons confidence iii me, and they
would as soon send their chill
dren for what they needed as to
come themselves. / had to sell
cheap ; consequently had to pur-
chase as low as possible. In
doing this ] always kept my
self posted as TO prices, which i.
found was to be accomplished
only through some mercantile
paper that gave price lists which
were not controlled by large
iobbing houses. | also inaugn-
rated the system of short credits
and long friends; consequently
when 1 closed up business nay
book accounts were few and inI
small amounts. IF d man ex-
poets I'd be successful in business
he must be honest-that Ii, give
16 ounces To the pound, four
full quarts 10 the gallon, four
full pecks to the blshei, and AL
ways post himself as4 I'd prices
of goods
NEHh A& MAM N
The Opelousas courier., 1883-07-14
4 The Lower Terrebonne Sill

e The Lower Terrebonne stl-
gar Refinery Association
which was organized this year
at Houma. La, with a capital
of $4,000, expects to take off d
crop Of 100000 pounds of sn-
gar annually. The works are
TO be lighted by electricity.-N.
o. Times-D Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-07-14
Bill Arp.
NO FENCE - NO WHISKY - WIS
DOM OF WIRE.

The Barley on the Fence-Poor
as. Rich on the Whisky
Question = Griffin Star"
Fitch. HIS "reminiscences OF
the Wicked Past. He has
Quit going to Ahanta-Me Bad
PiUce-0nd hUes IN Afcadta,
BrimttH Of Bliss Bill a"d
Fitch DroWn their Grief Ut
Parting, in q Cup cg"AuM
Lana Syne."
The Opelousas courier., 1883-07-14
American Pyramids.

1t is the generally accepted
belief that the Egyptian pyra-
mids are the only structures of
the kind in the world that have
any magnitude, and their exist
ence in the Mediterranean region
that was for centuries the focus
of civilization, has made them
celebrated throughout the world.
1t is nevertheless true that the
American Continent contains
ut least one such monument of
civilization, probably as ancient
as that Of Egypt, and related to
it ethnoIogically, which far sur
passes the famous pyramids of
that wonderful country. The
great pyramid of ChaluIa, in
Central America, is undoubtedly
one of the greatest constructions
ever reared by human hands.
Even in its present condition, it
is 16O feet high, 400 feets quare
at the base, and covers an area
of 45 acres. The largest OF the
Egyptian pyramids--that ofChe-
ops-is 461 feet high, and the
length of its base 476 feet, and
it covers II acres of ground. IN
comparison, some conception OF
the magnitude of the American
structure may be formed.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-07-14
A SPAWN CURE.

Price 81 per bottle, or 6 BOTTLES for y. ~
druggists have it or can get it for you, VIE
will be sent To any address on receipt " 70
by the proprietOrs, DR.. b. j. KENDALL ~ -.
Enosburg Falls, Vt Send for Hltisffalea =
cular.
SOLD HBY ALI. HsR UGGEsEs
The Opelousas courier., 1883-07-14
AND HIS DISEASES.

@EfA*== = a&F
Containing an Inder Of Diseases,
phich giges the Symptoms, Cause, and
the Best Treatment Of each. a Table
giving all tie principal Drugs used for
the Horse, Nth the ordinary dose, effects,
and aatidote apAen n poison. A Table
Nth an Eagraeing Of the Horses Teeth
at different ages, NTH Rules for telling
the age. i uaIaable collection Of Re
ceipts and mach other qalaable iaffor-
nation. Both IN English and German.
BOOK s sss s sss'ss.s I, :
-
address Counter,
Opeloasas, La.
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Lands Lands Land,
Title Guaranteed
For Sale,
NEAR WILLIE PLATE
On Terms to Suit Purchases.

NEAR WILLIE PLATE
Description. Ao..
Lot Z, ~aectio" A. t"w"sh A 8 rye 2 east Ia
COULEE CROCHE.
Near biroM Grore.
f OF : W seq -, II y range 3 past !
w Of \ W sec -, t 7 j range 8 east S wy
N G see aud ne of of see 98 ooa6
N see and Ii of II W sec q, ~
r3 east, containing Ana
Lots | and 2 of sec "a, t 8 s rye 3 east faassl
w ! of n G ! of sec 81, t8sr3e.." y
BELLEVUE,
$ Of 3 e ! of sec 3; $ 9ofswl
aud lots 4 and Z of sec = Tara
west of the Montgomery plantation
) ] of e ! of sec s.; 8 of s WI
of sec 9; e ! of W ! Of sec lO-an
in t7sr3 east, containing. 400 a..
NEAR POINT LYONS.
Lot No 3 and II Q ! of s c of sec 80, +
8sr3 east, containing..... ma,
NEAR AND EAST OF CIR. COTFsn
Lot No | of sec 6 I s ) east. 1au
The Opelousas courier., 1883-07-14

A balloon, which its inventor
calls "the observatory under the
sea-" is to be put in use at Nice
next winter, upon the borders
of the Mediterranean. This bal
loon, which is made of steel and
bronze to resist the pressure of
the water, will be so arranged
as to allow persons to go down
and examine the bottom of the
sea through a heavy glass, which
is to be lighted with electricity.
The passengers will have at
their disposal a telephone, which
will allow them to communicate
with friends above.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-07-14

Bangs on a girl give her an
unrnly look, like q cow with a
board over her face" says a Kan
sas paper. The girl who doesn't
wear her forehead balheaded
after this remark will demon
strate that she cannot be insult
o. City Item.
The COURIER one year-$2.5O.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-07-14

The COURIER one year-S2.5O.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1883-04-30
XXI.
@e3Wungene 2iebe.

SIM 8ronner' l6en Sallle mar etn finite
rer @eiit einge5ogen. WlargaretDe belt ii6
itiu 3uriiGgeSpgen, iett0em tbr 9eltebter JtD>
bert fort mar uno Srteori6 Sel1ner t9r Sic
@rDffnung iiber biel EN- gelnadt bate, tpel6e
ibr Iein 0e6etn1niB mn baI6 entbiiute. Sic
berniibte ft9, S%erubigung i'm @lauben llnD
Gertraren 51 fir6et1, aber es mar6 ibr
i6tper. SIR iugenbli6es Qlter, Der Ofanz
gel al 2ebenSerfabrltngen btelten tie nod
fern BON Dem Stanopu11ft tpetler Jtelt9na>
tinn. Oas erfte WfltB erpreBte tDren l60@
men 9lugen ret6e SbrGnen, un6 Nftel1ano
mar Dorbaroe1, Oteie 81 trpGnen.
Sn lDl6er Stimmung fli6tete tie in tbr
6etltgt6un Wtarianne'S 3tmmer, ipel6e
tie 9enau in Dem 3uita1be erbielt, in bener
0teielben BET Warianne'S 8erDaftung it6
befunDen batten. Sober @jegenltano in Benz
lelben maj t1r cine 9teliqute, beren Mnbltd
tie in l6mer3li6ite Srauer periebte. ltno
bod fiiblte tie ft6 in bteien GGGumen nod
am no6l1ten; 1te fonnte nibt bon Ser 6offz
hung Ialien, zines Cages i6re geltebte
Sreun6in 5uriidfe6ren gu lebe1 uto frobz
lodeno an 0eren Ser3en ruben gu f0nnert.
@egen ibre Stiefmutter mar iie 0ur6
man6erlet QnOeutrngen nllo 8eo6a6tu1qen
nit ttefe1n WtiBtruuen erfiut ullD nit elmer
S6Grfe, tpel6e mn ioldes eingiebt, tpudte
tie ltber 0eren gerbalten uno 8elpeoltnaen,
ais mil1ie fe it6 iiber einen @rgnobn Sc
tDtBbett peri6afen, Ser 1t6 porldufto II
out etne filr6terli6e 9lbnung griinoete.
Nuh 6erntne Sronner le6te lett gSod1en
tDieoer etn~ge5ogen. Ser 8orfall nit benz
@Depalter De 6offmann bate tie tief berz
1ttrlmt, lte groute nit Seoermal1n, i6r Sera
lit ttef lt1ter Der erfa6renen IGuld6una, fte
gldlbte Itd bon Sptonen umgeben, un0 Ser
Wtangel an etnen Wton1, benz tie Dcrtrauen
tonntc, erfiiute ie nit elmer I6re6lihen
8erbttterung. Selbit Ser alte S6lei6er
Doctor Semmler erihien tbr NIT leiner altz
oringlt6en Sreunoli6tett ltno 8ertrauli6>
fett unangenebm, lnb bod ipor 6teier
Wfann nod Der @in3tge, 6ur6 ben fte nit
Der 0tlt III 8eriibrung blieb, Ser i6r gteuioz
tetten bra6te, tie tparnte, tbr rietb u1o tpirfz
lt6 o1rb letlte 9roBe 3uDerit6t tDrem @e1
ZEN etne getptiie 6eiti9fett mitt6etlte.
Doctor SemmlerS Sobn, Der .Q(mertfQ=
r1er" bclu6te bon 8eit gu 13cit 6os SauS,
mar aber un9emetn reierpirt, mas ser
gSItt1pe belonoers geftel. sic a6nte ni6t,
6aB Serotnano Semmler a1f ipecieQen
9tat6 leines 8aterS it6 bieler fluqen 9uriifz
bdltlng betletBtgte, Die etgentli6 odr ntht
IN Iet1er gfdtur lag. @ines N6ell6S= ettpo
bret WD6en na0 Dem 8orfaa nit Srie6rih
Senner i'm @arten - befan6 1td SSrou Ser
mine auetn in tbrem 8ou6otr. 0os oon,e
6alts maj tief fill, Bic 9tenftboten tDoren
bel Dertra1Ii6em @eiprG6 in benz Iouidi@
gen @ema6 Der alien 8irt6i6afterin SUE.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1883-04-30

9lber aud er bate IGon 8eriu6e gema6t,
oas @ebeim1tb BON WiaridnnenS Seele 5u
er9rinben, nt9t I'M ietne gteugter 81 be-
trle0tgen ooer Inn Der Sbertn gefdutg 3H
letn, lpnoern neil es t6m peilllih iDar, 0aS
lonDerbare 8et6, tpeldeS in aler y~tieortgs
tctt letre 6oDctt ntdt etnbiiBte, in Der tralIs
rtgen Gage elmer gemetnen Berbre9ert1 gu
leDet.
sd m66te, i'd f6nnte Sic erI0ien, arr
mes Stno," lpra6 er zines Cages gu Itas
rlanne.
80, Sic ftr6 pabr6aft eittig gegen mid,
9err DpttorI !" eripiOerte bieie. AsaA
.US9 bin gar ni6t gitigl !" 9olterte er.
rs lit mir nur u%nangenebn1, Sic III elmer
falldet Sttuation su ieben. SD fam,
tpe11 t6 Sic 10 beobadte, an Sbre S6uIo
nt6t glalben, unb bann geb0ren Sic nidt
6ter6er; ober tb tdui6e mid in S6nen, 1nO
bann tpitrben Sic aud ni6t 6ierber ges
b0ren. @S gtebt 6raaBenf nod 2elte 9enllg,
pel6e berieI6en Nnit6t iinb. Der IeufeI
boIe ale Srrtbiimer Der Suitis; aber es
miro t9r fretli6 audi Dft ldiper genlIg gez
ma6t, Die Wabr6eit an Den Sag 5t brtngett.
Sic iinb Elm GGt6iei, l~l1gliiGlideS Wedo6en
= tparltm? gSel6e 5tpil1ge1be @rilnbe baz
ben Sic? 0o9 60@itens cine fall6e ooer
81 peit getriebene &ilGitdt auf Die eigentz
lid i6uloige Berlon u1o tpcl6e f0nnte
eS iein? SIT es Se1nanb, ben Sic lieben,,
6cm Sic grpBen Oanf i6uloen, baB Sic
ith ielbit ppfern GIT miiiien glauben?"
ST belt inne un0 betra9tete Wfartanne
fori6eno; es 5ufte in ibrem Geitdt, aber
i~ie'erDtOerte nt6tS un6 ienfte Die @impern
iiber i9re erniten Qlugen.
fTortiesuna foInt.l
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1883-04-30

0eft6t. Grft stpei Stun6en ipGter ents
ferrte It'd Ser1mler auf bcnllclben Wcge,
pel6en 0otfman1 10 pit 9cgargel1 mar,
unb SEEMS bon ben 0ienitlcuten ipurbe BEN
ipie ctn W1arocr baDon Shletde1loen ge>
ipabr, ais CT bur0 Den @arten ul1D Die
flctnc Yf0rte in Der Dtnteren Wtauer per>
ldipa1O.
Sim anocrn Sage itberipodte bie Witipe
ieoe 8epegul1g ibrer Stieftodter. am Stpet>
ten Sage mar bieie pl0blid ieDr franf. Die
0lte Sllle 3etgtc ii0 D0d)lt erlGroGen ltno
Lief iofort CUR 0ebieteriu Des Gaule5.
v2l6, gnG0iae Srau", logte fe 3itternb,
ut0 nlltB glei6 ben Doctor 9olen. Oas
ar11e 8tno fla9t lt1o iamntert, iie bat
S0mer3en iiberaI. SOIL ib geber?"
Tron 6ermtnc 5eigte Die lebDafteite 8es
iOrgniB.
.Sr elmer bolbcn Stl&n6e tpiro 9octor
Semmler in @ei6Gften bier ietn", ertpt1
berte ite. uGr iOIl .oaS &i1o ipglet6 in
Sba6t nebn1en. @tnittDeilet tperbe i'd 81
tbr 0eDen."
Sic ipar gang Wutterltebe, M1rter3Grt>
li6feit. 2ls Doctor Sennller fam, bate
ite sunG6it nit inn cine llnterreoung.
Damn cling Ser 2lr3t III Otargaret6e'S 3tnls
mer. Die alte Suie mar bel Der &rall@
ten.
u@eb' sic bci Seite, 9ltc", berrIdte
Semmler; i'd per6c baS liebe &inO 9enau
mlterilt6en", ullo MN lpra6 er nit auer
Sanft9eit, Die i0mt iiberDaupt m0gli6 mar,
nit Der &rarfen iber iDre Gmpft110ungen.
Damn bebor1te CT i6ren 6cr5i6lag, i6re
2ungenbeDegunge1, er 0ffnete an 6alle etn
tpenig iDr @eipano unb bltfte nit alter
2iiitertbeit auf Die Sarte ro1tge 6alt. Damn
legte or bor6cno ietn S6r OIL lire BruIt
pG0renb elmer Iangen itrtmmcn Balie.
vGalpttationen Des ,6er5enS", iagte er
g%cloiiert, inbem er it6 aufri6tete. SIS lit
mciter ni6tS, &leine. t6oben Sic feline
2lnait. SD peroe S6nen cine 2I%noerung
perorbnet."
0arauf cling er nit Ser 8ittpe in etn
Ncben5immer. gleuqicrig un6 beiorgt fOI8te
ibm Die alte treue Wtagb.
o@S miro itd) ge6en, 10 tpett es It'd geben
fam, iagte Doctor Semmler nit beoens
tenbe1n 2adeln. ISOLDE iunse MGo6en
haben i6re tleinen Q(nfGIe. 0aS bette W1tte
tel lit = cine ,6etratD! 9a t6 aber mebr
2lrst ais @6eprocrrator bin, 10 toeroe t6
tDr cine feline 8elGnftigung De1l6reiben."
St beridrieb uno Wtargaretbe nabn;
aber ie bIieb franf unb begdnn bon Stuto'
al la19lam bin5uiieden.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1883-04-30
3SaNouag'a .reomltremNe nt4rm

SoHd91nt1telte Yltrgdtt3et, ltrtDernOe Wb>
%fIbrn1tttel, .tptrfen pbne S6mer3,
ftetS 5uOeFlGBig lnb natiirlt6.
Sin beeetebittl1es Gr1aSmttteI fur GaIou,eI,
bdS mGAft8e. Sober un6 Ma9enz
1880 6cilmittel.
E6aig o6Ie Bei8s{9nfat, elegant nit IIBem 6ars oIas
sirt, %pnr9iran, ~-regnlireu, r~eiui9en un6 .trdftigen Stele
3RaS@ aa's gftea sur 9eilung ouer Masens, eefers,
Gebdrn1ez, 9tiereu> u1O Blalenleiseu, eruentraufbeiter
&apipe51Ssraef6sseit, geritopfuug, unperbault6feit
GaspepfS GallenRs1ei1, Sieber, Observation-Disclosures
SaEeTrbqjoeu uunEaIer St6runsen Der @ingen eibe.
Stein De9etustlii6, fsiue Spur pom 0tertur, N1inera(ieu
pbet iha9Eden Droslfn.
gE 9tan beadte folgehbe Snmptonte pom Rranf5e:.
ten Der 8eroouun9Sorgane: 8eritopfunq, iunerltde
6dIrPrrboihen. 8MtpaInn9 mad benz 6opie, @dure i'm
Yiasknrllebelteit Goobrenner, @tel Dor benz GHen, Naz
eeu1rIseH, ioures NuifoBen, iinfeube ooer bebenSe @mz
pfinbYH9-fH Der Wtggeug1ube, idwimutenbcs Geiiibl bes
&opiessQ thenloigfei lilo acknowledgement, 8eben oes
@srSens. erittteuoes @eInbl benin gtege1t, 6leden ooer
Shore porpeH Augeu, Steber unS 6umpie S6wersen i'm
&opte, D(fQr9el, On allsblnitun9, gel6es @usieben Der
pant nuo- Yer QugelI.. Seiteuitedeu, SdmerSen in Der
@rlt't nH9 n ben @ltebern, pL6sti6e anpalung pom
Sise, greruen Nes SIeiides.
9tltt9e -9o!ert pnu 9t a 3 10 a BtIIen peroen
ben 66rper Don aaeIt o6eugenannteu 8ranfbeiten beS
Frcfpu . - fFL.r
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1883-04-30
Nfeis, a5tGcntS Oie edodteG.
Sci Npetfefern Slt 6abet.

WeaN ttie: Fggo5 un6 Sa1i6."
MeGll.id iGe. eiae 8rieFmarfe oil Ga6nao
& So, QiQ. % WarrSnz, @de Ser Gbur6
Ctr, 9tetp 0OTfe ~
w-sele5rlnq, &ouicu6e BON Dollars pertb wirb
foIiir 5u9e9tdt Deroet.
Nm onS TubIifuut.
Gs fann feline beiIere 8nrdutie fir SEN gSertb pon Or.
Rabuap' 9 Idn8it onerfaunten d. sc. 3.6cilmitteln auiz
qepieIeu IDer6e1, ais bic elenoen uno nuslolen Nod1<
6bmunaen p~erIel5cH = IS siebt falids .Geioluents%,
.%gteliefS" unb ,GillS".- Gerlan9t ia uNr 9tdopap un6
odtet 6orauf, oaB Der Aame sOtaopap" T9 aui benz gs
failften a1titel beiiuoe!
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1883-04-30
III rillcr Biz iwaltsiq Wlinmtert,

obne unteridie6. mie srob 0te SdmerSen aud iein
ul6eeu; bic an GhcuuuttSmuS ~2eioeuoen, Die Settz
Id9crisen, bic @erfriippelteu, Die ~9erp0ien, bic an
geurut9ta ooer auoercu &r0nfbeiten leibeu, weroen bur5
Die @npenbuug non lta6wap'S Neabp Geliei ougenblid@
Iife &~iuberun9 finbeu.
gtierenz@ ntsHnoung, 8laien@G nt5in6ung,
MISUNDERSTANDING 2ungencon9eition,
6aIsletoen, acknowledgement, SerSz
tlppfen, 9ipbtberia, bpiterii6e 9nz
fdue, 8raunc, 80tarr6, SnfluenSa, &opfz
meb, 3obni6mer5cn, gterDenpeb. 9tbeltz
matismuS, 6iftpeb, 8ruitidmcr5en,
9fiideni6merSer, @lie6er>Q uetldungen
uno >8eritaudungen, faltes Sieber,
S6iittelfroit.
Gte @nmenoung pom @eoop 3eGief an ben Geiben6en
EbeileH peridaiit ou9enblidltde ytnberung ODER grlet6s
terlue.
GrstBtg bis iebstg Sropfeu in elm @(as @aIIer betIen
IN pe1i9en Nu9cnbtiden &rdmpfe, Ntasenidure, Sooz
bremen, btli6ies &optmel, Gtarrboe, 0tubr, Solif,
BIdbunqen uuo uue inuerlIden Sdmel8eu.
0eilenoe ioaten INNER cine TIoide pom Ro0tuaD'S
NeaSb Belief BET ib tragen. Btnige 8ropieu bapon,
in Ma1ier getbou, bergen alien 6runtbeiten o6er Seioen,
bic aus benz gebraud nngew6hnteu &rintpohers entz
i%pringeu, Dor. SIS lit elm beiCrer StiImulant, ais
SrauSbranntmetu ODER BitterIdnap5.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1883-04-30

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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-06-13
Snake StsrIes.

There's only M thing I don't like
the country for!n said the fair girl with
f~rizzes, shuddering.
whats that, Emma?n inquired the
three others eagerly.
on, there are snakes there. If there's
anything [ do hate, it's q snake.n
THAT'S so,o said the dark, languid
girl, solemnly.
That's sou chorused the other maid
ems, signing.
Last time I went out picking berries
at Babylon, [ had Just got a nice canful
and was coming home when | saw a
great big snake; he WAS that long (meas-
uring a foot space with her hands,. /
just screamed, dropped everything and
ran. [ don't know whether he followed
me or not.O
He must have been eating off the
bushes you were picking from, !" said the
girl with spectacles and braided hair,
meditatively.
Eyes, | think he was. Ugh! I could
never eat raspberries again"
"a horrid snake chased me once"
said the dark girl, l~ugubriously. ooh,
didn'y [ run! 1t was in the meadow
close to where we were living in the
country. At least, I didn't know wheth-
er he chased me, but | saw him."
my ma saw a snake once,O said the
remp of the party ia awe-stricken tones.
ut was a hoop snake. She was walk
ing on a path in the woods when she
heard q rustling of the leaves behind
her-just like wind; but there was no
wind. She looked over her shoulder
and there was one of these creatures
coming right for her-he had his tail in
his mouth and was whirling around like
a hoop. She jumped on one side Just as
he struck at her with his tail-the tail
has a horn, you know, with poison in it.
1t missed her and hit a tree and it died"
What died." gravely inquired the
satlrlcal young man, who had been en-
joying the conversation hugely, "the
tree or the snake?n,
"I-don't-know," said the romp, slow
ly. "I-think-it-was-a-was both.n
'"The most deadly species of serpents
mentioned in The natural history of this
country are those which get in peoples
boots out west; they are specially bad
in Chicago, where large boots prevail"
resumed the young man learnedly.
"What are they called, John % asked
the girls, eagerly.
Il don't remember, but if you ask the
doctor over there he'll tell you.n
He heard them 60 over and ask the
doctorif he ever had any Snakes in his
boots" and then went outside and but
ted his head against the wall, and the
girls wonder till this day what in the
world that young man wa snickering
at.-Brooklyn Union.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-06-13

and there at that moment was born the
inspiration Of the jersey now so gener-
ally worn. Lady BIS brougham was
called. She and Miss III. drove hastily
TO the theatrical costumer's and ordered
another pair of tights, as the material
could not be bought. The skirt and
train from Paris was used not so the
corsage. Lady BIS maid run it together
1T was literally sewn on, and never
dld costume excite so much admiration
and curiosity as this symphony in gray
velvet and satin, with the marvelously
hitting corsage. No woman knew how
the corsage was gotten into. There was
no sight or ever hint of fastening. No
M thought of the elastic silk material.
Little by little Lady B. AID Miss III.
perfected the jersey and wore it quite
three months before any one caught the
Idea. Then a prominent Bond street
mllllner discovered it and charged from
thirty to fifty guineas for them. Mrs.
Langtry was among her first customers,
but she did not wear the jersey till long
after Lady B. and Miss II.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-06-13
What He Meant.

In q suit before a Detroit justice, the
other day, the defendant desired to prove
that his financial standing was solid,
land when his witness had taken the
stand and testified that the defendant
Enjoyed the reputation Of promptly pay
ling his debts, the opposing counsel
asked
"Mr. Blank, you say you consider Mr..
White perfectly good?"
Eyes, sir"
"If he owed you $50 you'd expect to
receive it when due?n
yes, sir"
'If he should ask you for the loan of
E5 you'd hand it right out"
''Y-yes, sir"
Every well-very well. Mr.. White,
bsk the witness for a loan of S25.n
MI. Blank, loan me the sum named,o
Paid the defendant, as he reached out
bis hand.
Nj, Blank grew red and pale by turns,
pitched around like a boy on a carpet
pack, ana finally replied:
what 4 meant to say was that I'd
end you 925 Oh a first mortgage on about
1900 worth OF real estate. Make out
Four papers ~