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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-28
PARKER.
a Clear Case of Lunacy Cotton Receipts
Sale of a Farm.

correspondence of the Gazette
Wealherford, September 10Th omap IT.
Mlliing was tried In the county cour, yuster-
DAY, on the charge OF lunacy The yordici OF
ne Jury was That Tho charge was true hut
tnat ne was not sufficiently SO TO warrant his
confinement, and heis on tho streets to.dny.
~ re county attorney, Ia the trial vest, rsny,
introduced Judgment obtained reainst
MlIllng ,Homeswoeks neo IN the county court.
nillnR MN Tor whipping his wife with 4
wagon Whlp, as evidence Of his INSANITY
thrre WIS other gidcnce 20 III effect llai
he mad traded valuable property for tht night
20 make nnd sell a pRtuni OH IN m farrant
county 80 and his wife separated bust week,
AIMING retaining custody OF Two ilitle chill
dren, which be had with him on the streets
today. Much sympathy Va eiicittd FOR Tbs
wiicnnh culldrcn.
There are ifleen hundred bales OF cotton in
the yards lcra to-day. hose, with III, tevrn
hundred and nlty reported her last week.
make twoi iY-lwo hundred and atty received
he4e 70 date. Three hundred bales have been
received here to-day,
~ rlll liayloc mas sold his homestead on
We Fnlo PINTO read, one aiiia from io@u, to
M. lAyi hldweli, brother OF eXeSherifl H. A.
ikidWHll The consideration WIS ei,
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FRANCIs.
VILLAGES DESERTED.

VII4IlAV'l4o DId7I.INtI.U'
Paris, September 27.--Advlces from
French sources, dated Hanoi, Septen-
Der 10Th, state that black flags were
abandoned at Senter, and the rillages
of Skung, Lugnes and Dab and retired
TO the left bank Of Red river. Several
mandarins have given in their sub
mission 10 the French authorities
through Hartman, the French civil
commissioner The French viii un-
dertake 10 offensive operations until
after the arrival OF reinforoements
from France No mention is made Of
the reported defeat OF the yellow flags
by the black flags.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-28
TIrllnEY.

a CIRCULAR ERoM THE PORTE.
Constantinople, September 27.-The
Porte is preparing a circular t. the
powers declaring that if Bulgaria
lapses into an anarchy, Turkey will
exercise the right of suzerainty for the
restoration Of order.
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9n Gleanings.

! s p~mber 27.-The Gus
| S,,le has been sued in
d. district court by
|g,ia an ~, Isaac Holden
|utsS alleged to have been
\ On cotton ties. The
,s5 II s validity of COLLECTING
IiatIae ight and charges,
n, confined the past
Idss y attempted murder,
= q loathsone dis,
1 ppi, -, of the board
aied Unknown through.
"'N IBIS morning Of con on
PROPOSED as n method
s''' here of dead an
! 'su s sloSRe for New York.
~ Morgan City.
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HOUSTON.
Work on the Court House
Potion Of d Train Thief.

vac ua1ctle.
September 27.-An unex-
eruption has occurred in
dihe new COURTHOUSE on
" supply of artificial
been laid in, the sub
alhg made a miscalcula-
Maers the supply worth
Atllaed purpose, the sizes
acn other rhe work will
aslayed thirty days, after
yaIractors say they will
lgfce by day and night,
ughts to make up lost
Ehmon, president of the
s,company, returned home
vas ROBBED on the sleeper
containg a Considerable
| money. Detective
4, was telegraphed
|vhen the train ar.
feeeded to Galveston with
p way down forced Tho
power to disgorge. To-
4, 1ef was arrested and viii
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pnrnelI said 10 he Shoi.

London, September GA report Is
In circulation that Parnell has been
shot, but it lacks confirmation. In
quiry Is being nude stsst5 its CUrreet-
ness.
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REtSsH.

SITUATION REGARDED DANGEROUS.
st. Petersburg, September 27.--
The J0Urndi ds 81. Pctersburg re-
CARDS the situation in Bulgaria as dan
HerOus.
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PAS0.
PEACHES 4 Trading with a
1 ioWn,.Trains Run
p TO LAREDO.

ia-Slie.
MEMBER I. 27.-The news
Y : to the effect that Jul,
| apache, is still in the
XVI, sl1a threehundred men.
.s sa here to-day, dated
loer 2, says that the
" town and beg pro-
aas or ammunition
local authorities to
| az. anything occurs
L, n character, we will
"a ~. re days or less, and
| La,.s. running regularly
i w, i've hundred and
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AUSTRIA.
uoNoRs no AMERICANS.

Vienna, September 27.-lFhree diplo-
mas have been awarded American eX-
hihitions in the electrical exhibition
here
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PROTECTION WANTED.

Liverpool, September 27.-McDer-
mott, recently ordered to be dis
charged, refuses to quit tie prison UNI
less police potection is afforded him,
He fears he will be murdered unless
this boon is granted.
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rfwaan mat bIace anu weafneriorn ~ ~
saturday. It's to he hoped the nioIey
will be retarned 70 him.
Mr.. Robert holman aud andy aud
nsta. L ~, u..lanu are xialfann fSnY-
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Cronberrles, horse radish root and
bitter cherries at Spencer 4 fuckers,
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svss 3 matter 81 much surprise Ioflin''
and the lack Of wig, gown niAd POM
pous dignity In our civil courts, was
no less matter Of SURPRISE. ne re-
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three members 81
ieary ana !, ~ .snwaynien who woIkfa
the band 81 1lsps Virginia aud Eastern
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Cinderella slippers until October 18Th
at cost al Lewis Bros. d Co.'s.
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FOREIGN.
Bradlaugh Demands His Rights in the
House OF Commons.
A Discharged Prisoner Wants PrOtec-
ton Situation in Russia Re-
garded as Dangerous.
ENGLAND.
EN0LA MI.
BRADLAUGH's DEMANDS.

London September % Bradlaugh
has addressed a letter TO Northcote, in
which he declares he will again de-
mand his seat in the house, and
charges Northcote with causing all the
mischief that has grown out OF the
continued violation OF his Brad
laugh's) rights
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Cranberries, fresh new crop at
Gorfbs, Read & Cos.
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New Foundry.

The Fort Worth mach ne and boiler
works Il ar fhrockmonon street, 'front.'
ing the railroad, are erecting It foundry
and will soon be- prepared 10 do all
kinds o. casting in copper, iron aud
brass. Their machine shops are now
ready to reptir, overhaul OF rebuild all
kinds o! engines, boilers aud machin-
cry.
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'sstls y, ', 49, a Magnificent parlOr sci
Az; eoo,nhet kl tchen iurxiilre WILDE
4Nste al al East Meutherioru
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08
WHAT MEN NEED WIVES FOR.

What does a man need a wife for
1t is not merely TO sweep the house,
and make the beds, and darn the
socks, and cook the meals, chiefly.
that q man wants a wife. If this is
ell, when young man calls 20 see a
young lady, send him into the pantry
to taste the bread and cake she has
made; send him to inspect the
needle-work and bed.making; or put
broom into her hands and send him
to witness its use. Such things are
important, and the wise young man
will look after them. But what the
true man most wants of wife is her
companionship, sympathy and love.
The way of life has many dreary
places in it, and man needs a CON-
panion to go with him. A man is
sometimes overtaken with misfort-
unes he meets with failure and de-
feat trials and temptations beset
him, and he needs one to stand by
and sympathize. He has some stern
battles to fight with poverty, with
enemies, and with sin, and he needs
a woman that, while he puts his arms
around her and feels that he has
something to fight for, will help him
fight that will put her lips to his eal
and whisper words of counsel, and
her hands to his heart and impart
new Inspirations. All through life
through sunshine, conflict and vic
tory, through adverse and favorins
winds-man needs woman's :ove
he heart yearns for it. A sister:
or a mothers love will hardly supply
the need. Yet many seek for moth
ing further than success in house
work. Justly enough, half of these
get nothing more. The other half
surprised above measure. have got
ten more than they sought. Theil
wives surprise them by bringing I
nobler idea Of marriage, and disclos
ing a treasure Of courage, sympathy
and love.
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to it, but although several arrests
have been made and the guilty
severely punished, no effect other than
an increase in their depredations
seems to have been made upon the
"slnggers." Louisville, with al these
disadvantages Of smoke, sluggers
aud defaulters, is a delightful city.
In the words of citizen of your
town, it is 1.-The finest city in Ameri-
ca" Hospitality, such as is seldom
met with outside of North Carolina,
is invariably extended to strangers,
and the social culture and refinement
to be found here is not exceeded even
in the Old North State.
This letter, Mr.. Editor, I intend as
rather preparatory to my next than
interesting in itself. I wish to
familiarize your readers with the sail.
ent points in order to make the min ute
details, which will fill my next, the
more interesting and instructive.
IN. c.
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TIRED MOTHERS.

little elbow leans upon your knee,
Your tired knee that has so much to bear.
A child.s dear eyes are looking lovingly
From underneath thatch OF tangled
hair,
Perhaps YOU do not heed the velvet touch
Ofwa1m, moist fingers holding yours
so tight;
You do not prize this blessing over much;
You almost are too tired to parry tonight.
But is it blessedness A year ago
I did not see it as do to-day
We are so dull and thank less. and so slow
To catch the sunshine till it slips away.
And now 1t seems SURPRISING strange 10
That, while wore the badge OF moth
er-hood,
did not kiss more oft and tenderly
The little child that brought me only
good.
And if. some night when you sat down te
rest.
You miss this elbow from your tired
This restless. curly head rom OFT your
| breast,
This hsping tongue that chatters con-
stantly:
| If from your own the dimpled hands hat
slipped,
| And ne er would nestle IN your pain
again.
if the wl1,e feet into their grave had trip
could not blame you for yonr hear
! ache then.
| | wonder so that mothers ever tret
At little children clinging to their gown
Or that the foot prints, when the day
\ are wet,
Are ever black enough to make then
If could find little muddy boot,
Or cap OF jacket, on my chamber nool
If could kiss rosy restless foot,
And near it patte' IN my home one
more,
If I could mend broken cart to-day,
Tomorrow make kite to reach the
sky
There is no woman in Gods world coulc
| She was more blissfully content than l
But, ah 1.-The dainty pillow next my own
Is never rumpled by shining head;
Ny singing birdling from its nest has
The little boy used to kiss Is dead
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the law els just at this time. have
reference to q most enormous steal
of public money recently discovered
in the accounts Of Louisville's Tax
Reoeiver. 1t ammounts, so far, to
something over $l75.00O, and the
probabilities are that it will reach
quarter of a millionl There is still
another peculiarly to be met with in
a certain class Of citizens here. This,
also, | hope, will not be initiated in
North Caiolina. The popularity re-
tered to is termed ''slugging''-it
has recently developed into one Of
the fine arts, and is very popular
here. It's an art, moreover, not diff
fcuit 10 learn. the main essentials
consisting of merely an old sock
with rock in it, dark night and an
unsuspectipg foot passenger. Not a
night within the past three or four
weeks but that will average at least
one Of these attacks and robher,es
on the public streets of the city Of
Louisville. The police authorities
tare doing their NtMast to put An end
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with the dough sticking in it.
Clothes are left on the line to whip
to pi eces in the wind.
TUBS and barrels are left in the sun
to dry and fall apart.
Dried fruits are not taken care of
in season and become wormy.
Rags, strings and paper are thrown
into the fire.
Pork spoils for want Of salt, and
beef because the brine wants scald.
ing.
Bits ofmeat, vegetables, bread and
cold puddings are thrown away. when
they might be warmed, steamed and
served as good as new.-Cottaqe
Hearth.
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will he be behind one half second OF
time in opening the school. No mat
ter if there is but one scholar present
the school ought to be opened on the
stroke of time. The Superintendent
who is fit for his place would hire a
watchman to sit up all Saturday
night, to wake him, rather than he
should miss minute in school. For
what is the use Of Sunday school if
it will not thach punctualit3 /?
What is the use of religion if men
are not moral ? And, how can an un.
punctual man be moral man, in the
highest sense of the word =? The
pastor must be the chief exemplar to
all his people. The thing he most
wants is trustworthy chronometer.
If the service is to begin at a fixed
hour, the first syllable he utters in
the service ought to follow as closely
after the last stroke Of the clock, tel
ling the hour, as that last stroke
followed its predecessor. If there be
but one person in the church he
ought to go forward, and throw upon
all late comers the responsibility of
disturbing the devotions Of their
neighbors by their late coming to
church.
Thus, and by lecturing on the sin
of unpunctuality, he may be training
his people up to where every congre-
cation should be. viz: the habit of
being all seated just before the
Church service begins. The moral
effect of Church service depends
largely upon not simpl ) the Scriptu-
raj lessons. nor The prayers, nor the
hymns. nor the sermons. but upon all
taken together. The minister studies
the reading Of the lessons - carfully
as he does the preparation of the ser.
mons. Perhaps he has been two
hours working over the chapter to
learn how to read it, 60 Is to convey
to the hearer the meaning Of the
Holy Spirit in the Word of God,
And,perhaps,the effect of the sermon
Is to depend very largely upon the
preparation In the minds Of bis hear
ears. secured by the first lesson. if
only half are ttreaking in upon it,
wnaI 9 10" thing it is for the work of
Tod!
1t seems unaccGQntable that SO
many congregations are careless in
this matter, when it is known, from
years end to years end, that the SER
vice is to begin at = fixed hour. 1t
ought to vary from that moment no
more frequently than trains of cars
on our most used and best.regulated
railroads fail to 60 ON schedule time :.
Let US begin the work of reform in
this matter in our Sunday schools
and Churches and let US spread
through the whole community this
truth, that q man who is not precise.
ly and punctiliously careful of his
engagements is in great danger, to
cay the least Of losing his moral
selt.control.-Raleigh Christian Ad-
VOcute.
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which Cue DduA CAoSoS ~" - ~
departments Of society, men are not
so caref,2l. Look at church commit.
tees, how dozen men will wait ana
lose their precious time, for one lott
erer! Perhaps it would be we'll to be-
gin at the bottom of our religious In
struction. ana all the way up teach
punctuality, by precept and example.
It should be a rule in the Sunday
school that whenever any teacher
fails, for three successive times,to be
present at the opening of the cxer-
cises at the moment appointed, his
case should he considered at a teach
ers' meeting, and, unless it could be
shown that the circumstances were
entirely beyond his CONTROL he should
be requested to resign. No unpunct'
ual teacher can have moral powe:
lover his scholars. No scholar ought
to respect an unpunctual teacher
No christian ought to respect teach
er who carelessly tells falsehood
And then the Superintendent ought
to feel that under no circumstances
except such as he could not control
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CHURCHES

sptist-J. D. Hufham. d. D., Pastor.
bees every Sunday at IL O'Clock. A.
and at Z, P. NJ. Also on Saturday
Re the first Sunday at II o'clock, A.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday
+. Sunday School on Sabbath morn
mitve Baptist-Eld. Andrew Moore.
kor Services every third Saturday
Sunday morning.
ethodist-Rev. c. W. Byrd, Pastor.
Flces at O'Clock, P. NJ. on the second
fourth Sundays. Sunday School on
bath morning.
P'scopal-Rev. H. G. Hilton. Rector.
Elces every first, second and third
pays at l0a o'clock, A. NJ. Sunday
poi every sabbath morning.
|eetng of Bible class on thursday
It atthe residence of Mr.. P. . NTH,
eptist-(coloredD George Norwood.
for: Services every fourth Sunday
O'Clock, A. NJ, and I, P. NJ. Sun.
School on Sabbath morning.
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WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE POOR.

Silver spoons are used to scrape
kettles.
Coffee. tea, pepper and spices are
left to stand open. and lose their
strength. Potatoes in the ceilars
grow, and the sprouts are not renov.
ed until the potatoes become worth
less.
Brooms are never hung up and are
soon spoiled.
Nice handled knives are thrown
into hot water.
The -four 10 sifted in wasreful
u,Aaper, sud tho. breed pan 10 lett
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08
OLD YEAR CELEBRITIES.-No. 3
Longfellow: the Peoples Poet.
[For The Commonwealth.

In the early years of the present
century two sprightly youths might
be seen together at Bowdoin College,
in the old forest-covered State OF
Maine, putting down stepping stones
on which to rise to higher things
The one was destined at an early age
to reach the heart Of the people the
other was fated for man: years to ae
1.-The obscurest man Of letters in
America One sought his position
by courting the Muse: the other
slowly climbed to the seat of the
gods by the unmeasured steps of
prose. One was Nathaniel Hawthorne.
the greatest master Of arti site fame
in American prose; the other was
Henry Wordsworth Longfellow, the
sweetest singer in American verse.
Longfellow IS essentially the peo-
ple's poet. and as such is more wide
ly known than any Of his contempo
raries OF the same soil. Every cul-
tivated American is familiar with his
writings. He is the poet OF the peo
pie just as Emerson is the poet of the
iltteroteure. And this fact increases
the difficulty Of saying anything new
about him. VINO has not beer inspir
ed by the devotion of Evangeline or
been led to admire the constancy of
her lover? Who has not sung with
Longfellow the song OF Hiawatha and
had his sympathies with the red man
enkindled afresh ? What maiden has
not looked into that curious affair of
the courtship Of Miles Standish ?
What pilgrim beyond the sea has lot
looked with the poets eyes on the
face of the old world as 1t is reflected
in his Outre-Mer? Who has not
felt the tn and seen the beauty of
a Psalm of Life. as he goes on from
day to day singing,
Heart within, and God G 'er head?''
Who has not learned from the Will.
lage Blacksmith. as we'll as from
actual experience,
"That at the flaming forge of life
Our fortunes must be wrought,
Thus on the sounding anvil shaped
Each burning deed and thought? ?''
Nor is the popula ity of Longfel
low confined to his own country HI
is favorite wherever the English
Language is spoken, and far beyond
His poems are read and admired b,
the Russian in his native tongue
Every well-bred Italian is familia,
with bis writings. His Excelsior
has been rendere dinto their Language
in almost hundred different forms
Evangeline they read with deepes
emotion. In that country he reign
without rival in the America
brotherhood. Others, to be sure, ar
admired. but not loud as he. Hi
death was lamehted by the Italia
people as personal affiiction. Their
was something in his spirit tina
found a hearty response in the heart
OF that nation.
Great as is his popularity bot
here and across the waters, Longfe
low. we have the audacity to say,
: not q great genius. He does not d
scend to the deep and bring up th
unfelt and undiscovered. lie is nc
an originator of new creations. H
has added few new ideas to the trea
ary OF human knowledge. His tran
latlons. of which he has made mar
from nearly all the modern language
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08
COUNTY,.

PRIOR Court Clerk and Probate
Rdge-John T. Gregory.
flor Court-Geo. I. Simmons.
|ster af Deeds. NJ. Grizzard.
Eitor-A. j. Burton.
if-R. j. Lewis.
(ner-J H Jenkins.
asurei-E. D. Browning.
Hupt. Pub. lnstruction-D G Clark.
per OF the Poor House-John Ponton.
Observation-Disclosures, Aaron Pres
IT, Sterling johnson. DR., W. R.
ood. John A. Mortleet. and NJ.
hiteAead,
sior couft-ETary third Monday
March and September.
lor Court-Every third Monday in
oruafy, May, August and November.
Pdge of Inferior Oout-T. N. Hill,
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N f r A l. DIRECTORY
SCOTLAND NECK

pr-W A. Dunn.
nisioaers-Noah Biggs, J. R. Bal
ID r. NJ. johnson, j. Y. Savage.
first Tuesday IN each month at 4
lock, P NJ.
of Police-C W. Dunn.
StanI Policemen A. David. W ID
elds. {. F. Speed. Sol. Alexander.
surer-R M johnson.
81 Y Savage.
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PUNCTUALITY.
BY REV. DIR. DEEMS.

Among the minor immoralities q
want Of punctuality is usually rank
ed. That it is an immortality, there
can be no doubt. The only question
is. whether it should be ranked among
the sins of the less venal kind, and
whether, in calling it minor, we do
not mitigate very grave offence.
Certainly, punctuality is among
the very high virtues. 1t shows
moral discrimination and exactitude.
1t shows that its possessor is intent
upon securing every punctum arising
from a clean habit of mind, and pure
state of the heart, and healthy con-
dition of the will. which enables q
man to hold himself rig idly to his en-
gagements.
|, Unpunctuality shows a regardless.
ness Of other peoples property and
other peoples feelings which cannot
exist in the heart of d man who is
high.minded. intelligent, and a conse-
Grated Christian. In business, no
matter what may be mans other
qualities, if he be not punctual, s., pa,
his affairs are likely to go into dis.
order. 1t is SO in every other depart.
ment. There is lack of moral
sense at the bottom of this vice.
Why should not q man who is care
less of his engagements, also become
careless of the truth 2 In other
words, is not his want of punctuality
a weakening of his veracity What
is to prevent man who is habitually
nnpInctual from becoming a thief !?
He has no regard for the time of
other men, why should he have for
their money? What is the differ
ence between taking a mans hour
and taking his five dollars :? There
are verv many men in the communi-
ty, to whom each hour o. the busl-
ness day is worth more than five dol
lars. Why should six gentlemen be
Kept waiting ten minutes for me, AID
thus the aggregate of an hour be
wasted out of business life Why
should their business be jeopardized
by my carelessness
1t is no apology for one to say,
that he does not intend to do harm,
that it IS Z mere careless habit into
which he has fallen, that otner men
show the same. 1t is not that he
wishes to give pain and inconven.
ience to the rightful owner by taking
away his property. Thieves are not
general malignant; they are simply
unpunctual; they do not make a
point of the a.es4,n, or of the tuun.
They just carelessly but property in
the wrong place, as an unpunctual
person puts time in the wrong place.
Should not all our moral teachers
begin to impress this upon soclety ?
It is time that unpunctual people
have thl.ir consciences aroused. and
that tia sv-he brought to feel they
cannah considered wholly moral