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Raccard Henry stock, seventy seven
and eight 4 Sc, eighty to eighty
two Ga.
Rsggy Alex col. stock, eighty one and
two 3 so.
Raspberry Jno stock, eighty to eighty
ONE 90.
Rainwater G inlpts and stock, seven
" seven and eighth l6, eighty one
and two "a.
KainwaterJames A impts and stock,
eighty one and two 4 "a.
Reeves VIM L stock, seventy one 10
eight SO rs, eighty two 0S.
Reeves Wan G stock, seventy one to
eight 90 ~, eighty one a. two 4 40.
Reeves Jno d ifnpts and stock, eighty
one and two 6 40.
Reeves Mrs Isaac 500 acres land in
secs II and is T SIR 5 ", eighty
two 8 30.
Reeves Edmund stock, seventy three
to eight 20 So, eighty two 5 40.
Reeves David stock, eighty two 4 76.
Reeves Jno col. stock, seventy six to
eight 20 so, eighty to eighty two
u 20.
Reeves Nary a stock, eighty two Ga.
Reeves mo stock, eighty ono and two
5s4.
Reed A L Is acres of land and impts
purchased of danes Blair, eighty
TWO IG on.
Reid Est d J stock, eighty two 80 IS.
Read Mrs Joseph 5O4 acres land known
as the Ben Andrns tract On Spanish
grant, eighty two 10 80.
Read Z impts and stock, seventy
seven and eight 10 33, eighty to5
eighty two l5ss2.
Reimer II 4 impis and stock, eighty
two 3 a2.
Reyon Narcisse col. stock, eighty one
and two 2 so.
aieYon Joseph col. three acres land,
eighty one and two IA 80.
Reyon Soil stock eighty to eighty two.
So
Rester Gideon impts and stock, eighty
DO eighty five l3#
Kester Alhertimpis and stock, eighty.
one and two 20
Kirhey Jno 80 acres land in sec Q 4 Q.
> Rs M seventy seven and eight
1898. eighty 10 eighty tWo z 8 %.
Riley Isaac, 40 acres in sec 10 4 8 5.
Ks MI, eighty ene and TIVE > 20
RigDaiaen Louis col. stock, eighty
ONE and Two 4 40.
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TAYLOR Henderson stock, eighty one
and two, 3 IL
Taylor Sam K stock, eighty 70 eighty
two 8 76
TAYLOR Henry 90 acres land puTrllas-
Cd Of Hill and stock. seVenty-seycn
and eight ~ 90, eightystwo, 9 0e
Tate g = stock, eighty one aud two.
PCS.
Este Sam anpls aud stock, eighty ono
and tive. 2s -
Terrell II = stock, eighty 1--we. ID
layer CF 500 acres land and stock,
eighty one and tsg0. e SCI
Hhikeaeatx AL inpss ana steakI sew.
enaY S. Did seven 9 eighty to
eighty two,
hibedeank Noel l5f acres land sec
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Sallier Anselm impts and stock, ssven
ty eight Is So, eighty one and two
| 4 90.
SalEier Jules H do acres land in sec s
I 10 S RIO W, eighty one aud tive
o 20.
Salter Peter 100 acres land in sec Ii
T9SR Is W, eighty 10 eighty two
Is 4s.
Sanders Thos stock, seventy six 10
eight 5 SO eighty one and two Q so
Sanders Frank impts and stock, eighty
| to eighty two Z 10.
Sanders Allenstoclz, seventy eight 2 q
! eighty two 2 50.
Sanders J EGO acres land in secs %
and 81 Il S r IL W, eighty4to
eighty two IS III.
Sayant Glide stock, eighty TO eighty
two so.
Scheaumean dos impts and stock,
eighty one and two GO 90.
Scarborough Frank stock, eighty two
26e.
Seaman Nj w iIApts and stock, eighty
to eighty two 0S.
Seigler G E stock, eighty to eighty
two a SO.
Seigler @ J impts and stock, eighty
two rs.
Scigers Wesley stock, eighty one and
two 80.
Snuff Cyrus impts and stock, eighty
two2 so.
Shattuck Bros impts, eiglltytwoIl 20,
Shattuck S 0 impts and stock, eighty
two So.
Shattnck d Wakefield 100 acres land
no description, eighty one and two
80 90.
Shelley Dam impts and stock, seventy
seven 9 20, eighty one q twol0 80.
Shoemake .Jno ST. impts and stock,
seventy seven and eight Q "a.
eighty two 324.
Simmons q y stock, seventy five to-
eight 124l, eighty to eighty one
G So.
Simmons ] + impts and stock, seventy.
eight 2 OF, eighty to eighty two
al 90.
Simmons J II Jr impts and stock,
eighty to eighty two AZ O4.
Simmons Caleb stock, eighty two 90.
Simmons Adney 100 acres land n L
IA Of sec ~ e IS Rs eighty
two 2 so.
Simmons Zack impts and stock, sew
enty seven and eight So, eighty
one and two 440
Sims Jno stock, elghty to eighty one
572.
Singleton a x impts and stock, eighty
one and two 30 44.
Slannton Howell iinpts and stock,
eighty one and two 8 rs.
Slaydon Sam impts and stock, eighty
two 2 rs.
sSlaydon y " stock, eighty two ] o.
Smart Mrs nc 4 acres land secs "a
and Us + . $ R Q ", steam saw min,
etc. eighty 10 eighty two, GA l6.
Smart Thos stock, eighty 10 eighty
two 04.
Smart w w agent for James Phelps
800 acres VIZ Of Il CERTAIN tract Of
lard situated In lie village Of Bag.
dad, purchased from w w Smart
I'd DAY II aareh 49, lakes eishly.
Two, 50 cents.
Smith 100 iinpts ami stock, savenhy-
Eve 10 eight 3 60, eight y1one and
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eight 81 50, eighty 10 eighty-two
/ 8 64,
Smith Jno stock, eighty-one and two
! so.
Smith N II impts and stock, eighty.
one and two, 5 so.
Smith Mrs Aug 8 acres land near Nor
ris' mill, eighty-two, 0 so.
Smith Raymond stock, seventy
and eight So, eighty-two, 3 40
Smith Uriah impts and stock, seventy
five 70 eight 20 50, eighty 70 eighty
two, q "a.
Smith r + stock. seyenty-seycn and
eight 4 81, eighty to eighty-twu,
III.
Smith I ] stock, eighty-two, 6 %.
Smith W L stock, eighty one and two,
A 40.
Smith S a stock, eighty two, ] GA.
Smith G + impts and stock, eighty
one and two, l6.
Smith G G l60acres land E1-2 of SW
ia NWl-4 of SWl-4 and SWl-4
of NWI-4 sec 2 I z S r 10 W,
eightv-one and two, 90
Smith VIM impts and stock, eighty
two, 40.
Sneed VIM impts and stock, seventy
seven and eight 8 46, eighty-one
and two, OF.
Sonnier Gideon impts and stock, sew
enty.fonr to eight Sc 40, eighty-onc
and two, 8 40.
Sonnier Edval stock, eighty one and
two, 80 80.
soilean Jno impts, eighty-two, j so.
Spikes Henry impts and stock, sew
enty eight . 80, eighty to eighty
two, 9 so.
Spikes Andrew impts and stock, sew
enty-seven and eight Is SO, eighty
one aud two 10 10.
Spears Leonard 100 acres land, pnr-
chased Of jeff II Hanchey, eighty
two 3 IS.
Spears w I impts and stock, seventy
five to eight 9 so. eighty to eighty
two, 6 go.
Stamps James impts and stock, eighty
two, 2 04.
Stansberry IG 4 acres land near L.
Charles La. w. r. r. depot, eighty
two, Is 2s.
Stanton o F l2o acres land in sec 20
T7SR1o w, eightv-one and two,
6 80.
Stanton Valentine stock, seventy-saven
and eight 4 81, eighty To eighty
two. 8 "a.
Stanley ] S stock, eighty to eighty
two, 5 Sc,
Stanley Amos impts and stock, seventy
five to eight Is %, eighty two, 8 40.
Stanlcy nj stock, eighty one and two,
500.
Stanley Frank stock, seventy-three to
eight 10 90, eighty to eighty-two,
404.
Stark Sanders so acres land, sec "a T
7SR13 ", eighty-two, 2 90.
Steward d Merriman, saw logs, etc
eighty two, 1880.
Stephens G 4 $40 acres land & stock,
eighty one and two, 20 20.
Stephens Nicholas 100 acres Land in
sec % 4 8 SIR 4 VI, seyenty-eight,
40, eighty one and two, 90.
Stephens Thos Ieo acres land sec %
TT SIR l3 ", eighty one and two,
4 20.
stephens w r 1850 acres land SWl- "A !.
of swift sec IA and SI-2 of SEl-4
Of sec is TT S r Is ", eighty-two,
Z 90.
Stephens n A stock, eighty-two, 6 s4
Stout Frank stock, eighty and eighty
two, 312.
Story James impts and stock, eighty
two, ] Sc.
StrotherJ N impts and stock, seventy
/. four to eight 81 So, eighty one
and two, 8 80.
STROLLER IL impts and stock, eighty
two, g %.
Strother W ] impts and stock, eighty
two. 8 70.
Strother Geo inpts and stock, eighty
ono and two, 90
Strother Jno impts and stock, seventy
nfttltf No 4aifyAltx ~, s,Faa mud
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-04-21

Parish Gosrt, Rrrssh u Caleasisit
Louisiana. 2la.


Va~1o Ahf IA vi 4AAfh'si = =
10y virtue Of q writ Of Egeif t'stls'
ID aud 10 lne directed by the w
Court aforesaid / win offer for sale " +,
auction, To 8Ac laat and hlgheAt els|'
Cash, with The benefit of appfsa lRs .s|
Court House door Of this parish 2 y
Of Lake Charles, La, On
Saturday, tIhe = lst dag n a
Nk3@lk,
at eleven O'Clock 4 M The le''e'
sefibed property, 10 Wit:
a certain tract or parcel 81 la4n Y
being situated vi the parish 0f 4 e13'
on tie west side 0f flse Caieasiegl nls'
part Of Rio Hopdo claim q Aalse
Hardy Coward asaiEnee. boulllep X
West NJ lands Of r. feFkalls' II &
lands clf 0iFginle ilsssaasuf aii1 NH
casien river and marsh c.llf lnsas
bred aud forty acres, more OF -.
with all tha buildings and ls.r
thege0n. Seized to satisfy sfla sl''
IN tAie above mentioned aIilt WIN
DAVID II 9sei
Sheriff of C1ilsasien X " Y.
ebeFiEs QflIee, Lake Charles r
II. 1883.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-04-21

DY VIRTUE of the authority yestl
ID ed in me BY the constitution I'D
laws of the State Of Louisiana, / pli
offer for sale at public auction oibs
last and highest bidder, for cash, j.
the courthouse door Of this parish
in town of Lake Charles, Louisiana, u
Saturday, April Is, 1889,
at eleven o'clock 4. NJ, tie following
described property to-wit:
One table, one stove, one mirror,
three chairs, one lot Of cards and
checks, one lot Of salmon, two-ttirli
of Dbl. of sugar, one lot Of baF
glasses, one-fourth box segars, 81
breech-loading gun, one fiddle, 81
WATERFALL, four empty whisky barrsls
twelve bar-hottles, one cork-screw olH
lamp, eighteen barrelscontainingmq
or less whisky, gin, bittefs, knmme
blackberry wine, etc, all situated 1
the parish Of Calcasieu, Louisiana
Seized to satisfy the State and Rsi'
ish taxes and licenses for the yeaE
eighteen hundred and eighty-twasHS
eighteen hundred and eightythrs9
togcther with all costs and peHsllls
tobe added
SitcrifF's Office, Lake Charles,
April IA, 1883.
d. II. Lyons, f
Sheriff and Ex-ofiicio Tax s'olsei
Calcasieu parish, Louisiana
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-04-21

On said day Of sale I viii stIl slisb
portions Of said property Is eacb
debtor shall point out. and inicase In
debtor will not point ont iufIleisat
property, I will At once and witiout
DELAY sell the least quantit Of said
property of any debtor Which any
bidder win buy for the anonnt If
taxes, interest and costs due 81 MA
debtor. The sale viii be without.
appraiscment, for cash, inlegaI tender
money Of the United Stats, and tbe.
property shall be redeennble at aav
time for the space of one year, ii
paying the price given, with twenty
per cent. and costs and pmalty added
ID II. LYONS,
Sheriff and Ex-ofiicio FAX Collectot
Calcasicn parish, Lonisiala.
Sheriff's Office, Lake Charles, Il,
March 81, 1883.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-04-21

R west. 81 acres in sec 4 tp6S r tres
81 acres in secs y6 To S r I2 west "a
acres in secs II 20 q Is 20 and 81 To Fss + I
west 1857 acres In secs 6 z lis nj 8Jand n
tp4 s R 10 west, 564 acres in secs u ard N
tp 2 r 3 west, tax 49,, 1s1 3s.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-04-21

rIaHAT IEsIs p PROPER
dad. Rear Lake Charles. 81
eWned ana occupied * q rsslsl'''ass
r Parker. including barge aNs,..
siare building and Is lmRfpf
be sold e2fapely lsfY tqr ~
81 silc 81 raus, di5plY u i.la
a,lsl tl, Lake Charles.
fslERsF y Cos w
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-04-21

Perkins Deiphine 100 acres land T s
S r 10 ", eighty two, ] 80.
Perkins Mary l2O acres land on Beck
worth creek, eighty one q Two, 3 81.
Baptitte Jas, impts and stock, tax 80, / 81.
Babineau Jean, impts and stock tax 49,, 2 20.
Briggs w Z, STOCK. tax 50. 4 "a.
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Yatche Louis so acres land on Lake
Arthur, eighty to eighty two, Z 40,
Young Henry col. stock, eighty to
eighty-two, g 81.
Young S F impts and stock, seventy
seven & eight "A, eighty two, 4 o.
Young And impts and stock, seventy
one TO eight los 81, eighty to eighty
two, n 90.
Young Seaborn impts and stock, eighty
TO eighty-two, 9 u
Young Thos impts and stock, seventy
two to eight 80 "a, eighty TO eighty
two, 8 u.
Young VIM impts and stock, seventy
two to eight 10 u, eighty to eighty
two, IA 81.
Young Zepherim itnpts & stock, eighty
to eighty two, 6 "a
Young Oscar inpts and stock, seventy
seven and eight "a, eighty and
eighty two, ? Y.
Yoeum Jesse Q impts and stock, sew
enty eight 8 43, eighty apd eighty
two, 6 SO.
Zef VIM impts and stock, eiglIty-one
and two, 2 sc.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-04-21

Tic ion both tie and reliable
curing 90
part the United st afe Largest circulation and
description solicited and atty and Promp ty executed
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-04-21

concerning unparalleled rcuura mine raj and mannfq
receive the AXE Charles cho for yea free of post
Rest Adyerisip . Medium in tn Southwest lob Work Of eli
Prices Style work guaranteed satisfactory
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-04-21
TAX SALE.

State Of Louisiana and PaTsh. q
Calcasieu gs. Geo. n. Ca5ieg, Bt
tinqaeRt Tar Debor.
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! certify tho shove and foregoing z
true and correct list.
Witness my hand and 81 a. Of oiiieaa
Charles, La, February 70, 1852. "
THAD. MAI7
feb-2+;ss Clerk Distrset q f
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STATE OF K4dDEHSgAE

PARISH 6lF iCALCASIEu
CLERK's OHfloE, 14fD JUDicI1L DisTl
CoURT
IST of Jurors dawn to serve loF
Il a regular a pril term Of said C0ul,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24
Murdered by a Private.

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s,.,i,. aud roll, 10, ,..o ,,;-.,.;... - 81,
Grirg A. no ,y,s -,1,.,-,f,,,, =. 80
tor , fourth eb,, ,,.,. er,.d -. ,.-;,....
named Corllin who was s.apdirg ont
side the Larracl door Tho l,,I., dia
no DAMAGE and the man ,cain discha-c-
cl hisr,g. This,im mc,,. ,,pI,c, .r,,r.
81 tho breast of Iicutenap, Cool.'s
horse lut NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. this m.
.ar.r s,Il couv,,c.,,sl,. ,3,-,,c,l
,,y,rd Corllio ,bog,tr, "yy,,,, ~.
Won anou, SIR" Tho ma, rcr,;,5
aS,,rd n,cu s;- o-r ,.,u ,h.,. ,--,,
too Lieutenant Cn.le whom ,l,,p,
,,,.,.,,.o ,.,c,g from, Tho s,,,,;o- MO- ,,;.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.
Economy is itself great income.
Folly ends where genuine hope be.
gins.
Men mark the hits, and not the
misses.
II costs more to ayenge wrongs than
to bear them.
Whatever makes men happier makes
them better.
1t is a good rule to be deaf when a
slanderer begins TO talk.
Feebleness Of means Is, in fact, the
feebleness Of him that employs them.
Circumstances are the rulers Of the
weak; they are but the instruments of
the wise.
Out in the world men show us two
sides in their character by the fireside
only one
A woman may get TO love by de-
grecs the best fire does not fare up
the soonest.
Where there is much prctcpsion
much has been borrowed; nature
never pretends.
1t is not what you see that makes
you popular among your friends II is
what you don't tell.
Never dcspise humble services ;
when large Ships run aground. little
boats may pull them of.
Attrition is TO the stone what good
influences are TO the man; both polish,
while they reveal hidden beauties.
When man is at the foot Of the
hill in his fortunes he may stay a long
while there in spite Of Wofcss!ona! ac.
complIahmcuts.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24
Sage and TaplOca.

Sage and tapioca differ in value ma
torially. n was shown recently in a
lawsuit between merchants OF the Pa
ciGc coast The difference Is explain
c,l in the plants and in the cost Of pro-
duction. The sago tree IS a palm.
twenty-five feet high. II grows In the
marshes Of Singapore and elsewhere In
China. where plantations Of one thous-
and acres are often seen. \ sago palm
Is not ripe for its first and only harvest
till fifteen years from the planting. Its
diameter is then some twenty inches
The harvester works on a shifting
plank in the swamp, and fclls the tree
close 10 the ground. The bark being
removed the body Of the tree consists
Of soft pith, which is broken and
ground in water while the pulp is be-
ing stirred. Transferred t1 a vat. the
starch is prccipitated and the water
drawn off. after which tho starch Is
dried and ground into the sago
-four Of commerce. Chinese tapioca
differs essentially. The plant grows
fifteen feet high. and fruits in two
years; otherwise it is not unlike the
potato. Every motion is the same as
in the potato field. Grasping the plant
its huge bunch Of massive roots ID
shaken and taken to mill, where being
washed and stripped by machinery. the
tapioca Of commerce is made as sago 10
precisely.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Nc, NJ mite Dw,rfs
.c.... ,-.,..,,,
-,
''"'' ~ - ''''' -" a. " q! ? -"
','' - '''-''''' 'S''' any s''''' D'g'" %
'''''. '.''s %, '" we ''"''' o' sur
.''S ~ - ".' '"'' "'' si''''"
'' p s'' '''''
man MA! want 'u' I'''!' mere be4oW'
n"' ~ makes d ef'"' disturbance II he
""''" L E'' everything
What is woman's sphere To be
maihcmatica!ly correct, we suppose
"oman'S sphe-- Is being always round
when you want her. and sometimes
when you don't want her.
4 New York tailor saws that when
he desires 70 get rid Of a poor paving
customer he nisfits him So badly that
he is laughed at Then he gets mad
and patronizcs some other tailor.
or,,,,, .o--,,,o" c-.,....
,,r,,o-,,1, wa, c5-.. -, =.
Gooroo, Wb., ,-o vo,, ,a,t;,r ,,aI,,
g -, -. -. -
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24
Lafayette and His Opossums.

When Lafayette paid a visit 10 the
United States he intimated a desire 30
become master Of an oposSum, and
Baltimore editor gladly undertook to
see that the general had one 10 take
home with him. Anxious 10 make the
most Of the occasion, he proclaimed his
want in a highly-spiccd appeal TO his
countrymen. urging them to prove that
republics were not always ungraieful.
They responded eheerfully--too cheer
fully TO the appeal. opossums came
in from north and south, east and west.
until the overwhelmed editor found
himself possessed of 2l90 too many. lie
could not afford them separate accom-
modations. he dared not lodge them to-
gether; 50. at night, he turned them all
loose in Monument square. TO quarter
themselves as they listed. Next day
'poSsums were here. there and every
where in Baltimore, TO the delight Of
the black, and the disgust Of the white
citizens, who fervently wished that La
faycttc had never heard Of an opossum,
OF that the elitor had executed his COM
mission with more discretion
the Fesis, l9etnd.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24
Ancient Dishes.

The British museum has Just ac.
quircd an interesting collection Of thir-
ty-nine silver objects which gives an
insight into the daily life of the Baby
lonians. and reminds us Of the discov.
cry of the bird dealers shop at Pom
pei. These objects. which were all
found together on the site of Babylon.
consists Of fragmests of silver dishes.
the broken handle of vase and coins.
most Of the latter being defaced and
clipped. Ii is easy to see that all have
been broken purposely by a practiced
hand, with the view of using the meta
again. and we may fairly conclude
that the collection is the remains of a
'silversmith's or coiners shop. Among
the coins is a Lycian one in good pres
ervation. 30 far as can be judged
from the. vase handle and disaeS. the
art Is distinctly Babylonian under Per-
sian influence. and the workshop may
date from the conquest Of Alexander.
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escorted except by servants, rode up
to the door. They would be Joined in
their ride by their husbands after par
ade; and then, after "a final round Of
the course, assemble at the house OF
one other of their party TO chota-haz-
zarie and lively discussion of absent
friends.
In much surprise they waited a min
ute or so before the closed and silent
house; then, with significant glances,
one after another slid from her saddle,
determined to solve the mystery. All,
there II is! A little corner of the cloak
worn the night before by Mrs. Morton
peeped out of the closed door of the
palanquin; twas evident that the poor
little thing had been obliged TO seek
that shelter. What n shamew They
would speak to her, they would com
fort her, and oh, what a laugh they
would have against her! They grouped
themselves round the palanquin, bend
ing low to peer in; and one on either
side drew back the sliding doors as
gracious!-Dr. Morton. still half asleep,
slowly opened his eyes. Most cffectual-
ly was he wakcned by the startling cx-
clamati0n with which the visitors
hastily retreatcd to their horses, which
they were just in the act of mounting
AS the door was thrown open, and Mrs.
Morton appeared in her riding-habit.
They Immediately rode away. TO the
infinite satisfaction Of the reCumbent
but impatient doctor who was in NOR
tai fear that fresh complications might
arise through his unexplained absence
from duty bringing message Of inquiry.
At the meeting OF husband and wife
We would rather not play fly in the
corner, but take for granted that
there was the usual amount Of tears.
rccrimination and Mysteries. in which
for this occasion only-a torn and
crumplcd fabric Of pink and silver
took an active part; the sight Of
from time 10 time stimulating Mrs
MoTton's grief and cloquencc. while
her husband. who. smarting tho expose
Of the morning. had entered on the
fray with unusual spirit, soon found
himself yauquishcd, limp and utterly
di~mayci. as his own inconsistent.
tyrannical and selfish conduct was
contra,tcd not for the first time
with the patient endurance Of his long
suffering wife.
Neither of this nor Of the rcconcilia-
tion that followed in natural sequence,
shall We make record; but We must of
the pleasing fact that. at the very next
concert Mrs. Morton. leaning on her
husbands arm. appeared in most OK
ccllcnt spirits. her cloak. this time Of
amber and gold, being admired by all
hcholdcrs.-LoHdon Soristy.