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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-10-16

st. John does not have q word to say
again-t Cleveland and the Democratic
party in his speeches If he did his
pay would stop. Re is biraa -fe-eksuse-
Blame aIic t-I4-S u ~ DIlcLn panty. Ter
hans It serves the party right. It never
sbeuld have houOred such q dsmagogue-
-LChicago Inter Ooean.
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PH1LLLPsBUBG-

PHILLIPSBURG-
a5avor- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. G. A. Lewis.
Police Judge. Frank Strain.
CoUNcIL1fEN: w. Lowe, s. G.
Cummings, Chas. Diciley, n. Polling
and G. II. Letfngwell.
.Clerlx. w. Snodgrass.
Treasure. w. Young.
CITY Marshal. ................. b. f. DELPHI.
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WACO NOTES.


The Pianins Mil Fire nm Accident-Iors.
stolen NJ instrels Lula Hurst tg(-Cot-
ton Receipts.
WAco,Sopt. 25. Especial. On the 18th
instant Barton & Foseard's planning
mill, In this city, burned, entailing a
total loss of $1,000. AT the time IL was
the generally accepted theory, and no
telegraphed to the HERALD and other
papers, that the fire was malicious in
cendiarsm. The proprietors of the mill
nave been making thorough inyesti-
CATION, and to-day state that they are
now convinced defect in the brick
furnace OF their engine.room accounts
for the fire, thus taking on themselves
the blame. They had only $1,000 insur-
ance.
| w. A. Nixon, n farmer living near
Hubbard City, loaned anoshor farmer
named Ware wagon and two horses to
peddle pottery. Ware came to Waco.
and to-day Nixon was here looking
alter him. He finds that Ware sold the
wagon and team here and deeamped,
Callonder's minstrels played local
colored club match game OF base ball,
beating the home darkes. Tonight
the minstrels open the (new) Garland
Opera-house.
Manager Johnson, of the McClolland
Opera-house, has not heard any COM
plaint from tho Manager of Lula Hurst
o-called) whose hooking for Tonight
was cancelled by johnson.
Cotton receipts to-day were fully 500
bales. Prices better than Yesterday,
closing at 9.3S.
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Colorado Democrats.

DENVER, Sept. 25.-The Democratic
state convention reassembled this morn
ing and adopted resolutions endorsing
tho national Democratic platform. 1t
lavors the free and unlimited coinage of
silver, and declares that by the nomi-
nation of Blaine, an avowed enemy of
the silver interests, and declares that
the Republican party has arrayed itself
~ open hostility 10 the vital interests of
TINS state. IL opposes the granting of
public lands To railroads and other mo.
nopOlies, and dcnOunces the sys-
tein of disposing of large tracts
of state school lands To
corporations and individuals. Favors
the enactment OF laws to prevent the in
PRODUCTION OF contagious animal disease
aud insists upon the strictest laws of
regulation OF liquor traffic, but opposes
prohlbition AS unwise, Illegal, unc0nsti-
tutlonal ana tmpracticablo, Dcnounces
the general policy OF the government in
keeping tribes of Indians ON the agri-
| cultural lands of Southern Colorado and
demands legislation extinguishing all
tho Indian reservations In the State
that the same be thrown To settlers.
The convention nominated Andrew ID
wilson, of Denver, for Lieutenant.uov
ernor; Charles S. Thomas, Of l.oadyille
for Congress, and adjourned 10 2 thl
afternoon.
At the afternoon session the conven
tlOn completed the ticket, as follows
{. o. Uniug, Of Huertano, Secretary O
State; Thos. MalOnoy, of GunnIson
Ireasur6ri Harley Is. Morse, of Gilpin
Attornoy-Genoral; Ansol Watrous, o
l.arimer, Auditor; G. Barle, Governor
James B. Grant and Joseph boyle, Pros
idential Electors. Adjourned sine die
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Tho Gre.t Granmnrlan.

WHEELING, sept 25,-Gen. Logan
spout the forenoon at tho residence Of
Hon. John Frew. Many prominent cit
i2ons of the city and State called 10 pay
their respects this afternoon. Gen. Logan
senator Powell Clayton, Congressman
Con, OF this district, Hon. John
mhttoemon were escorted 10 the State
fair grounds by marching clubs, there
being 1000 men In line. At the fair
grounds the crowd numbered 25ODO.
Gen. Logan was received with some
applause, aud spoke an hour and a
quarter, principally on fiuanco and
tariii A street demonstration took
place tonight, 300 torches and
men being in limo wore reviewed by
Gen, logan, Clayton and Coil.
Logan leaves carly In the morning for
Cleveland to meet Blaine.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. pa Times
Democrat special from Brookhavon,
Mississippi, says; Last Saturday night
n mob OF forty men visited the Franklin
county Jail, overpowercd the Jallor, took
out four negro prisoners, and hanged
thom to trees In the courthouse yard.
One was charged with attempt at rape
ON a white giri, two With murder of 9th
or negroes, aud the othor with arson and
robbery. There were four other prison.
ers In the Jail NJ the time; one charged
with rape and the others with arson
but they were unmolostod.
Tho mob lett word with the Tailor that
il the Circuit Judge did not clean out the
Jail at the present term they would ro.
turn and make clean sweep. Tho az
fair is greatly deprecated 10y a large ma.
lOrlty of the citizens of Franklin county
This makes six men who have fallen
victims 10 Judge Lynch In that county
within the past eighteen months.
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DENTON, Sept. .. Special. J. Gov.
Ireland addressed largo audience horo
uhis afternoon, conhning himself nl-
most entirely to State issues, which he
discussed in very able manner. The
tulacy OF the free grass doctrine aud the
miserable subtcriuges resortcd To hy
many who advocate 10 were clearly
shown mp. His speech was received with
very hearty appreciation.
1t is safe to say that the number oI
FREQ grass al ocatos In this section Is
growing small 10y degrees aud boauti.
ally loss"
commissioner Walsh followed tn,
Governor in a speech which was oh
iortcd to only ON account of its brovlty
Sufficient rain 10 settle tho dust Ton
some days to como fell here this uorn.
! iug.
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Eiro NcCOrl.
AT PtTTsBuRu.

PlrTsDuRo, Sept. 25.-An early morn
ing fire on the Hillside, above South
rwenty-hfth street, consumed five
frame dwellings together with household
goods. The flames spread 30 quickly
that the occupants barely escaped with
lheir lives. Several persons were COM
PEELED to jump FROM the second-story
windows. Tho loss aggregates Sl2,0OO,
on which'thor In small Insurance. Tho
lire Is believed to have been incendlary.
AT NEPoNsET, MAS,
BosroN, Sept. 2.-rhe yards Of the
Stevans Lumber company at NepOnsot,
Massachusetts, were nearly all destroyed
by fire this morning. The PROPERTY
burned Includes lhree-fourlhs OF the
stock; 3,O0OOCOO feet OF finished hard
pine ANA cypress lumber, on which
there win be "a loss of sit0,0o0; foui
buildings, valued Mt $4,000, and sevora
wharves, valued at ;2o,VJO, and ma
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Nelson plato'. petItIon.

SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 3.-lSpecial.l l.
United States Attorney Jack Evans
has received u letter from Nelson Plato,
former Collector of customs at Corpus
Christi, who was convicted Of embezzle-
ment and removed from Office some
months ago, and who IN now on bond
awaiting trial. llo says that Clark, his
successor, while "A subordinate, by will
ful negligence and rascality, put him In
the "nino holO" In order 10 supplant
him, which he did through the Influence
Of Tom Ochiltreo, and the late Secretary
Folger. He donies tho charge that hls
shortage was occasioned by gambling,
and says he never gambled and does not
to-day know one card from another.
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of the country was increased by the war
and yet there had been no
reduction on all the civil service as
there had been in the army, and
over 100000 office holders are now
sustained at an enormous eNper, Sc,
which is in part useless. Speaking had
been, progressing at four platforms
but the crowd was attracted around MIR.
Carlisle To hear his discussion of the
tarln ana taxation questions, and the
other meetings closed. = -
The following letter WAS read:
Executive Mansion, Albany Sept. q.
My DtAR SlR:--l very much regret
that the pressure of official duties will
prevent my joining you at the meeting
TO be held in Columbus on the 26tll
inst. hope the meeting
Will DO a success, and that
IL Will be the means of increas-
| ing enthusiasm already aroused for
the cause of good government. be-
lleve the voters of the country are fully
allve To the necessity of installing
an administration OF public affairs,
which shall be truly their own,
not only because it is
the result of their choice
| but because its selected instru-
| ments are directly from the body Of the
people and impressed with the peoples
| thoughts and sentiments. They
arc tired, thinb, of rule
so long continued that IL
has bred aud fostered a
class standing between them and
their political action, and whose inter
est in affairs end with partzan zeal
and the advancement of personal advan-
tage. Let me remind tho people il
they seek TO make their public
servants teel their direct responsibility
to them and careful OF their interests
| their objects will not be accomplished
by blinded adherence to party which
has grown arrogant with long contin-
ued power. Let me Impress upon the
people that the issue involved is
the establishments Of pure and honest
administration Of their Government,
and let me show them the way and
VAIN them against any cunningly
designed effort to lead them into
other paths OF Irrelevant discussion
With these considerations before them
and with an earnest presentation o
our claims to tho confidence of tn,
people, and Of their responsibility,
we need not fear the result of their In
tolligent action. Yours very truly,
GRovER CLEVELAND.
To Hon. A. G. Thurman.
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Ask Your Grocer
LEADER ROASTED ClFFEt
In One pound Packages. Meth.
er rGround, Co'orcd or 9th
wise Adulterated.
NO. 3l3.
ehlnery worth $4,000, making total
less OF S2lO,oOO. Some insurance.

chinery worth $4,000, making. a total
less ofS2i00OO. Some Insurance..
AT DENIsoN.
pENISoN, Sept. 25.-fSpeclal,l l-At 3.s0
this morning flames were discovered ia
suing from the Monarch saloon. The
ilre was extinguished before II rot head
way, and the damage was insienjficant.
Sn inquest has ascertained evidences of
i9cendiarism. -
AT MEMPHIS.
tMEMPHIs, Sept. pr. l.. Cochran n
op., pox factory on Union street, burned
to-hlght. Loss, $4,000; insurance. SS. .0OO.
AT BoslER PARISH.
SHREVEPORT, Sept. 25.-A steam riu
mousse IN j. NJ. and j. Fosters Sewell
piace, bosier parish, and thirty bales OF
cotton burned. No insurance.
AT PiTTSnUR0.
PirrssuRG, Sept. PA disastrous fire
Dfoke out on the South side about l0;S0
ing. S''i 's
Abel, Smith 81 Co.'S. extensive glass
WORKS covering an area of two acres.
together with Robinson, Rea 4 Co.'s,
machine shop and five frame
dwellings, are already consumed, and as
tho buildings In the vicinity were
mostly of combustible material. Il IL
feared the flames will got hevond con-
troi OF the fire department Fortunately
lhe wind is not very high.
The loss so far Is estimated at 800 600.
AT sEA.
BOSTON, Sept. 2.--News IL recsiyed
that the ship Rotomahara, from Liver
pool Tor Wilmington, California, burned
at sea. Ihe crew were saved.
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JEFFERSON.
Kain-Federal Court-Religtous--Bu -Busi-

Rain-Federal Court Religious -Isusi-
ness.
JEFFERSON, Sept. 9.-[Special. "A
refreshing rain fell here this morning.
II came too lato to materially benefit the
crops, but did great good in town by set
Ting the dust.
the Federal court IL now occupied
with the criminal docket.
Roy. Mr.. Sims, tho Evangelist Is con-
ductlnga protracted religious meeting,
and Is meeting with great success.
The contract for repairing tho Polk
Street FREQ bridge has been given TO
Messrs. Haywood & Grigsby, contract
ors, and work will commence soon.
Cotton Is coming In rapidly ana busi-
ness Is beginning TO revive.
Charles A. Culberson, prominent
lawyer, and his wife have returned from
the North whore they have been spend
ing the summer.
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MARSHALL.

Fire Insurance Commissioners
-Personai-Their Friends Pleased.
MARSHALL, Sept 2j,-ISpecial. l-Sey-
eral fire insurance companies doing bus
mess here have instructed thoir agents
to discontinue writing policies until tho
city provides some fire protection.
Miss Mary j. Lane. Mrs. John X.
Huntsell and John EDlckson have been
commissioned honorary members TO the
Worlds Exposition at New Orleans.
Some eighteen or twenty men were
discharged from the Texas ~ Pacific
machine shops yesterday.
Capt. John Il. Bury Of Paris, Is in the
city.
Friends Of Scott aud Umbdenstock are
pleased with their acquittal yesterday
at Jefferson.
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WICHITA FALLS.

Preparations for Festivities = Indians -
Gov. Ireland-Sale of Lots-Reporters.
WICHITA FALLS, Sept. 25.-(Special.l
Three hundred Indians have arrived,
ready for the grand war-dance and the
barbecus.
The success Of tho anniversary and
the sale of lots il assured.
The weather Is fine.
Many visitors are already here, and .
great many coming.
The press of the State Is woll repro
| .ented.
Gov. Ireland speaks on Saturday.
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Mr.. schur, at Cincinnati.

CINciNNATi, Sept. 2j.-Carl Schurz adj
dressed u large audience at the High.
laud house Pavilion tonight. Mr.
Schurs sumcd up the charges of official
corruption against Blaine, by claim.
ing that the correspondence hO.
tween Warren Fisher and
Blaine clearly proved the transaction
therein men toned To bo unworthy of q
man holding the position Of Speaker oI
tho House of Representatives. Mr.
Schurz's remarks Implied that tho let
tors to and FROM Mr.. Blaine were suih
Client proof OF tho accusation that hat
been brought against him,
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sayers' fropnblc Majority Jones' Dismal
prnspects-Norton sized Up,

AUSTIN, Sept. 2j.-,Special. From
indications just now Sayers viii lead
Rector In this district at least 5,OOl votes,
and thero are those who are confident
that no will receive over 5000 majority.
The boom that was 90 accompany Wash
Jones' announcement has not oven
cached that OF dismal gurglo, aud In
this district his candidacy is doomed IL
all stillhnrn.
II is believed hcre that A, u. Norton
will receive la,OM votes aud possibly
loucs 1850 or Jl,OOO in the State, out oi
total vote of 100000. This will give Ire
land over 10000 majority,
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Society Notes-A Belle-saio OF a.Gln.
PALMER, Sept. 25.- Special Tho
sociable at the st. George Hotel last
night, given by Mrs. lInrkey, the pro-
prietress, passed of nicely, and was en-
Ioyed by all. Miss Nolie Smith, belle
# this town, attended.
MIR. Bane has sold his cotton gin 10
Mossrs. Spence Il Watson, leading mer-
chants here.
Light rains for the past few days.
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SYRACUSE, sept. 25,-At $3.50 a. M.
Blaino left Syracuse ON special train
TO attend the lair Of the oswego Falls
Agricultural Society. lie made briei
speech and was warmly Welcomed.
AZ l2;lO p. M. the party started for
Auburn ln the samo ear IN which they
came irom New York yesterday. Tn,
ieput and space along the track wer,
ltled with people eager 70 see Blaine
aud as The train moved out he ap
peare I on the rear platform and wal
oheortd.
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4 Renowned Fidler sud soloist-Espo-
position,

ST. LouIs, Sept. 2j.-Slgnor A. Liber-
ati, the famous cornet soloist ftho New
York Seventh regiment, commenced an
engagement A. the Exposition Hall
'eceived 10y very large audience.
Attendance Mt tho Exposition fur ex-
'ceds expectations, aud the success of
ho enterpriao Is no longer n doubt.
jash receipts 10 dato arc $4,000.
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TERRELL TOPICS.
Teeth Out - Bonds Reissued - School
House eNeeded-Firemen.


House Needed-Firemen.
TERRELL, Sept. 25.-lSpecial. Phil
Sibley, one of tho worst negroes in this
place, got into an alteration with Hat
tic Monteith, a negross, and struck her
with a chair, breaking out two of her
front teeth and lamiug her He escaped,
but as he Is now candidate for the
penitenl larry the officers will be on the
lookout for I'm.
The City Council having refused to re-
duco the whisky tax, Sass Bros. and w.
II. Monday ,druggists,will quit handling
the article.
As no buyer could be found for tho
$4,000 school-house bonds, running fifty
years at per cent, the city council
called them In, and issued In their stead
twenty years bonds, bearings per cent,
and II Is probable that Terrell will soon
have "A building. As 800 children are at
tending daily, a school-house Is badly
needed,
Prof Deacon, who has u singing class
here, gave concert last night to pro-
cure funds TO uniform the 6romen. II
was u success,
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CoLuMms, o., Sept. 26.-A Shaw
noo special says; Tho idle miners
are again making raids ON the
stock OF farmers for food, and that
scarcely u night passes but cattle are
hutchered in fields aud carried away.
Prominent miners are unable to pre-
vent the dopredations. A largo number
OF old miners are leaving the valley,
while the syndicate Is increasing their
forces from foreign labor and negroes,
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Anothert tNif,.llurder Mistake.

NEW YoER, Sept. 25.-Rosara Feretta
fatally shot his wife this morning. Fer
rctta claims he had q row with another
Italian and was about to shoot him
when his wife rushed In and received
the wound,
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ThIriA.n.Xrn ihirYca.

KANSAS CITY, Sept, 25.-Tho Journals
Virginia City, Missouri, special says;
The bodies Of two horse thieves were
discovered suspended from tree on
Poplar river to-day. This makes thirty
seven thieves lynched by the vigilantos
this season.
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JEFFERSON, sept. Do Special. John
Garland, charged with breaking open a
letter and forging name to postal
note for $3.50, pload guilty to-day in the
Federal court, His punishment was as
scssed at one years hard labor in the
penitDntiary ut Chester, Illinois.
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or the Track,

ABILENE, Sept. @.-lSpeclal. The
wost-bound passenger train was delayed
tour hours this morning by jumping the
track. A truck was lost from a freight
train last night, and this caused the ac.
cident To the passenger train.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
IhirQ Seven Thieves Hangsd by the
Vigilantes 10 MssO 2 y -
THRILLING HOMICIDE
WACO.
kosora Feretta shoots His :. lfe-Judge
Lynch at BroolShaven, Missis, sippi-.
Nelson Plato to Jack Evans
4. Crimes and Accidents.
Il. G. Hutchinson Fatally Shot by james
buchanan Sr

n' u hutchinson Fatally Shot by james
~. Buchanan, sr.
WACO, Sept. 25.--[Special. IA sh oot-
ing afiray occurred in Dan Morris ga M
bling house, at $3.50 tonight, in viii ch
Il. Q. Hutchinson, of the firm of Hutc,h-
inson Il Lowery, attorneys at law, Com :
ally, by Jim u" Buchanan, a sr.. ss',
ex-jailor OF McLennan county.
The parties were playing cards and
buchanan was losing considerably. In
making his last bet he made a
threat against Hutchinson, who
won this last bet also, Buch-
anan then knocked Hutchinson
down and shot him three times. The
surgeons say the wounded man will not
live two hours. Thorumor is afloat that
buchanan has skipped, and that the Of
hcers are In pursuit of him. buchanan
~ known 10 be u bitter man and very
dangerous when at ali aroused. lie once
Killed two men within six feet
OF his horses head, both seeking to kill
him. His son lin and himself have killed
many men. lie was esteemed, how
ever, ON account of his remarkable
bravery, which has often been exerted
IN the cause of justice and honor.
buchanan has been citizen of Nc
Lehman county for 80 years.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Isaac Newton,
Chief Engineer of the Croton Water
department, committed suicide today
by cutting his throat. A coronor's Jury
decided that Newton took his life while
insane. Financial trouble caused the
act He was John Ericson's favor
ite pupil, and he 1t was
who planned the new aqueduct.
lie managed the engine of the Monitor
in her fight with the Merimac, having
TO be brought to the deck three times
because of fainting in the close atmos-
phere of the engne-room. lIo was
ignorant of which way tho battle was
going until the victory was
won. While he was assistant
engineer of the frigate of war he was
publicly thanked by the Secretary of the
navy for his heroic conduct. During
the fire on the ship when the crew was
inclined to abandon her, he threatened
to brain any man who attempted to pas,
him on the gangway, where he had
stationed himself.
Newton feared that tho depletion o
his fathers estate would leave his mother
and sister In want.
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BROS.
The Bargain House Of Dallas.

IT'S TIMETo BEGIN, ERE WINTER sErsIN
TO LOOK ROUND ABoUT-FALL STYLES ARE ALLIN.
IT'S TIME TO BEGIN SELECTIONS TO MAKE
OF LOTS OF NEW THINGS, THE CHOICE YOU CAN TAKE.
IT'S TIME TO BEGIN, If YOU'LL TAKE OUR ADVICE,
TO GoLDSMITHB ON ELM STREET YOU'LL GO IN A TRICE.
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k Your Grocer
Enn
LEADER ROASTED COFFEE

In one pound Packages. Neith-
er Ground, Colored or 9th
wise Adulterate1.
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mt the "lElIA1E SHOE place
ouds daily
FL. PAGE SS SON, 7O9, DLNG STRDDT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-01-18

where the morning glories swRyed like faded
hopes in the soft summer air. But the hearty
young fellows beneath them we're not much
given to thinking about faded hopes. They
were hungry. Besides, they had all heard Of
Mrs. Martins good dinners, and many we're
the complimentary remarks that fell on the
farmers ear as, with beaming face, he seat
ed them at the groaning table.
As he proceeded 10 help his right hand
man swift chsngo from placid content to
blank surprise passed over his face. With a
quick glance across the table he sprang to his
feet, laundering, "What does this mean,
Rachel? Not a cooked thing on the table !!
Do you want to disgrace me and insult the
help2 WHAT"
His wife's musical tones filled his pause for
breath with their eKasperating quietness
why, John, am sure that l never made
better victuals, and that every thing was in
just as long as usual. The oven was cold to
be sure. but couldn't help that, you know.
did my duty, but there wasn't any"
He waited to hear no more. All was plain
as day, and he made dive for the door.
Some Of the men laughed and some grum-
bled, according to their several dispositions
as they retired to the doorway but all
smiled as they saw Mr.. Martin, axe in hand
and with a very red face and mortified air
swallowed by the wood shed, while in the
sun-lit old kitchen stately Rachel stood like a
queen who had at last attained absolute sway.
You may rest assured that whatever else
Rachel Martins after life may have lacked, it
was not oven wood. L.