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'1ssu DspWeh 10 At IAtAce1ltd. Tf' . '1 fauN
WAsulSoroN, February l5.-Ths secre
'ary Of War up to this afternoon bad dis
tFibaled about $3.50. 900 to tho A9ol sui
ierera In tbs Ohio Valley, among which
are the following amounts to the town.
named below: Point Pleasant, $1,000;
Guyande!te, $500; Mason City, $500; lIart.
lord City, $500; plrke,abntr, 81 700,
Wheeling, $1,000; B,nwood, 81 600; Wells
burg. 81 100: Moundsville, $500; Charles.
ton. ". Va, 5000; Nav Cumberland, ".
w, $500; Marietta, o, 1000; Pcmsroy,
5000; Galllp,lls, 5000; s,aubenylllc,,
N.0oJ; Martina Ferry, $1,000 Bridge,
port, 81 900; Bsllalre, $500; Ca!,le,shurs,
Sl,0uO. Thu money was sen. 10 SOM. oi
these pointa for the purchaso OF suppl CO
to be sent elsewhere.
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GRAFTON, W. Va, February l5.-Tht
relief committee appointed at the mee.lnt
held hero last night 10 raise iundn for the
sufferers by Tho Il sod has been actively q,
work all day collecting money, clothing
and PROVISIONS. The resnlt oitheir labor il
mos, crafty ipg. Ipeladipy what tho com
mittee has raised md the sums collected in
town heretofore, Grniton's; contribution
will foot up about 5000. A large quantity
Of clothing will be shipped tomorrow,
The E,sss meeting last night asked Council
10 appropriate So00 from the town treasury
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stIAwSsGTOwN.
The People Cnmped Ont and In Great
.H Distrc~s-COld nuu Nick,

The People Cnn.pea Oat and In Grrn
| Distrc-s-Coid nuu Nick.
SjtASSEETowN, ILL.,, February l5.-At
o'clock this morning the river hnd risen {
inches during the previous twelve hours
Tho telegraph office 10 invaded and com
munication cut OF Tor several hours Is ex
tended and iRstiumeGts removed 10 The
second story Of "a neighbor.
Ing building, and there will be no
trouble III the future. Ono house was car.
tied from its foundation this morning md
iloated oil. Several foundations have
given way and houses are leaning and
likely 10 give way any moment. Should
tho wind arise great destruction in this d..
rection Ia inevitable. M 4
INCREASING DISTRESS.
There Is increasing distress, In tho hills
back OF town, where many people arc cn.
c'mped. The colony. Is well provislonsd
but fuel Is scatce and there are several
cases ot ssrions aickuess. No formal mp.
peallor aid has yet baen made.
Several families who intended 10 remain
daring the flood arc preparing 10 leave.
l'uainees is Of course entirely suspended
and must remain 80 for several days The
situation 2rowa more serious hourly. Many
havo deserted their houses and
gone to places Of safety. Those who
remain ara living In second
stories. The fuel problem Is presenting
Ietious embarrassment. Many neglected
10 provide themselves, and the cold weather
of tho last two days hss resulted In much SUI.
Isring. Thu river Is steadily rising hail an
uch HI hour, and at least . feet mora va.
.er is expected. Aid will undoubtedly be
leeded. The sans ia true OF Caseyviile, |
Weston. Caye-in.Rock aud two other
loints balow.
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pARlkEHNIlz,22.


A flne Methadist Church Cracked by
the InnGdnsion.
Special Dtpc'eh 10 he Inisti5entet. 80
PARxERsnURe, W. Va, February l5.-1t
WAS discovered to-day That The 6ne Mslho.
dis. Episcopal church, opposite the Custom
House, had largo crack extending across
the building. It's foundation was built
over an old we'll which cayed in when tlIe
church WIS surrounded. by water. The
structure Is comparatively new ard cost
about $4,000.
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pedi.ion from tho moment Il leaves i'i.ts.
burgh. lIa will take with him detail Of
eoldion. Some Of these bo!dIcrs We're on
duty about tho boat yesterday. Beside tho
oiilcer and tolditrs no person will DO per.
mittcd passage Oh the boat except q iuw
newspaper correspondents Of this city.
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Ten milca from Covicy.on colo,e,l
woman wss picked up by the wind and
landed In II stream, from which she was
rescued badly injured: Two npero ca;l.
dsea persisted by his failing nf cabin
In which they were. sleeping, ant.
scores oi cssns'ties : cf' les 70.
riors pa:ure are rtp3r.cil At LIZ.
ings;on Louto in wnica u dauce was IL.
progress was blown down over tho heads
Of tha inmates, but all escaped serious
Injury except q farmer, whose skull ia
fractured. Following the cyclone came a
rapid 1iso in tho small strtamB, which
flooded low lands and cauEea a cnnsidera.
bloloss OF cattlu by drowning. Last nigh,
the streams were falling auti the wcret il
over. The financial loss will probably ag.
sregate 500 900. 49,, sgEl
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FROM Hill to Hlll.

C,sc,xsArl, February 16.-The Conmer
eial Ga:.lle', steamer Kata Waters return.
cd TO- night from trip up the river as ial
Maysville. This is the only boat on the
river since the Aood. Her progress wai
exceedingly allow and men on the steame,
report that no bottom lands arc In Sigh,
from here TO Maysvllle. The river Il
actually extending from hill to hill. This
means vast loasea 70 farms, the details oil
which capnot be known till the waite
lsuhaideA. ~ 81 a set ,7l-tt' Is gVgrfi s. "
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THE srocRDALR's CARGO

! Yesterdays Dbpaieh says : The delivery
wagons were kept busy until after Il
o'clock last nigh. carrying supplies 10 the
Government relief b'St, which 70 10 leave
this morning at 0 o'clock. Msjor ouohipg
said last hight lhs; ho bhi ordered 10000
tations aud about 50 900 worth Of under.
clothing and beddlns. This order Included
q ,0o0 pairs Of blankets anu cainioris.
In all he said II Ia estimated that abou. 30
tons Of material waS on board the bou. iast
night VI had not been so pressed for
time,n said Major Gushing, lust night, "
could have made mote judlcious selection
ol goods and probably suited the emes.
gency better. Az 1t was, had 10 lake
everything at sight, The matter VIVA 40
nfgsnt that no iine was 10 bs lost, as was
under Instructions 10 got the boat I'll as
soon aB possible" l1FTe s,4.. ~
. Captain l. s. Calhoun will command H.,
Katie Ssockdale as usual, with the regular
crew; Captain William Abrams and Wil.
liam Holloway in the pjlo. house.
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preparing 10 aasist other localities not so
iavorably situated ~ ourselves. SAX v
Secretary Lincoln has Issued ordets 10
establish patrol along the rivers bank
where necessary, ~ .-.L- I
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The situation 0. Shawneetow at a glance
Is quite as bad as represented. The entire
town is submerged to an average depth Of
eight feet aud the riviug rising steadily,
and within the past twenty.tour hours
more rapidly than during the previous
days Of tho rise. Tho river hero 10 still!
about 81 feet below the highest points
touched lust year, IH -, -nn
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Thorc is hardly sailing room IN the dis.
tries from the mass OF lumber aud sheds
that have been torn asundcr and set adriit.
Along Washington street from Floyd
to jackson tho water, is within
two teet OF tho pavement, and
many houses have been flooded
on the frat floor. In ButchsItown the
water threatens Story avenue from The cut
oil and is encroaching upon many
many Of tho hauses in ,hs rear,
situated ; along Maiden Lane and
other little streets. Bear Graas creek is
flooding tho SUBURBS. At B,oadws the
water has crosacl tho car track on Shelby
4 rect and extends In tho grt,e,s allnos. 10
CIay. The wafer in the streets between
Shelby and Campbell covers payements to
the depth Of several inches. At the upper
part OF the square the water is in the yards
and residen,s communicate with their
homes through klleys in the rear. Al the
corners Of Shelby and Broadway the waller
lacks but an inch Of coming into tho stores
The Broadway and Second street cars have
tsen compelled to move the turn table TO
CLAY street. Out H R.ar Kentucky street The
water has flooded the banks, and the Stein
wdolen mil!s on Caldwell, near Jackson
were compelled to shut down because The
water entered the boiler room. ,sg}
| The river Ia 40 feet 0 inches and station
ary. The weather Is fair and cool. Thert
iy no business, IA -q,t5 l.sli. lg5 6N,s
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ll,e 1nteIli!9e'uef:


,oznIy,s lSrEliIGESCEn Is the
r WA n .ays and 10 send 10 friends
r'p'l IN !" wrappers l,r mailing, ilfe cents.
t0p's tp's'. /, nj once. Mailed 10 any nd
S ,..,, without Extra charge.
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4 Gi.Okt:tA CYCLONE
Causes Terrible Destruction or PrUpsE
-....H and man nF TIA

Causes Terrible Dcstruciiou OF otprUpsrty
l.. .T.,, and Losn or . iis.: ..i .''
sAvASSAn. Ga, February l5.-Reports
are coming in Of cyclone which passed
over the northwestern portion Of this State
Wednesday and Thursday. Trees, ieuces
and buildings were blown down withou,
number. Near Rome Captain Gordon'e
barn was blown down aud two mules
killed. At ,Ionosboro the colored Mtthodik,
church was carried away and several
houses unroo!ed. 1T ia estimated
tha, three hundred email houses and negro
cabins were demolished nnd | 800 people
rendered homelt s:s. Fortunately the tenn,
peruture is mild. 5l - L. ~,
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Couriei:s ia d skif,

CINCINNATI, February Is Maysyille Is
in good condition because a,ch large
portion is out ol water, but Chester, a vii
lage at the eas.ern part OF llaysvillc, II
actually suffering lqr iuel, ligt. and food
The people there are very molept iq thel
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LOUISvILLE aND VICINITY
Almost NJ N htnrd %tiiI-Peopio HovIu
~ ON Df their isaahea.

Almost nj N ktnrd at,iI-Peop,o Hoyiux
Oni NJ their Hsases.
LOUISVILLE, February l5.-Ths river has
reached A feet inches. It is now really
on stand and the Hood may be said to
have reached its greatest height, although
in reality the waters are rising fraction OF
an inch per hour aud tho hnal record will
reach 40 > fee. or S inches.
The local news Of the siiuatiop
is mainly regarding relief measures. OF
the sS00,oOo appropriated by tho United
States for relief, $4,000 WAS PM into the
hands OF General Rufus Saxton, OF Setter.
sonyille; Government depot for i;s,ribu-
lion. This morning the steamer Matte
Hayes was chartered by the Government,
and in charge Of Mayor Burke started
down the river laden with $4,000
worth Of supplies. Tas provisions consist
Of meat; bread, potatoes. hominy, onions,
etc. Col. Meigwin, OF Jelfenonvllle, ac-
compauled the relief party. The expedi.
ton will 90 as far Gs shawneetown, Ills.
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MonE AID r4eu coSGpEAs,

An"ther arptopria,iou-Thi limo for
Two Hundred thOuhAnd Dnflnry,s =
From Our Spccia! Gnttpeadaa.
WASHINGTON, February l5.-Congrese
has again come to the relief Of the Ohio
river sufferers by to-day appropria,iug an
additional 100000. After the reading Of
tue Journal in the House, Representative
Holman, Of Indiana, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported joint resolu.
ton making a further appropriation Of
100000 for the relief Of the sufferers,
Senator Brown, OF Indiana, read a telegram
from Richmond, Indians, asking for an
immediate appropriation for the relief o.!
tho destitute and homeless people along
the banks Of the Ohio river. Some oppo
sition was made 10 the resolution, but i,
WAS almost unanimously adopted, there
not being more than twenty votes agains,
It'd passage. The resolution WIS at once
sent 10 the Senate, aad on motion oI Seua.
tor Voorhees, it was taken up. 5 q
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H. O. WKygR,
Chairman.

81 WANT TO RisE. ABovg Ttg FLOOD. !,
The Chamber Of Commerce has appoint.
ed u committee to take such steps as II
may be necessary to inaugurate q move.
ment to fll up the lower part Of the city to
height above the present dood. ~
The Little Miami railroad engineert
have been taking water levela on the tele
graph poles with yiew to raising that roai
aboye high water mark. 4 :, is' Ia :; s5fs (.
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MOvEhEaTS hr CIScINnAf n.
aeports from Abese-kisting oat Othsr
ExEeJttiouR. y -. .I..

Expeditions. y"
CtScISSArI, o., February Is The
Granite State, chartered by tho Relief
Committee Of the Chamber OF Commerce,
is now receiving cargo Of proyisions and
bed clothing for the relief OF sufferers at
the points above the city. .'tE 3.G---
The Ohio State Committee has turned
over $4,000 to be expended through the
agency ot the Relief COMMITTEES and its
assistants. Commiaeary General Beckwiih,
U. s. A., will send on, this a.esmer
$4,000, to be in charge ot IN officer
detailed for the purpoae. Tho steamer
will be under tbs charge Of Hon. j, L
keck, representing the Relief Committee Of
the Chamter Of Commerce. Charles ".
Constantine, Chairman Of the Ohio State
Relief Committee, will 90 for the purpose
Of making observations rs TO the present
and coming needs Of The different localities.
Major Jvnn Byrne, member OF the
OHIO S ate Relief Cpmnittee, was
given locomotive On the Cincin.
nsIi, Washington & baltimore road, to
20 TO Gllsipotis, 0 where be witt orssu;za
relief parties 70 10 up and down the
Ohio; liicn le will 90 to lron,on and do
the. tame, probably j,ining the Granite
State nt Portsmouth,: B lore leaving he
brought from Columbus and sent to the
triver front III tho vicinity OF New Rich
mond aud car lead OF blankets. lie aeo
au.hor;z d P. J. N;cho!aa, Batavia, to OK.
Fcnh 81 $50 "ioax tho river I'd the vicinity
ol Now Redmond, aud Judge London, .ol
~ - a
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roysH cRuNaLINl

They report the town almoet ruined and
wholly covered with water. Many build
ings were ruined. Brick buildinga
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MEETS A CASE.

: I bare been told that the German emi.
grants unless q better necessity compells
them TO become slavea oil toil-have do.
clded predilec.ion for nourishing this
America sys.em and support 1t with a dig.
nifty and abiy easal ,oDo to ihSss Ss ITO tbs
their children Ia this ahametul manner.
When on my voyage to the Republic u Was
my fortune or late 70 meet one Of the
e1Amplea Vol superioIity." She was de-
c'de1ly "embonpoint" and at the time
tho possesaor Of q large and lucrative
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TIIE sTOcHpALE pARrY.

A telegram from Capt. Cashiny, U. s. A.,
a! R..sburs, says he engaged the steamer
Katie Stockdals and loaded her with pro-
visions aud clothing and started ont 10
alIOid relief wherever necessary. lie says
hu has already expended S5U, 900 and has
about S.. .000 left. lie reports the greatest
d!strets prevailing Vt Ironton, Ca.Iet,sbuig
mud GAllipolis. '1g.y. ....p.'- ',,.r ....
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MUST iln nKLrEb rog MANY wgrxs.

General Sax,on, at L1uisyills, In d sup
Elemental telegram says 1t is impossible at
present 10 estimate the extent Of the dis.
treas prevailing in that Vicinity, but Ms
many th0utunds Of families haye been
tarown out Of employment It will be neces-
sary 10 afford relief !or many weeks TO
come. The Secretary tcIegraphed authority
for tue expenditure OF additional Rums OF
money as follows Maysyille, Ky, $1,000;
Nancsbutg, KY, $500; Hutton, Ind, 500;
Augusta, tud.. $500, ..,|a'
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IibRtnl contrlbntiuns nj indianapolis.
lSDiAsAroiis, lSp., February l5.-The
response to the appeals Of the Ohio river
sufferers continues to be the most gen.
e.ous, Money is coming in q. tho ra.s Of
$1,000 daily. The Board OF Trade Com,
m,ttes received up to to-day moro than
SlS.006in cash, aud large quantities Of
clothing, medicines, etc. This Committee
chartered the Steamer City OF Ffaukiost,
which will be loaded at Madison to morrow
to which point five car loads Of provisions
will be sent Immediately. Tho boat will
start down the river Saturday night or
Sunday morning, Gov. Porter, Mayor
McNas.era and press representatives accom-.
panying the expedition. The COMMITTEES
has so tar expended $4,000. Thu steamer
Little Sandy, chartered by the sans com.
mi,,ee, lett Madison this morning bearing
relief 10 up river points. -
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wendr,l phiIl,rs' VIII, 7

Bo;7oN, February ls.-The will Of Wen.
dell Phillips makes no public requests,
| bis property, sos0, 900 In value, being de-.
v4ed to bis widow and adopted daughter.
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nUkkistsTOy.


Nearly ksven Feet higher ghnn Lns
htnr-ifeas DEnahke to Property.
Special Dipateh 10 he InkItignetr.
HusriSdros, ". Va, February To-
Words cannot express, and the impgipa
tlou can hardly conceive the sight of ,h,
past week. On Saturday, February O.b
tho water was barely encroaching upor
Third avenue, below Eighth street, and the
people above hero not expecting much
worse, but disappointment was no aa,ne
for 1t. On Saturday night and during the
days Of Sunday and Monday tho waters
continued to rise. On Sunday tbs
rise wsa two inches per hour;
Oh Monday oaa inch per hour,
and held iIs own until noar night, when
the enctoaching waters pushed thelr way
more slowiy., at about 9 O. ,.ock Tuesday
morning the highest point was reached.
aud the water was stationary until far into
the day, when II began slowly to recede.
On Third avenue, between Eighth and
Eleventh streets, tho buainefa portion Of
Huntington, the water was from fonr to
six feet deep. The stores and dwelling
houses were occnpied Ia the uppe. stories,
and auxtous hces were looking through
every window. Skill., "John.boa,s" and
every conceivable kinds ofwa!cr craft were
thick througheu. the city. The
school houses and
public buildings were filled with
homeless people. Tho high ground
between Twelfth and Fourteenth st,eets on
Third avenue, wss Tricky populated with
all sortsof living creatures. That portion
Of the city gonth a Fourth avenue, In.
GLIDING the Cheeareake & Ohio passenger
,.epo! and round houss was high and dry.
In iact, there was not much o! Huntingdon
above water, except the church s.eeples.
Ths Ensign works, Woodyslla aud all the
eastern portion Of tbs city was under water
from ak TO twelve feet. Houses we're
located from their foundations, and houss-
hold property wss destroyed by the whole.
sale. :. ,-rr -0
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The resolution wss then passed; by hall
past two It had been engrossed and signed
by 4hs Speaker Of tho Hopae and the pre-.
siding ett:cer OF the Senate, and was I'M.
medisiely sent to the White House for the
approval Of the President. Just prior to
the passage Of the resolution In the Senate,
peadle.oa stated that tho Legislature oi
Ohio had appropriated 5000 900, and that
not dollar Of the money given by the
Government had been or would be used
for the destitute in Cincinnati. Her peo.
pic would take care Of her own sufferers.
Secretary Lincoln has received grea,
many kilograms expressive Of satisfaction
with the means Of relief afforded. By
tomorrow he expects to be In direct com.
munication, for tho purpose oi furnishing
PROVISIONS und other necessaries, with ali
the devastated diatrictp. ,(6, 27i5,,,. ,.i!- {
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CUR AMERICAN HOUSEWIVES.


Theee who devote their attention 10
household duties and there are some who
really dc, have. harder time than their
German corsins, ~ tho dependence can
not ba PLACED In their servants, and good
e-pefeuced ones tre difficult 10 Ind.
"lt:idget," too, usually rules s1preme. But
tile pe,ccAtSEe who burden their minds
With ,ch ;r;tlEs Is 50 snall as actually to
bo not werth the mentioning. t'isrfgsrJ.
Ing the scIip.urel Injunction to take no
thought ."ot What ye s1al, ru. on" Ny OBJ
observations hsyu led Iao to believe that
tho M q. momentous prohlrns Of an
American woman's lie are the purcheg;n,.
OF dress, ornaments and decora:ioDs-aud
the peftfcsing heissli-za7 endeayor to do
sc-in polr :na pAinter, sling accomplish.
menta. Two things, however, IRE early
ips.iiled into her mind-becogia. psinci.
pies mold her actions aud determine her
conduct. tler husband must be her ctoe.
dient rsryaut, and be Is 5tst fitted
for .hat lofty position who lays at her feel
the largest fsItuues or places a. her oon.
mand the great rstinus Qt servants lin.
cluding himaelt.) ThSae she never Iorp.,s
Aud the POOR, worthy fellow, with every
feature burning with love and admiration
Is dispiisstd with but q word OF susc,ilcis
sorrow and sotue Netah takea in his stead
But what An ideal is,tha Amrrlcaa hus
baud. lie IL truly an exemplihcation O
that old poets: MS 49, =, 4, /. t..
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There is great deal more .lamsge done
in this vicinity by the water than las. year,
as the water has gotten nearly two feat
higher than last years mark. The people
arc busy moving entirely out Of houses on
Third und Fourth streets, since the water
has gotten into Second and Third
strcets. In some cases a great many
houses are in danger Of toppliug over, as
the water is washing aud Undermining
their foundations. The mos. danger nov
Is from a sudden fall, which will sweep
everything into tho bed OF the river.
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"a cool man. a brave man,
A nan ~ SatiSt EfthN.

EewA hes tGp th!ld. bls.s tho hcsd."
and more than that Early Ia the morn.
Ing, when tho servant still rests swcetly in
the arms Of Morplens. be s!ips down In
his storking ieet (lest he b;eak her alum.
hers), lights the fire, ILLS the ten kettle, and
sY7anGgs tha skillets-and lbeu gently
awakers the domestic. on 10 tho market
he goes 10 save her weary feet) and trudgea
home with the well'tiIled bagket. In short,
this genial crea.ure-the mon rlrs ultra
OF bis kiud--iS q man Of general utility,
doing anything and everything. / have
witnessed muny, such family scenes as
those am nbout to mentiob, tho actors
not knowing wha! m unpleasant feeling |;
gsye r:o 10 see men 60 trauscandipg their
sphere on Il Columbia steamboat ,on,.
neyed m Sttenuattd landlord, his wiis md
their children. lie had also, aboard. .,u;nn.
Teen cattle. From morning til evening
ths lady rocked her chair in the siloon
allowing nothing 70 mar her enjoyment,
while her slender companion, indtintig.
able In bis .abo>s. now buaied himself with
his cows, now with bis children. at an.
other time, q family Of like proportions was
travelling with nc in q pullman sleeper.
This heroine likewise demonstrated her
predelec,ion for ease. After her almos.
perpetual nights rest, she 81. upon her up
ho's.esed chair, permitting nothing to dis
turb her, while her husband led his boys
and yirla to the toilet one alter another,
gently clothed, waahed, dried, combed and
even led them, during all which compli.
Gated operations, from her throne
the queen ol bis 3 heart deemed
him ot.wotthy of q aiug!s glance Of ap.
probation or encouragement. II ~, !,