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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
Shines for All.

An old cOlored man plies his trade
of -blacking Mt IL stand in the de
pot at Columbus, Ohio. He is one of
those bright looking old chaps that
everybody likes to talk to.
"Well, pap" inquired one of his
customers a few days ago, ''you are for
Blaine, amt you ?"
"Dunno bout that sab. Who's yo'
fo' 2"
"Oh, I'm Blaine man every day in
the week"
"So'm l, boss. Blaine am de man.
My two sons an my son-in-law's fo
Cleveland, but III bring 'em Ovah-Pll
fix 'em. Nevah yo feah !"
The customer was well pleased, both
with the old mans work and his words,
and gave him a quarter.
"Did hear you say you were for
Cleveland ?" inquired the next custo-
mer.
"G'way. What's an old man like
me got to do with politics ?"
"Well, you ought to vote for Cleve-
land. Blaine's fraud. Why didn't
he go to the war ?"
"Jus' what | was tellin' dat odder
gemman, I'm fo' Cleveland early an
late, DOSS. My TWO sons ana my SON.
inlaw's fo' Blaine, but Pm talkin' 'em
ovah-Pll fetch 'em. No Blaine i'll
mine, sah."
The democrat was so well pleased
that he too dropped quarter into the
old mans hand.
The next customer was Il prOhibi-
ZIONIST. After learning this fact, the
old darkey was for st. John, and was
loud in his boasts as what he was go
ing to do with his sons and son-in law.
His reward was twelve cents.
The fourth man who occupied the
chair happened to be for Butler. Af-
ter ascertaining this by his usual non
committal caution, the old sinner came
out for the peoples party and repeat
ed his flexible story about his sons and
his son -in-law. Reward fifteen cents.
"See here, you black rascal" ex-
claimed bystander who had over
heard his conversation, "what do you
mean by talking like this ~ You ought
to be ashamed of yourself"
"Nevah you min boss. Dish yah
chap know what he's about-res' yo'
min easy on dat. shines fo' all
| does
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02

That the recent financial disasters
with which st. Albans has been atflict
ed have made a lasting impression on
even the small boys of the community,
may safely be inferred from the fol-
lowing incident: One of the small
boys aforesaid was discovered the 9th
er day in the act of donating to his
still smaller brother the bewildering
sum of ten cents. The recipient of the
gift was arrayed in rather ragged
clothes, and the casual observer would
not naturally suppose that the young
ster had a whole pocket with him in
which to deposit the ten cents. The
mind of the giver seemed also to be
uneasy on this score, and his anxiety
for the safety of the dime WAS mani
tested in this piece of advice which he
was heard to bestOw, "Put that i'll "A
good pocket, now ~ The youngster, i'll
impartiug this caution, unwittingly
pronounced text on which grand
sermon might be based. If all pos
SCISSORS of dime or a dollar would be
careful to "put it in a good pocket, y
in other words, jndiciously hoard or
iudiciously disburse-there would be
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
Warned i'm Time.

Many an unhappy marriage might
have been avoided if the bride had
only been able to decide rs promptly
and us wisely as did the young lady
who was the heroine of this incident.
An exchange says that Miss Jose
phine Dash, with whom the editor is
acquainted, may have Il sore heart, but
she has Il sound head She lives in the
state of New York. About year ago
she became acquainted with n young
man in Michigan. They were to be
married in October, and day or two
since he arrived ut the lady's house too
full for utterance. When she dis
covered that he was drunk she ordered
him to be removed. Her father re-
moved him, gave him his supper,
lodging and breakfast. took him to the
station, and advised him To go to
Michigan and reform. The young lady
now congratulates herself on the fact
that it will not bo necessary for her to
get divorce in year or two on ac-
count of drunkenness and cruelty.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
Over Against the Treasury.

Over against the treasury this day
The Master silent sits; whilst, unaware,
OF that celestial presence still and fair,
The people pass or pause upon their way.
And some 60 laden with his treasures sweet,
And dressed in costly robes of his device,
To cover hearts of stone and souls of ice,
Which bear no token to the Masters feet.
And some pass gayly singing to and fro,
And cast a careless gift before his face
Amongst the treasures of the holy place,
But kneel to crave no blessing they go.
And some are travel-worn, their eyes dim
They touch his shining vesture they pass,
But see nOt-even darkly through a glass
How sweet might be their trembling gifts TO hin
And still the hours roll on serene and fair
The Master keeps his watch, but who can tell
The thoughts that in his tender spirit swell,
As one by pass him unawaref
For this is he who, on an awful day,
Cast down for price so vast and dread
That he was left for sakes bare and dead
Having given himself mighty debt to pay
Oh, shall unworthy gifts once more be thrown
Into his treasury-by whose death we livef
Or shall we now embrace his cross and give
Ourselves. and all we have, to him alonei
Il London Christian.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02

pistols, ANA pistols were originally de-
signed for shooting men, not for hunt
ing wild beasts. Their use, therefore.
in times of peace ought to be prohib-
tied. 1t ought to be regarded as a
great indignity to point a pistol or
other firearms Mt human being, and
he made n penal offence. Not even by
accident should well-bred person al
low a fire-arm in his hands to point
towards another person. But the way
to suppress the reckless or malicious
use of pistols or other firearms is to
teach better manners in our schools.
1t is there that the fault should be
corrected rather than by the laws.
Our pupils should he taught to regard
the carrying of pistols as unmanly and
disreputable. And this can only be
done by the adoption and continued
observance of system Of good behaoiOr
by ouI< kls, such n was designed
1y D law g. fvermont.
~, systch VI hfA '-cHiGure, 'ue-
signed in accord witIf<rermont school
laws, called GOOD BEHAVIOR, has the
following precept on this subject.
Article 9th, page Doth, says:
"'If an object, or person is to be indi-
Gated, you must do it by words. A wave
of the hand. or slight movement of
the head may answer in some cases
but never point with your finger, nor
point at persons with anything. How
often has the pointing of fire arms in
Jest proved source of lifelong
wretchedness to those who have done
iti''
Where such manners as these are in
culcated from early youth, people
would seldom lose their lives at the
hands of needless, ill-bred boys who
''didn't know that it was loaded"
Where are manners to be taught if not
in our public schools 2 We know that
but small portion of our families
practice good manners and they can
not therefore teach them. We reside
in Il school district where the teachers
for two sessions were young men whose
education was good, but they had no
government nor manners in their
schools. The schools kept by them
were an injury to the public. Where
manners are not taught either in fam
lilies or in the schools, the court house
and Jail will have to be brought into
requisition. The columns of the daily
press have been filed for the last year
or two with accounts of the most bar
barous Outbursts of human passion
ending in misery and death, many of
which would never have happened if
the early training of the criminals had
been properly attended to, as the laws
of Vermont prescribe. EDUCATOR.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
A 500 Worth Of Crows.

Crows come high but some must
have them. Last summer a young lad
of New York named Edwin Burns,
whose father is a prominent member
of the Stock exchange, took his outing
with party, strolling and sOjourning
in the White mountains, and Just be-
fore he left, IA Mr.. White, who by the
way is Il deacon in Mr.. Beecher's
church, told young Edwin in jocular
way that he would give him $5 for
every crow he would shoot, but the
White mountain crows are skeery, and
the boys vision of crisp five dollar
bills never materialiZed. This year
young Edwin and an older brother
came to Long Point Oh Chautauqua
lake for their suffering and found a
home with Mrs. Henry Harley, who
has long known the lads and their
family. The good Deacon White, with
Il recklesSness born of his last years
experience, doubled the offer and
sOlemnly promised the young Nimrod
ten dollars for every cOrUHS AmericaRuS
his trusty shot gun should make "bite
the DUST" or words tn that effect. In
a few weeks the said Edwin will take
his departure from the lake and carry
home at least 800 worth of game, for
up to the present time he has bagged
just ii half score of crows. 1t wOuld be
as good as Il play if one could see the
boy as he crosses South Ferry and
wends his way to the splendid resi-
dence of the o-be crest-fallen deacon
and lays down before him ten pairs of
crows wings and makes his formal de-
mand for the proper fulfillment of the
bargain The deacon is noted for his
commercial honor, aud as he is re-
ported to have made million lately
in Lackawanna, he will laugh all over
as he draws his check for 500 to the
order of Edwin Burns III full for ten
crows
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
SquibS.

"That yOung Mr.. Smith is AN awful
fool. Do you know what he did when
we were on the boat 2" "No, what did
he do Pn "He obtained IL whisk broom
and attempted to brush the whitewash,
as he called it, off my back" "Noth
ing very foolish about that" ''Not if
it had been whitewash but you see it
was nothing but my cOrsets showing
through my jersey"
Old man Pettigrew, of Austin, is very
precise in his statements, and is also a
strict constructiOnist. One morning "A
neighbor rushed in Oh Pettigrew while
the latter was eating his breakfast and
exclaimed, excitedly: "YOur house is
on fire." "Sirq" ''Your house is
burning up" "You are wrong, sir"
"Wrong?" ayes, sir; this is not my
house. only rent it, Texas Sift-
ings.
A correspondent of family maga-
zine wants to know how to boil cab
bage without the disagreeable odor of
cooking filling nearly every room in
the house. The plan is very simple
and effective. Place Il piece Of old
rubber shoe on the stove while the
cabbage is boiling. The aroma Of the
rubber kills the Odor of the cabbage-
and you will probably want to kill the
person who suggested the plan, after
you have tried it Norristown Her
aid.
"YOu say Virtue is its own reward, ,"
remarked the indignant tramp, and
"that honesty is bound to win.' Look
at me did | ever run off with mill
ionaire's daughter 7 Did | ever fail for
ten millions Did | ever go to Con
gress Was ever a Sunday school
superintendent and president of saw
ings bank No sir. My life is per
feet picnic of honesty, and what's my
reward A cold hand-Out with an or
der to go out in the street and eat it.
Pm going to quit this house racket and
be II politician or something. Pitts
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
Scripture and shakespeare.

There are some curious parallel
passages, which show that "the bard
of Avon" was familiar with the scrip
lures, and drew from them many of his
ideas. For instance:
Othello-"R am in my speech" :"
Bible-"But though | be rude in
speech" QI Cor. XII, 6.)
Witches in Macbeth h"-"Show his
eyes and grieve his heart"
Bible-COnsume thine eyes, and
grieve thine heart" q Sam. H., 33.)
Macbeth-"Life's but a walking
shadow
Bible-''Man walketh in a vain
show (Ps. xxxix., o.
BanquO-"Wo to the land that is
governed by child"
Bible--"Woe to thee, o land, when
thy king is child" (Eccles, X, I6.)
TimOn of Athens-"WhO can call
him his friend that dips in the same
dish ~
Bible-"He that dippeth his hand
with me in the dish, the same shall be-
tray me-" Matt. XVI, 23.)
Macbeth I'VE will die with harness
on our back"
Apocrypha-''NicaB lay dead in
his harness." QI Mac. XIV, 28.)
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
Marble Monuments.

We offer the citizens of st. JOhusbury, at retail
a great variety Of Monuments, Headstones, Tab
let's, Markers Vaults. and other Cemetery work.
We are at headquarters, have modern machinery,
skilled labor, and manufacturing on an extensive
scale able to offer org gnal designs in the most
desirable material and of the best execution at the
lowest living prices. II does not matter that you
are some distance from the factory. Write for
particulars before YOU purchase elsewhere. Men
tiOn the CdLedOnidn. BROWN & BAGLEH,
Wholesale Marble Manufacturers
MERIT K BROWN. Rutland, Vermont.
LEoN G. BAGLEY. Il mar. l2 55i
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
ST. LEON SPRINGS.

Tourists and invaids who are desrous of visit
ing the famed ST Leon Springs after June 30th can
purchase at the different stations of the Passump-
sic Railway. excursion tickets TO that place and
return good until Oct 3Ist.
J. X GILMAN, Pres and Manager,
tOct.ls 81. Leon Spring Co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02

In the event of vacancy in the
chief justiceship, the Newport Express
thinks the legislature should do the
wise, safe and honorable thing in elect :
ing James Barrett of Rutland, who
was defeated for reelection by small
vote in 1880 as the work of a few
lawyers
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02

COngreOGti0ndt- - Pastor. Sun
day services at II A. NJ, and 500 P. N. Sabbath
School at ~ NJ. Wednesday evening meeting at
80 z. NJ.
Msthodist-Rev. W. A Evans, Pastor. Sunday
Services at IL A. NJ, and P Sunday School at
IL NJ Thursday evening meeting at 30.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
Justices Record in Criminal Cases.

A newblank for Justice Of the Peace. Just
printed and fer sale At the CALIFORNIAN OF
TICK-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
Easl II. .IOllnshnrY.

CoHgregGtional.-Rev j. n. Walker, Sunday
services at 10 f5 a. M. and $50 p. M. Sabbath
school at 1900. Wednesday evening meeting at
100.
MethodiSt.-S Supplied by Rev. f. W. Culver.
sunday services at 30 y. IN.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
Wire Staples and Punches.

just the thing Tor fastening together legal docs
msnts. Inansscrtpts, Pamphlets etc For sale al
the CAleAsniAE Ofhce. n
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
Telegraph once.

Western Union aud W. InterHdtioRdl-in ST.
Johnsbury House. Open from a m, to p. III.
sunday . t" 10 a. u, > to p. Night messages
AT half rates
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
VOLUME 48--NUMBER 2462

more dollars where there are but few
now. .'Put it in n good pocket, now !"
is worth remembering.-lM Messenger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
Grarelsrs' 6uide.
st. Johnsbury & Lake ChampIain Railroad.
June 80, 1884
TRAINS MOVING EAST.

TRAINS MOVING EAST.
Hai-Lea Maauam Q Is a. m T. Hardwick
ll2 p. IN, Danville 10. arrives St Johnsbury
2I0 p. M, leaves ST. JOhDabury 800 p. M. e st.
Iohnsbury 3.li, West Concord 3.22, arrives LINEN
burg 400 p m.
Ezpress.-Leaves Maquam 1 40 p. M, E. Hard
wick EOS. Danville 300, arrives st. Johnsbury
@ 30 p. m.
MiIed.-Leaves Hyde Park 4I5 a. m. E. Hard
wick Gus Danvlle 7.a5. arrives St Johnsbury IS
a m. leaves St Johnsbury 10 20 a and 100 pm
T. st Johnsbury lO22 a. M. and 5.22 p. M. West
Concord 10 - a M and So p IN, arrives Lunen-
burg at II. 90 III. and 6.55 p. m.
TRAINS MOVING WEST.
hdh-Leayes Lunenburg 200 p. m. West Con
cord ? *, z. st. Johnsbury 244 st Johnsbury ; Il
Danville $40, f. Hardwick 49,, arrives Maquam
7-55 p.
vile 9.ls, f. Hardwiek 1OI4 arrives Maquam las
p. m.
Mi1ed.-Leaves Lunenburg 600 a. m and 4 20 p.
m, West Concord : A. a. m. and ; ~ p. m. f. St
JOhnsbury s.0I a. m aud 5.55 p nj, arrives st.
JOhnsbury % a III. and d. 10 p m. Leaves st Johns
1bry for Hyde Park at IS p m, Danville 5.53. f.
PassumPSic RaiIroad.---June so, 1884
TRAINS MOVING NORTH.
had-Leaves w. K. Junction l 80 p. m, McIn-
does iu5 Barnet Al, Passumpsic 4.2s, St. Johns
bury 4 3s, st j. Centre 4. -, Lyndon 459 Lyndon
vile J.07, W Burke ; 26. arrives Newport $40 IN.
Day EzpTeSs.-Leaves Wells River > 25 p. NJ,
Barnet 20. st. Johnsbury 1903, Lyndonville 3 -,
arrives NeN port p m
Night ErpTess.-Leaves W r. junction IL 35 a.
m, st. JOhnsbury . A. Newport $40, arrives Sher
brooke - a. m
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A W. X. Junction As a.
IN. McIndoes 10 10, Barnet 10.l7, Passumpsc 10 30
81. Johnsbury 1919, st. j. Centre l0.5s, Lyndon
llu9, LyndOnville lll5 West Burke IL SO arrives
Newport 10 s. p.
N Y. ErpreSs.-Leaves w. r. Junction $40 pm.
Wells River 7.O4, st JOhnsbury As Lyndonville
s2l, arrives Newport 300 p.
TRAINS MOVING SOUTH.
MGa-LeaVes Newport 40 a m, West Burke
750 Lyndonville SIS, Lyndon sis st. j. Centre
$50 81. Johnsbury s42 Passumpsic $50, Barnet
9Oe, Mclndoes 9.I5, arrives W. X. Junction II 20
a. m
Day E1pTess.-Leaves Newport lis p. m, Lyn-
dunvie , - st. JOhnsbury 2.46, Barnet 3.O4. pm.
Night ErpreSs.-Leaves Newport II.52 p. m,
Lyndonville LOG a. m, st. JOhnsbury l "a a. III.
Express.-Leaves Newport 1915 D. m, West
Burke ll5l, LyndOnville IL. 10 a. IN, st. Johns
bury l2.32, Barnet 1856 a. III.
AiIed.-Leave' Lyndonville $50 p. m, Lyndon
535, st. j. Centre $50 St JOhnsbury 6l0 Pas
sunpsic 6.25 Barnet 652 McIndoes 7.2l p. IN.
" Y EIpress.-Leaves Newport $40 a. NJ,
West Burke 9.39, Lyudonville 9.54, St Johnsbury
l0,l2, Barnet 1913 a.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-14
PERU's RAILROAD BUILDER.
The Debt that Henry 1Ieiggs Repaid At
ter Forty Years Had Passed

The Debt that Henry Meiggs Repaid AZ
ter Forty Years Had Passed.
''Ths story of Henry Meiggs,7 said one
of his old acquaintance to a New York
Sun reporter the other day, sis almost
pathetic in that part of it where in his old
age he sought to repair the errors of his
youth, especially in reference to his finan-
cial obligations. One day a young Long
Islander, the son of wealthy parents, was
buying Christmas present for his mother
at Tiffany's, when he saw superb silver
set, the pieces of which bore the monogram
H. NJ He learned that it had been made
at great cost for the Peruvian railroad
contractor. He told at home of the mag
nifcence of the silver set, and, as he pre-
scented his mother with the single piece of
silver which be had purchased, said that
he hoped to be able some day to buy her
as fine a set as that ordered by Henry
Meiggs.
. If Meiggs will pay me what he owes
me- said the father, you could do it. l
hold $500 of his notes dated in 1882. 1
bought a quantity of lumber for him
down the Hudson river, and he failed to
pay me except in these notes, and they
proved worthless. We were intimate
friends until this transaction. l never
told any one of these notes, because did
not want to further expose one who had
been my friend.'
''The young man, without his fathers
knowledge, got hold of the notes and
wrote a letter calculated TO appeal to
Henry Meiggs in its reference to the
friendship of his early life. Then he sent
the letter, with the notes inelosed,
through Duncan, Sherman e. Co. to
Meiggs. In response there came from
the contractor manly and affectiOnate
letter, inclOsing draft for $4,000, being
the principal and interest of the debt.
1.-The father bought for his wife with
the money duplicate of Henry Meiggs'
silver service, and every Sunday night
this is used in memory of the railroad
king. The father and his son sent a joint
letter to Mr.. Neiggs relating how they had
disposed of the money, and he wrote back
asking for leave to reimburse them for the
present, but this was declined.
"When his son came to America he was
instructed by his father to look up the
Long Island acquaintance, and warm
friendship followed between the sons
of the contractor and his old-time friend,
whose loan had been repaid after forty
years."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-14
QUEEN vICToKIA's BOOK

How Her Majesty Writes About John
Brown, Politics and Things in General.
THE Queens new book, Life in the
Highlands" says London cablegram of
the 9th instant, ''will be out in two or
three days. The dedication Is couched
IN the following words:
''TO my loyal Highlanders. and especially
to the memory of my devoted personal at
tendant and faithful friend, John Brown,
these records of my widowed life in Scotland
are gratefully dedicated. VICTORIA r."
In her opening chapters the Queen de-
votes a number of pages to John Brown.
She tells how Brown became the favorite
of Prince Albert, and gives fully the
secrets of her own reasons for trusting
him. Then she infinitely describes the
functions that Brown fulfilled in the royal
household. Oh, his praises are loudly and
feelingly sung. Other dOmestics of the
court are mentioned in kindly terms. In
all personal references the Queen invari-
ably uses the plural number. sour be-
loved daughter Beatrice" 'Our devoted
attendant John Brown "Our beloved
uncle, the Emperor of Germany" and
sour deeply lamented daughter Alice"
receive frequent illusion. There is scant
reference to the Prince of Wales. Only
once, in fact, does she speak of him at any
length. This was on the occasion of his
severe Illness from typhoid fever. The
Queen makes long comments upon politf-
cal events, and gives many opinions on
men of the times.
She often expresses an especially high es-
innate of Lord BeacOntield. She disclcses
BeacOnstield's views on the. results of the
general election of 1880, and also his ideas
on the foreign situation about the time of
his death. In this manifest preference
for the ideas of the departed statesman
there is an obvious implication of criti-
cism of the policy of Mr.. Gladstone. In
another part of the book the Queen gives
an account of the growth of the friend
ship between herself and the Empress
Eugene after the fall of Napoleon. The
Queen processes to hold the character of
Napoleon, especially under misfortune, in
very high estimation.
The book, as a whole, refers less to the
Queens domestic life than was antici-
pated, while it has vastly more comments
than were expected upon the social and
political events of the period. The first
edition numbers 100, 900 copies. A French
edition by Marie DrOusart is announced to
appear next week. The radical papers
make light Of the whole thing.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-14
Conntrv Butter.
Detroit Free Press.


Talk about creamery butter" said
grocer on Woodward avenue, ''giYe me the
old fashioned sweet cream home made
churned butter in the country, like this,''
and he laid a roll on the counter and pro-
ceeded to butter some crackers. Sch!
what's that? inquired customer
Country butter? Let me taste it." So
more crackers were buttered. which he
ate greedily. GLOW much of that butter
have you got?' he asked, wiping his chops
with a smack of satisfaction. TOOK the
most of it home to my own family. Col.
NJ bought some, and will be in after the
rest. You see, it isn't easy to get June
clovedofed cream butter at this time of
year. You couldn't find pound in any
other store in town." said the grocer,
proudly. ''Send me up the lot,'' said the
customer; 81 don't want any creamery
butterine after eating that. You can't
fool me on genuine butter. was brought
up on farm, was, and know good but
ter when | see it.' And he paid for his
goods and went out. "Where old You
strike that butter?'' asked a man who was
eating prunes and pickles near the stove.
'sDown at the factory where they make
it," replied the grocer, calmly. And the
beating Of their own hearts was all the
sound thew heard,