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rsediMg M0llly Corn.

fs1ShuFbe' ISIS. ...H.
10 gathering matter for its report upon
thu distribution Of corn and wheat, issued
last month, the Department Of Agriculture
made an inquiry about diseases or loss OF
condition from feeding damaged corn.
The replies indicate that no serious injury
has arisen from that cause, Occasional
deaths are assumed TO result from that
cause. Interrupted digestion, show In yGri.
ois forms Of internal dersDgemcnt, Rbor.
tlons,auda failure to tnks on fat, isreportsd
as result Of eating injSred corn. On the
other hand, correspondents declare tina,
cattle can consume such feed With entire
immunity from injurious results. The
Knox county, Indiana, correspondent says
he has fed moldy or uns1uud corn mora
than fifty years with no bad effect, but, on
the contrary, with good results lnJeiIer.
son county, In tho samo State, 1t 10 con.
slderGd very good feed for stock CATTLE and
in Jay the only complain. Is that cattle dc
not get enough Of It. Similar testimony
comes from Mclleury aud Christian
counties, Illinois"
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Philadelphia Cat.
MIS-. R:-"My doar, the Bifkinaes arc
going 10 Newport for tho entire season."
MI. B.-"Well, they can afford to. Mr.,
BlitkiEs il street contractor"
Mrs. B.-.And the Snifkinsts are going
to Saratoga"
Mr.. B.--"1 am not surprised. Sinking
was recently elected to an ctlice." M
Mrs. E;-"Apd the Nili-rsons they ara
going TO Europe"
Mr.. B.-"Certainly, my low; why
shouldn't they? NJ. Nilferson is a yory
successful politician"
Mrs. B.-"Bas why can't we 20 some.
where instead Of broiling in the city all
sTlhmer, with only III occasional run 10
Gloucester 81 =
only taxpayer"
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A y eat yirginIn View OF u NntionnI
.|.- 1NcHtlOu.


In response 10 the request OF tho New
York World for tho opinions Of Governors
OK the ieauss Of the day, the Governor CT
West Virginia replica:
lam not In favor OF making tart # an issue
In the Presidential campaign. believe the
a restoration OF tho Republic 10 be brought
about by absolutc change at Washington. /
believe their should ba modification OF tie
existing tariff, but am opposed 10 the pSss-
W. Of the Morrison bill by the House. mn
Ia favor OF tho Oslo platform. a tthE Tor
revenue with incidental protection Al the
wisest policy to unite the Dantc rncy Tor II
national viCto y. | believe that large ma.
jJrity Of d Toc;ais In this Stats are III nc.
cord with ,he above views ..4.
1t will DO observed that. Governor Jack.
son Is not 10 favor Of making the tariff an
issue in the presidential campaign. The
Governor Is Democrat. Democrats who
have not eaten o! tho insane root, Oh
Messrs. Carlisle, Morrison and Watterson
have, know tina! the more Tie tariff is an
islue tho les chance the Democracy has Of
controlling the Government. Uuionu.
nately the Democratic party 10 on the
wrong side Of the tariff question, and the
other tide has tho great partisan merit q
being popular as well as right.
There is not doubtful State that will
not be made mora probably Republican
in proportion rs the tariff iasus is pressed
and, with becoming respect to the Cover.
ner, West Virginia is very much that kind
OF State. Nature has endowed it with q
bounteous birlhright, which tho people
will not vote any II they understand that g.
Democratic victory will be Of tina! effect.
1t is too late to.talk about making the
tariff an issue. l. is already made. There
is no other question which SO engages the
public mind. The Democratic Chairman
Of the Ways and Means Committee stands
with tariff bill in his hands-the WORT
measure Of lis kind ever brought from tho
Ways aud Means Committeeman he will
Try 10 pass it. a majority Of bis party Ia
with him. This is only emphasizing an
Issue already made. There is not power
enough in either party 10 stop the tide.
1t is easy to understand why the motion
10 turn back the hands comes from the
Democratic party, but as i, has made i!s
bed 80 must it lie.
Governor jackson, like many another
Democrat, wants reform" at Washington
his heart yearns for change. All this is
better expressed by the slogan Turn the
rascals ou,!'-that ID to aay, "Turn out
your rascsls md let in our rAscals, who ere
very, very hungry rasca1si"
Before the Democracy can win the favor
Of the country it will have to iiud an ieEua
broader and deeper than this. Thoie
voters who ds!ermine results take
it for granted that the louis" arc always
ready to go in, and. that they require $
good deal OF feeding up" after they get
there. r,.T.s- .ts.... 49,.
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BREAKFAST BUDGET.

Brooklyn, n. y, now claims 100000 pop.
ulation.
Syracuse will henceiorlh be lighted by
electric lampe.
There are eish!y.dvs thousand Hebrews
in New York city.
John Walker Was fined $3.50 in New
York city for a poor job Of plumbing.
The MANNED soldiers Of Georgia have 60
far drawn from the state treasury SOS 600.
Forly.tve thousand workmon are enpNg.
cd in the matchmaking industry in Swizsr.
land.
A 10000 spindle cotton mill 10 employ
500 hands is about being completed in Sci.
ma, Ala.
An insurance company to indemnify bi.
cycle riders Tor injuries received, has been
organized in London.
The Dominion Government has vetoed
the bill prohibiting Chinese immigration
into British Columbia.
Several Mormon missionaries are said 10
be trampiug around through Perry county,
Alabama. Notice has been served on them
to quit the county.
The vote OF Maine is 70 per cent. OF the
population OF voting age; OF New uamp.
shire, SO per cent; OF Vermont, &C pc. cent !;
Of Connecticut, c. per cent.
Windsor, Conn, has rogue detective
society, embracing in its membership of
$50 tho most Influential men OF tho town,
Their principle is to "catch the rogue" at
any cost or trouble, whether the properly
is recovered or not They have Just brought
another horse.thicf to grief.
Miss Narcissa Welsh, an aged and vol.
known lady Of Athens, Ga, is dead She
had kept Tor many years the combings OF
her hair in pillow, and requested that
the same DO placed at the head Of her
coilia and entombed with her, which re-.
quest WAS granted. She had superstition
on the subject.
In an article by Charles F. living on
"Giits to Colleges and Universities" re-
Gently published, it is stated thai thu
amount contributed 10 college and uniyer.
sity education in the United States during
the pastlen years is SIS, G32 600, and since
lS47 the total amount given has not been
less than $50. 100000.
A rancheman down in New Mexico
tackled this note on the cover Of his secure.
ly-locked we'll: 20 wing to the disorganized
state Of affairs in this territory, aud lue
lawlessness prevalent everywhere, all per-
sons arc positively forbidden 10 camp on
the rancho, or take water from tho well.
No q1es!ions answered, but shoot on sight"
1t is said that in Appleton, Me-, a vet.
erau who had apple for, aud was almost
certain Of, pension with arrearages
amountingto several hundred dollars, died
before the pension papers were signed. A
scheme was put up to furnish widow and
get the pension, aud woman WAS pro.
cured and married. to tbs corpse several
hours after death. sl1
A Council Bluff g editor made arrange
mentst to hear IN Italian opera by telephone.
and was delighted with the evenings pcr.
formance. lie was not 80 well pleased.
however, to read il 4 rival paper next
morning that the people at the telephone
Office "sst up Job" and entertained him
with their own vocal gymnastics and exc.
cution on mouth organ.
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"OH, do feel 30 nic,!" said q young girl
Of nineteen years. N don't fesl 90 II l had
head or stomach, or snvihing." And
yet headaches. bsckalhea, stomach aehsJ,
and many other aches, swe!lings, cores, stc.,
troubled her before sbo took I,r Gayaotts
Yellow Dock and Hs,sapa,illa This remedy
restored her to par!sct health, IS Is indicated
bright eyes. 1t will relieve all ailments pc.
culiAr 10 female life. fF r2.-u D4wt,
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why do they cell the Texas herder (
COW boy?' ASKED Ea!lo.
"bscause, my eop," replied Rollo's father
"he drives steeve."
And them" asked Rollo, "why do they
call him y COW L9y ?"
"Eecause." said !solo'a father, che is {
mau Of IS yearo DID,"
ooh, yea" replied Rollo; "now l under
s:aud."-BWdttts.
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A MAINE girl, sinco her return from the
academy" has ahingled tho barn, the old
man's hair, and the seat Of her little
oro!hef's trousers. Some young follow
onght 10 pay her board. -
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"YouR husband ia a staid man now, Is
he no?' askeda former echoolma.e OF her
friend who had married n man rather noted
Tor his fast habits. ~ think So" ives the
reply; Tho staid out very late last night"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-14

TdE eo:uing holt avs will b, more zen.
orally observed than any for m.ny years and
we would remind our RAIDERS that q bottle o,
DR.. Hntl's Cough Syrup will prove mos. ac
cepabte Eo!iil " presant,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-14

High Authority.

Dr.. W E. Scott, President Of tho College
OF Physicians, Montreal, writes: have rec
commended Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic rs
the best preparation for debility, indigestion.
dyspepsia, iover, Sgne and loss Of appetite.
Take no other. rsE AvrAw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-14

"ru Da,kee's Salad Dressing there ia no
waste or disappointment. You are certain
to produce good salsa. II costs less than
houc-msdo, and is, besidea. 8 superb table
saIca. ~ uwrIw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-14

NO, Laura; no. They do not open the
campaign with a can opener. They do il
WIN q corsscrew. How little, alas! do
woman know about po!itics.n -Bulinqton
Uuwkew.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-14
WHEELING, ". VA APRIL "A, 1884
NEST VIRGINIA CONVENTIONS.

Flint DIs.rict-Mounosv lle. Apsi?9
second DlstriCt-Sarii sbutg Ap,ii8A
Third D!s!riCt-Chailts.on Apf,l -.
Stats n,iOn-Msrt!t spuig, p:il3o.
Democratic Disttitt and State Conventions
Charleston. April TO- ....
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.EII'S.

All FITS STOPPED free b. Dr.. Ellnes Great Nerve
Rcsso'er. No Fits sitter frs: days use. Marvellous
cures. Treatise and 81 t.!Gl bottle FREQ 10 Fit Cases
SEND to Dr.. Kline. asl Arch street PHILADELPHIA.
Pa. caEcer Institute. ISL Arch street. philadelphia
"a TO 10 IT, ooS.MwyAy
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AMERICAN COLLEGE SONG BOOK,

collection Of the sonrs OF so Representative
.me'!csn Colleges One can ha,dly Imagine longs
FL newly cnuttbuted by The colleges III quehtion
iEclnting fhsfar and Wellesley. There ~ an aver.
age oil songs from e:ch college. Price 81 o. -
AIohnbli+hed: 'Krmina Go legansia. s. 90. Cni.
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Imported Wooden DRESS FABRICS Of Fine Tex.
ture in NIL the New and Choice Spring Shades. Also,
complete lines Of DRESS SILKS, Summer Silks,
Black Silks ofthebcst makes imported, Printed Sains
and tho still Newer Otto man Cords in Printed and
Plain. 857 g5 y II ,l.ga. .5s n. q
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Tnr Lsnrdon's civ ant,er o.
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a HeW SuNGhE C'O0l CNS f0oS Of line Oualftv
by EtcESon aud shcrwn. Wait for II.
2A Cantatas aud 0perettas.
More ard more use !, every ye1r. cnliyen ecboo]
L;ie, and furnish moss valuable psSctIte. '''''
FoteAt Jubilee Band. 10 Q S. new. Flower Fes.
tval ON the Rhinc. tt5 cts Clown OF Virtue. ieO
ct..) lou, In Fairy Land 100 c,s) Little Ho esn
Go Cts, Thres title Kittens. $50 c!s.) Quarrel
Among Flowers, tS5 ctsl Spring Holiday. "a cts !
school Festival 10 cts and Cinderella. tSo ri,
arc all lively ard pretty Caotaths W. S >''''
OLIVER DlTsON 4 CO., Boston.
G. @. DITsON & CO., ~ u. z. D1Tsoy 4 M B
s4s Broadway, New York. l22s Cnts.nut IT.. Phiia
aplETFAw, i5lga E5N = o ~ 80 ~. " $500 .''''
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TRAVELER,N GUIDE.
Trains arrive and depart as iollows-City t.n,c.

Trains arrive and depart as follows-City timc.
baltimore d Ohio-MAIs IlSE-DEpART-
l:+oR m. S:S5 m, 1855 p m, sos p m, 7:05 a n,
9; Q. Diy.I:l5 p m, sl5 3 m. 2s5 p NJ ll:l0 p m
and So5 M for Warrington, Pa, go ind 9:Os m
Soo and e:46 p N. ARElvE-Asln Lne-l2:l5 d
n. 1920 m, s:l5 p m, $40 N, 4:l5 p N. q. O.
Div.-6:lo p m, 9:5oa In, 2s5 N. ". Il y. Div
ARAlyK-Ftom Pittsburgh, $50 M. and $50 D m:
to Warrington, fs So0sNd $50 N; LIS auj
e., =. d ST. L.-prrApr-f27 5 n, eo2 a !,
i:0 n. ~ N. AegIvu-S:s7 4 u, Iii! 4 m
s67p m, Eo7p@. 80 :
bridgeport and 81. Clalrsyi!lc Accommodation. 90
m Nd 5;24 m; Cleveland, l209 noon; Ms@ilon.
w n. A:Riv7--S:ih n, 1871 q N, 1854 D m
Cleveland d PittshurSh-DzrArr-e !.
I e; LIZ S:,s IN, Sls IN; s,subenyllle Accommcda
m. ,ARhIvE-12ls N, sos p m, S:iS 0 M: stom.
bcnyllle accommodation s:23 y N, WellsyIllo II
oommodauon Elaam. ~ -. go 49, -
u. z. d G. Nntlwny-LHAyx Bellai,e IN,
WoodSheld and summerdcld &. 600 a. m, and Sin
p. NJ ARRIvs At Ralln,ra at elisa. M and RAJ n n,
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Almost renhy 3yzi .58E Is,
Anew sunaA! Cool rong Rook Of fne quality
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-11-01
NO 90


the tariff bill Ii became necessary 10
change the rules Of the House. Nj.
Reid, Of Maine, Republican, there
fore, on Feb. 20, 1883, reported ard
called up the following rnIe
During the remainder Of this ses-
sion il shall be in order at any time
to suspend the rules, which motion
shall be decided BY majority vote,
to take from the Speakers table House
bill No. $3.50, with the Senate amend
ments -thereto entitled "A bill 10 re-
duce informal revenue taxation =
This was the tariff bill reducing the
duties on sugar, etc, which had passed
the Senate. The House agreed to con
slider the motioh by a party vote Mr..
Kelly, Republican from Pennsylvania,
then moved to suspend the rules and
take up the bin, and the motion was
agreed to BY l4e yeas IL I'll nays.
or the 147 yeas l3s were RepubIf-
y 2
cans. Among the yeas weto Calkins.
of Indiana, now Republican candidate
for Governor Of that State, and Oar
rail-, of Louisiana, Republican. Not
one Republican voted nay. The tnal
vote IN each House on the tariff bin
was as follows: In favor of passing
bill E
sshate--Yeas ~, nays 81. There
was but one Democrat who voted aye,
viz: Mcpherson, Of New Jersey, and
there was but one Republicah who
voted nay, viz Cameron, Of Penasyl-
vania. KELLOGG voted for the pas.
sage of the bill.
House In favor Of Che passing Of
the bill Yeas 1859, nays lle. Bnt
10 Democrats voted yea, and bne IL
Republicans voted nay. Chester B.
Darrall failed 10 vote.
You will perceive BY this official
record that on every occasion the su-
gar interests of Louisiana have been in
jured by Congressional legislation, the
measure has been originated by the
Republicans and opposed by the Dem
ocrats, ana that both Blaine and Lo-
gan are on record by votes and
speeches in favor Of free sugar, and
where that question. was not up they
favored a heavy reduction Of the du-
ties. The Mexican treaty, which ad
nits sugar free of duty, is the work
of the Republican party. The bin to
give this treaty effect has not been
considered yet by the Democratic
House, Very respectfully,
GEo. A. PosT, Secretary,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-11-01
PRAsI, La, oct. al, 1884.

PEARL, La, Oct. 21, 1884,
Editor Lake Charles Echo
Dear Sir-Again, we endeavor to
give you few lines for publication.
Now, We hope that our long letters,
and bad spelling, win not prove a
nuisance or a bore to you or your
many readers.
First, | will say, that our Debating
Society met according to previous APP
pointment, and the subject previously
chosen was discussed. After the
speaking was over, the judges with
drew, aud after considering the
arguments, decided that Nature had
gained the query, The Judges were
Messrs. ]. a. Ryals and White. After
selecting subject, and choosing
speakers for next Friday night, VIC ad-
iourned.
AS it may be a pleasure to some Of
your readers--and ought to be to all
II will say that we have organized q
Sabbath school at the Chrystal Springs
school-house, with a good corps Of
teachers and a membership Of 20
scholars to begin with, all Of which !
think is very good. Don't your
There are quite number of child
rem in this community and several
young ladies and gentlemen, and ]
do think that Sunday school will be
Of great advantage to the rising gen
eration, and think that all ought to
encourage and use their influence for
the promotion Of Sunday schools.
Plese give us some words of encour
agement,
Mr.. Editor, believe that this com
munity is solid for the Democratic
candidates, so say, three cheers for
Cleveland and Hendricks, with q hur-
rah for i. ], Gay"
Well, win say, that my reason for
| giving you this article Is by reqaest
Of a goodly number Of your aubscrib-
era
| see an advertisement for mineral
water, to be sent Ia the Exhihition or
Exposition at New Orleans. | will
bring a bottle from spring On
Barnes creek, when come down,
and you can examine II and do as you
think best about sending il on to the
Exposition
Well, Mr.. Editor, this writer Is like
the clowHs little boy be cemea in
"like a sparrgrasa, grows up like
hoppeEgrass, and when he dies he'll
tdIe like q mule, 81, rs an aos
III the habit of writing foeEshneas. I
hope yoa willeKouse this, aud / will
do haltsrin The future.
Say, Mr. Editor, cant yon come up
to our new schoolhouse, some Friday,
aad hear the children speak, and stay
oyef for ohs Debating Club maeslag,
and give as one Of yonr big guns
think you might
With HlaHy good wishes, am iEa.
ternaily youra, AatAAg
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y regular eqpamuuiea Sons of Lake
Shafles lodge No. te5, y & a.. meets
ssely Saturday before iile Essll asbon of each
sagnth. Fisstng nenlnsfs aud brefhern 81
se9e Atati iins are cordial iiI1i I'D to attend.
b yorderof ~. n. MEAREs. ". IN
Z. 4. MAYO, sec's. gapr-I2 fsfslf
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An sugars not above No 10, Dutch
standard in color, all tank bottoms,
syrup or cane juice or not OF beet
iuice, melada, concentrated melAda,
concrete aud concentrated moiasses,
testing by the palariseope not above
rs. shall pay a duty of l.25 cents per
mound and for every additional de.
aree or fraction Of q degree, shown
by tha polapIsaope teat, thsy shall pay
f6nv.hundrodtha Of cent paF pound
additio1al.
All sugars abovs No. isp Dutch
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RooMs DEN. CON. Cox, 1917 St, N W., |
Washington, d. c., Oct, 18, 1884.
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Choice Selection of Fancy Goods, Autos
graph Albums, Scrap books, Books OF travel,
Books Of History, Bound books for children,
All the latest Magazine aud Periodicals con
stantly on hand, Subscriptions taken for all
tho leading News and Pictorial publications.
Orders from the country respectfully soli-
cited Call and examine stock. No trouble
TO show goods. nov-3-'63-tf,
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New sfOret New store .
MERCHANDISE.
sugartown VAL R0ute.

NV are again running our Hack on this
ls.s Eoute, and win carry FasNeagers and
Afrlt freight A Kaaaoneble rates
i. aeaYe Lake Nharlas Mpndays ana Thurs
W. sags ~ r AZ NJ. Leave IL Ha TTsesdays
Anq Elidays, az / b. a.. Sa
vlhee ~ Lake Charles livery stable
May-l7-tf. g. III DEES,
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3 n A M NsER NETTETE.

It'll ARiNS agaAn resumed fisa geay haais
~ mesa, a Fendy now, rev aaa ptale
~ "A " eaAelg carry 32i 10 SUD 1 est Lake
>Aatlei pF -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-11

A lady who knew Mr.. Blaine in his boy
hood days at Washington, Penn, relates in
the Commercial Gazette, of Pittsburg, that
all the Blaine family were fond of company
except James. ~ never knew him." she
says to enter the parlor when any one was
there His idea was a book and he would
read anything he could get his hands on.
had been going there long time before
met him. | knew there was 'Jim,' but he
had never come within range of my vision.
I recollect the first day ever saw him.
was going to his mothers and he was coming
down the steps as I approached There were
four or five steps and he was down before
l started up. but he turned to look, walking
one way with his eyes another, until his foot
caught on a cellar door. He went down full
length, and the books he was carrying were
scattered in every direction. had just
reashed the top of the steps in time
to see him fall, and l stood and laugh
ed immoderately: laughed until he had good
cause to grow angry. He got up hlushing.
but took my bad behavior good-naturedly.
At that age | never saw him look like any
thing. His hobby for books told on him,
and his whole appearance said that he was a
student. He was just at that age when boys
can't be made to look nice. As he grew old
er and began to fill out he became more
careful and looked better. When he went
South, and about the time that he was mar
ried, he Was as well dressed as any of the
young men. and was beginning to give promise
of developing into the fine-looking gentlemen
he is now.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-11
Mistakes OF Parents.

One of these is the mistake of being too
rigid. This is much more common with
fathers than mothers. and thus the apos-
tolic injunction, Fathers, provoke not
your children to wrath" A minister of
my acquaintance. now deceased. was one
of these mistaken fathers. Sincerely de-
sireus of making his children at once
saints and scholars, he signally failed. rs
will relate.
He purchased house with five acres
surrounding it in the outskirts of the town
where he resided. and this was to be an
Eden into which no serpent should enter
His children were to be fenced in from all
bad boys and all bad habits; they were
never to leave the enclosure without his
express permission. and then for very
brief periods as he might specify. They
had playground enough at home. so he
argued. and could be companions for each
other; he could not risk their being con-
taminated by outside associates Nor
were they allowed to attend the public
school their studies were pursued at home
under the direction of their father, who
soon made them proficients in Virgil,
Euclid. etc. They were patterns of good
behavior, and gave promise of great
things.
But. meanwhile. the little fellows were
secretly restive under the restraint put
upon them. and seizing their opportu-
nifty, the whole three of them decamped.
the two boys and their sister, in search of
lager liberty. and were found snugly cud-
died together in hav stack in which they
had taken refuge for the night, several
miles from home. They were brought
back again and subjected to the same re-
straints as before. The sequel was that
the elder boy ran off some years after. en-
listed in the army. and until the grace of