Daily Republican., 1885-01-03
'ye oldsn days IN imbeoiIs and q

Of 'ye oldsn days an imbecils and q
"whst do you mean ?" s.am-
mered. "Oh, what are you saying :?
Who dashed water in my face?"
Tho specter."
His laugh was prompt and conta.
gious.
"No, no 1 will not mystify you !;
IL Is not fair. The story Is simply this /.
There IL no ghost at all That foolish
young student, Stamer hearing that
You were to sleep there alone, put ON
one Of the military costumes belonging
to the play. and, In league with few
OF his companions, forced the lock ia
the old door, which you may have
noticed, and which leads TO the garden
stairs. 1t WAS . cruel, senseless, practi-
cal joke, hut the poor young fool was
severely punished. He was eont away
In disgrace, almost broken hearted at
the consequences OF his delightful, in
nocent scheme. You must forgive min.
too, will you not ? He 10 really a
warm hearted lad and must have been
led into this affair by his com panions. -
A week later, when sufficiently TO.
covered, 1 returned to my home. I
never made my debut, however, for b.
fore that time I became Girard March.
mont's wife.
A Great Checker Match 20 be PIsy
Cd ~ No. . NoPth lIsh street.
Articles of agreement bet ween G. r.
Barker, of Boston, Mass, and NJ G..
Priest, Of Philadelphia, Pa.
| 1st- Said Barker and Priest her, by
agree 70 play match at draughts tor
four hundred dollars (S40O), Two bun.
dred 5000 side, and the cham pion.
ship Of America, which stake In " be
deposited In the hands Of Mr.. A. j..
Dunlap. Drsught Editor Turf, Field
aad Farm. in the city of New York,
who shall bo stakeholder, az follows
Twenty five dollars (t25) forfeit At the
time OF this agreement and the ba apce
~ least seven days pr Tor TO the com.
mencement Of said match.
I'd. Said match shall consist OF fifty
games, wins and draws to count, and
shall be played upon the black squares
sccordiug to the standard laws publish.
ed in Anderson's Second Edition on
Draughts, aud said board shall CORES.
pond TO the standard laws of the game
or the board TO be mutually chosen.
Sd. said match shall commence In
the city Of Philadelphia Pa. on Monday
afternoon, January 5, 1885, the match
. beginning 1t p. m. ending At . clock,
the second opening commencing ai
seven ending at eleven o'clock, and NJ
continue daily Sundays excepted) un.
III the match Is concluded. Any game
being com mAnced must be completed
: before adjournment.
. 4th. The selection of refereee shall
. be mutually chosen, and each playe
may select his own umpire or time
,, keeper,
|. 9Th. That an admittance fee OF TWEEN
: ty.f Ave cents shall be charged TO eac
AID every visitor on each day and even
a ing Of visiting the play ing Of the match
and the money collected for adm ssion
will be divided equally between the Nv
a players.
=, 9th. Said NJ. c. Priest agrees TO a
4 low G. II. Barker twenty-five dollar
(S25) for expenses, and tie said twer
~ Ave dollars shall be deposited in til
a hands of A. j. Dunlap, the final stalk,
a holder. at least seven days before ii
a commencing the said match along wit
!, two hundred dollars, making In a
two hundred and twenty-five dollal
,sI (e226), and the stakeholder shall pa
~ over 70 said Barker the twenty. a We do
- lars for his expenses before the con
" mencing Of this match.
I'll 7th. The party failing to perform tn
agree mont shall forfeit all moneys d
posted with The stakeholder 10 the Dc
son psrf"ru'ing or willing TO perfor
~ the sam
a Gig" NJ. G. PRIEST, CHAs.
:, BARKER.
II w arsse- 4. T. STROUD, M.
- CLnr>EK WILLIAM BUsBY.
81 PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 10. 1Ss
BOSTON, NJ aSsAch usetJs, Nov 10, Iss
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