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SUNDAY TRAINS

Sunday trains will lave as follows Going North
Wilmington French street at SlO a m dupont
S.7l a. m. hadhs Ford Junction So a M. Lenape
9.C2 a M lest Chester stage) IL a IN. Coates
willie 81 a. m. wayneshurg Junction 10 u m
pingfeld 10 % III. Bitdsboro 1858 u. M. Arrive
at reading p. Il Il. Station ll.,Oa.m
Additional rraius,
On SATURDAY unl will leave Wilmington at
II Is p. IN. for NeWbridge, Dupont, and all inter.
mediate points.
French Greek Eranch Trains,
Leave 81 Pettr's7 los Oa.n l2.3t3S0. and 5.i0r.m
Arrive -pungh'lG7 =, \ sam l.O5. 4OO&Bu5p.m.
sunday tralas gong south will leave Reading T..
& II Station at S20 y, m, kirdsruro 5!
Springfield 20 y. IN Nayup,hnrg junction l.}r r.
IN GOatesville S u r. est Chester stagel iGOp.m.
Leuape 5.4S m. Chadd's tuid's Junction 10 pm.
Dupont 625 p, m. Arrive at Wilmington, French
street IA =. IN.
Addtioasl Trains,
On SATURDAY only, will leave Dupont 5 alton at
| Ofp M Newhridge at / q and 65b y, M for vii.
mington and all intermediate points
FIcnch creek Branch Trains.
l. ave Springfield ~, iOa N. 3o.i Ol. and ?Cp m
Arrive St.PetersS II, ,l0Oi,a Iu, "O,5 land 4ip.m
For connections at Wilmington, Chadd's Ford
juno ion. Lcrape, Cnatcsville, Naynesburg June
tiou, Brrtsboro and Reading see timetable at all
stations,
A. q, MCCAUsLAND, l. A. BOWER,
uperinteudsntr Go. Pos, Agesty
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An Ar, Rltron.

Mr.. Kooponkutter showing distinguished
French artist his collection)-I set for it in
Roma Genuine C'rarrer marble. Weighs
$50 pounds. Cos' HE 81 ,500,0 900. Just $1,000
pound, eh'-.Llfs
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where he Was Struck.

lfnllhuelpnlh lAiLI
with 80. Yes, sir; he struck me on ,s1
bTsdgs-
lawyer SHARPLY interrupting)-How Ia
shati You said while ago that he struck
yos on The balcony.
with $50 he did, sir rm telling you
ne lia
LAwyar--Dii he strike you more than
sSoet
Witnrss--oaly once, SIR nagorra, was
Quiss y stisfed
kawy eT- How, linen. could he strike you
ca tbs briiga and on the balcony at tine
Anens time, and with one blowi
with ss--Auyhow, he did, sir
Judgs Nuterfrring)-O what halcouyf
WITH THE balcony Of the hotel, your
hsoor.
SudeS-And on what bridget
With ss-The bridge of my nose, sir Had
tia spL peen waited told him
| Equal to the EmerGeHus.
Bob ge,soll recently was talking with
isa old colo ed woman in Washington upon
rsligi0u matters
do gu really believe, auuty," said he,
shat D ople are made out Of dustF
'YsS ,ah; the Bib e says dey is, an so ]
bTlisvss it. "
sBut what is done in wet weather. when
TIERS .othing hut mudr
gDss s'pects dsy make inaduA an Eies
,tsaakf -Ekshapss
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Matered Stoclsn.

Junior partner-Mr shortweight, don't
you think we had better put the price Of coal
upi 1t is going to be very cold tonight
and the people will look for an advance to
morrow.
Senior partner-I see, my son, you are not
yet up to the fine points of the business.
fnsert in tomorrow mornings paper an adj
vsrtissment of a reduction of per cent
Junior partner--A reduction of 5 pes
esnt.i Why, that is against all sound bust
usss principles. The greater the demand ths
higher the price
Senior partner-Not so fast, young man
Order the men to water the coal thoroughly;
that vill add Is per cent to its weight and
bulk when it freezes and after the reduction
Of s per cent we will still h ave 10 per cent
sdvsnce e-Philadelphia Call.
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Oiivp Brano.es.

a ynaagster who has rea1y wit r7a Jhtd hk
srm scrnss his teacup at the supper table last
evening to help himself to something on the
esbla He was reprovsd for doing so. "Why,
havp always been taught ut school to cross
ny e." was his quick reply.-Holyoke Tran.
script
sNoRE CURE.
Snndpa," said Teddy, as the old gentle
nnii woke up from a loud-sounding after
dini,oi nap, "if you would give your nose a
spoonful of paregoric don't you think you
Sould put it to sleep, toof'-Chicago Ledger.
half OF PAPks TROUBLE REMOVED.
.Mnry, wish you would be better little
GIRL said father we wot Of, to his little girl
sYou have no idea how sorry l am that
mamma has to scold you 80 much" "oh,
don't worry about it, papa was the reply;
II'm not one of those sensitive children. Halt
the time don't hear what she ssvS"-Wi,-
minxton Home Weekly.
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Crushing the Old Beau.

NY aarling, I shsl love you as long as I
Eve"
''Tha. is not vfough for ma WANT
knsban that will love me Is long as Ilve"
Art Note1.
1Does your son affect any particular school
Of Ritf asked the visitor.
yes-well, he's painting BalladonnA
scr the religious art gallery" replied the fond
snothsr
The visitor left.-Hartford journal.
AN AUcTIoNEER IN AUSTRALIA
Auctioneer-Now gentlemen, what shall !
say for this magnificent and authentic Pah
Veryoneasyl Come, start it at something.
Old gentleman-pont see the painters
nsme 60 it anywhere, mister.
Auctoneer-Of course not A picture like
that doesn't want signing; it stands on ID
merits. No bid9 Pass it In, John. and bring
sot the next. Now, gentlemen, here is
superb Landseer by the same hand-Tab
kasn.-Dielbourne Punch.
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A Terribly Shattered Man.


Two or three years ago, when cotton
futures had greater hold on the south than
now, even the colored folks became crazy to
speculate. One day well-known darkey,
called Uncle Phillip, drove a mule into
Augusta, and some one asked his errand
"Gwine ter buy fuchers soon's kin sell
dis Newell" he replied.
A day or two after he left the town on
loot, ana the same man asked:
well, Uncle Phillip, how is futuresT
"Oh, sahl futures am all right-all right;
but If you want to know how l is, dnts q
different matt o.. sab. TEe q serribls shat
tered mau.s
Clerk to art dealerl--That &, 600 picture
doesn't seem 20 go at tho price. Hadn't we
be:tsT reduce iti
art Dealer--Yes. Gross Off that last naught
ID get rid of that picture if 1 have to sell it
at cost.
A QUIET GAME.
Gentleman Outside the Polo grounds
Sonny, is there game going on insidel
Small Boy-Yessir
Gentleman-Are you certain! don't hear
any howls, or hoots, or hisses.
Small Boy--Dat's cause Sullivan's empirin'
de game
CHERUB.
Bobby came into the house sobbing and
told his mother that Tommy White had
kicked him. swell, Tommy White is q very
bad boy" said Bobbys mother, giving him a
large piece of cake "You didn't kick him
back, did you" No." replied Bobby. be-
tween bites, II kicked him first New York
Sun
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Art NoteN
le visitor left.-Hartford journal.
strIkara and Railroads.

Judging from the great number of striknrs,
It would seem that somebody supposss tks
hon to be Philadelphia Ledger.
powS ON ANYTHING WHICH CAN'T KICK.
Scan you tell me-" he asked, as he entered
ON sffice oil Broad street the other day, 'why
tAs rsilroads should discriminate so heavily
sgainst dressed meat over live stockfn
''Csrtainly, SIR Dressed meat is dead, isnI
hT
@Of course
swell, anything which can't kick Is always
baildo<ed by railroad isompany."-WJ
Strsc< News
An APRIL Fool.
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"Jhese iunat,cs ,pere socinLn

During the summer have gently worked
my way from Portland, Me-, to Portland,
Ore, and l am free to say that am greatly
impressed with the wealth and unbounded
resources of our great republic In that
little space of time | have examined the
state quarries of Maine, the coal and kero-
sene of Pennsylvania, the iron and lumber
Of northern Wisconsin, the -four, the lumber
and the census of Minneapolis and st Paul
the boundless farms of Dakota, the count.
less herds and rich mines of Montana and
Idaho, and the almost Unlimited resources
OF the northwest coast of the Pacific am
greatly pleased and gratided with this
growth and take this public method of ex.
pressing my entire satisfaction.
This country from which l am now writ
ing is to me All enigma Here, within few
days of Christmas, in the northwest part Of
the Union, regardless Of the customs OF the
country, these people are picking roses in
their gardens and setting fly paper around in
the windows have seen winter linger in
the lap of spring, but never before saw
summer remain in the lap of winter until it
seemed to demand an exp anation.
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His wit Saved Him.

The following story is told of the individual
who had long ofilciated us the gardener at ths
presidential mansion in Wnshington:
President Cleveland had heard rumors that
the gardener was drunk and unciSi to Wis
itors at the White House, SO one bright morn
ing he summoned him into his presence to re-
ceive his dismissal
"Jemmy," said the president, "I hear bad
stories about you. 1t is said you are con.
stantly drunk and uncivil to visitors"
Jenny was puzzled for a reply. At last
he said:
@Mr. Prisidint, be dad 1 hear much worse
stories about you, but do you think believs
themi No, by the powers, l know they ars
lies sn-Washington Capital
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a Pretty How-D,Ye-Do

"a well-known and wealthy manufac-
turer, Dubot, of Paris has had i young
clerk in his employ for two years, with
whose services and behavior he has been
greatly pleased. In fact, so much had
the young man endeared himself to his
employer that he was taken into the
family circle, ana permitted to enjoy
the society OF his daughter. 9 blooming
miss OF seventeen summers. Some
time last month N. Dubot sent for his
trusted clerk, and said to him confid-
ingly You are u handsome, clever,
and Industrious young man Ny Min
nie Is but "a wears old and you much
please her. She has = dover left her
III her deceased methet of 100 O0O francs
($eQ,Ooo Re you i've ! mind q lnsr1 "
her Ne viii azrante for the esldinG b.
fore lenEs
he yopnsal cletl lno u his -
ployl nlxest a11ot turned pale'
g this hind prpp a WsS silent.
! pon 1900 = Y e llq "A
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me I0BTHNIsIsRF sTl1 l


81 ave ksatisdsd YOU n Me psrdflo,'rr1lrn-
ance of my duties during The tive y ss 2 ~
Ihave remained With YOU u lsiS
ore than satisfe me replied t Va 2
man facturer, enthusia sticall ys
* Well, whatever the cOnse quencess Y
may be, he began hesitat ingly 'ssl
must now trust you with my secret N 'sts
MY name is not Ernest, but Ernestine.
L have passed through nnnerc1i,a a4l
course Of instruction, fitting ne az !l fo \
any position in which q man would re-
ceiye 24O francs per month ($5O. ~ ~
female apparel could earn but AZ 40
francs. This explains all.
M. Dubot, Of course, was duly aston
ished. Taking his worthy clerk by the me
hand he reassuringly replied: ST hope
to be able to console Minnie in her dis
appointment. Her husband, ] see, you
cannot be; but what would you think q
the proposition to become her step
mother" 85s4 tSs
1t was now the turn Of Ernestine to
show establishment Requesting q day
| for consid GRAFTON, the new friends IN.
Ider new relationships parted.
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Will Know Better Next Time.

TWAS s degrees below zero, and the
frost was nipping hot. A horse belong
ing to a city official was hitched to q
post on the west side Of the city hall,
and although he was covered with 9
nsaHa lo-robe and q blanket he bumped
himself together TO keep warm, and had
u look, Of disgust on his face.
Presently q bootblack came along.
AT some time in the boys life he had
touched his tongue to a 1amp-post on a
cold morning, Seeing the horses nose
Within a foot of the iron-post made
him forget the cutting wind and the
cold iag-stones. He was chewing away
on a big hunk Of molasses candy. lie
removed it from his mouth and neld it
to the horses nose. Out came the
horses tongue for a lick, aud the boy
then rubbed the hunk over the top OF
the post, and slipped across the street
into d doorway. He was hardly In the
place when tho horse Tipped six inches
sof his tongue out after more weetness.
Ii hit the post and stuck there For 2
minute he thought there WAS some ms
take, but then came the realizing sense
that he had been PLAYED Tor q sucker
and caught on q blunt hook He set
back and pulled, lurehed forward and
squealed, aud then lifted his heels and
made splinters Of everyt thing within
ssa.st ..S.
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Y earned for Pie.

Jesse Weed tellssa good story Of a
farmer whom he saw at the breakfast
table one morning in the leading hotel
at Nashville. When the waiter handed
the rustic the bill of fare, he glanced
over it and remarked: 8 Johnny just
bring 'em all iii. I'm gosh darned huns
cry, and just got in Nashville The
waiter grinned, and after being gone
for a few minutes, returned with dish
es that made q great semi circle around
the strangers plate. He counted them
ali over, and then with adoubtful look
remarked :5s Look here waiter, / don't
see any pie, and I'm mighty fond Of pie
too Say, mister, we don't set up
pie for breakfast at this hotel. Only
have pie for dinner. The country
gentleman, with a look Of disgust,
turned to Mr.. Wood and said: 9 Neigh
Dor, this is a of a hotel. &" "Why?"
Two dollars a day and no pie..' Gin
9siian att nquirar-
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s long Nan, llannk i u dayero ,is loos
ing man With long fgidraY hsiir and beaId
and very tti clot HUI, yesterday sr INV
preached ~ blind man NJ tKe southwest
corner of Thii GA sns farke ~ streets
who WAS psddling lead pencils (. y, !
stranger scanned tho feat1res at the
blind man for some time and a. length
said NJ
Brother art stlio,l totally blind
5ss x es, answered the penc iii merchant
Hast never tried to be healed Y''
8 use, II replied the other NV
IIeyes were burned out iii q powder mill
lexplosion. Ss
thou hast faith tlio.lE canst be
healed n said the stranger. I,et ,is
pray. en- 8s.s M N
Il BY this time a crowd had gathered
around the pair, and 3 lively interest
was manifested in the Pre- eeding. The
apostle Of faith cure knelt down and
Offered q long prayer for the blind man,
while the crowd Embarrassing until il
lSdIly OlUCh6tts W 81 lfloOeAl0A S0Au00.
AFTER the prayer the ancient arose and
went through 4 series Of gyrations sim
Iilar to mesmerist He made all man
ner Of passes Is the air with his hands,
land finally he took hold Of the man,
rubbed his eyes, slapped his back,
pinched his cheeks, and asked him # he
could see. Te the great disapp
sment Of the audience he replied he
could not. The faith cure man was
about TO begin his performance again
when policeman came up and ordered
him to move on. The apostle went off
beroaning the lack of faith IN Isreal,
while the crowd took pity on the blind
man and purchased his entire stock Of
pencils.
'Cranks are Of some use, anyway, =
muttered the blind man as he went off
to purchase new stock Of merch andise.
t. Philadelphia Press.
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An Original Old Seminole.

II Tiger Tail seems to be quite an orr
ginal old Seminole. A sewing machine
agent drifted into his dominion one
day and, set up a machine in Tiger
Tails tent. The old chief, with great
deliberation, watched him put it
through its PAGES. He then arose,
brushed the agent to one side, and,
seating himself, adjusted his feet TO the
treadle. He started the wheel and
found he could make it 60 He sewed
up one piece of cloth and down another
and then grayely and critically exam
ined his work. AT last he appeared to
he, satisfied that it WAS all right. He
then turned quietly to his wives. who
had watched the proceeding with in
tersst, and kicked them one after the
other, out Of his tent. Atlanta Con
stitutiOn.
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II NINE LIVES.
More Truth Than Fiction 10 Be Found y
Ills Popular Adlage. IN

More Truth Than Fiction 10 BsS Found inE
sssv HE Popular y dage.
OF the cat tits commonly said. says'a
writer in pular Science Monthly,
that it has nine lives. BY this saying
nothing very definite is meant beyond
the opinion that under various kinds OF
death the cat lives longer than other
ANIMALS that had to be killed by violent
means. When amy questionis asked Of
1.-THE police or Of other persons who have
| to take Jhe lives OF lower animals, they
tell you, without exception, according
Ito my experience, that the cat is the
most difficult Of all domestic animals,
and THAT it endures accidental blows
and falls With an impunity that is quite
| u disting gushing charact eristic.
The general impression conveyed in
these views lis strictly correct up to a
certain and well-marked degree. BY
| the lethal death the value Of the life Of
the cat is found 20 be at least three TIMES
| the worth Of the dog. Inlall the cases
! 4 have seen in which the exact COM
parsons were made the cat ontliyed the
ldog. IA cat and dog of the same age
lsbeing placed in Il lethal chamber, the
cat may, with perfect certainty be pre-
dicted to outliye the dog. The lethal
lchamber being large enough to hold
Iboth the eat and and the dog, the vapor
| inhaled by the animals being the same,
with every other condition Identical
this result, as an experimental truth,
may be accepted without cavil. #
The differences. always Well-marked,
are sometimes much longer than would
| be credible in the absence Of evidence.
l have seen q cat, falling asleep in a
lethal chamber in the same period as q
dog, remain breathing, literally, nine
times longer, for the dog died in five
minutes. and the cat not only cont uued
to breathe in prof undest slumber for
| forty-fve minutes, but would have
been recoverable by simple removal
from the yapor to the open air if it had
been removed while yet one act of
breathing continued. This, however
was exceptional, because the cat in the
same lethal atmosphere as the dog does
not, as rule, live more than thrice as
as long-i e., if the dog ceases to
breathe in four minutes the cat will
cease Ia from ten to twelve minutes
after falling asleep.
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CHURCH AND SOCIETY DIRECTORY

CHURCHES. 45Ss NE
Church Of the immaculate Cncepti on Thir
st. and 3d ave. u. Pastor, Rev. Jas. MEG olrick.
Church OF the Nest Holy Rosary fifth and
18th ave. south. Ffior, Rev. y. a: DAILY, Q. r.
st. Anthony Of Padua Main ct. and 9Th ave
northeast. Pastor. Rev F I. Tissot. 5SF
Notre Dame de LOurdes-No. Is Second st
southeast. Pastor, Rev Father Dagnault.
Church Of st. Stephsn y 2,,s01 Clinton ave
Rev r. Kenny, pastor. Is q
st. Boniface Cor. End ct. and 7rh ave. n. e.
Pastor, Rev. Bartholo mew Rajgelj, o. 5. B.
st. Joseph Fifth st ana 1lth ave. north.
Pastor. Rev. Andrew Shanb. lsa z
ST. Elizabeth 9Th street and 18th ave. south.
Pastor, S}
st. laodlda yndale and 11th ave. north.
Pastor Rev, L..Nougaret
SOCIETIES.
St Vincent 10 Paul Meets Sunday at 1s:15,
af AssoCaanoA han -
Conception Benevole Naete
on 2nd apd Fh Fndhy evenings of each %
at Associaf10n hail. BIKE q b s s
Catholic Knissats Meets the I'd Sand 4th
sssnastaes u az each month ia Aasocia-
ton hall int O'clock. s
Y Father Mathew Temperance Meets Sunday
at S 5. M, Ut Association hall.
Crusaders Total Abstinence Meets Tuesday
at g. ms, at Association hall.
Cadets Monday at I 40 p. M. Meet IN Church
Of Immaculate Conception.
Young Ladies' sodality Of the Blessed Virgin
Mary Sunday ct S p. M, at Association hall. 81
Ladies Holy Rosary-First sunday Of each
month All 1890 p. m. at Association hall.
porvon%ssal Adnraf iOn--Mf<fs NJ Association
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4. u y 4, d n s K
ER
] u & s1IssR.

ss1aI s.sSs,s thS e en-,
w ssaEdin al ss post, sink sand ard
i ssiiag tdlr upon tue ca wing p
HE areat well the asy III CIV,
ssich.l Il. s M \
NJ IN cosap,on ways, nong common men
IN We knew him. year by yea, gS
sA kindly, unpretentious hear gfS IS
sssls "a ready word Of cheer
GOOD fellow was the one acclaifn INV
I ~ And there, All piaise:W was ended
For none, beneath its humble mask sa
The brave soul com prehe nded ss8 ss
lie came, and went; a Ia borer' IN
the world makes little mention
or such why should 1t? Wealth alone
Entities TO attention.. nj e II
and Krotzer kept the humble round
With uneom aiming lips. ..3
But lol before his patient SOU,
pprose Christ crucittx. 8 5i Sd
Unsqarned, una1lned, unberalded,
The tsIai-hour appeared; al
10 martial hlare, or banners proud,
The hero spirit cheerea III
Eight men beneath the tfeacherons sand,
His strong right hand the link,
Barring from Time, Eternity
o, Heaven the timbers shrink.
SIow9open now the ghastl seams;
SLOW settles earth and + "a me-
Eight souls through one unfaltering hand
DeliveraIcc can claim
One, two, three, foar eternities,
The fleeting seconds seemed,
Is up The shaft the ilnperiied men,
w ita as,1ea faces syreaned. Y q,
Hltt Krotzer at his post stood hrln-
White faced, and lips close set
Though death grinned up nlenacinGly,
de could otleaYe II; yet,
Five, six, seven, eight, al! here at last, II
Thank God With one swift bound,
He spurned the q1iyering, sinking mass,
3$s Ard felt the solid ground
Fair Fame, as on thy temple high,
We grave the names OF men
Who periled life for others sake.
Forget not Krotzer them a
Uncommon ways, 'naong common men,
We knew him, year by year,
But only through God providence,
Beheld the HERO clear l
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81 Auction Scene.

Strolling through the city we CHANGED
into an auction room to see what bar
gains we could make. The auctioneer
was upon the stand with a piece Of cal
leo.
4 7 Eight cents a yard who says temp
''I'll give you ten, z says an old lady.
"Going at ten! Going! gone! Yours,
madam; walk in and settle. !"
I'll didn't bid on it, exclaimed the
old lady advancing.
Well thank persons not to bid, If they
don't want an article, ''said the auction
2eer. Going then at eight who says
more than eighth
mine cents, said an old gentleman
opposite US.
:. Ninel ninel who says ten? Going
at ninel goingl gone! Yours, sir,
Cash takes it at nine cents
II didn t bid. said the old gentleman.
II don't want it-wouldn't give you
FIVE cents for the whole piece"
[Auctioneer getting mad. IF any
one bids again they will have to take
the article or get into trouble Throwing
down angrily the piece Of calicol Give
me something else. Ali gentlemen
here is fine piece of diaper. What
can I get for this2 What do Ihear2
ANYTHING you pleased
.'I'll start it at five Ten says
another. Twelve and half 2 says a
third. aThirteenr' cries an old lady
s'fourteenl'' tsfifteenl, several voices.
Fifteen am offered fifteen done
atfifteanl can't dwell -Qoingl DIN &!
GONE! Yours, sir. Step up, who
ever bid.
No one came up. Ali eyes staring in
various parts of the room.
Gone, then, at fourteen! Yours,
sir, walk up. 2
But the bidder could not be made to
walk up.
Thirteen, then, madam, you can
have it at your bid. =
81 didn't bid; what do you think
want Of that article2 said the old lady,
Indignantly.
Here, I'll take il at thirteen,' = ex-
claimed voice at the other end Of the
room. All eyes were turned in that di-
rection, hut no claimant came forward.
ssWho says they'll take it at thir-
iteens'
II do, z Said an old farmer.
I'm afraid it's stolen goods. SAYS
the bidder.
The auctioneer now quite mad, spTang
down, aud was about collaring the old
man, when : person right behind him
cried:
Don't strike hiraI ii MAS i that said
you stole iti r,
The auctioneer turned round y heu 9
biR dog, apparently right at his hsels,
snnifed and banked most fariously.
With i sudden SPRING npon his counter,
lie ordered the crowd "a leaye. An -.
quaintance y our elbow no longer able
g contain hiniss btIrs into \ los1t
faugh, 8 ) nts little nlls ~
oslt g the door, .hofn he . r. r. ge1a
iloquiia s. & s7