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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-12-22
MORTGAGE SALE.

WI
Default having been made in the terms and
conditions of n certain indcnturc Of mortgage
bearing date the 18th day of April, a. ID. lss2
aid and Anna Mcdonald, his Wife, of the city OF
Alpena. Alpcna county, Michigan, OF the nrsi
part. and Henry Beebc, of the same place; OF
The second part, and duly recorded In the oillec
OF the Register of Deeds for said county Of Al
pcna, on the 2ist day OF April, a; -. MS. ih
libcr OF mortgages, on page 300 anu when sSu
mortgage was, on tile 9th day OF February, \. ID.
1850, duly assigned by said Henry 5eeDe Oi the
city OF Alpena, Alpena county, Michigan, to
Daniel d. Hanover OF the sam, place, am saiI
the Register of Deeds for said county oil Alpena,
ON the sth day of February 1856 in lihcr OF
assignments OF mortgages, ON page SS', ana hS
which said default the power Of sale III SAID
mortgage contained has become operative, ana
II being claimed that there Is now due ana I'M
paid, ut the date hereof, on said mortgage. the
sum OF two hundred and eleven and l7-iOO dol
lars S2llI7) for principal aud Interest, together
with an attorney fee or twenty nNc dollars,
(325.OO) provided for In SAID mortgage, ana no
suit or proceeding. either at law or In equity,
having been instituted 10 recover the amount
secured BY said mortgage, or any part thereof,
Notice is hereby given. that on the
10th DAY OF JANUARY, \. ID; lSsi,
az twu o'clock In the afternoon Of said day. nj
the front door Of the Court House, on Chisholm
street, in the city of AlpCna, county OF Alpcna,
and State OF Michigan, that being the building
in which the Circuit Court Tor the county IN
which said mortgagcd premises are situated Is
held, there will be sold mt public auction, to the
highest bidder. the premises described IN SAID
mortgage, or SO much thereof rs may be necrs-
sary to satisfy the Said debt. the interest there
on, and said attorney fee. and all costs and
charges allowed by law. said mOrtgaged prem
lses are situated in the city of Alpcna. county
OF Alpena, State of Michigan. and described rs
follows: All that piece or parcel OF land de-
scribcd in said mortgage rs follows, Wit; The
south half OF lot ten llOl, block seycnty-seyen
[T7l village. now city, of Alpcna. according 10
the plat thereof.
DANIEL ID. HANOVER,
Assignee of Mortgagec.
j. h. NEWTON.
Attorney for Assignee.
Dated ut Alpena, October Il, 1856. o.
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y
Oh, yer ncenter fiouncc around thater way"
Pap" said Mrs. Horner, looking up
from her work of baking corn bread on the
hearth, 'uoEt nag at the child"
Martha, ever when / want yer advice
I'll AK fur hit. Nan, air yer comcni'
Vas, I'm or comm. KANT yer gin or
body timer
oh, yas, ken gin or body time, but don't
feel like givih' or body eternity"
The girl slowly approached him, and
he continued: "When ] Wuz out ter the
sto' the ymher day hcarn the you wuz
goin' ter marry Sim Buck next Chris
mus" The girls cyclids dropped. '.Thc
fellers out Their that peercd to know all
crbout u said yer loved one nuther Ut Ter
XIII. Whht yer got ter say erbout itr'
"Nuthin'"
wall, then, I'll say suthin. Ef l kktch
Buck round here I'll hurt him. an MORN
that CT yer run of an marry him I'll folkr
yer up. Wall, never mine. yer shant mar
ny nm, that's all. Pvc been cr tellin' yer
iur or long time that wanted yer ter mar
ny or prcachur. Thar never Wuz or preach
vi IN aur family, on' it's now time thar vuz
one I've sot Iny min ON this, an yer
mccnter think ainr goi D. ter have il thnter
way Wy jis book at Prearhur Martins
WlIc. She gifts CT new calikcr coat ever
whcn she wants it, Err rev one min yer.
Ell new caliker coat all spotted cz putty
cz yer please. I've dun said crnufr. Ef
Buck comes on this he re- place crgin il
won't be good fnr him."
Old Horncr was hill aide farmer in the
ior'herh part OF Arkar Eas. lie lived in
'ne conventional doul ,lc-iog house ON
whose stack chimney the whipporwills
sang their melancholy sol Ks when the sum-
mcr's twilight settled do an. The old man
was set in his ways-had hccomc convinced
that he was right and tb at every one else
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Ii was a bitter one, clear, starlighted and
beautiful, but with an air as keen as invis-
iblo dagger points. The solitary figure OF
Obcd Sproulc, munlcd almost from cars TO
heels In his cloak, was skulking with tho
step of "A thief through the gateway OF his
desolatc homo when hand was laid upon
his shoulder
What the dickens do you want" was
his rude salutatiOn.
Tho man who had arrested his steps car
rled IN his arms what looked like Il largo
bundle
nero is poor little child that have
picked up'" he said She is homeless
ana destitute. Lot nae warm her by your
hre.n
No-bc of with your vagrants, TAX.
her To the alms-house aud warm hcr
there. j don't keep open house for nan.
persn
DO you remember metz
Sproulo looked the other i'm tho face, and
replied, pettishly:
- used To know you, when knew any.
body. You are Slas West, suppose
When you knew anybody, as you say,
was one of your best friends. did YOU
many valued favors, ana was always wei
come To your home. Now, when ask shell!
ter, not for myself, but for this forlorn
waif, defy you TO refuse yes, Obed, in
the name of our old friendship, say you
IdTe uOf''i
He was shivering with cold but was more
affected by this blunt appeal. His hard
lace, or what could be seen of it, did not
soften; but he uttered a brief bring her
n," and made for the back door, followed
by the man with the burden.
Inside the house, the latter was intro.
tuccd into room where dust, litter and
confusion prevailed, where costly furniture,
rare books and ornaments were heaped
about in utter neglect. A fire smouldered
in the wide, old-fashioncd fireplace
Sproulc stirred il and threw on wood from a
pile that lay on the carpet, and tho ruddy
blaze soon cracked and famed up the
chimney.
Mr.. West removed tho wrappings which
enveloped the form OF his charge, and re-
vealcd to the ungracious host u beautiful
little girl of perhaps six years, golden
haired, bluc-cyed and rcd-chccked, dressed
coarsely but very comfortably, as became
the season. Sproulo looked at her and do
manded harshly:
What mummery is thisl You said the
child was picked up by you. This is no
vagrant.n
III told the truth. picked her up tonight
at the orphan asylum and brought her
here
you said she was homeless and dcst-
tuto"
That is no homo for any child who is on
titled TO "A better one; and she will be desti-
tutc so long IA the lovo that she should
have is denied her
a harsh, forbidding reply was on Sproule's
lips. Something restrained 1t. His eyes
were arrested by the childs face; some
thing in it held them there. Could it 10
possible that his hard face softcncd as ho
looked He held out one hand, and said,
grufly;
"Come here
II seemed more wonderful still that tho
little one was not repealed, but she came 10
him at once.
Humphri he said. whats your
namc!''
Bessie, sir.
He started, I'd looked from her TO Mr..
West He seemed balancing between anger
and curiosity, hcsitating to ask another
question, when the confidence and tallac
tiveness that nature had given TO the child
decided the matter.
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and tho pretty young women, whose pictur-
ssque attire adds 10 natural charms, sing
another appropriate song, the PEASANTS
wife fills basket with fruit aud cake aud
a jug with apple cider, thus practically re
spending To the melodious petition of her
visitors, who leave the house chanting once
more the joyful message, "On earth peace"
From house TO house they wander, filling
heavy cart with the contributions of the
shcerful and charitable, ever repeating
their songs and their stories and their
legcnds, until every one able 10 do so has
given his or her mite. And when the work
Of collecting is finished, the distribution
begins The novels OF the poor and sick
are visited, and at each door basket is
left, together with word OF cheer and tho
never-ceasing Goodwill toward men,
The sleepy old night Waterman of the
village toOts the hour OF eleven on his mel
ancholy horn as the cheerful band of young
people reach the last cottage whose owners
are to be made happy through the generos-
ity of their neighbOrs. Their glad chant is,
however, not answered by words of wei
come. Instead Of the care-worn face Of the
Overworked widow whose load they desire
to lightcn they sec the benevolent face OF
the village pastor. Quietly they file into
dingy room, dimly lighted by single
tallow candle. A distracted mother, wrapt
in gloom and sorrow, stands at the head of
q miserable bed watching every motion on
the face OF little sufferer whose frail body
is buried under the weight Of heavy feather
bedding Slowly the child opens her CLASSY
eyes and raises her weak body. A thought
Of the present seems to fit across the
fevered brain.
Mamma" she whispers, "has the
Christ-child' come.'
ayes, my darling" sobs the heart-brok-
en- mother, land II has brought you such a
gay little frock.n
"Oh, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS give it to
neighbours Barbcle, they're poorer than
we.n
Knceling at tho bedside, the worthy pas
tor wipes away tear, tho almost par
alyzed mother supprcsses a heart-rending
sob, the subdued roysterers weep tears Of
sympathy. Silence, broken only by the
slow tick Of the old cuckoo clock on the
wall and the heavy breathing Of the dying
child, is at last interrupted by the patient
sufferer.
Mamma" she whispers, hoarscly, even
in death preaching charity, Pm going.
Give me a kiss. I'm going. Lot mo see
the dress. Yes, yes; give it TO Barbele.
Give il to Barbele. Yes, mamma'-start-
ing up-"see the Christ-child. II beckons
me to come, TO come. Yes, yes, Pm COM
ing-I'm coming-Glory TO God in the -"
One last gasp and the pure soul OF the
widowed mothers only treasure has joined
the "Christchild" in His home on high.
The good pastor offers q fervent supplicar
ton for the bereaved woman, and as the
youthful witnesses OF this touching scene
silently leave tho house OF death, the
Waterman toots the midnight hour, the
church-bell rings the advent OF Christ's
natal day, and over hill and dale, from
every neighboring village, sung by young
voices, come the words OF hope: GLORY 10
God in the highest, and on earth peace,
goodwill toward men,"
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80 Sure, an I'd better be afthcr bringin'
some or them big jsts in thir stlnblc an
putin 'cm be top i've thcr run
After we'd run round 30 two or three
times uncle says; 'BAvGp Then we all
rushed for chair; for, you see. the one
that's left sticking upon his feet has to be
Huntsman next time
'Well,w when we were running and having
the greatest kind Of time, the door began
to open slowly, slowly, and II black nose
came polSing In, and pretty soon Tigc's
head after IL; Tigc's grandpa's big curly
Newfoundland. He looked all around, but
we couldn't see any thing but his head for
n minute or two. Then he made lout there
was some fun going on and nc gave one
jump into the room and began running
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made In the. terms and
conditions OF certain indenture OF mortgage,
bearing date the third day OF December. n. ~
1883. and exee9ted by and between m i,a,nsi
OF the first part, and John O'liara, mortgagee,
OF the second part and duly recorded ~ III,
Office of the Register of Deeds for the county OF
AlpenA, on the 18th day OF December, A. ID. lesJ.
In llbcr 3 of mortgages, ON page OIL ana py
which said default the power OF sale lnSaid
mortgage contained has become operative. ana
it being claimed that there Il now due and I'M
paid nj the date hereof ON said mOrtgagc, the
sum of sixty dollars and fifteen cents .SOOl5,
for principal and interest, together with an at
torney fee OF twenty-five dollars, (s25.OO) pro-
vidcd for In said mortgage. and NO SUIT or pro-
ceedlng, either at law or IN equity having pesh
instituted TO recover the amount secured ny
said mortgage, or any part thereof now there
Notice is hereby given, that on the
6rII DAY OF JANUARY, A: ID. lss',
at two o'clock In the afternoon OF said day at
the front door OF the Court House, In the cry OF
Apena, county Of Alpena, and state OF ~, M' en-
cult Court for the county In which said mort,
gagged premises are situated is held, there VIII
be sold at public auction to me gnes. n'nac ~
much thereof as may be necessary 70 satisI! lne
said debt, the interest thereon, and said at!nr-
new fee and all costs and charges allowed ny
law Said mortgagcd premises are situated IN
the city OF Alpena, county OF Alpcha, S,alv VI
Michigan, and described as follows Al lhM
Niece or parcel OF land described IN sara NOR.
gage as follows, To wits Commencing nj u point
on Fletcher street. 3a6 feet northwcstcrly from
the northeast corner of lot n, In block 80 OF the
original plat of the village, now city, OF Alpchil,
running thence south 81 degrees wcSt, 10 tcct,
thence nOrthwcstcrly parallel win Ihuhucr
BAY river G6 feet thence north 81 degrees tast,
ia0 feet 10 Fletcher street. thence south 10 de-
grces east, on Fletcher street, "a lcrl, 10 tue
place OF beginning being portion oil water
JOHN O'llARA,
Mortgage.
GRO. II. SLEATOR,
Attorney for Mortgage.
Dated Sept. 9Th, 1856 'W"i'
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CHE TOOK THE LITTLE ONE rPoX HIS KNEE
"Ma is dead, and so is pa" she prattled-
PA died first. He made nice pictures, but
people wouldn't buy EN-, and we had no
fire, and nothing to eat; and after he died,
ma got sick, and was thin and weak and
she used to take mc TO bed with her TO keep
nc warm; and she would cry, and toll mo
all about the nice great house she used 10
live in. One night she got cold and wouldn't
talk TO me- and then some people came and
took me away from her, TO the big stone
house where live now with lots OF other
children. They're kind to us there, and
this gentleman comes often To see us; but
but and the little voice quavcred with
the swelling thought, and the tears wet tho
long lashes-"Td rather have my ma back
again.
But time softens all aspcrities"
levels all bars Her cruel after-story had
Just been repeated TO him by these inno-
cent lips and long-dormant conscience was
shifting him heavily. He took the little ono
upon his knee, he smoothed back her hair,
and looked through o mist into her eyes.
Twill you kiss me, Bessic!' he asked, in q
voice that his other visitor remembered TO
have heard long ago.
She did so without hesitation.
MT. NcSJ lnOuSnl lhut hC HisuI NNhtuhO
to speak now.
"The directors of the asylum had re-
solvcd,r he said, TO take legal steps TO
compel you TO maintain your grandchild,
Mr.. Sproulc. was unwilling to think
that all human affection had died in tho
breast OF the man whom / once knew as
kind husband aud father, generous friend,
and | obtained their consent TO first use this
little artifice. | should judge it has sue
seeded
We should judge so too; and subsequent
events confirmed good Mr. Vests opinion.
for, short as was the time before that Christ
mas, it was so well employed that upon it's
sve a large and delighted party Of tho
friends Of other days was gathered in that
mansion to view the regeneration and rc-
icmption from moth and rust of tho house.
But they saw something better than that
Tho reiuvenation Of human heart, saved
rom the fiends Of unnatural anger that had
on< possessed ~, ard brought back 10
light, TO hope and peace in that holy Christ
mas time, by that gentle yet powerful in
aucncc that prevails now as IL did thou
sands OF years ago, when II was written:
Aud a little child shall lead them.
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whats 'Huntsmanr Didn't you ever
play Huntsmani Why, it wouldn't be
Christmas at all ut grandpa's without
huntsman. Aunt Lizzie wanted to play
girls plays, like Come In, Come See, and
Brimblc-come, Bumble-comc; but Life and
Ben and Mamie and all us boys and girls
said: 'Twould be real mean not To have
Huntsman. So when the girls had cleared
the table, in the dining-room, Uncle Oliver
says:
"'Go ahead, boys, and get the chairs
ready
1--WE all played but grandpa. He said
twas teete too much for an old fellow like
him, after a Christmas dinner, but he'd
help do the laughing. hsxt
I'VE put his great armchair in one cor
ncr and fixed the other chairs up and down
TIE middle OF the room, back to back;
chairs enough for everybody that was go
ing to play, all except one.
Uncle Oliver said he'd be the first
Huntsman. Then all the rest Of us sat
down, and Uncle Oliver gave US each
name. / was Bear, life was Wolf
Mamie was Fox and Aunt Lizzie was Hare,
and so on.
When we were all named Uncle Oliver
began TO run round the chairs; pretty soon
he called: 'Bearr jumped up and caught
hold of his coat and ran after him, then he
called Fox and Mamic'grabbod my jacket
and trotted after me as fast as she could
trot. So, you sec, Uncle Oliver called us
one after another, till we were all running
round the room, laughing and shouting and
making such u racket that the hired man
told the folks in the kitchen:
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sround, too, at the end OF the PROCESSION.
When the huntsman said 'BANGN Tigc
didn't know what 10 make OF il. and ran
around after the folks were sitting down
pufiing and catching their breath. tell
you fellow has TO have pretty good wind
to play Huntsman.
I'VE played lots OF times more, and the
next time Tigc ran round just as he did at
FIRST, but after he'd got the play into his
head, when the BANG. came nc sat right
down and pounded the floor with his tail.
That's his way of laughing, 'spose
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Jail and Residence.

Sealed proposals will be received for the erection
and completion OF Jail and Shcriifs residence for
Aipena county, according 10 plans and specifications
wmch VIII be nlcd at the office of the County
Clerk, after the 18th day of December, 1886.
All bids must be handed TO the County Clerk ON
1887.
Each bidder must file with his bid t eond, with
satisfactory security conditioned TO erect and oom-
plete said Jail and residence, sucA part as he may
contract Tor IN every respect according TO the plans
and specifications, should his hid be accepted.
Tho iron and steel work fox the cell department
will be let separate.
The Board of Supervisors reserve the RIGHT IN rc
jcct any or all bids.
by order Of the Building Committee
ID. ~ tNeNG,
NJ. O'BRIEN,
Clcik.
Apcnn, Nov. sth, 1ssG. FOG
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HE CHASTITY flicker of
IA smoking oil lamp.
suspended from Il
weighty chain at =
tached to the old.
fashioned gables Of
two ri-hcr tall build
ings, lent an air of en-.
chantmcnt To the low,
matched cottages lin-
ing both sides of the
main street of an am
cient hamlet in ro-
mantle Suabia.; anI
this pleasant scnsa-
tiOn was made even
more realistic by "a
glance at the silycrV
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no; GIVE Me NAN"

No, GIVE ME NAN
"Comc on ter the house, Sim, an git yer
present. Thar aint't no back-down i'm me. ~
When they reached the house the old man
said: Glide out here till go in an have
some fun with Man,
He had never seen his daughter looking
so happy. fsH k
"Whut's the matter, Mani"
"Nuthn'."
Wall. whut makes yer gigglo thatc,
wayi Wy. Martha's gigglin' too. TWIST
mer die Of ever seed SIGH "a pack e.
geese. Confound yer, Sim, told yer TO
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4VI
Default having been made in the terms and con-
ditions OF a certain indcnturc of mortgage, hearing
date the second day of December, \. ID. 1852, aud
executed by and between William \. Clnkc and
Harriet Clakc, his wife, mortgagors, of the first
part, and John O'liara, MORTGAGE, Of the second
part and by which said default the power Of sale
In said mortgage contained has become operative,
and n being claimed that there Is now due and I'M
paid, at the date hereof on said mortgage the sum
OF one hundred and thirteen dollars, (sll3OO,l for
principal, interest aud taxes, together with at
torney fee of twenty-five dollars s2i.00.) provided
for in SAID mortgage, and no suit or proceeding
recover the amount secured by said mortgage, or
any part thereof, now, therefore;
Notice Is hereby given that on the
9TH DAY OF JANUARY, \. ID. 1857,
at two o'clock in the afternoon of said day, ut the
front door of the Court House. in the city of AL
pcna, county of Alpena, and state of Michigan,
that being the building In which the Circuit Court
for said county in which sad mUityagcd premises
situated is held there will he sold at public auc-
tion TO the highest bidder, the premises described
in said mortgage, or much thereof may be
necessary TO satisfy the said debt the interest there
on, and said attorney fee and all costs and charges
allowed by law. Said mOrgagcd premises are situ-
nted in the township OF Maple Ridge county OF AL
pena, State OF Michigan, and described ms follows:
All those pieces parcels OF land described in said
mortgage follows, TO wit: The southeast quar-
ter OF the northeast quarter, and the northeast
quarter OF the southeast quarter of section TWEEN
ty-two t22,l in township thity-two t32) north, OF
range seven ca east.
JOHN o'HARA,
Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage. 7oiw13
Dated Sept. 9Th, 1856
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sMaussMMku7sn.
BESSIE'S CONQUEST.
AS of Old, "A Little Child Shall
Lead Them"

ONE one where
has written that
houses, like men,
have their seasons of
life and death. One
who had known the
mansion Of Obcd
Sproulo as it was
years ago, and who
had CHANGED to see it
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NAN AND SIM.
Story Of an Enforced Christmas
Present.

AN, conc here or min
it," said old Bob Hor-
ner, addressing his
daughter. The girl,
who stood spreading
the covers on an old
fashioned bed, pre-
tended not to hear her
fathers Il @ IN q n d.
''Nan, CT i come airter
yer, I'll bet ycr'll
wish ycr had come
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EMMNatax
PLAYING "HUNTSMAN."
The Jolliest Part Of Bart. Carver's
Christmas.
A True Story for tile Children.

I'D l go to grandpa's
last Christmasl or
course ! did. / al
ways go there to
Christmas.
"Did l have a good
time. You never had
n better time in your
life, Arch. Greeley, i
tell you. The jolliest
of it all was playing
'Huntsman.'
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ok O. 0u1e
CHRIsTMAs.EvE IN suABIA.

Curious Customs Obtaining Among tho
Country-Folk or a Fertile Portion Of
southern Gcrmany-Iractica Charity In
"a Poetic Garb-A Pathetic Incident.