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The CONSCIENCE OF an. r. c." has caused that
person 10 send $40 TO the Treasurer of the United
States, accompanied by the request that the post.
mark be not published
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The Potomac Flats Improvement.
THE SENATE WILL PROBABLY ADD AN TRM o

The Potomac Flats improvement.
THE SENATE WILL PROBABLY ADD AN ITEM OF
100000 IN THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL TO CON.
TINUE THIS NECESSARY WORK.
The Senators who feel an interest in the Potomac
flats Improvement are determined that 1t shall be
cared for in the river and harbOr bill, when that
measure shall reach the Senate. senator Ransom,
through whose efforts and influence the original
appropriation was made, and who has faithfully
followed up the work by procuring an appropria-
ton In each successive river and harbOr bill said
10 STAR reporter that he has no apprehension as
TO the matter; that he feels sure the senate win
sary. With regard to the title he said '.That has
been settled. There need be no delay In the work,
no hesitation about appropnating money for the
improvement because Of any apprehension as to
the Governments utle." In the Senate an ap-
preparation OF 100000 will be proposed for the
hats Improvement, and the friends Of that WORK
are confident 1t Will go through
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The Excelsior Literary Club gave its regular
monthly entertainment last night ct the residence
OF Mr.. A. H. Frear. II was an evening with the
poet Longfelow. The essay was sketch OF his
life by Mrs Edson, including selections for MUSIC
ana res1I at1ons from his wOrkR The program was
varied and greatly enjoyed
Mrs. A. NJ. Serbia. Miss Julia and Miss Carrie
Allen and Nr. George Dundas Serbia, OF New York,
and Miss Sadie Brayton, OF Providence, r L, are
guests OF Mrs. N. c. Plato, 1110 street
Mr. Charles T. Davis, OF Washington, who has
been during tho greater part OF tho past year In
Colorado, and during the past winter IN the North
Is now In Cincinnati, and was the gueet OF tho
president OF the Commercial Club Of Cincinnati ~
Its monthly dinner last SATURDAY evening. For
the past three years Mr.. Davis has devoted him.
self entirely TO literary WORK and eco00miC Stu01e
OF Labor.
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THE FISH COMMISSION STEAMER Albatross sailed
from Panama to-day. Her address until April IA
Will be Acapulco, Mexico
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

COLUMBIA CoNCLAvE. No i. HEPTA-
- SOphs or = W. NJ. will be instituted FRI
DAY March 20. 1883, at 30 D m at EIks' Hall gO2
Runsylyac;A ave. ". fourth fOOr All persons de-
sirig 20 join "a orer requested IL be present 3
R~ YPSILANTI MINERAL SALTS: SOAP
- and Ointment for Constipation, Rheumatism
AID Blood Troubles CRIsWELl'S Drug Store cor
llth and r. f25-.im
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Men Who Took Darlington Ssrtkers'
Places Nearly burned iu Their sseas.


CHICAGO, March 3o-A dispatch from Aurora,
regarding tne burning OF the Chicago Burlington
and Quincy paint-shop building, says: one half
OF the building had been htted up for n hotel f1r
The new engineers ana nrclnen, over 100 OF " hom
wee IN their beds when The IRE broke out. They
had jusi time TO grasp tDeir clothes ana get 0nt
burn ,d-Out men were quartered I'm other buildings
for the night Several OF them were assaulted by
unknown parties as they rushed about the yards
seek.lg shelter and are now nursing sore heads
A dispatch received by the Burlington onncials
rr1m Aurora says the nre broke oul In Two or
three places simultaneously, and that the indlcs-
lions point strongly 20 incendiarlsin-
Another Case OF incendiarism Is charged oy the
Burlington oflicials at Downer's Grove. pas,
senger coaca. which was standing on a side track
along with s,yeral o1ller passenger cars. Was 81
ON nre about I O'Clock this morning, ana lne nre
es aned great headway before IL Was olssossfea-
1lrs other cars were then oetachcd aha potro .'us
of ~ anger and efforts made 20 exunguish tne ne
An re burning coach. The fianes ~ere nnsLy
suodutd, but mol I'm time 70 save the caf' ~eiee
WAS mop elessly charrcd
rn- n. ~eror and Empress Drive -
kterSt0e
p uar:h 3a-Emperor Frederick and I'm
v,ess vs.ssor,a -ove . balf-open cafnAse nom
Ees senburr ,.s Berlin to-day and paio Wall te
-. Ecs~ s-sr Nm press Augusta 1ncy receives
cefhns,asfsc creelitsgs aiong The roan. nj nne<c
r;I ss,@sIv Attended, morning services W tne cass0
chapci al Charottenburg.
RsassG FaaA sor she Msoe"
sr.rvavrup. Mo-, March 3o-Ihe ifsrs.a ~ ~ "
CITY WIN s.nrt reuel fund tor tns VI sas,, ~ .,,s ~ ~
fasninss Of minsrs killed N tne h'ca n'''
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve.
nue., $685., POI; customs S667 5s2
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RECEPTION TO Gov. RUsK.-The residents Of Wis
consin now in this city, including those holding
public Office from that state, will give Gov Rusk
reception In the red paror OF the Ebbitt House at
$50 tomorrow evening. The members OF Con.
gresS from that state Will be present.
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ARMY ORDERs-Capt. JAS NJ. Bell, 7th cavalry,
granted one months leave. First Lieut. Jno II.
II. Peshne. 18th infantry is ordered to relinquish
the leave Of absence granted him on account OF
disability OF March IA, ahd ordered to rejoin his
company. The President has disapproved the
proceedings and findings OF :he Army retiring
board at San Francisco In hts case
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AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Secretary Whitney, Senators Berry, Turpie, Beck,
Plumb and Pugh; Representatives Ketcham, Lane,
T. j. Campbell, Belmont Caruth, with Capt
cross (ky.l, and Oates; ex-Representattve Hurd
Gen. SchO1eld and ex-CommissiOner Sparks
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The Vallejo Disaster.
THE CORONER FINDS THAT THE BOILER WAS WEAK.
THE U. s. INSPECTOR CARELESS, AND rHE ENGINEER

THE U. s. INSPECTOR CARELESS. AND THK ESGISEER
INCOMPETENT.
SOUTH VALLEJO. CAL, March 3o.-The report OF
the coroners jury In the case OF the explosion ol
the boiler OF the steamer Juha at lnis place feb-
ruary "a, whereby the vessel was wrecked and l?O
lives lost, nnds that the boilers were not suii-
ccntly strong 10 carry the amount or steam regis
tered and that tue United states inspector oi
boilers was Careless and negligent In not making u
proper examination OF the thickness OF tlen. II
also condemns the use OF petroleum as fuel, ano
says the fireman Oh duty at the time was not
properly Quaiiiied TO hre with the nuid-
Good Friday i'm Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, March 3Q-Good Friday was Observed
In this city In mosl OF the cnurchcs by services sp-
% cha2cnes were WeIl attended, ana the CssnoIic
churches were crowded. AT The cathedral Cardl-
nal Gibbons, robed ia The naeiiiments OF mourn
services Outside OF the churches the streets pre-
sented holiday aspect
Killed HIS wife aud Slashed Her Sister.
NEW YoKx, March 30.-Calden Robinson, q
negro thirty years old, murdered his wie sarah az
their home Moro Grove street, early tn morning.
He cut her throat with a razor In a nt OF frenzy
and tried TO murder his wffes younger sister,
Vim nze s1oF Sns she escsred WIN oniy nes
wound, and alarmed the police. Robinson wa,
arrested and locked up.
Disastrous Fires In Hungary.
PRsTH, March 30.-A number OF calamitous fires
occurred In Hungary during the prevalence OF
ShelJerless and are camped cut In the snow
Thirty EIGHT nouses were burned and many lyes
were lost al Mezo Bereny.
A New Y0rkeE's Dcaah In IrelanA.
QUEENSTOWN, March 30.-Ar. Edward Cummings
q memb-r OF the board OF underwriters OF New
YORK, has dted here.
Bulgaria wants IN ExPlasassen.
SOFIA, March 30.-Bulgar1a has Gsked the poFte
TO explain the presence OF TURKISH troops al the
town Of Nustapha Pacha on the fronrier
TIE Canoobury . rosal Gsoss.
BOSTON, March 30.-1he steamer Canonbury.
wrecked at Nantucket voD vAano1 g e1so,Ooo,
ana y toeal looA =
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PERsoNAL-Joseph Medill OF the Chicago 7ti.
bune, W. Y. Seller, Henry L. Dyer, j. A. Woods, H.
L. Rogers, j. X. Kinney, H. E Tremaine R. WILL
Jams, and s. NJ. Swanshan Of New York, and Jno
NJ Chestnut OF Philadelphia are at Welcker'a-
senator German was in New York last night
Edw. I. Steel OF Philadelphia, O. B. Shallenberper
OF Pittsburg, Chas. II. Tweed, &. l. Buckingham
and Henry a. Page OF New York. and Horace III
Coolidge OF Boston are at Wormley's-Mr. and
Mrs Turnbull, B. Wright and wife, j. L. Darling
VIM. S. Wright, and Z. Yettle OF New York and
Geo. A. Woodward OF the Army are at the
Arno.-W. s. Thomas Of Philadelphia w.
II: Milliken OF Portland, and w. ]. NC
Elroy OF Pittsburg are at the Riggs
Frank Hockins OF Boston, j. 7. Simonson, q. w.
Brown, and W. H. Speer OF New York, A. C. Pit
kins OF Chicago, and Bernard McCaffry and The
oph1lus Olences OF Brooklyn, are at Chamberlfn's
WIN. B. Mcconnell OF Fargo, Dak., d. c. west
OF New Haven, w. I. WinslOw Of Boston, A j,
Tood, Chas. II. Butler, and James 3. Vail OF New
York, and Hugh j. Chisholm OF Portland Me-. are
at the ArlingJOn.--Chas. b. Corey and j. B. Biz
ings OF Boston, Ambrose Snow, John Cavanagh,
John W. G0ldiEg, Ed. Blanc, and Frank p. Treanor
OF New York, George +. Ely OF Cleveland, j. B.
Campbell OF the Army, and j. Withers OF London.
are at Willard's.--AssstantP PaymaSter Gen. Nc
Clure Is at the Richmond.
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BOSTON, March 3o-ine steamer capoubury.
wrscked g Nantuckst - vaansa e sls6,00o.
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NINE j. p. PALMER
IMPORTER AND DESIGNER OF FASHION
llO7 ST. NV
b to scquaint her Patrons that she ia nov
- sn9s fun assortment Of EXCLUSIVE STYLES in
ESoiIsd and FRENCH BOUND HATS and BON
:. nom the leading London and Paris houses
Special attention given To MOURNING ORDERs
aA25
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USELESS FOR MILITARY PURPosEs.-The President
has issued proclamation directing that the mill
tary reservation near Carlin, Nev., be placed un.
der the control Of the Secretary the Interior for
disposition, II having become useless for military
purposes.
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The PRESIDENT has signed the following bills:
For the erection OF public building at Spring.
Held, Mass; the urgent deficiency bill and the
bill pensioning Theresa B. HOFFMAN,.
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Good Friday i'm Esaiaimore.
sente0 houday aspect
Killed His wife assd Slashea Her Sister.
NEW YoKx, March 30.-Calden Robinson, q
negro thirty years old murdered his vile sarah az


PBsTH, March 30-A number OF calamitous fires
occurred In Hungary during the prevalence OF
gale. At Kikinda 800 persons were rendered
ShelJerless and are camped cut In the snow.
Thirty-e1gnt houses were burned and many ive>
were lost al Mez0 Bereny.
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PosTMASTERs APP0INTED.-Mrs l. p. stafford
has been appointed postmaster at Choptank, Caro-
line County. Nd, and ". F. Harrington, at Madi.
son, Dorchester County, Md. stephen NJ CLAY at
Rough Creek, Charlotte County, Va.
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n New YOrkcr's Dcoah In Bre1aDa.
QUEENSTOWN, March 30.-Ar. Edward Culnmin0s
q memb-r OF the board OF underwriters OF New
York has died here.
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GAUGER APPOHTED.-Geo. Kelly has been ap-
pointed gauger In the city OF New York.
THE SHIP ISLAND QUARANTINE BOARD has made
report to the Marine Hospital Bureau recon.
mending the establishment OF a quarantine sta.
ton at North Chandelier, near the northwest pass
OF the Mississippi
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We naNC COnoIltftI tur I'OssiUIsIIt UI II stIlo8
OF strikes with tine Intention oI GRIPPING the
a." said Mr. Pau Morton. .and decided that our
p.,lcy lay 10 the line o. duty. IL Is test quos-
ton for think IL Will decide whether there VIII
be any more great strikes IL We give ia IL means
that we give up the management OF tae road 10
them. II every man Oh the road except the gen.
eral passenger agent STRUCK, We should still Keep
up the hight We have the law On our side, ana
we do MT propose TO bacf down.
lanes euifk and Henry Gallagher, the 81. Paul
swltcLmen who were arrested yesterday for par
ticipatIon N the rot at western avenue and Kin
zIe street. are booked at the spainesstgeet sis-
Ilon. and VIII be given a heaTf4g to-day. Quiik
Is charged with d.SordeTly conduct and intiIncs-
tim and GALA her WITH Qlsorderly CONDUCT
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battle. Though Fremont brought him TO
bay at Cross Keys, and Shields hurled his
forces against him at Port Republic, no
succeeded In raising the siego Of Richmond,
capturing or destroying immense stores,
and retiring after burning tho bridges,
whilo Gordon Grey had never n chance to
realize his wild dreams OF vengeance.
Then camo Lees advance. Mcclellan
met him, and there cnsucd the Seven Days
Battles, with tho final struggle on Malvern
Hill, where tho Confederate General re-
ccivcd 80 bloody n check that tho Us.on
troops wcrc allowed 10 retro undisturbcd
TO Harrison's landing, and President Lin
coin. Notwithstanding the fact that Gordon
Grey Good between Washington nrsl tho
invading army. called for u levy OF thrco
hundred thousand men. Then Pope met
Leo and jackson a. Br!3toe'5 Station, and
the army of tho Potomac yndcr Mcclellan,
not reinforcing him. ho was compelled to
faco tho entire Confederate forces on tho
old battlc-0cld Of Bdll Run, when, over
whclmcd by numbers, his ohattered troops
hyosc in confusion for Washington.
On tho 18th day OF Sap.om5er, when tho
leaves of tho trees wcco already beginning
70 be tinted with ccar.c,, Harry Winthrop
found Eimself IN c5Gmunl OF g scouting
party, feeling Lcc's huCs. Tho afternoon
was wen advanced and tho horses heads
had been turned towards tao Union camp,
when the young LioutonGnt, thinking he
heard tho clatte: Of hoo.s ia tho rear, halted
his mon and fell back to rcconnoitcr They
were ou tho LA gcrstown pike, and every
instant tho sound became clearer. Sud
denly It ceased, and Winthrop, moved 10y
curiosity, trottcd his horse 10 a bond in tho
road which commanded distant view. n
quarter of n mile away he saw substantial
house, with "a garden in front reaching To
the high road, and a troopers horse, tied
10y his bridlc 10 the front gate, standing im-
patiently paving the ground. To dismount
and quietly approach was the work Of n few
minutes. Doubtless the rldsr was in that
house, and Harry was resolved 10 know
what he wanted there; and, the better to
secure that information, he hid, pistol in
hand, behind u tree close 20 the garden
gate
Presently the door opened and young
Confcdcr, . o0lror and a girl stood In tho
porch There was hurried embrace ono
long, passionate kiss, and the lady retired
indoors, while the rebel soldier hurried
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CHAPTER V.
A DILEMMA.

Then there was lull in the storm, and
the armies retired TO winter quarters. This
gave Harry a chance 10 make inquiries
about the Frobishams; but, though many
were acquainted with them, none could
give him the slightest clew TO their where
abouts, so nothing remained TO him but to
trust to the chapter of accidents which
had already afforded him two strange OPP
portunities of meeting members of the fam
lily IN which he was so deeply interested.
The months dragged YEARLY along; for
IL is one thing 10 spend the winter in a gay
city, adorcd by the women, feted at ball
and party, and another 10 drone the days
away IN a squalid village, with no compan-
ionship but such as the barrack-room af-
forded, meeting the same faces every day
aud going through the same dull rounds Of
duty. Some found refuge in cards and
drinking, gambling their pay away; others
turned to study, but the few books they
possessed were ragged and dogseared by
constant lending and oil looked eagerly
forward 10 the stirring times that the
spring would bring them, even though
death himself was their herald Harry's
fathers letters, too, worried him, for the
old man was beset with strong PRESENT.
ment Of evil, 10 be brought about by Al
phonse Lecroix, against whom he was per-
petually warning him. Then his constant
illusions 10 "that girl' were not Of a nature
10 be agreeable 10 one who loved her so
passionately that he would not believe IL pos
sible for her pure nature to do any wrong.
like these impetuous young fellows who
put their lady-loves on pedestals aud make
gCddesses Of them. Their generous
natures arc rarely deceived, for | notice
that such implicit devotion is usually re-
warded by the crowning blessing Of a good
woman's love.
Pondering over such little troubles, Harry
sat one day in the squalid chamber Of a
cottage he had deemed himself fortunate 20
secure as quarters, when the door opened
and Gordon Grey entered. There was a
sheepish, hang-dog look about the lads
face which caught Harry's eye at once-so
different from tho bright abandon which
usually Illuminated the young fellows hand
yomc features.
"Sce here, Winthrop" he blurted out,
without preface. as he flung himself on
Harry's bed. I'm In a hole"
There was such a climax ~ comical dis
trcss in the expression. that Harry could
hlrlly rcpress "A smile
fCoutinuei next week
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before whom the kind hearted soldiers with
drew with respectful obcsanco.
So Harry slept
In the morning when he awokc the sun
was well on the horizon. The tent was
empty. Beside his cot lay an infantrymans
uniform, which some kind hand had put
there 10 replace his own bedraggled clothes,
which had doubtless been taken some
where 10 dry, and on box a can Of cold tea
and some bread and meat He ate and
drank, dressed and rose refreshed.
beautiful panorama met his view as he
stepped from the tent into the open. Before
him lay the River Rappahannosk, and on a
hill beyond the town of Fredericksburg.
lie saw the dense masses Of the Union
troops crossing pontoon bridges In long
gray lines; he saw the Confederates swarm
ing behind "A low stone wall, while tho
heights above were crowned with artillery;
and he burned TO have share in the glory
Of the impending battle. At any rate he
could not stand still and look on, so he hur-
ried down TO the bank of the river. He had
hardly reached the spot than General Burn
side and his staff pressed by him. Taking
the smallest detail in at glance, he turned
TO Harry and said in sharp, severe tones:
"You, sirl Why are you not with your
regiments Forward, at the double quick"
The die was cast. Harry fought that day
at Fredericksburg.
Never in the history Of war was more
noble devotion nor more pitiablc carnage
seen. Again and again the Union troops
hurled themselves against that terrible
stone wall, and again and again, like the
forked lightning of n thunder-cloud, the
cannons belched their fury on them. Still
l.II 4.
Meagher's unflinching Irishmen charged
over the dead bodies in their ranks with
mad frenzy struggling for victory; but
from behind that fatal wall cleaned sheets
Of flame and crashed showers of bullets,
till nature in mercy flung the black pail OF
night over the ghastly scene.
OF Meagher's gallant heroes, two-thirds
lay dead within hundred yards Of that
stone wall at Fredericksburg.
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cottage, and run the gauntlet of the men
on the road above. The dog he sent howl
ing homeward with bullet in hls leg, and
then setting spurs 10 his horse, bounded
over tho bushes into tho brook II was
mad ride. Almost dark as pitch, trusting
only TO his horse to find the way, torn by
the ovcrhanging brambles, now nearly flung
from his saddle as the gallant beast half
fell over some big bowldcr, with the crash
a bullets ringing round him, and threaten
ing cries echoed on all sides, he reached at
last broad, open swamp into whose black
slime his chargers legs sunk kncc-dcep
Here no thought he was comparatively safe,
and when he had got out of the shadows
Of the trees it was lighter, 80 that he could
see something Of the way he was going
and with u sigh of relief, he turned his
horses head away from the stream.
"Fo' dc Lawd boss, hol hard or yo'll done
gone be in dem quick MS" cried voice
within dozen yards of HIM, and the WOOL
ly head of a negro lad pcered from n clump
of reeds.
Instantly Harry drew the bride
(which way, then, boy, TO the Fredericks-
burg pikei Five dollars, if you will guide
me there"
He could see the lads teeth cleaning in
the twilight
cellar to goodness, boss" he cried, II
dassent. De road am full Of rcbs."
"And the Union troops-havc you seen
theml"
"Naw,n was the unsatisfactory response.
"Dcre amt none rouu' desc parts"
However, with the lads help he reached
the uplands, and once moro set his horses
head toward Fredericksburg Then night
came on i'm pitchy darkness. Twice he cs-
h,. 4, ,l.,l 10. 80,
plckcts. Then the highway became impass-
able, and nc was driven TO skirt the fields
and woods again. Thus the long night
passed, wandering he knew not whittier,
but ever hoping to see the bivouac fires of
his own people. To add TO his distress rain
fell in torrents, drcnching him TO the skin
and chilling him so that he was obliged TO
wall, on foot to stir the circulation in his
nuu.bcd veins.
Then he mounted n little hill, and in the
valley beneath saw lights hicllcring to and
fro he heard the hoarsc challenge TO sem
tries, and knew that he was on the verge Of
a camp-pcrhaps Of Union men, but far
moro likely Of the enemy.
Dazcd with exhaustion he lcG his horse
forward with blind trust that ho would be
right
"Who goes thcrer' rang out voice in
rich Irish broguc.
"A friend ne called.
"Advancc friend and give the counter
sign!' was the stern demand.
But Harrys limbs refused to move With
duh groan nc sank to the earth Yes, this
big, strong soldier lad-iu as helpless
swoon as ever stole the senses of a tender
schoolgirl in an owe rheatcd ballroom.
When he came 10 himself, he found that
he was lying on an army cot. surrounded
by u group of dozen men in Federal uni
form.
"Whorc am IT.
Among friends, glory be to Cod" an
swcrcd a CHEEKY voice; IAN av yen just
be quiet while m after pouring this steam
ing glass Of punch down your throat-for
which I've He'd 10 the surgeon like Com
missary Giucral, the Lord forgive ne
you'l bc as right as nincpeucc IN no time vt
all, ut alln