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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-12-05

ONE hears and reads much OF
the elections this year as being
those OF an "off year." ard that,
therefore, they ale not very slg-
t ficant in The results. Let us
look little at The figures and
see how this is. Fig Tres, of
cours. can be made to lie, and
lie Atrociously, but they also tell
some ve"y wholesome and sug-
gestive truths.
What DO these figures show?
In 1858, a Presidential year; the
largest vote ever polled was cast,
Vt aggr, gated 5,307,o32 in four.
teen Northern States. In these
Same States in 1890, an OFF year,
the total vote was 4,05S,043,
showing q decrease of 349,7S9.
aud that 90 per cent. of the vote
OF 1888 was polled. The differ
ence between the total vote of 49,
81 Presidential year, and 1886 |
an off year, was SOB, las, SHOWING |
flat the off ! ear vote was only |
about 90 per cent of the Presi
dental vote Of 1884. Studying |
tLese figures it is evident that
the stay at home vote did not
produ sc the revolution by not
voting, for the stay at hons vote
did not remain at home, it came
out AMI voted, and voted in oppo
sition to the Republican candi
dates and their politics.
AS far as the number OF votes
cast shows, it is apparent that
The voters came out in those
Northern States in unusual mum
B. rs and cast their votes against {
he practices Of the Republican
for tue Democratic
long, essiopal vote in thtse
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-12-05


While we mo waiting, by the
advice OF the Mckinley school of
politicians. for HE new 90 per
cent taliti acl to prove the great
est blessings u mod4rn illnesses
pro4aiiy 10 the houestsstollers OF
the laud-the information reach
es us that. eight thousand opera
tives atpDaabury Gem, are, zzout
Of work he ,auses they refuse to
accept a decrease in wages.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-12-05
NON RESIDENT NOTICE.

NON RESIDENT NOTICE.
W j, Stages elals
VS.
NJ. J Branch etais
IN Chencery at Lawrenceburg.
Tenn.
1t appearing to m from The
Bill of com pleintant which is
sworn to that VIM Branch is a
non resident of the State of Ten
nessee and that his whereabouts
are not known the complts, and
cannot be ascertaiued by the
most dlhgent inquiry; that J W
McMil ion and E. Nc Million are
nos residents of the state Of Ten
nessee and citizens of Webb
CO unity State of Texas so that the
ordinary process of law cannot
be served en- them
It's therefore ordered bv m
that publication for said noa res
idents be made in the Lawrence
Democrat ior four consecutive
weeks the last Of which shall be
one week before the End Mcndav
ii Dec 1890 r curing said de |
'endsnts to be and appear on
sad 2hd Monday in Dec 1890 !
at the court house in Laxrenca |
burg and plead answe, OF demur
to the Bill of complaint (which |
is to sell the McMilliou home
tract for partition among the
OF Cynthia A McMjlIim,
subject to her life estate) within
he time allowed by law or the
anne will be taken for confessed
gainst them and set iorhearing
w T Nixon G & NJ
3 Bond, Solr
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-12-05

CONGRESSMAN Springer, of H.
linois, irresponsible for the state
ment, that Grover Cleveland il
living, will be again nominated
tor President in 1892, that no
other name will suit the West.
anu hat he vi carry four ou'
Of lonl-lour States.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-12-05

THE Courier Journal puts it
elsely-"Too much tax in the
Mckinley bill and too mach
niger in the Force bill"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-12-05
Lawrence Democrat.
FRIDAY Dee. ttb 1890

The money market, both for
I en ana domestic, continues
tight.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-12-05

lie championship of the
World at billiards was won by
Schaefer.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-12-05

s. B, Herbert S!!A. McMackia.
Z loctors IIeihert. & MoMacAin.
l fWal land Springs Tenn,
0litr tlieir professional services to
the Citlzet 5 Of Wayiand springs, Iron
CITY and surrounding country,
Pr mp attention will he given to e.
thtr DAY or 5ht calls.
4--0--S6. ; VT.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-12-05

7 H. Crane. Real Estate agent,
~ eumnn rtoWn, Tenn. Makes a
speohslty Of tinIterrl lJnds. Furnishes
lmbel for mills %'ill assist in pro-
curing low rites Of freight. Core.
spnndehct solicited. l-2-u.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-12-05

! lfctr b. \. Trrslry, physicea
4 faod surgeon, offers his professional
services 70 the In"ple OF Lawrence
burg and Sieinlty. OlEce over Meals
Drug store.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-12-05
GAMBLE COPIES FREE.


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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-12-05
States Shows II much larger in
rease than the vote for State
Offices. Herald.

The Republican talk about the
Mckinley law being nnecndem
ed because not yet tried, and
about the election of Nov, 4 be,
ing an accident instead OF a de-
llberate and overwhelming ex-
pressior of public sentiment, is
rather an exceptional piece Of i'd
iocy. Two years ago the Mills
bill was not a law and could not
become a law while the Senate
was Republican, ane yet the Re-
publicans treated their victory
In November as a complete anu
decisive rejection of tariff reform;
they have insisted that the pub
lie sense was then taken on the
8. Inject Jf tariff reduction, and
Congress must accept the vote
of 1888 as au instruction from
the people. This year, however.
the Mckinley bill is no barren
ideality; it is NJ party platform
like the Mills bill. 1t is no real
thing, complete On the statute
], book, operative in every Gust IN
house, every manufacturing es-
tabiisnment and retail store in
the United States, and the fool
ish Republicans are pretending
that the election OF Nov. 4 was
not an expression of opinion vn
the new law; it was the result OF
local interests and personal quar-
rels and all sorts OF other things.
The contempt of the Republic
can leaders for public sentiment
is shown in another way. In 49,
SO the election gave the Reput-
licans a majority ofthree in the
Ii u~e OF r preventative. A ma
jority of lhree in d House OF 325
proves nofhlng exc pit tina, pub
lie sentiment is evenly divided
The Republican leaders, however
treated this accidental majority
this victory by a mere scratch,
as an unlimited power al attor-
ney from the people: they tram
pied op The rights of the minor
ity; they overturned the parlia,
mentary prececeAts of a century
they squahde,ed money right
and lett, they increased the tar
IF tayes and promised to pay
bountics, and they undertook to
substitute Federal for state con-
troll )fall the elections in the
country. If there had been No
Democratic party at all they
couldn't have widowed 10 pew
erwith more abandon, all because
in November, 1855 they elected
three more representatives than
the Democrats did.
But how that Disguised and
outraged public sentiment has
elected larger Democratic ma.
lority than the present Demo-
cratic membership Of The House
the Republicans are unable to
discover that the country has
spoken. They talk about the |
Representatives just elected by
the people as if they were usur-
pers who were about To capture
power by brute force; they talk
about the necessity of doing this
that and the other thing before
the new Congress gets into pow
er, rs if the new Congress, chos-
en- by the people Ct the Uuited
States, with an approach to
unanimlty never before seen,
we're a foreign army about to in
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-15

BRooMS-Spiral Brace, So 50 for No. l, 81 %
for No. 2, and IS for No. 5 and Ladies' Delight;
Patent Brass Cap eastern Brush, 81 70, 81 50
and 81 % respectively for Nos. l, 2, and 5 ; Pat
ent Tin Lock, ST. IS 20 and So 80 for the three
numbers; Mill and Stable ash handles, 81 so and
81 for the TWO numbers; Ship, IS, galvanized
bands, SOC per dozen extra; Wisp and Toy
Brooms. S2@2 %.
CANDLES-The product of the local Candle
Crystal Wax, 1515c for l6 OF, and 1870 for Ii or
Stearic Acid, IA or MIC Star, 14oz. lie; Eureka,
Il OF, lie; Eagle, u OF, l0c; Cincinnati, II OF,
&c; Mission Chemical Wax, II OF, Ice; do 10 OF,
1712c; Solar Sperm, IA OF, lie; do 10 OF, l6c;
Adamantine, u OF, I2c; Eastern brands vary
from &c 10 17s4c; Sperm, 25e; Parafine, ll@
canned GooDs-Local Gamers quote job.
bling lots as follows: Apricots, 81 so
10 81 65; Plums, 81 25@1 50 Pears, s2iG2 10 !;
Peaches, 81 1872; Cherries, 81 6212@1 70 for
oil co; Ounces, 81 5091 co; Strawberries 81 %
a. 30: Raspberries, g S5@2 80, Tomatoes, S719c.
CEMENT, PLASTER AND LIME-Jobblng
rates for the above goods are as follows ::
Santa Cruz Lime, 81 so; Portland Cement,
IS So So rs and "a; Rosendale do, IS; New
burg Plaster, Eastern, So Is; do Casting, IS 90 I;
Golden Gate Plaster, IS; Marble Dust, New
burg, IS %; Fire Clay, English IS; do, American,
IS 50; Brick Dust. IS 50 p Dbl.
CHICORY-California, $4,000; German, &c
10 &c.
IGARs-Jobbing rates for California made
are as follows: Seed, Sl6a40 Seed and Havana,
S40(975: Clear Havana, S60@125 q N.
COAL-Puget Sound Goals are quoted from
ship at S7 Coos Bay, Sc; Southheld British
Columbia) SO; Wellington British Columbia)
So. We quote as follows:
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English Foundry Coke is quoted at 81 on The spot
and 81 50t6l5 so to arrive; Puget Sound Coke,
sl4: san Francisco Gaslight Company is selling
Coke at soc s Dbl by wholesale and SOC by re-
tail
good to prime Costa Rica and Guatemala, 2015
G2lc Rio, 2011c; Java 22924c; Mocha, 25eS2sc.
COKDAGE-rhe Tubbs Cord sge Company
turns out three styles, which are quotahle as
follows
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-15

NTAToMA WATER AND MINING COM
N PANY-Loeation of principal place of
business, San Francisco, California; location of
works Natoma, Sacramento county, California.
NoTICE-There are delinquent upon the fol-
lowing described stock, on account of Assess
ment No. 2 levied on the Dist day of December,
1889, the several amounts set opposite the names
of the respective shareholders as follows, viz:
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-15

TN THE SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CALI
fornia. County of Sacramento. In the matter
a the estate of TYANDA P. CIRCUIT, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that FRIDAY, the
DIST dsv of FEBRUARY, 1890. at 10 O'Clock A. N.
Of said day, and the Courtroom Of said Court, at
Co1ntv Of Sacramento, and State of California
has been appointed as the time and place for
nrovine duly authenticated copy Of the will
Of said LYANDA P. CIRCUIT, deceased, and
for hearing the application OF FRANk L. Oh
Inentary thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal OF said Court
this 9Th day of February. 1890.
Isl TsrA1.1 W. B. HAMILTON, Clerk
ByL. P. SCOTT, Deputy Clerk.
IoHNsoS, JOHNSON y JOHNSON, Attorneys for
Petitioner, lsfiVt
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Other descriptions Of Manila are quoted ss toll
lows: Whale Line, Hawser- laid Rope Tor well
boring, Sand Pump Lines, &c: Clothes Lines IN
hanks. 171ac; sash Cord. 171<c; Lanyard and
Tarred Rope, loo; Lath Yarn, 15e: Hop Irvine,
in balls tarred l5c; Grapevine Irvine, 151ac in
coils and 1910 in balls; Spring Twlne, 1Se;
Binder Irvine, $50 feet to the 10, lie.
DRUGS-Alum, 214G23sc; Acid, 12199l6c for
Nitric, 21$a5c for Sulphuric, and 60t96219c for
Tartsric; Borax, 61S(17e for concentrated and
7@T15c for refined; Blue Vitriol, 414q 41ae; Caus-
tic Potash, 10@11c; ChloTate of Potash, 20c;
Chlorate Of Lime, 2334@25sc; Crude Ammonia,
concentrated, 1Sc; Gum Camphor, soc; Gum Smell
lac, S0@SSc Quiuine, 60c: Saltpeter, English
refined, 7s4GSc; Sulphur, 21z@21ae for roll and
414G41$c for refined.
fish, &C in sob bdls &c for selected
in iO0-fo cases, and SC for homeless; Eastern
Goldfish, 7G71@c p b; Canned Salmon, 81 %
al 60; Eastern Mackerel, 81 50@2 10 for No. IN
15-fb kits and So SOFAS rs for Mess in 15-o kits;
Smoked Herring, 40Cd45c for Eastern and Sc 4
box for Puget Sound; Dutch Herring, 81 50@l 10
2 keg; Alaska Smoked Halibut. 10@l21ac 2 ID.
LEATHER-Sole, S92Sc Tor COCO neavy, 209
2Sc for good medium and light; Buff, 10@l2c
p foot; Side, 9159101ac 2 foot; Calf skins, 500
40c 3 p; Kip Skins, S25@40 8 dozen; Harness
Leather, Z7G30c 2 d for heavy and 24925c for
TUMBER-Cargo lots of Redwood delivered
at San Francisco are quoted as follows: Mer-
charitable Rough, S17@lS; Rustic, S2I93l;
1S-inch Surfaced, s35; Merchantable Tongued
and Greoyed, y feet and over, lx6 and i94x6,
S299S0; Clear, ks and up, $50; Pickets, ST. Tor
SQUARE, S14 for pointed and SIG for fancy
MATCHES Percussion, 25e; Telegraph, 55c;
Eastern Parlor, 81 65.
MALT Notwithstanding brands of English
Ale and Porter ara selling at 81 1908 10 for
quarts and S3@4 for dozen pints.
MATTING-Common. 81 so; Contract, IS to
Sc 80; Fine Contract, s79s; Imperial, SsSlO
METALs-We quote Puget Sound Pig Iron at
S35 and other brands as follows.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-15

I1sE Halls Vegetable sicilian Hair Re-
newer and your gray locks will thicken up
and be restored to their youthful color,
yigor and beauty.
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METALs-We quote Puget Sound Pig Iron at


I Me- QUOTe pTICes I
| Yellow Metal. zoe; English Cast Steel, 14@
l6c; Sheet Zinc, S15tG9c; Pig Lead, 415G4$4c; Bar
Lead, &c. Lead Pipe, &c; Sheet Lead, &c; Bar
Copper. 2l@2Sc; Pig Tin. 22c = H.
| NAILS-Card rates OF Hardware Dealers AS
ISOLATION are as follows lron 50 3d. Steel, 50 50;
Standard Wire, 81 Is per key, for small lots; on
the basis of 200 kegs the rates are So 20, IS 40
ard 81 respectively ior the three kinds. A as
| count of per cent for cash.
| OIL-China Nut, S5995c; California Castor,
81 25 for No and 81 10 for No. 2; refined cocoa
nut, 35640c; Cal. Linseed, in single barrel lots,
csc for raw and 6714c for boiled; Petroleum.
| 1IOo, in cans, l6G23c; do 1909, 24GS2c; pure
| winter strained Lard, 75c in barrels. and soc
in tins Possel Olive, quarts, 81; Plagniol Olive,
| quarts, 81 25 Duret do, So 80; extra fine kinds,
PAINTS-Pioneer White Lead, 6G614c; Collier
White Lead, SIC; Red Lead and Litharge, each
| 61Sc.
81 aud 81 10 p ream fol the four styles.
POWDER-The four active local Powder COM
pauies have formed combine. The compact is
to last for five years, and the percentages are as
follows: California Powder Company, S715;
Giant Powder Company, 81; Safety-Nitro, 16,
and the California Vigorit, 919. The price OF
Powder to the trade has been established by the
combination as follows Forty per cent. Powder,
Use > 10 net in carload lots and 2Oc Z b for less
than carload lots; so per cent, Powder. CSC for
carloads and 25c for less; 70 per cent. Powder,
2Sc for carloads and SOC for less; 80 per cent.
Powder 151ac for carloads, 171a for less This
is an average advance of about sc ? b over pre-
QUICKsiLvER-si 5O@4S.
RiCE-We quote: Hawaiian, 412@45se; China,
81 S0G4 s. per two mats for mixed, 81 S595 %
| for No l, and IS SOFAS 20 for Extra No. l.
SALT-Liverpool from warehouse is quoted at
$685.: California, s9@l2 for coarse and Sl59l6
soAP-Castile, 7@71Sc for Brown and 12@1Se
for white; Chemical Olive, 419@6c; Pale and
other high grades, 7aSc.
SPICES-Cassia, 51995s4e; Cloves, 17199lS31ac:
P1DDer.
l41Sc: Pimento, 91l@915e p b.
SPIRITS-California Pure, 81 Is for No. ? and
| 81 p for No. !.
riety and brand.
sUGAR-Jobbing rates are as follows, Cube,
Crushed. Fine Crushed and Powdered, 61s G.;
Extra Powdered, TIC: Dry Granulated, csc;
Confeetioners' A, 615c; White Extra &, 54c;
Extra C. SIC; Golden c, 45sc.
SYRUP-Bbls, 151a@20c: hf-bbls, ls@227ac;
kegs, 23@2719c: tins, 33@S715e.
TEA-Good medium grades OF Japan are loo-
bling at 30@S5c.
p 70; Fine Cut Chewing, in foils an pals, 80 %
WHIsKY-we quote: High-proof, 81 IS to
s. and low-proof SOP so; various brands
of Bourbon, 81 2595 so 2 gallon, according TO
WINE-French Uaret, s62@e6 p cask; Cham
payne, s16@32 p basket; California bulk de-
scriptions are quoted as follows: Angelica 81 %
! al 25; Claret, 50@75c; Port, sl@S 30; Sherry,
| 81 15@1 %: White, 45c@S1 SO p gal.
YEAST NOTWITHSTANDING brands OF null
weight l6-ounce cans, 81 so per dozen and other
sized cans in proportion.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-15

PERFECTLY sure, perfectly pure, perfectly
harmless is Simmons Liver Regulator
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And in accordance with law, and an order
from the Board of Directors, made on the
twenty-first {21st) day of December 1889, so
many shares of each parcel of such stock as
may be necessary will be sold at public auction
on THURSDAY, the 10Th day Of February. 1890
at the Office of the company, No. 800 Sansome
street. room 10, san Francisco, California, at
the hour eff 12 q clock noon of said day, to pay
said delinquent assessment thereon. together
with costs of advertising and expenses of SALE
PELHAM W. AMEs, Secretary.
Ofjce-No. 800 Sansome street, room 16, San
Erancisco California. fe3-tfeO&Su
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INTERNATIONAL HOTEL,

II STREET BET. THIRD AND FOURTH,
IN Sacramento, is conducted on the European
plan, where you can get meals at all hours for Is
cents and upwards Good furnished rooms by
the day, week OF month at reasonable prices.
n7-tf&Su W. A. CASWELL, Proprietor.
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AMERICAN EAGLE HOTEL,
n. E. Cor. Twelfth and j, Sacramento,
q w MENIPEpT Dro-io4

q w NEW bERIJ ProprIeIOrI
EORMERLY OF THE BRUCE HOUSE.
4 Board and Lodging per week, IS to 81;
Single Meals D cents; Families accommodated
on Reasonable Terms. Finest of WINES,
LIQUORS and CIGARS Street Cars pass the
doors every few minutes. Newly renovated
throughout d10-Im
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sEssIoN.

SIMMONS Liver Regulator has never failed
to relieve constipation Of the bowels.
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GeneraI Merchandise.

SAN FRANCISCO, February Il, 1920,
BAGS-Calcutta Wheat Bags, $4,000 Tor
spot; 75z671r for June delivery; Wool Bags, SO
a sec: Potato Gunnies. 1SG20c
BRICK-Soft, Sc; Red, S. 90; Hard, SO per
thousand,
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aoTX1s AND RESTAURANTS.
THE SADDLE ROCK
Restaurant and Oyster House,

EIRsT-CLAss HOUSE IN EVERY RESPECT
L Ladies Dining-room separate. Open day
and night. BUCHANAN & CARRAGHER, Pro-
prietors, 10ls Second street, between ] and z,
Sacramento. If
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FAMILY GROCERIES,

uTHOLESALE AND RETAIL. PROVISIONS,
w Flour, Hay and Grain, Wines, Liquors,
Cigars and Tobacco.
FRED. SCHNEIDER,
N. Z. cor Fourth and n sts., Sacramento. tt
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BAKERIES.

TIME BEST AND CHEAPEST BAKERY IN
i the city-Boston Bakery, Ninth and
streets Hot bread, rolls, doughnuts every
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1890-11-08
One Girls Employment.

Il heard of an employment the
other day." said the philanthropist.
(which brought up to my mind all
the horrors of tea tasting. 1t recall
ed the case of poor Mr.. Lucraft. who
sold his digestion, but it was more
narrowing than that. 1t rose almost
to the dignity of Faust bargaining
away his SOUL"
Have you been investigating the
sweating SYSTEM or reading about
the workers in Russian mines ?n
Neither. heard of young wo-
man who is professional detective
OF plagiarism. 1t is her duty to read
all the short stories published in
periodicals and make a mental alb
stract of them Her usefulness con-
sists in telling publishers when man.
nscripts submitted 10 them have been
TOO obviously suggested by existing
literature. She is well paid, it is
said, but what could atone for hav-
ing ones mind stored permanently
and exclusively with scraps of mod
ern fiction ?'-Kate Fields Wash.
ington.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1890-11-08
He Had Plenty of Quilts.

Lounging around the front door
of a Georgia grocery store were half
a dozen men. 1t was o'clock, and
over the low range of hills to the
cast, the moon rose in all her semi
tropical splendor. Politics and crops
had been the subject OF discussion,
and the conversation Jagged.
ST reckon you heard Bill Madden
runnin' rig on me bout gettin
married ?n said lank countryman
of that class known in various locali-
ties as eaters" "pikes,' and
sstackeys.n aWell, hits SO, he con-
tinued, after a pause, during he pull
ed vigorously at a small, black pipe.
s.Yes, I've been goin' to Mr.. Settles
heap for a long time. wanted ter
asst i'm fur Mary, but ! was too
skeered. One day jist said ter i'm
powerful sudden; Mr.. Settle, wan
ter marry Mary Sc, willis, you
don't wanter marry Mary. Thar's
plenty gals 'roun' yere you'd jist as
soon have as Mary. Let Mary stay
at home with 'er muther an me- 81 /,
sMr. Settle, if thar was plenty gals
'roun' we're I'd as soon had as Mary
I'd done had 'em.' Sc, you'll
halter see 'er ma, Willis, an see
whuf she says bout it, went inter
the house, and thar set the oil woman
befo' the fire knittin'. She asst me
ter take cheer. ] done so, then l
said, ST, Miss Settle, wanter mar
ry Mary Hit kinder upset err.
S'she, Willis, Mary amt ready ter
marry. I always done said no gal
aughten ter marry till she has TO
quilts, an Mary hain't but two. l
lowed ter make Ter piece t'others
this last gone winter, but she hadn't
had time"
1871, Miss Settle, | don't care of
Mary hain't got nary quilt. l got
plenty quilts and bed clothin', an |
wanter marry Mary right now. She
kinder drapped Ter knittin', leaned
back in 'er cheer an looked inter the
fire. She set tharter way fer mint
an then she turned 'roun' an looked
at me with the great big tears drap-
PIN outen 'er eyes an said kinder
slow and pitiful like, as she, willis,
reckon I'll halter let you take 'er,
but my heart1l be mighty nigh
Dustin open when she marries."
Willis knocked the ashes out of
his pipe, which had gone out during
his story, rose from his chair, looked
dreamily at the moon and said {:
"We're ter be married at Ebeneezer
meetin' house termorrer week, and |
wanter to be thar - Arkansalo
Traveller.