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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06
Latest by Telephone.

A telephone received from Deadwood
at noon Saturday, from reliable sources
claim the entire independent legislative
possibly one exception.
Butte county has gone solidly indie
pendent. Meade county goes largely
republican, but NJ. M. Cooper indie.
pendent and democratic candidate for
is elected. Fall river county
has gone democratic.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06
r,o country vote is spoken lightly OF

The country vote is spoken lightly OF
by people in town, but i'll the rural dis
tricts is where the desires OF the people
are largely expressed by the vote cast.
The influence OF the saloon and the
none OF the politician cannot influence
that vote, poor as the farmers are. lie
who would consult the need OF honest,
Woodworking, but suffering people, should
study the rural vote. They are III inc
minority in this county-can expect
nothing, except the moral element
in town assist them. Capitalization Q
population begets corruption in politics
Even when the intelligent, unpurchab'
element OF our cities and towns ARA
themselves against the lower classes u
struggle is severe, but when these t"
extremes meet, as was the case III o.
city yesterday, what show is there II
the middle classes?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06
Cut His Hard.

Hugh and Roy. the little boys OF j. IL.
Vallette were playing Sunday with a
hatchet. Roy in some manner got his
hand in the way OF the hatcllet just as
Hugh aimed a vicious blow at a stick OF
wood. The result was that a deep cash
was cut in I,oy's hand ard his little fin
ger almost completely severed from that
member. Dir. VanBuskirk was called
and dressed the injured hand, leaving
the little fellow resting comfortably.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

A farmers institute will be held at the
college buildings in Brookings, beginning
Monday evening, November II, and
closing Friday afternoon November 81.
The apparatus Of the college will be used
to illustrate the lectures. The lectures
will be given by the college faculty, as
sisted by specialists from abroad. A
ordial invitation is extended to all.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06
killed q Cow.

r. G. Lake mourns the loss OF a fine
Jersey COW. a few days ago Mr.. Lake
placed the animal in the Lehman field.
the railroad runs through the. field, and
some time during Saturday night or
Sunday morning the COW endsssavored to
buck q stock train from the track and
lost it's life in the foolish effort. It was
a valuable animal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06
School Report.

The following Is the report OF the Prai-
RE Queen school for the month ending
October 31st:
Number OF pupils enrolled, Is; aver
age daily attendance, IA; cases OF tardi-
ness, IT; names OF pupils who were
neither absent nor tardy for the month,
Allie Mccain, Thurlow Mccain and Ralph
Mccain. The pupils who averaged more
than eighty-five per cent at the examin-
alton were: Jessie Mccain, Ida Gould,
Mccain and Ralph McCain.
LUCY MULLENGER, Teacher.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06
Bridge Bnrned.

The east bound passenger train did
not reach the city last night until a late
hour, The cause OF the delay was the
burning OF a bridge across q gulch north
Of Tilford. The fire cought from GOALS
from a locomotive. The freight pulled
out for Blackhawk about five O'Clock
and remained there all night.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06
The Proprietias Observed.

Anthony Comstock Gin heated bath
room)-Iicllo! Hello! l say, porter!
Bring me Il match, [ can't see to fix
my neckLie.
Servant Christening to the door)-
Did the gas go out, sab?
"No; | put it out. I've been taking d
bath. "-IMtladeIphia Record.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

III. timers, foreman and general rlsh'
hand man in this Office since the i'rst
;ss,,e of the UNION under it first manage
ment, has severed his connection Will
this paper and accepted a posltlon On
the Harvey News. Though young IN
wears MIR. Eimers is old in the business
and will be greatly missed by the UNION
We congratulate the News.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06
An Appreciated Georgia Girl.

The young girl i'll Anderson county
who, by her own efforts, made two
bales Of cotton last fall in order to pay
for her schooling, is worth her weight
in gold. If there was more work n
less dress parade about our girls in
town and country there would be less
complaint of hard times. Working
girls are the jewels of the country.
Lazy and tritiing women, young and
old, are droues and positive evils to
snrieiy (MrOGiclo.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

An independent spotter oo'n
af,y+even men who were or
auct.d Il, the whisky joint over Punk
ct, and Lynch's saloon, on Tuesday 'as'
,., ,...wn wiLh fixed tickets III
,n.;r,,:,u,.a. Lots of purity" up there
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

When the prohibition fight was being
was being waged in Rapid City. David
Clark was ourmayor. During the entire
contest he devoted his time and atten-
ton to defeating the measure n abus-
ing the people who were working for it.
No epithet Of contempt was low enough
for him to apply to men who were try
ing to strike down the liquor interest.
He openly declared that law would not
be enforced here if it were adopted: that
he would never pile one brick on top OF
| another in the id town if it adopted
prohibition. He backed his talk by be-
ing "a constant patron OF the whisky
mills, and is yet. He has made his cam
paign; 1t has been made this fall on the
demijohn plan, and at least n man to-
day sleeps the last long sleep of death as
the direct result OF drinking the forty rod
| whisky furnished him by Clark and his
associates on the republican ticket. Be-
sides the use of whisky, his money was
put in use to buy the votes OF men who
are liable to go hungry before spring.
AS Clark's opponent, the independents
placed before the people E. F. Doty; a
man who spent four years OF his life on
the nations battlefelds and today car
ries rebel bullets, and for twenty-six
years has been q constant sufferer from
disease contracted during that service.
He has been for years Il consistent, earn
est, Woodworking. prohibitionist. For
brains and ability he is as .nuch above
Clark as the sun is above the earth; no
man or paper has been able to discover
a spot on his character as a man and a
citizen. His canvass was made Oh prin-
ciple, no man is any the worse for his
race; no whisky, nc brides, no dirt. Yet
we find that in the second ward of this
city, the high toned, prohibition section,
where the spires of the churches pierce
the sky, Clark gets 143 votes and Doty
ifty-fve. Comment is unnecessary. The
prohibitionists have again placed party
fealty above principle, money above
worth. corruption above patriotism.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06
;.boring man who for money

!;.boling man who for money was
no iard fortlle republican legislative
ticket, said to an independent WORKER
81 guess you're downed." you guess
we are downed, why my friend It's you'
q nan who depends on his daily LABOR
bread, that is downed. l am not
l,nocked ont for I owe no man and have
O. little money to lend. 1t was 1or just
z,,cb men as YOU we were working"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06
VIII BuiId.

Messrs. Lake, Hecht and Frease have
concluded to erect a brick block upon
the Lots now occupied by the remnants
Of the two frame buildings recently Wis
tied by fire. It Is probable the work 81
construction will commence within a
week orso and the building rushed to
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

"A little fire called out the fire depart
ment on Tuesday and attracted alton
ton from the different polling places.
The blaze was in an old shed just back
OF the Penobscot building and was ex-
tinguished by the Gate City hose, before
much headway@K
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

The people OF the United States have
paid the national banks for the prvl-
lege OF having Il circulating medium the
last twenty-five years the sum of$5,963,-
S10 1872.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06
A job in full size quilts at The Fair.
Only one dollal.

A job in full size quilts at The Fair.
Only one dollai.
DIED.
KING-At Hill City, October 13, 1890, j arnes f..
King, aged 40 years.
In the dcathof Mr.. King, Hill City has
lost one OF her most worthy citizens.
Mr.. King was Il OF the early settlers OF
Hill City and has always been held in
high esteem by her citizens. A miner by,
occupation he has,always held sacredt the
rights OF the laboring classes. He was
one OF the foremost members Of the
Miners union of this city. The funeral
services were held under the direction OF
the Miners union, and over FIVE hundred.
citizens followed the remains TO itssfinal
resting place.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

McMurray, alias Murray, trieo nave
~, v,d make an associate OF him theoay
a,te, election, but David had enough Oh
him and kept out OF his way.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

The immaculate David brought down
four inteligent(?) voters at one oatch'
from Plunkett and Lynch's wh,shS
,oomS. The price was two and a hail'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

~Sixiy-four dozen shoes received at Inc
Fair last week. We thought we had
bought enough shoes in September for our
fall trade, but we have had to recorder
nearl, every week, The FAIR.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06
Something New.


One beautiful morning last week. as |
stood in the door OF my humble abode,
located about thirty miles east of Rapid
City, behcld Il gray horse attached to a
carriage which vas occupied by las |
supposedly two gentlemen, Besides them
was a gentleman riding a bay horse with
a colt following. They stopped at our
gate and the equestrian came in and in
quired if Mr.. B was in. Learning
that he was not, he withdrew saying,
those rlen in the carriage, Mr.. Brennan
ana little, who were out electioneering,
were anxious to sec him." Returning
to the gate MI. - mounted his steed
and they held a short consultation al
ter which Mr.. Brennan uncovered his
pet d%elnliohn and proceeded to pay the
equestrian for doing the GRAND. Mr.. II.
and Jimmie took a swig OF the medicine
and went their way rejoicing. Think if
they had any self respect they would Of
waited until they were out OF sight of
mamma and myself, who were watching
them from the window. But nc. What
did they care for the wife and daughter
OF an Old "clodhopper??" Perhaps they
thought our eyes were full O. "hayseeas,"
OF it might be possible theirs were full Of
whisky shivers' II such was the case [
can partially forgive them, for Iprcsume
they did not see the house at all. From
q dry weather CABBAGE HEAD.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

we understand that the Journals
+;n,e was out on election day. But II
seems that the growing was included IN
the contract.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06
Notice,

All persons indebted to me are hereby
notified to call and settle their accounts
at once. j.. f. ROBERTS.
Rapid City, November 3, 1880.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

Will our prohibition friends please tell
us what they have gained by yesterday
work.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

One democrat cl;lllns openly that he
bought lorty votes and coo'o nave
souyht more if he had the time.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

There was whisky in the hands OF q
good republican, at the Denis precinct.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

Mr.. Robinson was represented IN Tue
Hammerville precinct on election gay ~
the strong ~ argument OF the season.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

The republ.can should have celebrated
ON the after election and before eastern
.tates were heard from.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

We purchased cur underwear in New
Y ,rk at prices fully twenty-five per cent
less than the wholesale prices OF western
iobbers and we are giving our customers
the advantage of it. HE FAIl.
Orr hat saio this week has been so sue
| cessful that we are still continuing it.
The FAIR, Rapid City.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

rsnMs-sl.5o per year in Advance.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1880.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

A round of dissipation is another
round Of drinks uot needed when the
boys are going Ione.~-Acy Orleans
Tycy.,yu,,o
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

A good exercise for the memory has
has been introduced, Us a game, by the
ladies Of Omaha; heterogeneous mass of
articles is placed gu a large tray, the play
ers are allowed one minute for observation.
aud then write a list of the articles; The
keenest observer is awarded a prize.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

,ollsnsd every Triday at Rapid city, $. 2
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

o0iys on. Main Street in sweeny Block.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06
Il e u n 10 n.
Is sEcnErARY AND MANAGER.

THE BLACK HILLS PUBLISHING co.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

Stranger Go nan witAbig diamond}
Hotel clerk, Ell? Bcjnweled indi<
vidual-No, sir; Iowa drugyist.-St.
I0Mk PONcc1-PEcSs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

She enthusiastically - All, how
nice it must be to be famous! How l
wish l had Il name! He (~5aslfully)-
Aw-er-what would you say TO mine?
Bobby (whose father is a grocery
Look, pa, what I got for my birthday
IA regular little grocery store. His
father. (indulgentlD-O, yes; that's
nice. Bobby-Ail.'t it, though! Lit
Tic places tor coffee ami sugar AM
spice, and-I say, though, pa, there
amt no sand Ora wcr.--Hupei''s Baz5W.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

The democrative state committee Of
Texas has arranged that all tho candidates
on the state ticket should take the field,
except the nomlnee for state superintendent
of public instruction; because they think
that office should be as far removed from
politics, as judicial positions are.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-06

the contract.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-29
uTIed his Horse to a crasshopper.

Miss Cooper, daughter Of the novel
list, James Fenimore Cooper, states that
when in Paris she saw French transla-
ton of her fathers tale, "The Spy" in
which there were several mistakes, but
one of them was such that it was almost
incredible that any one could possibly
have been guilty Of it. The residence of
Mr.. Wharton, one of the characters who
figure in the story, is spoken of by the
author as "The Locusts." Now, the
translator had evidently been ignorant
of the circumstance of there being any
species of trees bearing this name.
Having, therefore, looked up the word
in his dictionary, and finding the defini-
ton to be given as Lies Sauterelles"-
grasshoppers-thus he rendered it in the
text. Presently, however, he came across
paragraph in the novel in which it was
stated that visitor to the house of Mr..
Wharton had tied his horse to locust.
Then it might be naturally supposed
that the translator would at once have
discovered his error. Not a bit of II
His reasoning would appear to have been
somewhat on a parity with that of cele-
brated countryman of his, when he de-
clared that 'if the facts do not agree
with the theory, SO much the worse for
the facts"
Nevertheless, the writer seems to have
been conscious that some explanation
was due of SO extraordinary statement
as that horseman had secured his steed
to grasshopper. So he went on gravely
to inform his readers that in America
these insects grow to an enormous size,
and that in this case one of these, dead
and stuffed, had been stationed at the
door of the mansion for the convenience
of the visitors on horseback :
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-29

New Bedford for Kennebunk; Lawrence Haines
Providence for WiscaSset; Helen, Jones, Port
johnson for BOothbay; Martha Innls, Speed, and
Cow Lameyer, Beal. New York for R0ckland.
BEVERLY-Ar 9th. sch w Cooper, from
Gardiner for Danversport.
SALEM-Ar 9th, sch Fiheman, Kimball, Au
gusta for New York; VIM Flint, Dodge. Bangor
for do ,Abbie willard, Smith, 90 for dol WE
Post R0ckland for Providence; John Beacnam
CHM, do for Richmond
Also ar 9th. barque Laura. from Boston fol-
rortlandi sen Waterman, Chadwick, Calais.
Sailed 26th, schs Mark Pendet0n, Hatch, from
Bangor for Elizabethport; Stephen Morgan, Ken
nebee for New York; Ann Eliza Maddox, Rock
land for do; Geo w Glover, BOswiek. do for do
Jas Warren, Falkingham, HOboken for RockpOrt
Hudell, Tower, Bangor for New York; Maria s,
Knowlton Dennysville for Providence.
Ais sid 2Sth, sehs Governor. Lowe from Bluehlll
for New York; Chase. Pratt, Rocklond for dol
do for do; Emma Briggs, Gray, Wiseasset for
Crisheld, Md; Chattanooga, Morgan, Bangor Tor
Nlneyard-Haven; David TOrrey. DrInkWater, I'm
Bluehill for New York; Caroline, Hutchins, Mill
BRIDGE for Fall River.
Also sailed 28th. schs Angie L Green. McEl-
lee, Kennebec for Philadelphia; Rebecca NJ Smith,
Grace, Pigeon Cove for do: VIM Butman. West.
New London for Bangor: ID. p. Strout Boston for
New York.
GLOUCESTER AR 9th, schs Alaska, Deer
Isle for Boston; @ Trumbull, Boston for Rock
PORTSMOUTH-Below 27th, schs Hannah f
klmball, Roekport for Fall River Ripley, and
w Norcr0sS. do for Boston; Carrie q Crosby,
and Nevada, Rockland for dos Gen Scott, Calais
LOT AmesDuIy; Nellie. Machias for Boston; ID ID
Haskell. and Bertha Glover, New York; Ida l.
Ray, and Hattie, Rockland for 90; Knowles,
Bangor for do; yachin. Boothbay for Boston.
BATH-Sld 26th, scbs Geo w Fennimore, and
" Anderson, Philadelphia; VIM L Lee, DO;
4 b Phillips, Richmond.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-29

aud easier fair cargoes 2O1a. sugar raw easier
dull refined dull and Lice lower 70 6ssc; Extra
ls-i6H6 e-l6c; White sxta 1I;1695 49,
Mould 6 &c; standard at 7-16c; COnfec
tuners A at Gao: cut loaf and crushed at 8 10
Ice: powdered at so y; graduated sac; Cubes
1890. Pork quiet and steady. Beer quiet and
steady; beef hams dull and weak; tierced beei
dies dIiiand Steady. Lard dull and Easy ;Western
steam at 571S city steam at 1905 10; refined
quiet; for Continent 60a6 921a; at 2 AZ
Bniter moderately active and firm. Cheese i
quiet ana steady.
Freights to Liverpool firm grain per steam ID
CHICAGO. Oct. 28 lS9O-The Flour marke Il
steady and unchanged. Wheat is unsettled and
higher; No 2 spring 0lA@l 0lSs; No2 REQ al
6lA Corn fairly active and higher; No at
52Ssc Oats steady; No 2 at 4t1f c. Rye-No al
66h@67c. Barey-No 2 at 78e8cc.. Provisions
at 3ua6 BIN. Dry sailed meats-shoulders at
621s as 20: short clear sides 80 40 30.
Recelpts-Flour 900 bbls, wheat $4,000 bus,
600 bush, barley 100000 bush.
Isl Shipments71FloIr $1,000 bbls; wheat 1900
$4,000 bush. barley $4,000 bush.
ST LOUIS. Oct % l890-The Flour market
dull and steady; xxx at 8 0003 10. family at
26as 80 cnoi.e 5o@s IS; fancy 16a4 80.
Mneal higher; No 2 Red at 81 q 98c. Cor is
Hrm-No at fOc. Oats higher Nh at 45c. Rye
scarce-N02 at 651bc. Barley firm; MINI 7r@
n nsc; Nee sSgaoe; Iowa Zoe Provisions heavy
steady and frm-PNk at StI.' O. Laro al 10.
Dry salt meats-shoulders at so; longs at 759
8 80; RIBS 60Ro IS; clear at 9OQn 90. Bacon
shoulders 90: longs 20; ribs at 8 z5@6 80;
clear 9 36G6 40.
Sugar-cured hams 10 50a12 so.
Receipts Flour, 1000 bhls; wheat $1,000
bush corn AZ 600 bush oats IL goo bush; rye
O0o0 bush: barley, 10000 bush.
shipments Flour $4,000 bbls; wheat, 15 900
bu ,h: corn, 33 000l bush; oats. 10 600 bush; rye
1000 bush; barley 5000 BUSH
DETROIT, Oct. %. 1890.-Wheat-No Wnts
a. 96Bc: No z lied at 0IAe. COrn-NO2 at
Doc. Oats-No at 48c; No White 47Ac.
Recepts-Flour 90 bbls. wheai2 lat o ush !;
corn 5000 ibush; oats TOO bush.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-29
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
FREICHTS,
The following are recent charters:s

The following are recent charters:s
Bark S. r. Lyman, Portland to Buenos Ayres'
| lumber So
Bark H. S. Nlckerson, New York to East Lon
don, general cargo, private terms.
Bark Laura Portland TO Santa Alena, lumber
$l7; box shocks 18c per cubic foot.
zBark Jas. IL. Hamlin, Philadelphia to ST. Lucia,
coal So; and lumber from Mobile TO Buenos Ayres
SIT.
Brig Mary C. Mariner, Perth Amboy to Port
land, coal 65c.
Schr B. G. Cromwell, Portland and Boston to
Paysandu, lumber S13.
Schr Edith L. Allen, Portland to Monteyideo
for orders, lumber SIS.
Schr r. F. Pettigrew, Kennebec to Philadelphia
ice 6tc.
Schr Uranus, Turks Island to New Haven, salt
Sc.
Schr G. w. Jewett, South Amboy to Portland,
coal 5tc.
schr Cumberland, Hoboken to Portland, coal
SOC.
Schr Phneas W. Sprague, Bangor and Portland
to Demerara ice ana lumber, lump sum s22UO.
Schrs Robert Morgan and Oriole, Portland to
New York, pavins SIS M.
Schr Herald of the Morning. West Sullivan 10
New York. paving $22 M loaded and disch rged,
free wharfage.
schr Jas. NJ. Leamen, Clarks Cove 10 Key West
ice ST. 20.
Schr Henry Lippett, Windsor, N. s., to Pha-
delpha, plaster ST. 80 ton.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-29
"Hit Me Too"
Boston Transcript

a certain genial cid Bostonian, who
is q gentleman of leisure, likes nothing
better than to watch the sports of chill
dren and contrive pleasant surprises for
them.
At one time, while lettering near the
border of the pond in the public garden,
which is not far from his residence, Mr..
B observed several small boys on
the curbstone, in STOPPING postures,
padding the water with their hands.
The temptation to tapthe back of one of
these bending urchins was great, and
Mr.. B did tap one briskly. The boy
Strengthened up like a flash, looked
around, and called out:
"What did you strike me for, sir?"
$50 that you might rise and take this
piece of money, my lad," said the old
man, handing him a dime.
The boy, entirely appeased, grinned
broadly. And instantly ali the other
boys focked up to Mr.. B, each one
shouting at the top of his voice:
Say, mister, hitme. will yer, mister"