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The Dickinson press., 1891-09-12

For Sale-A carload
Of Spanish MERINO
Bucks. Prices made a.
greeable to buyers. Par
ties wishing to buy
should call at Dickinson
within ten days.
W.. N.
WEST CORNWALL, VERMONT.
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Notice is hereby. given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk of
the District Court at Dickinson, N. D., on
October G. 1891. viz:
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D. OF II.
Endeavor Lodge No. 9 meets at Odd Fellows
hall on the second and fourth Wednesdays Of
each month At 8 O'Clock p. m
Esther Fowler. n. G.; Alice Campbell, r. s.
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First National Bank Building.
was taken suddenly sick and had tc
return home Tuesday last.

was taken suddenly sick and had to
return home Tuesday last.
There is now enclosed in an ample
ire-guard, about 80 square miles of
territory lying both sides of the river,
N. E. City being about the center of
it.
If you want to rent a first class resi-
dence call on L. A. SIMPSON.
Mrs. Jessie Leask went to Mandan
Thursday on 8 visit.
VIM. Lackey, a bridgeman, had a
foot injured in the yard yesterday.
At the annual meeting of the Custer
Sheep Investment Co. held at Camden,
N. j., September I, the following were
elected directors: II. L. Dickinson,
N. G. Lawrence, c. H. Merry, all of
Dickinson, N. D.; Thomas Bromley,
II. LIE Grand Ensign, d. +. LiepsneI,
w. S. Richards, all of Philadelphia;
Frederick Carson of New Jersey.
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NIELs PETER CHRISTENSEN.

for the southwest I of section p, township 1879,
range 90.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of
said land, viz,
John NJ. Tracey, Samuel Brand, Nils Soreneen
and Thomas Fitzgerald, all OF Taylor, NJ d.
I. S. NEAL,
Aug 29.6t Register.
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Mrs. Jessie Leask went to Mandan
Thursday on s visit.
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w. C. r. u,
Will meet every Saturday at p. m. at the Con-
gregational church.
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The hose company dance was we'll
patronized on Wednesday night and
netted u good sum of money.
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ENCAMPMENT I. O. O. F.
Hope e~ncampment No. 2 meets in Odd Fellows
hall IN the fret and third Friday evenings Of
each month. Visiting members cordially invited.
Jos. I. Scott, {. p; l.. A. Davis, 8.
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H w. Drenkle sold his residence
and two lots on Hannaford street this
week to G. E. Dobson.
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Land Office at Bismarck N.

| NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL
PROOF.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-12

NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL
PROOF.
Land Office at Bismarck, N. D.,
August 10. 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Ed. Il. Bon
ney, Clerk of the District Court at Dickinson. N.
D., on September q, 1891, viz,
JOHN FREDERIKSON
for the southeast I, section q, township 40,
range G.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and::cultivation of,
said land, viz:
Peter Frederikson, A.. B. Berry, Paul liner,
E.S. NEAL,
aug. 22-6t Register.
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SGT

NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL
PROOF.
Land Office at Bismarck, N. D.
August "a, 1891.
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b. OF l.. r.

Onward Lodge, No. II, meets in Odd Fellows
Hall, Dickinson, every THURSDAY at $50 p. m.
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DR.. V. H. Stickney went to Cakes,
N. D., Wednesday to receive 600 head
of one, two and three.year old cattle
which he and and VIM. Ray had
bought.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-12

Pyramid Park Lodge, No. 1s7, meets first and
third Wednesday afternoon Of each month In
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-12

Dickinson Lodge No. 10, knights of Pythiae,
meets every Monday night in Odd Fellows Hall.
A Knightly and courteous invitation extended to
Wa. Mccioy, c. c.; L. A. Simpson, X. of R.
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j. w. Gruschus says he never run a
harvester when it took AS much Irvine
As this season. He has been using
nearly five pounds to the acre in
some fields.
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NJ. Wadsworth was down from Me-
dora the first of the week. Mrs.
Wadsworth is still ut the hospital at
Battle Greek, Mich,
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am now prepared to deliver coal
to any II at sl.75 per ton in lots of
five tons or Over-frst.class coal.
NJ, LENNEyILLE,
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Saturday, September II, 1891.
1t rained easily Friday morning.
Wheat is yielding heavier than was

C. E. Dobson bought some fine Me
rino stock of W. N. Farnham this
week.
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p. Wibaux and some of his ship.
ping men were Ell route to Mingus-
vile OH Saturday.
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A. b. Berry came in to transact a
little business ut the county seat on
Wednesday,
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The Red Star dray line was pur.
chased from Fred Willard this week
by W. H. Story, who is giving the
business his personal attention.
The Dickinson press., 1891-09-12

Ed. Current was in from the Can
non Ball the first of the week.
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"And your object in inviting me here
was to ask my permission, was ito"
pursued the Major, growing slightly
redder in the face.
ut was, sir"
'''Then, sir" exploded the older man,
rising to his feet and humping hand
some mahogany table with his fist, lat
the risk of seeming discourteous | will
tell you that your ambition is imperti-
nent and not to be tolerated for a mo-
ment. forbid you, sir, to continue
Your calls upon Miss Forsythe, and de-
cline to entertain your proposal"
The old soldier drew his fine figure up
stifiiy and prepared to leave. The young
man, after few vigorous puffs at the
pipe, glanced sharply at his caller: MA
jor,'' said he, in tones in which not the
slightest trace of passion or resentment
were discernible, would you mind tell
ing me frankly what your objections to
me may be?"
Major Forsythe hesitated moment
81 will, if you insist on it, Mr.. Dau-
die" he replied. II wish my daughter
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to marry man, in every sense of the
word. ! do not want my son-in-law to
be rich, only sensible; though you could
not be charged with poverty, believe"
My income is six thousand dollars a
year, Major" the youth interrupted,
land live within it-something rather
unusual in men of my age"
Eyes" snapped the Major, growing
exasperated again at the GOODNESS of his
adversary. you live within it. Elk
aetly. And, outside of the pleasures of
the hour and the moment, what object
have you in life, pray? You haunt the
theaters. You affect Delmonico's for
fnncheons and cocktails. You sit in club
windows, though | must admit in JUS
sice that / never caught you chewing
the head of your cane. You wear your
keys on a chain in your pistol-pocket.
You are dandy, sir-what Thackeray
calls a buck A sybarite, may be.
Look at these rooms, sir-flled with
Embellishments and gimcraclxs, like any
6ne lady's boudoir. Look at yourself,
zir-pahIa and the Major paused again.
Young Mr.. Reginald Daudle surveyed
ais lowered silk dressing-gown with an
sapOlogetic air. For the first time in his
1ife, perhaps, he wished his cravat out
of gear, his trousers less artistically
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buffet opposite fancied / saw from the
reflection movement of the blinds
close behind me. Carelessly resting my
head on my hand and peering between
my fingers could see plainly in the
glass pair of sharp eyes watching me.
My robber was evidently taking prep
aratory observations.
After my fright was over leisurely
finished my letter. and rising. coolly
opened the safe and began putting the
siverware away, making, at the same
time, brilliant display of what was
already inside. Then ! locked the safe
door and laid the key under the mat of
the clock on the mantel.
knew the eyes saw every thing I
did, as | wanted them to do, and / took
particular pains to let their owner
know that he would find the key under
the clock, and not under my pillow.
Then | picked up some things that
were scattered about, turned out the
light and with an effort slowly walked
past the window to the hall, wheRe-I
contest ran upstairs as fast as nv
trembling legs would carry me.
This happened on Thursday night
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ceived the extent of his progress in the
good graces of the Major, and for the
present that was more than sufficient
for him.
There came a day when action Of
some sort, in accordance with the de-
vout wish of the Major, seemed imper-
alive. A band of Sioux had behaved
badly. They had attacked the home of
settler, driven the old man and his
family out and set fire to the dwelling.
A company of troopers, with Major
Forsythe in command. was detailed to
capture the duslxy marauders and bring
them in, dead or alive.
The company had been absent about
five hours (Reginald having hidden an
affectiunate farewell to his military
friend on his departure) when it oc-
CURED to the General in command that
single company of troopers might not
be strong enough to effect the capture
of possibly four or five hundred angry
Indians. He accordingly dispatched a
couple of hundred more men, with in
structions TO follow the trail of the
first company and render any assistance
necessary, still under the command of
Major Forsythe.
Reginald, who had managed to make
himself fav orite with the military, ac-
companied the second detachment,
astride fiery mustang, his whole spirit
aflame with the desire to rescue his ven
cradle friend from any and every mis-
hap that might have befallen him.
1t was noon of the second day ont
when the second detachment of troops
caught up with the first. There was a
cloud of dust and other symptoms of a
misunderstanding Before Reginald had
time to collect his thoughts he found
himself in the midst of confused mass
of Indians and white men, all scram-
bling and fighting for dear life and yell
ing like so many demons. Then it was
that the exquisite of the pave and the
clubs, the pampered idler of patrician
New York, arose TO the occasion. For
some unknown reason he found himself
cursing and swearing like the soldiers,
hacking right and left with the dinted
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over before could reach the mac.a..
lied part and here was his. adyaptaca
Though drove the treadles to their ,,
most seemed scarcely TO move az
the hot pace was beginning to tire ma
Twenty feet behind, for | could bo..
his breathing, raced my now silent .rs
terrible pursuer, apparently certain !.
my capture, for | was fast breakins
down under the fearful strain.
Ten feet behind he was, and sav;r.
he had me-five feet behind and-striT'
ing to clutch me, he stumbled and fer
When he got on his feet-ouiek 49,
cat-I was on the hard macadam lo,d
ing and increasing the distance h.
tween us.
Zip! Zip! two bullets whizzed nas,
my ear. Thanks to the darkness Va
unframed, and, at last, unpursued
Soon ! was on the main street of fho
village. and before the police station n
which rushed, dressed in gymnasium
garb, without hat, and my looseped
hair flying in all directions. startled
the doing old Waterman so that h
Weakened in jiffy, and after MANAGED
to identify myself and get sufficient
breath to tell my tale and convince him
it was not a dream, he rung the signal
bell and four big constables came in.
In hurry wagon was obtained and
in it we jumped and drove back to orr
place as fast as the whip could urge the
horses.
When we got there the house seemed
darker and stiller than when left
When the brave policemen lighted
their lanterns, aad with huge clubs and
pistols drawn marched, with needless
amount of noise, thought, to the front
door, where they stood, each, out Of DO
likeness, perhaps, wishing the other to
enter first, while |, you may be sure,
kept in the center of the group.
Finally, hearing nothing, we all went
into the dining-room together The
safe stood there unopened and only
lot of burned matches on the floor
around the unbolted and unrecogniza.
bic trap showed any signs of the burg.
lars existence.
While we considered what TO do first
Michael stuck his scared white face,
with a mass of red hair standing on end
through the hall door and withdrew
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in the barn and managed our COUNT
place.
There had been several robberies in
our pretty town, mostly in outlying and
lonely houses such as ours, and no
traces could be had of the thieves in
spite of the large rewards offered or OF
the wise detectives sent from the adj
iacent city. The burglaries had all
been slSillfully done, nothing being
taken except silver plate and jewels,
and in only one case was violence Of
fered.
AS | said before, was "head of the
house." and in consequence there was
little knowledge and no opposition to
the plans used to carry out my crack
Drained scheme.
In a recess in our dining-room stood a
large, old-fashioned iron safe which
opened with big brass key and which
contained considerable silverware and
iewelry. These carefully packed and
shipped to our jeweler in the city.
To take their place had sent out a
lot of SNOWY, plated stuff, which | care
lessly displayed in full view of the win
dows as a tempting bait for the ex-
pected burglars.
In the cellar beneath the safe was a
small, corner bricl-walled room, with
two doors, and narrow, outside win
dow. These | had filled with brick,
making the room strong and tight. In
front of the safe, just where one would
naturally stand in opening it, had a
square cut from the floor, beams and
all, and the hole neatly fitted with a
trap, such as Is used in the theaters for
pantomimes. This cost me something,
for it was necessary TO have stage car
penter arrangei it.
In my bedehamber, directly overhead,
had a peep-hole made in the fieor,
through which | could see the safe be-
low. Alongside of this hole was wire
which, when pulled, would unbolt the
trap and drop whoever was on it in the
dark and secure tomb beneath.
Then bought barrel of the cheap
est and stickiest molasses | could find
and had it poured into a great wooden
box built on the cellar floor exactly
under the trap. | calculated that my
robbers, if ever they got in it, would be
so occupied in getting out that it would
give me plenty of time to call in the
help needed to complete their capture.
Every thing was ready at last, and, as
| had moved so quietly in the matter
| was satisfied that no one outside or in
had any suspicious of what was up to.
In order to know when the robbers
came, |, after every one had gone to
sleep, each night stretched thread
across the first story hall and rooms a
foot from the floor carrying the end, on
which was tied wet towel, to stick
fastened to my bedstead just over my
pillow. | calculated that the house
breakers would unknowingly snap the
thread while moving around in the
dark, and then. the wet rag falling on
my face, would arouse me.
For some weeks | anxiously waited
for my dreaded visitors to come. The
strain made me nervous and every call
ing tramp and peddler gave me shock.
Late one night, after had nearly de-
SPARED of being robbed, was alone in
the dining-room with my back to the
piazza window writing a letter Hap
pening to glance in the mirror of the
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RIDING ON A RAIL.


Dear wife, I dreamed again last night
OF seventy years agone
When in our old-time pinafores
We played tell set of sun;
When out on the old Jersey farm
Our dads swung round the fail.
And we played little married folks
A-riding on a rail.
t Chorus:
A-riding on q rail, wife.
Riding on rail.
A little boy and girl, wife,
Riding on rail.
III seems as though our youth returns,
With innocence and glee,
When all things smiled so happily
On this great world and we.
Yet tours co-s years have thinn'd my locks
And you are quite as STALE
But, wife, our hearts are fresh as when
We rode upon the rail
AM who shall tell OF all the tears
Your dear hand wiped awayG
OF anxious cares you lulled to rest
Though busting day by day;
land OH our loves, so warm and true,
Were never known TO fail,
Though seventy years have passed away
Since riding on the rail
Our ups and downs were many, wife,
But we were tough and strong,
And fought our foe, " Grim Poverty"
Together right along.
Right cheerfully we drove him forth,
Snug sheltered from the gale,
And now our children's children, wife,
Are riding on rail.
See. yon dark cloud obscures the sun,
'.ris passed, 1t could not stay
So somber clouds rose DER our lives
Then swiftly pass'd away.
: With cheerful hearts and ready hands
We silenced every wall,
And life has passed as pleasantly
AS riding on rail.
The night was full OF moonlight
The morning star appears
And soon our sun will rise, wife
The future has no fears
We did our duty well, wife,
Triumphant DER the gale,
Together we shall float away
i Like riding on rail.
Chorus:
A-rding on a rail, wife,
Riding on a rail,
A little boy and girl, wife,
Riding on a rail.
Thomas Harding. in Inter Ocean.
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just in time to save it from the descend
ing club of the nearest policeman At
the same instant the farthest police
man, more inquisitive than the rest
stepped ON the trap and with yell Of
terror, disappeared.
Michael, bring the ladder! Quick"
! cried and 10 the horror-stricken con
stables: RAISE the trap-he's not
hurt-only down with the robbers IN
the molasses."
Before they recovered enough to ask
questions Michael dragged in the lad
ders and prying open the trap and
fastening it upright the ladder was lei
down and by lanterns light we got
on our knees and gazed below
Then | drew back as something IN
the form of head emerged from the
hole, followed by a shapeless and
glistening body. laughed in spite o.
my efforts to be solemn, and the other
constables had to Join me.
Hair, whislers, nose, eyes, hands
every bit of the forlorn and frightened
fellow-were all one undistinguisa-
able mass of the sticky, yellow liquid
trickling and streaming from all over
him. Getting water, we cleared lis
eyes and mouth and then prepared io'
the serious and more dangerous WoN
at hand.
So far no sign nor sound OF the ROY
bcrs had been noticed, though II thg
had escaped, their trails would ~"
been left on the carpet.
We lowered a fresh lantern BY
string and the boldest one OF us-Waeh
wasn't stretched his neck earelaig
down the trap, and seeing noting
loudly called ON the burglars 70 SUI
render.
No answer came. Then he fired
pistol shot IL. aiming at the far eorne,.
The result rlade all of us jump. 'Dol,
shoot. bossl We give up" souno'4
from the vault.
Come out, then, one ut time -
ye," replied our leader, land hoiu Y
your hands for the bracelets when
do" ''All right, boss" we heard ~
then three molasses smeared heads an
bodies-exact images of our eXp'o'~s
followed each other -
and after being handcuffed were 81
a row on the sofa
"Be jabbersm grinned Michael s.
yez are a shwate lot. Bedad no" W.
yez git pulled yez'll make foine ~
lasses candy. an yez'll go to the y!
too, GOV ecorse-too shtuek ooP
tice any wun. amt yez?"
But the poor creatures never -
answer, or If they did their woTus
doubt, stuck literally in their thro1' :,
The rest is soon told got inc
Thousand dollars reward. out Of We
paid expenses and the damage u0''
carpets and furniture. -
My name, fame and picture 90"
looked as if |. too. had been IN 'hs
lasses) were printed in the ne"st-f
and was the heroine of the day "A
But not for ten times the money
would be detective again. TOT -
a night since have ! shrieked u
from dreaming it over. -
I forgot to mention that the -
burglar was the one who bad -
me and then returned to find anu
his trapped companions-'in t I.5s - I
as the boys would say.-H. Z. D0Ne
Goodall's Sun.
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REGGIE'S ULTIMATUM.
The Major Gould Come to Terms
or Do Without His Wig.

D, S l r." in
quired the Ma
jor in his haugh-
test manner,
and with the
suspicion of a
sneer in his
tones, you de
sire to marry
my daughter, do
you?"
81 do, sir" re-
spon d e d the
young man to
whom the query
was addressed,
fitting himself
back in his
chair and send
ing a cloud of
smoke from a
briarwood pipe.
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A Humiliating Charge.

Bryce = Snakely heaped the most
frightful obloquy upon De Witt.
Gryce-What did he say?
Bryce-Why. he accused him of hav.
ing to explain his own jokes.-Spirit.
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"A Borrowing Smile.-Farmer's Boy
Pop, here comes Mr.. Cloce, and he's
smilin' all over" Farmer-ssYaas, he's
comm to borrow our hoss. Yankee
Blade.
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COURSE YOU, SIR! GET MY WIG FOR ME.
old saber which the Major had present
ed him, and discharging his pair of
brand new revolvers in every conceiv-
able direction.
A sort of groan or gasp, or combina-
ton of both, seemingly under his mus
tang's hoofs, attracted his attention for
a moment. At that instant it seemed
that the cloud of screaming redskins
melted away, and the horde of United
States troopers Numbered away in pur-
suit. The young man peered through
the smoke and dust and there, wonders
of wondersl was Major Forsythe- but
what a figure he cut!
He was doubled up under his horse.
The animal had been shot in the wind
pipe and was choking TO death. The
Major struggled in vain to free himself
and, 10! his head was as bare as a turnip.
"My God Major" exclaimed Daudle.
''You have been scalped!"
"Scalped nothing. you fool" beloved
the old soldiers that red rascal over
there"-pointing TO a rapidly-expiring
red man--"has grabbed my wig-my
wig, sir! Curse you, sir; don't stand
grinning there, but get my wig for me. "
Reginald, down whose check a stream
of blood from cut in his temple was
flowing, looked every inch a soldier. He
drew himself up haughtily, and in
quired;
Sir, do you mean to say that you
have been wearing wig all these years
you, who have had the miserable eff
frontery to stigmatise me as dude?"
ut is true, Reginald" confessed the
old soldier
"Then, sir, rejoined the youth, stead
lily, confess your error. Admit that
am no dude, but that you are one, and
give me your daughter, and | restore
your wig and remove your dead horse;
otherwise remain here while | rejoin
my comrades in pursuit of those flying
red miscreants."
Reggie" sighed the Major, you are
no dude and if ever we get out of this
cursed place you can have Blanche.
But get my wig."
In a couple of minutes Daudle had
rolled the veterans now dead horse off
him, set him upon his feet and restored
the covering of his shining eaput. The
Indian rolled over and died as the
Majors prize was wrenched from his
stitching hand.
When the troops returned, their COM
mander, in spite of slight limp, looked
quite as gallant as of yore.
Reggie" said the Major, insinuat-
ingly, as the pair flew homeward on
the vestibule limited two months after
ward, IF you will promise to say moth
ing about the wig incident, / will
give Blanche her choice of houses in
New York as a wedding present
Reginald, who looked considerably
more manly since his trip West, readily
agreed.
And the Majors venerable maiden
sister is won't to declare nowadays that
Reginald, who is an even more exquis-
lite dresser than before, has become
more of dude than ever since his mar
riage.-Harold Il. Vynne, in Chicago
.Iourn al
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A BURGLAR TRAP:
And the Sweet-Looking Set OF
Thieves It Caught.

WAS only a girl
of sixteen when
/ trapped the
burglars and re-
ceived the FIVE
thousand-dollar
reward for do
ing so.
Our fla y
were in Europe
during the fall,
and |, in their
alb S e ce, was
head of + h e
house. With me
were my elder
brother and his
wife, two serv-
ants and NJ i
chael, the hired
man, who slept