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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17
u Trades PARADE.
The Grandest Sight Ever Witnessed
in Cane G.rardenU.

The Trades Procession Thursday
night was one of the grandest sights
ever seen in any city in the State out
side OF st. Louis. There were twenty
floats in the procession and some OIL
them were as fine and rs costly as
any floats ever introduced III the
Trades PROFESSIONS in the large cities.
Had the project OF havIuga Trades
Procession been started three weeks
earlia% than il was there would have
been twice the number of floats III
line snd m.ay CT them would hsve
been as fine as the finest that did ap-
near. The time was too short for aii
the business men 10 prepare as they
wonld Ike 10 have done and as a re-
suit quite Il large number OF house
that could best afford to be represent
cd in a Trades Procession were not
in il. However. the parade was FAR
better than was expected In TACT II
was as GOOD IS could be what there
was of ii, and the thousands OF yiSi-
tors who thronged the streets IN all
parts Of the city to witness it pro-
rcuuccd it the grandest parade OF the
Kind they ever saw.
We would Ike 10 give a full des-
crip,ion of each float, but the rush Of
work this week will not permit us to
do SO.
Tie business men represented were
in the line of march as follows:
Grand Marshal.
Aids to Grand Marshal.
Eureka Band.
Cape City Guards.
] Union Milling Company
> ID. \. Glenn.
5 VIM. ii. Nogel.
/ p. y. Hoch.
Ideal Band.
3 Cherokee Brewing Company.
6 Edward :. Lilly.
Z Stein Brothers.
S II. Z. P%cironnet.
c. G. Silver COrnet Band.
Q James Carol.
10 Frank CAM.
IL :. Albert.
20 Ferd Lipp & Son
College Band.
IS VIM. II. Huters.
II Flentgc & Wood.
Is ID. W. Wilson.
16 5. T. Music Company.
Il p. ii. Dempsey
Maude Atkinson Band.
Is G.. II. Wilson.
10 Matthias Doll.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17

-fua-'qy WI = IL LAY a CIR
F..;r liz .'' cot; c..;.;. ui,-no.-.
They eye Ia 70 by ia ...na".!*.
lion. lIrary !. I."n.a sail.
fagu aal a. !. 4 god Grader, ;oa. IL
a.:tr.~ 81 IL Fa:r grounds 80 ii,'-
cnc,i 20 .."J enjoyed hy f,o'-" = a.
people.
The stcan.r iIIcwi.I. down
Tuesday. had a biz CARO- OF freight
ind q cabin fun Of passengers. Sh"
-: here lac N the ovca,as. hayin.
lost co~r-i.ara5'. time trying 20 pail
= boat iii Il sand bar near Chester.
Quite Il large number of ;he OLD
citizens Of scott county came NJ
TUESDAY TO @t,cnT the funeral OF John
II. Il. Harbinson. whose remains were
brought here for intcrncnt il the
old I~larbinSon cemetery.
The passenger trains on 'he -
LoGis. Cape Giraricau y Ii. smith
Railway were crowded every day
this week. going and coming, it
there is any ltou"y in carrying
passengers that railroad will surely
make some of ii This week.
Every visitor at the Fair this
week had a good word 10 say TOR
the Cape. and they all say they would
like to reside here.
Fred Koch. formerly Of thi7 city,
but now a resident or Memphis, Ten
ressec. SAYS he hardly knew the Cape
when he arrived here Monday even
inc. lie has been away from here =
little more than 4 year, and such
changes As have taken place here i'll
that time fairly astonished him. He
saws he had no idea the city was grow
ing 50 rapidly. and he would not
have believed that we were having
such a building boom going Oh had he
not come here and seen il with his
own eyes.
When yca want something mob
by in a fall aud winter suit. call on
GrargSlc, and see the immense line
of the latcst styles, best qcaiities, and
Il. low prices.
English SPAWN Lin;mcnt re.
moves ali Hard. soft or Calloused
Luups and Blemishes from horses
Blood SPAWN Curbs. Splints Sweeney
Ring-Bone Stiles, Sprains, all swolleI
Threats, Coughs, etc. save $50 b!
; use of one bottle. Warranted TN
most Blemish cure ever known. Sol,
by Rider & Whichterich, Druggists
Cape Girardeau Mo.
There are a number of big poll
ticians in the city this week. Whel
we say big politicians we mean thos
who know something Of politics out
side of Cape Girardeau county-suc
men Is State Auditor Seibert and hi
. assistants. They are wheel-horses i
a Democratic procession.
! Our boarding houses, hotels an,
If s~taurants are reaping a harvest hi
eek, but they are able to accommC
Il fte III visitors:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17
1t Did Not Work.
Il. {. Voolfolk

Caller (who has read about the
electrical dishwa h'n0 machine)-
They say that dishes can Row be
washed beautifully by the aid If
electricity.
Old Lady-Yes, | heard folks a
talkln' bout that in & street car, an !
went right to work an tried it, but
t'want no use.
Indeed. Did you get a machine?
No. | had one i'll the garnet. Young
D.. Nocash left it when he went of
without paving his board. l fetched
it down an put n o the sponges in
the dishpan ar the other on the hired
girl, and then turned the crank, but
she jumped an howled an broke
more dishes than the hull invention
was worth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17

In the upper left hand corner was
the pos;-mark, ST. Louis, No, Jan.
ID" and the letter reads as follows:
PLANTEFS liOUsE,
ST. Louis. Jan. 10, Al.
Dear C sS'L:-Yours of seth nit. &
18th inst. were handed TO me a lew
moments ago.
| enclosed You a blank note before
Iwcnt to Louisiana, which l presume
did arrive.
Enclosed is another. altho too late,
! hope you will be able to arrange it
Tor me.
NV health ie imrroying-I think.
The river IS closed | an told below
here. and | am looking every day for
Henry down from above with a small
lot of negroes am; unless navigation
is likely 10 open soon. | Will 20 by
land with them, ana what nave acre
and what | may buy. TO ship them
below. when | will probably see You,
1t is hard TO tell you what a boy
from 10 C Is years old will cost.
You want a plough boy; 10 is too
young. y or II year old boys pay
375 to 40O-indced, | paid rs high as
l25 for a very sprishty Il las; SUM-
mer. They are not very often IN the
market and are higher IA proportion
here than in the South. ! Will buy
YOU one rs soon rs | can. with plcss-
urc. and as ch"rp as | can. 80 hesitate
not TO command me. No news Eere.
Ny respects 10 your family.
Truly VT frd,
II. c. Voolfolk.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17
LEAD PENCIL JOTTINGS.
Memorandum Made in the Re.
porter's Wanderings.
Local ~Splinfers.

MONDAY.
&C. F. Betten arrived in the city
Yesterday, and will spend 4 few days
here witt his friends.
The indications are favorable for
fine weather, and that means a big
Fair.
Col. Phil. \. Hafner, of the Scott
County Ne,rs5cy. spent Sunday in the
city.
There is more stock on the fair
grounds than ever before on the
day b,fore the Fair.
Matt Jones, the banE thief. who
escaped with nine others from the -.
Loui, jail a short time ago. WAS cap
turci at Kansas City last week and
returned to St. Louis.
Mrs. Bonner invites the ladies to
inspect her complete amd fashionable
stock Of Millinery. Sh" has secured
Miss Weber, the stylish trimmer Of
ST. Louis, who can please the most
fa>tidious in her ~ Of decoration.
Mrs. l.. II. Grae->lc left last week
for Fl. Louis. To visit friends. and 10
morrow viii leave fer ha4-a- CITY.
where she will spend t..ree weeks
with her sister.
Miss Katie Miller. of jefferson
City. arrived last v:cE to attend the
Norma! school this winter.
Alex Ross left this morning ipr
Kansas City, where he gor- 10 atleai
: meeting of The Graud Lodge OF Nd
sons of Missouri.
BY this time mex; year We hope
that VIC Will have L !ir>t-c."as sy>-
ten OF water works &c show the yi7i-
tors :. 40 attend the Fair.
The brick work on IIoucA's ncw
hotci building on independence street
viii be completed tbs week.
Tie sight OF two En2.i~hncn-
Col. Aii ana Capt SHARP. in PENIS
cot county last week created q"i:c al
cx ..eaaHi amon4 IA, natives. They
r- -,.- ,,n ,,.,r.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17

"Niyetic Cure" fer rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures ii ! &" :
days. It's action rl,on IL" s'-tr.H l.
remarkable AMI inys:cnoa-. 1t re-
mavc- NJ once :hc cause and the ti--
ease immediately GisdIpcar". I"c
iirs, desc benefits. - cents. sold 10y
Rider x Wirht2rich. Druggists, Cap"
Girarrloau. Ne.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17
Facts Eor the People.

Lemon Chill Tonic Is more gcncr-
ally used. is more pleasant 10 take and
more certain TO cure than any cl:li
tonic on tie market. The rroPrctors
authorize the persons, whose names
are to this article, to guarantee each
bottle to do what is claimed for 1t or
refund the money. Instead Of the
sickening stuff YOU had to gt+e your
sick child. this is SO pleasant to take
that they look with pleasure to the
time Tor another dose. For sale By
Miller * Wilson, Cape Girardeau and
Ben. Schwab, DutchtOwn, Missouri
april-4-1-y
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17

The storeroom on Spanish street,
known as the Ladies' Bazaar, is now
for rent. The location makes it a very
desirable place for a retail store OF
most any kind, and especially for q
notion store. For terms, etc, apply
TO Mrs. I. f. Wheeler, who resides il
second story of building.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17
FRIDAY.

The crowd on the Fair grounds
Thursday was estimated at six thoI>-
q Id people.
Two men from Anna Iilinois.h a
their pockets picked during TIC
Trades Procession Thursday night.
/ II. Gracss!e. the priace of tie
uptown merchants, has as fine a
sicgR Of good a. can be found in any
stcyc N The city.
We viii publish next week II
the pAGLy ana WaA-l.& editions =
Is; Of III! tie rr..aiu.ns awarded at
tie Fair His wee. Their" was suc!,
a rush TIL wccE HAT !, wa, iH.t'J-si.
b q for u 10 get lhe list.
Tie na:l"cHAT's loat drawn by
iorr Sacred Cows broke GoHu az q,
broadway and tie happy band oi
jubilee i: Ger, had 10 abandon The
craft and -c,arn 70 headquarters.
We rcgr,: that til acriiea; h#rpcne.i
for -. .,nuw that OR ministries woc'4
hev" plea c! The people.
-Wi.i.u Pa.r anil Ia!y returned
Aoae Thursday troH .uap3! 5
- .s- ~.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17

-
Dar, q @@uii'raa. sw" t-ryed maiden,
Ni'3 = race 81, s1Ijls alien
N-EI.rr'r.IE Ia. nF JuLe,
a-"a;n,.i ar--s"r - + i-hrst ~iic"vcn-
G.-. % 5as" rr I.T g. = ven
ASH AR. n'Gcst boom
~wi-, ~ '-,t t-.-yu-i the 81 ACES
-t.-, .Lg -... "ar. al tbs iJc,-
i~rta-a.-,i- -i-w tw.:r Eight
tia' ls--!. ;.'!si-a.fdy. CHc descended,
.,i.. a.r-.l.u: Wig, GTb"%,d-
i1.,'ir -arr., T. ves;a! white.
rara.:-1. -r. i-a~:- ag..,a She hg-t,nn,i,
f.r ,rv.a ..:a ~ SEQ yhcs''~'i
az p. white; snow.
"; .i"a ua-i..f -'Iri him
like e. Ur,.,E ar lose ESs round him,
Di i.a .ay-J flowers that grow.
Tarr.u ri.t -, a~---l's whisper,
So. ~tHa d.. aya.. ~ zephyr
!-.-; ltwa ~. H,licS kill;
- ..rr- r.r VIII scul That ma.r~ Ice.
IT,. 49,, Pea is =ias waits ,H"c-
n:.s 49,. l,i- 10: VIII
Though "a, E.ar' ''ai SHOWN To other
l,.'.ri .,. To-. f'T e.. mother.
81 a,-G.aa y.arni camc:
Tr.r "a -- sIH ."w- bora feeling;
Ii" - dream ,wia "''r him stealing,
"a -- g Ia Ea.ort HaIie.
e. 70 r..r g yisi,r.-
.'---h- a e .tri >--ars 'Iy:au.-
1ra 'ss,ira .1rr aLd :a.r,
ita u.Etr:h as lfs"--
ts.F.-t gtI'.', ruc = 'rr si@hiTs-
~f,a: e 'ra. .n}iI h,r hair.
rar.,~ g.. iii, -lc.,!rs-
lg..,'. .-i.l II1.- ri sa>m aud t""'cr
D-s. 81. ra,a Of .'lrGask i'-r:
: :. '- @.. ..F 80 "-.-. l,rr :" sac.
/ =. lH. f:..: ...- ;'.- so Woo re.
4 :se a:-.s c.ii tisc too
n..r v,rr 3, "rrt thraash III, bong,
. = 30 CO. HH.s Doc r-t ...- .-rsr..-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17

{. Z. Gialney. Of near Foley. Lin
coin county. !, an individual whom
lie Indians would probably call.
WoIl.. lie
recently o!I loo bushels Of wheat
"or &I,ti7. and has 4 corn crop good
for 100 bushels, worth at least 800.
au,l has It. least Io0 bushels of oats.
-h:rh - tie least Price paid would
alt - 70 lie product of his farm,
n:alirg in al 12I2. al of which he
raised himself paving out only %i5
for help. except what was required
Tor tflra,hiu@ lis wheat. In he mean
time he did hi- own cooking. and be
s:,lcs found leisure TO read seven
newspapers. the Sentinel among them.
to which he Is 3 subscriber. Those
who read hi, statement of facts
ought to find in it some inducenent
to try and do iikcwise.-CIarksriHc
Sentinel.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17

dull in the city. Everybody goes to
the Fair, and what trading they do
is done before the opening and after
the closing of the Fair.
1t vas reported on the streets
this morning that a man was almost
stabbed to death at Jackson yestcr-
day. but we have been unable to get
the name of the man or any particu-
lars.
Major Dennis presented the eGi-
tor Of TIE DEMOCRAT with a fine walk
ing cain this morning.
Those merchants who advertise
in the DETocRAT are the merchants
who are doing the business now. The
DEMOCRATS circulation extends Ia Il!
parte of ihis and adjoining counties.
end people who come here 80 trade
are acquainted With tie merchants
whose Il lvertiscuent, they have read
in its columns.
There are many attraction. T. (
we can now think Of that would have
benefited ;;re city AMI been Interest
ing during fair week that We Es"c no.!
got. bat i; j, too late nov. H'S! year
We >nUg,I al PR our iirId- together
AMI make the attractions sc,ral 90
those OF 10 other city in t.c state.
We can do il, al: WAY MOI:
The Daughters Of the Coa:2lcra-
- gathered in ny Subscription: al lie
iaIr Tuesday abou; three h"adl,.:
iu.: r.
Thomas Z. far' PHI. \. Hoc!,,
and Thomas Powers have the finest
liz .ay in Ii. i.ors. Hal AZ The Fair.
There /, 4 tent show up u
nrcai"ay.
Co. hIt. Cho hir hearted ;1ag!i,a-
ra4n. gave the Daughters "a: ;ae 60
fcIeracy twenty-five d".lar-. The
..neii>h are i I:5-ral people both Al
home and abroad.
Christ Church. Cape G]irardcau.
Rev. :. 4. Arthur. l.sv:or. Services
every Sunday at IO:@a .. IA. and 30
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17
SOME OLD RELICS.
Papers Lers ny tne Late &C .erai
HatEIiE.S.

rs EcT ~ tSc Ea9te &C .eFuh
HataiI:S.
Albert De Reign of E%enton, has
found some Old papers that are inter
esting reading. From them the Scott
County NetrsJoy publishes the follow
ing:
About an cid county scat can always
he found documents Of the carrier
days. Among the Old plumber and
papers-purchascd by Albert De
Reign. at the sale of General Nathan
iel VI. Watkins. many years ago-was
discovered, the other day, a letter
written to the General, from ST. Louis,
by r. c. Voolfolk. a slave trader, in
1917. r
In those days postage stamps anu
envelopes we're unhcard of, and the
paper was simply folded and sealed
with wax. The address was written
with a pen, a figure 49, representing
the amount of postage prepaid. In
the lower left hand corner was written
"mail." something liEe this:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17
THE BIG FAIR.
The Opening Day u Grand Success.

III Opening Day u Grand
The weather was favorable and the
first day of the Fair was the biggest
day the Fair has ever had on the
opening day. The exhibits were
more and better than ever before at
She opening. Following is a list Of
the premiums awarded up to Il late
hour Tuesday evening:
COUNTY PREMIUMS.
Stallion. / years old and over: II.
wilhelm. Oak Ridge, 1st premium /:
Jacob KIughertz. Gordonville, md.
Stallion, between l and / years:
Fred Hahn, Egypt Mills, Is; premium:
ID. Jones. Jackson, Phi.
Mares, i years and over: Win. Noi-
mann. Cape Girardean. Isl premium 4:
). {. Clippard, Oak Ridge. 2Id-
Mares. between l aud / years: &.
Il. Looncy, Oak Ridge, Is; premium.
G,ldIag, any age: WIN. Nciniar".
Ca,.e Girardcau. lst premium J. D..
Cl;nplrd, Oak Ridge. md.
sucking rclt ndcr year: Gco--c
Sicmcrs. Cape Cirardra", !; pI'mi-
ma: George ouidcr. Oak Ridge. .Hd.
49, -
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17

y splendid property-Iotw with good
two-story dwelling house, containing
eight rooms and cellar; good out
buildings and conveniently located in
the central part of the city, on Lori
m'cr street between independence
and Merriwether streets.
49j NJ. W. WARREN.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17
4

All dealers IN the county who de-
sire TO sell the school books adopted
by the Text Book Commissioners,
will please make application to mt in
writing, and | will contract with them
to sell the same.
All county papers will please copy.
Respectfully,
b. T. LUsK,
County Commissioner.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17

A half-breed Indian is here sell
ing Indian remedies for all kinds #
diseases.
A caravan of movers camped last
night ON The vacant lot south OF l. ).
Liily's warehouse.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17


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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17

Green Traifin@ Hor-": Albert En-
ljsh. Jackson. Is; premium: ''avi
CH2pard. Haj. E;jgc. 2"I.
Green Framing lore: {. Lad.
Cape Girar,icau. l.; premium.
Green Facing Iior>e| VII Hays.
OAK Ridge. L: premium; Geo. Kim
mel. Gag. Girardeau. md.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17

C.rr owl CrEE--ACCtS every ' "i"c"5i!
FAINTER Row. Room "ira . az laicS ior
member. Viz -
JAS. MCKESSA. iresileht-
Secretary
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17

"gr.~1> E.l'r sr'u ,r.Nr1F@- Eo. 81
- IT. s!1s,ai, i.s,., H.GG.".y street. ~ tl't
q. asa taf-; s.J.rt-s a. ,Tci f:,1tta at
= I. - LtbE.
= ...-.r- ~.r.-.,,r. = Ii p.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
AUDITOR SMILEY OVERRULED.
The Finance Committee Orders tho Fire
mems Salaries Paid.

The Finance Committee Orders the Fire
mems Salaries Paid.
Success perched all over the Auditors
banner for while, but it had a hard and
disastrous fall yesterday. The Finance
Committee of the Board of Supervisors, like
the Supreme Court, reconsidered and re-
versed itself yesterday and refused to sustain
the Auditor in his stand against the three
extra district engineers, Sam Rainey and
the substitutes.
One week ago, when the matter was first
considered by the Finance Committee, Jack
son was not present and Burling voted with
Ebert against paying these fremen their
salaries. Yesterday the full committee was
present and Burling, evidently having ex-
perienced change of heart meanwhile,
joined Jackson against Ebert in favor of
the firemen.
As already many times stated the Auditor
refused to sign these warrants because the
three district engineers were appointed by
order of tile Supervisors in violation of the
Consolidation Act; because Sam Rainey has
not discharged his duty by failing TO make
the reports required by law, and because
there is no law providing for substitutes.
AS to the extra engineers the Fire CON-
missioners declared them necessary. The
city has grown so that the four allowed III
the act would be unable to do the work re-
Quired. Mr.. Rainey, they said, had dis
charged his duty quite to their satisfaction.
even if be had not obeyed the strict letter Of
the law by making report every month.
The substitute system, though not spe-
cially provided for in tha law they main
tain, is necessary, amounting to school for
beginners, and the experience substitute
obtains in this manner fits him for appoint
ment into the department when there is a
vacancy.
The Auditor still held his ground that the
law was plain and was being violate d, and
opposed the pensioning of Chief ScanDelI at
$3.50 month and the furnishing him with a
nurse, which was practically the situation
at the present time. During the Chiefs i'll
ness his driver, Winters. has been attend
ing him much Of the time.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
HER JOHN HAD A CORK LEG.
When Mary Discovered the Fact She Re
fused to Marty Him.


fused to Marry Him.
John Kobash was placed in Jail on charge
of securing marriage license on false pre-
lenses; and thereby hangs tale of love,
courtship, wedding that did not take place,
and parental authority defied which. is anus
ing to everybody but the would-be bride
groom and Kobash.
Kobash met John Matchbox. cookbook
ing young miner, in saloon month ago.
FINDING that he was Pole but recently
from the old country he took a fancy to
him, proposed that Matchbox marry his
daughter and before they parted arranged
for meeting of the two young people at
his home the next day.
Matchbox entered into the scheme and the
next day met Kobash's daughter Mary, a
dark-eyed girl, at Kobashs house. The
young people met constantly after that and
on the eighth night of their courtship
Matchbox proposed and was accepted.
One week later, on Saturday night, the
Kobash home was filled with guests dancing
merrily to the scraping OF couple OF VIC Inns.
The guests wanted the prospective bride
and groom to dance, but Matchbox said he
was little lame and did not care to waltz
A feast was eaten and barrel of beer con-
sumed. 1t was great night. and Matchbox
paid all the bills. amounting to $40, besides
buying the wedding dress of Miss Kobash.
When the time for the ceremony arrived
the priest was absent. Then Miss kobash
caused a sensation by refusing to become q
wife and related remarkable and laugh
able tale.
When her father came home on the night
OF his first meeting with Matchbox he told
his daughter that on the following day q
young man would call and that he was Sc
lected to be her husband. She protested, but
was cOwed into agreeing to treat him civilly
aud accept his love. Mary had determined
that to avoid trouble she would receive
Matchbox kindly, but would use her own
Judgment in selecting husband.
On Matchock's first arrival she took lik-
ing to him. He walked as though he was
lame. but she did not inquire into the cause
until after weeks courtship. They were