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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

lKuSTEES SALE-By virtue of Il deed OF
trust executed 10 me as trustee by NJ II. C.
corded In the clerks office of the IIustiues Court
or the city or Roanoke. deed hook 10 page .i:a
to secure to the West End Land Company.
1893 32, payable in two equal annual installmenfs
or Sltai.Mi each. with interest from the 23rd OF
Jan, ISM, and payable in one and two years
from above dntc. And, whereas dcfault hnd
been made in the payment of the first or tho
above mentioned notes, and at tho request OF
the beneficiary so to do, will oGer for sulc ut
JULY, 1871, AT IL O'CLOCK, in front OF the
courthouse of Roanoke City; the following de-
Gel OF land situated in he city.of ROANOKE. Va..
and known MS lot 1, block S, as shown by tho
map OF the Wcst End Land Company.
oERMS-Cash sufficient to pay cost OF the sale
and take up the past due note OF SifiG6G, with
interest from the BIRD day OF JAN, 1870, the pur
chaser ,,1 to assume one note OF like amount due
&'rd day OF Jan., $50; the balance on such terms
rs may be made known on the day of sale.
'hhe%o-'tawtu- H. :. TROUT, Trustee.
The above debt has been assumed by snbse
quent purchasers. NJ. II. &. JORDAN.
This sale has been postponed by mutual con-
sent till Thursday, the Goth day OF August
1871; Ii. ). TROUT, Trustee.
INRUSTEE'S sALE-BY VIRTUE DEED
L of trust executed to me by j. X Branch dated
July Is lSh) and Of record in the clerks Office OF
inc corporation court OF the city OF Roanoke. in
virginia Finance Company the payment OF the
sum OF 81 ipi2o. payable in two annual Install
mcnts OF ISIS 10 each nj the rate OF per cent pcr
annnm, as evidenced by two certain negotiable
notes OF j. II. l,ranch or even date herewith, and
dcfanlt having been made in the payment OF the
first OF said notes and on hcing required so to do
by the beneficiary in said deed. shall cell To the
highest bidder, at public auction. in front OF the
courthouse OF the city III Roanoke, on THURS
DAY, TIE 21rIl DAY OF AUGUST, ISM NJ -
o'clock that certain lot parcel OF land situated
and bounded and described n follows: Begin.
ming NJ n point on the north side OF Robertson
It Get ~ feet west OF Henry street. thence west
erly with Robertson street 80 feet to n point
thence nOrthward 100 feet To the middle OF n 10
foo, alley thence with the middle OF said alley
eastward 20 feet 10 the corner Of II. W Words
lot. .oaihwaId loo feet Ia the place OF beginning
TERMS OF SALE: Cash sufficient to pay the
cost OF executing this deed. including trustees
commissons NJ provided for in said deed o: trust
and to pay Ssls 10 cents with interest from the
18th day of July lSD. the purchaser 10 assume ono
note OF Ssisi0 due on the 18th day OF July. ls,,a
with interest from the 18th day Of July 1870, and
the residue upon such terms M will be announced
on day OF sale. w. H. TURNER
luly2s-tds Trustee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

This sale has bccn postponed Till Tuesday, tho
18th day OF September, 1871
augli ids l.. l.. POWELL, Trustee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
LOCAL STOCKS

The following quotations Of Roanoke
and Southwest Virginia stocks are fur
nished by Won Hemert &c Co., bond and
stock brokers, Roanoke. Va.
BANK AND TRUST COMPANIES
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

This property will be sold subject to four INC
chanics liens aggregating S}55.tH.
augl6-tds. d. A. PAGE Trustcc
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

These notes have been assumed by subsequent
purchasers. ID. r.. BOWNaT
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

V>RCSTEE'S SAIE-BY VIRTUE OF A DEED
4 OF trust dated tho 18th day OF june 1870, and
rccorueu III The clerk Office OF the city OF Roam
oKc, a.. In deed book 41, page 3S3. from j. F.
Enristihn 10 the undersigned to secure to Levi
Witt the payment of the sum of Sl33 ~ cyi-
dcnced by two negotiable notes dated juno II.
INV, and payable in ono and two years rcspcc-
lively, with Interest from date mt six Der cent
per hnnum, each OF which notes Is for tho sum of
.t6,6i, and default having been made in tho pay
ment OF the first OF said notes and NJ tho request
OF tho beneficiary in said decd. will sell ON THE
3lST DAY OF JULY, 1891, Ar II O'CLOCK Nj.
In front OF the courthouse in the city OF Roam
okc, Va, NJ public auction, the roilowin" de-
scripcd parcel OF land in the city OF Roanoke:
beginning M point on the east side of \ olson
street l6D feet south of Robertson street, thence
south - cast - feet to u point, thence south -
west % feet to point, thence with said street
north = cast - feet TO the place of beginning
dcsignates ON map OF the Roanoke Land and I'm.
pr0ycmcnt Company rs lot aS' in ward s.
IEkMS OF SALE: Cash sufficient to pay costs
OF executing this trust and tn discharge the first
~ said notes OF $ijI61, with incrsrt from the
18th of June, 1S'0 until paid say s5Sn and tho
residue OF the purchase money, payable as fol
lows: Ihc sum Of Sf5j6s, with interest thereon
from Innc Is lSw shall be payable on the 18th of
June. lS and II there be any residue of the pl;r.
cnisc money the samc shall he payable in two
equal Instruments III one and two years rcspcc.
lively, from day OF sale, with ntcrsct
!uhtootus THOMAS W. MILLER,
The above property has been sold nv myself
anu my vcndec has assumed and agreed TO pny
tho above described notes
j. +. CHRISTIAN.
Tho above sale postponed until tho 22ND DAY
OF AUGUST, 1871, AT 3 O'CLOCK, l.. NJ
THOMAS W. MILLER.
a"gl tus' Trustee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE RESI-
Il dcnce lots In the West End-By virtnc OF n
deed or trust dated the 29ih day of September
iS'W made by the Virginia Finance Company OF
Nonhokc city, Va, To the undersigned trustee, To
secure tn l.. Q. ilnnsbrough, commissioner the
sum OF $i3l.G1 with interest, from the Goth OF
February. lS.N. payable on tho 2uth OF February
ISL and the sum of Si3.6I, with interest, from
February. lS!l2 and TO secure to T. H. Rorcr the
payment or two certain negotiable notes dated
&un september, 1870 for S235 each and PAYABLE
win interest In one and two years from dale re-
spcctlvcl!; and default having been made in the
payment CT tho sum OF money first above NJ en-
Toned, and being requested so TO do by tho
beneficiary. will sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder, In front OF The courthonss OF
Roanoke city, ON TIE 10TH DAY OF SFPrEM-
Der, 1891, AT la;:h O'CLOCK y. NJ those Ger
tain lots or parcels OF land lying In the western
part OF the city OF Roanoke, between Salem ave
I'lc and the Norfolk and Western ralrnnn being
lots and .. section |. IA indicated ON the mau
and survey OF the Rorcr land and described as
follows: 80
Besiuning at point on the north side OF Salem
avenue 25U feet cast OF Fifteenth street; thence
north - 10 east $50 feet Ia M alley; thence with
said alley south Ill 20 cast 100 feet TO point:
thence south IS IL west $50 feet To Salem avcunc
feet Ia the beginning.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash sufficient TO nav the
cost OF executing this trust and to pay the amount
or money now due and In arrears, say $3.50 and
from the 2.th day OF September, ISgO on the alih
day OF september. 1891: ~ to Si3l.61 with inter
est from Inc @th day of February, 1880, on the
2Uth day OF February, lS92, and as TO S135 with
Tie 2nh day or September, lS,l2, and the balance
OF the purchase money. II any, on such terms NJ
the said company may on the day OF sale present
and the sal company falling to designate terms
for any snch balance, then on such terms ns the
trustee shall think fit. L.. &. IIANSBKOUGiI
"uSi''"s Trustee
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

This sale has been postponed by mutual con.
| sent I'll Thursday, the 10th day or August 1891 .
augl-tds" H. = IROIiT Irrnstcc
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

The above debt has been assumed by subsc
qucnt purchasers. NJ C. JORDAN
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

Commercial Nat. Bank.
Farmers Nat. Bank. Salcm.
Fidelity Loan an Trust Co.
Roam, ke. -. -.
First Nat. Bank, Roanoke.
Itndford Trist Co.
Roanoke Savings Bank. -.
Southern Nat. bank. y. y.
LAND, IMPROVEMENT AND
PASiEs.
Basic City NJ. VI. ~ l.. Co. :. q.
bedford City Land " I'm. Co
Bucna Vista Co..
Chanouni Land Co. .......
Central Inv. Co, Roanoke.
Central Land Co., Buchanan
Clovcrdalc Iron ~ Land Co.
Colona Land Co, Norfolk.
trcstOn Land Co., of Salem.
Crystal Spring Lnnd Co.
Roanoke. -.
Flat Top G. l.. Assn, pfd.
Flat Top c. l.. Assn. pfd. inc
ca. amt. com 90.
Glen Falls Land Co. .Boanok,
GlcnnOre Land Go Salem.
Goshen Land and Imp. Co =.
Graham Land ana Imp. Co.
GrOttOes Co., Shendun..... .
Hickman Land Co., Salem.
Ir0n-Bblt Building and Loar
Association.
1vnnhoe Land and Imp. Co..
-Iancttc Land Co, Roanoke.
KcnOva Association.
Lake Spring Land Co., Sa
lem (pf.)
Lake Spring Land Co. (com.
LandsdOwnc Land Co., Koa-
nOkc.
Linwood Land Co.
Mclr0>c Land Co., Roanoke.
Midvnlc Land Co., Pulaski.
New Castle Land " Imp. Go
Norfolk Company...........
Other View Land Co., Bcd
ford Observation-Disclosures.
Pierce Inv. Co.. Pulaski....
Pulaski Land and Imp. Co.
Radford West End Land Co.
RivermOnt Co, Lynchburg.
Rivcrvicw Land Co, RadfOrt
Radford Development Co.
RoaLOkc Building AssO'n \
Inv. Co. ..........
Roanoke Construction ant
Improvement Co. -. ....
Roanoke development Co. .
Roanoke Development an,
Guarantee Co.
Salem Building ~ Inv. Co.
Salem Development Co. 49,.
Salem improvement Co. 80.
Shenandoah Land ~ I'm. Co
Shenandoah Investment Co.
South Salem Land Co.
Steclton Land Company, III
lem urcfcrrcd). -. ....
Steelton Land Company, ~
lem (cOinlnom.
Virginia Finance Co., Roam
ORc...
Virginia Investment Asso
citation, q per cent. pref.
inclu. equal amt. com. =.
Virginia Inv. Co, Baltimor
Virginia Land Co, q per cen,
preferred.
Virginia Land Co., q per cent
pref. including equal amt
COM. ...............
Wall Street Investment Co
West Lynchburg Land Co. i.
Wet Salem Land Co. (cl's {
INDUSTRIAL co,
American Bridge and Irol
Company, Roanoke.......
Dridgcwatcr Carriage Co. &.
Cold Storage Co., Roanoke. :.
COmas Machine Co.. Salem.
Crystal Ice Co., Salem :. -.
Graham Furnace Co.
Graham Transparent Ice Co.
Midway Iron Co., Roanoke.
Old Dominion Ph'n'gr'ph c,
Old D'mi'i0n Paper Bag Co
Roanoke Iron 20.
Salem Furnace Co... .......
Shenandoah Furnace Co...
Siyua Iron Co.
Transparent Ice Co, koanok,
Virginia B'w'g Co, Roanok
Virginia L'mb'r Co, Graham
W'sh'g'n Zinc Co, Lynchb'i
MISCELLANEOUS
Fincastlc Stone n Marble c,
international Cirarcttc Nh
cnllic Coz. .............
Morton Heater Co.
Rites Hydraulic Engine Co.
Roanoke Black Marble Co. &.
Roanoke Gas Il Water Co. e.
Universal Electric Railwa
Signal Co., Richmond.
HOSDS.
Graham Furnace Co.. LIST mt
Bncna Vista City Us. ID. lal
Salem Furnace Co, lst m.Gs
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

The above debt has been assumed by snbse.
quent purchasers. NJ II. &. JORDAN.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

The above sale ostponcd until the 22ND DAY
OF AUGUST, 1871, AT 3 O'CLOCK, l.. NJ.
THOMAS w. MILLER,
uuSl lus' Trustee
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

INtSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
-, - estate In Roanoke City, Nirsinia-Undcr and
py virtue OF decd OF trust, dated the 10th dny of
IIuiy, lSW, executed to the undersigned by 4. j.
d rord' Jr: and s. @. Fraker, and of record in
III INC payment of the first due note secured in
nau aecd OF trust and ut the request OF the bene
ETH DAY OF AUGUST, 1881, Mt II O'Clock NJ
In front OF the premises sell to the hiyhcs; bid,
4er me and IN said decd of trust mentioned,
Bc:inning at II point on the west side OF Nelson
street 70 feet north OF Robertson street thence
north - degrees west 10 feet toa point thence
degrees cast 10 feet to point, thence sou, IS de-
Srccs cast 40 feet to Nelson street, thence with
Nelson street south degrees west 10 feet to place
OF beginning. P
:, TERMS OF SALE: Cash rs to an amonnt snr
ncicht To pay the cost OF executing this trust and
Tue payment OF the first due note of s2WN and
interest, shy S2,N0 and AZ To s2,uQN and interest
from INC 18th day Of July. lSN on the 18TH day of
July lS'2 and the residue if any, in two c,iual
annual instruments from date OF sale with inicr.
est from aa'c of sale. TliOS. W. MILLER.
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The above described notes have been assume,
10 be paid by our vcndcc A. j FORD Jr
july&Ltds s o. FRNKER
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

TNRuSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PRO.
= pcfty-By virtue OF u deed OF trust executed
10 me ny the Exchange building and Investment
Company, dated the ID day OF July. ISM. and
recorded In the clerks office of the Uustinr,s
court "a the city OF Roanoke Va I'm decd hoo,,
II, page 81, IN trust to secure to VIM H. la, lcss
et nis the payment OF the sum OF SG.GaiiM. cvi.
denccd by four negotiable notes or even dat
with said decd of tho Exchange Buil;,in,, mud
investment Company each the sum Of 81 tu;l; az
pa!aoic win interest at the rate OF q per cent
from GATE, two or said notes being payable TO
WIN. II. Baylcss In one md two wears 'rron d.t y
oi said trust deed, and the other Two paynblc To
mos n. Whclan. Mary Whclan and Octayla
hclan and default having been made I'm tho
payment or the first Of tho said notes Mt the re-
quest or said VIM. H. Eaylcss ct ais. / Shall sell
TO the highest bidder, Il. public auction. in IRON,
OF the court house, in the city OF Roanokc. VA.
0N TUESDAY,, TIE iST DAY OF SEPrEW,
BEt iSl, AT II VI. all that certain lot or parcel
of land situated In the city Of Roanoke Vn ami
bounded and described M follows.
DcslhhlhE NJ II point on the north side OF Camp
ocli street I'D cct west OF Randolph rect thence
horth ~ degrees IL minutes west ~ feet IN II
point thence north degrees IL minutes east 115
lcet "a point thence south 81 degrees IL minutes
cast - rect 10 point, thence south , degrees Is
minutes west 40 feet to the place OF beginning
ana Known as lot 100, ward 5, rs shown by tho
imp OF the property OF tho Roanoke Land and
improvement Company, on file ut the Office OF the
clerk OF tho Hastings Court OF the city OF koanokc
Va. "
TERMS: Cash sufficient to pay cost OF sale, In.
cnninS trustees commissions, as provided for in
WIN interest from July >, ls.lO and To nav the
additional sum OF Sa,fi3.;Sa on tho 81 dny OF July
1872 WIN interest from the ID day OF july IssAi
ana the balance unless otherwise announced nj
umc ol sale, III Two equal instalmcnts from the
day OF sale deferred payments to hear Interest
and In bc secured by decd or trust ON the prop.
crty. mo n pEN ~
auga-tds Trns,no
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

This sale has been postpone by mutual con
sent till Thursday, the goth day OF August
ISL; Ii. $. TROUT, Trustee
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

Inc above property has been sold by myself
anu my vcndec has assumed and agreed to IA,
the above described notes
I CHRISTIAN
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20

The above lot was sold by tho Exchange Build
m IN, ana Investment Company, ann the notes or
a .1 company assumed by It's purchaser,
TIE EXCHANGE BUILDING AND INVEST
MENT COMPANY
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-17
why Girls Want Old Gloves.

Days when girl asked every man she
met for a necktie for her crazy quilt are
passed; she no longer collects his hand
kerchiefs to make curtains for her win
dows, and even his match box is COM
paratively safe. But now the latest fad
is to ask the men for their old evening
gloves. "What does she do with them7"
the uninitiated quite naturally ask. For
"dream gloves" is the reply. This is the
way of it. Her hands, perhaps, still re-
tain some of the summer tan; perhaps
they are rough because she has helped in
the housework, or they may be chapped
from being chilled. Whatever the cause
the remedy prescribed is grease and
gloves"
Now our dear girl finds her own
gloves are too tight for this purpose,
and then, generally, she wears hers un-
til they are quite useless. So she thinks
she will borrow her brothers evening
gloves, since he casts his away after the
first appearance of soil. Then my lady
thought it wonld be 80 much nicer were
she to have his gloves to protect her
hands, his gloves to tuck under her
pretty cheek, his gloves to dream upon.
Hence the origin of the name and the
fad. What will be the next?-Philadel-
phia Music and Drama.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-17

Eight years ago Miss Esther Peck
bought a farm on time up on Grassy
hill in Old Lyme, Conn, and began to
cultivate it. She was up with the sun.
laying out work for her men, and even
taking hold herself. She handled the
hoe and rake, drove the moving ma
chine and hay tedder, pitched hay and
did any other work necessary. She was
a successful agriculturist, and paid for
the farm in four years. Then she bought
q second farm end continued her opera
hons, adding live stock. Now she has
the best stocked farms in New London
county, and supplies New London with
poultry, eggs, butter and beef. The two
farms are paid for and she has an in
come of from 81 200 to 81 800 q year,
which she is laying by for old age.
Miss Annie Bradley is another Con-
necticut girl who is engaged in an occu-
patton at which she is making q good
living. She lives in Ansonia and ped
dies milk. She Owns her cows, and early
every morning drives into the village
and delivers the milk to her customers.
No storm deters her. and she is not only
making money, but enjoying splendid
health. Cor. New York Sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-17
The Servant Girls Talk Back.

The plan Of a number of well known
ladies of the city to form an institution
for the education of present and pro-
spective servant girls in culinary art,
needlework and many other household
accomplishments has been discussed in
servant girl circles during the week,
and judging from communication re-
ceived from servant girl, the young
women are not rs enthusiastic over the
proposition as many Of the promoters Of
the innovation would desire. The COM
munication, portion of which is used,
expresses the sentiment of at least one
household servant. 1t says: "They (the
ladies' are seeking to solve problem
that they cannot. They had batter use
their money, if they had any to spare, in
their own homes or for some charitable
purpose, where their kindness viii be ap-
preciated. They may offer any induce
ment they like, but they will never get
the better class of girls to cooperate
with them. Any girl who honors and
respects her mother viii carry her teach
ings through life, and will not be taught
over again by these ladies' The average
girl can teach them more than they
know. Think if they would only teach
their daughters that which they propose
to teach us they would reach the desired
end more readily. They set themselves
up to teach the working girls what they
themselves don't know. They had bet
ter put their energies together to invent
q machine that will do the work for
them, and thus find a means of escaping
the annoyance of the queens Of the
kitchen They can then set their little
machine in the corner when its days
work is done. 1t will not demand any
wages at the end of the month, it will
not want an afternoon out every week
and will not have beaux coming to see
it. 1t will work all day and all night if
you wish it to. We working girls arc
called servants, but we are as independ-
ent as those we work for, and, it seems,
more so, Judging from the outcry Of
those poor unfortunates. - st. Louis
Globe-Dem0crat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-17
MY swegTHeARr.

Whenever play on the old guitar
The songs that my sweetheart taught ma
Ny thoughts 60 back to the summer time
When first In her tolls she caught me:
And once 4gain can hear the sound
OF her glceful voice blown over
The meadow, sweet with the scent Of thymA
And pink with the bloom OF clover.
The faded ribbon is hanging still
Where her dimpled fingers tied it
I used to envy it stealing round
Her neck, for she did not chide it;
And the inlaid pearl that her ringlets touched
As she leaned above it lightly,
CLOVIS even now with hint Of gold
That 1t once reflected brightly.
Whether her eyes were blue as the skies
On q MONDAY in September,
Or brown like those Of startled fawn,
can't for the world remember;
But when she lifted them up to mine
know that my young heart tingled
In time to the tender tune she sang
And the airy chords she jinsled.
Yet now, though sweep the dusty strings
By her girlish spirit haunted,
TIL out Of the old guitar there trips
A melody blithe, enchanted,
Ny pulses keep on their even way
And my heart has ceased its dancing,
For somebody else sits under the spell
OF the songs and sidelong glancing.
M. E. Wardwell in Century.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-17
AN ODD NUMBER Akb AN ODD CASE,

And the Question Il. Had Thirtsen Any.
thieg to Do with the Case?
There was commotion In the hotel
when the Denver stage came in, and the
men who were playing poker in the bar.
room, and the loafers who were waiting
for somebody to treat hurried to see what
was up.
ssThere's sick travelling man. He's
awful bad and can't go any further. Fix
him up bed and send for doctor.
some one in authority was saying.
There were plenty Of volunteers to help
carry the sick man to q room, and soon
Q temporary nurse was installed and
doctor in charge Of the case.
There was nothing unusual about it.
He wasn't the first sick man that had
stranded there, and would not be the
last. The only curious thing about him
was this: He heard the landlord say:
.sTake him into thirteen"
"No, no" he said feebly, "that is an
unlucky number to me-don't put me
there.
"All right" said the landlord, ''giss
him eighteen, that's empty" And the
men bore him carefully upstairs.
But the landlord had winked to those
who had him in charge, and they had
responded by an answering wink, which
said in dumb show, "All right, we un-
derstand."
So they carried him into the room with
the unlucky number, and he, having
faith in the man he had appealed to.
asked no questions. Indeed he could
not, for as they carried him into ths
room he swooned, and they had enough
to do, with the doctors help, to revive
him.
Then he dozed. and started up in fe-
verish delirium, and called for people
who were far away, and raved and NUT
tered, and the landlord was laughing
down at the bar, telling of his good joke
in deceiving the sick man.
"He'll never know the difference" he
said. 81 amt no patience with such
superstitions, and what the eye don't
see the heart don't feel. Here's health
and long life to the stranger in No. 13.'
They clinkei: glasses and drank.
The noise of their carousal penetrated
the room above, where death wrestled
with life in an unequal encounter.
"What time is itT'
The sick man had wakened suddenly,
and as he asked the question the clock
on the mante1 began to strike the hour.
"One-two-three- he counted
the strokes aloud.
The nurse tried to dissuade him from
speaking by shaking her head in disap-
provai and laying finger on her lips,
but he persisted and had his way.
''Five-six-seven-eight''-
The doctor held his finger on the sick
| mans pulse and felt an accelerated
thrill in its irregular beat The sick
mans voice continued:
n-eleven-twelve'-
Midnight" said the doctor, giving
the nurse warning look.
| s.Thirteen!'
1.-THE clock struck one too many; it 10
out of order," grumbled the nurse.
'sIt has stopped" said the doctor, tax
ing his finger from the pulse, to which
he referred. ''Strange! did not think
the end was 80 near"
Neither did the landlord, who had just
wished the traveller long life.
But the clock that struck one too
many had been the strange instrument
of fate.-Detroit Free Press.