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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-17
October 10. 1891.

Referring 10 the above card wo, the UNDER
signed bo5 10 thank the public for thoir liberal
patronage la tue post, and earnestly solicit tho
neesea B. II. BOWMAN,
J. ]. B0SWkLL, JR,
90 l7.1t q. NORRIS SuUAAN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-17
AUCTION sALEs--rasurs Dsys.
BY II. seldom Taylor q Son.
Real Estate Agents and Auctisneers,
ospcc Eleventh and Bank streets.
PUBLIC SALE OF THAT LARGE
- HANDSOME, AND wELLLocATED
PRIVATE RESIDENCE
No. 219,
AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER or BROAD
AND NINETEENTH STREETS,
NOW OCCUPIED by b. y. JOHNSON, ESQ.
THIS rIRsTcLAss HOME. IN NICE
NrIGuBoRuooD, CAN BE SECURED
ArAvERY REAsoNABLEcosT
AND ON EASY TERMS
OF PAYMENT.

A. tho rcouess OF tho owncr We VIII oner me
ABOyE-MENTIONkD VALUABLE fhof ERA
Tor sale. by auction, On the premises. on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1921,
Mt 4:3O o'clock Z. n. This house was pul,' Wy
the late James N. Talbot, who was ono OF V,r
wealthy citizens, for his own use, suplee, W h's
daily inspection. AMI In It's construction mono
but the beat material OF every KIND was use' =,
no expense being spared TO make II connpleIs III
every respect. IL contains twelve rooms Dc
sides kitchen. laundry. and servants rooms
with all modern improvements, such no nN ~,
rooms hot ami cold water serVah.S "sli1'
sne,kIng-tubes. handsome marble manteis, iur-
mace, L.trobe stoves, range. &c. -
Tho arrangement OF the entire premises "as
planned with special reference to comfort hni
convenience. and Is now In perfect ordo,. AVN
There Is also LARGE BRICK STABLE AND
CARRlAGE-HOtSE on the premises.
The LOT fronts on Nineteenth street % leo'
and runs back 1874 feet to n WIDE paved aliey
We Will take pleasure IN showing this properly
10 any ono before the hour OF sale who may de'
sire TO purchase.
Terms: Liberal, and announced NJ sale.
II. SELDOM TAYLOR * son.
o,a AuctiOneers.
~
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FREIGHT
Freight received daily for NORFOLK. PORTS
EQR NrAv YQRII

Freight received daily for NORFOLK, PORTS
MOUTH, SMIrlIfIELD, HAMPTON, OLD
POINT, WAVERLY, HICkSFORD, and ALHX-
ANDRlA, VA; WASHINGTON, ID. C.; NHW-
stations on tho Atlantic and Danylle railroad,
seaboarG and Roanoke railroad, Norfolk South
ern railroad, farmyillo and Powhatan railroad,
and Eastern North Carolina generally; also for
Eastern Shore of Virginia. and all regular land
incs on James river, at LOWEST RATES, AMI
through bills issued.
EXCURSIONS
bv NIGHT or DAY - NORFOLK, OLD POINT,
VIRGINIA BEACH, OCEAs VIEW, and DUTCH
GAP can now be bo, ked for the coming season.
LUCIrN Il. TATUM. Vice President
Nolll7 Main street ana Rockets.
IRWIN WEIsIGER, Freight and Passenger agent.
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EARMyILLE AND r1wH,-,;

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All trains daily except sunday.
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apply 20 4. W. GAkutll A'.. I
and RicamOni AMI Dlls De lr,
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RAILROAD LINES.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAIL-
" WAY COMPANY.

sCHEDULEIN EFFECT SEPTEMBER ~. 1891.
LEAVE RICHMOND.
$40 \. IL. DAILY Tor Old Point and Norfolk.
Pullman sieeping-car Ronceysre
10 Old Point.
l1:05 A. IL Express daily for Cincinnati.
through dry coach 20 Cincinnati.
Iullman Sleeper OLD Point 70
Ronceyerte, connecting With Pull
mar Ste siang-Car for Cincinnati.
500 p. n. Express, daily for Old Point and
Norfolk. Pullman Sleeping-Car
Cincinnati 10 Old Point.
4:30 +. N. Accommodation, except Sunday, for
Gordonsvllle ana Orange.
lO:3O I. n. The +. 4. ", Limited, daily. Putt
man Sleeping-Car Old Point 10 Gin
cinnatL Solid yestibule train. with
Dinng-Car AMI Pullman Cor
louisville to Cincinnati and Pull
man 10 Louisville; onne,ts at Gov.
nsion Va Tor 80, SDring.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
$50 A. M. and BOO r. NJ daily from Cinctn.
7:30 p. NJ daily. cxcep. Sunday. from Hinton.
1000 A. N. aud 800 l.. N. daily from Norfolk.
Station: Broad street near Seventeenth.
JAMEs.RIvER DIv1IoN.
Qiichmond and Allegheny kailroadl
LEAVE RICHMOND.
900 A. ii. daily Tor Lynchburg, Natural Bridge
Lexington, Craig ,ity, except Sun
day aud Clifton forga Patlor CHAIR
Car kicn mona 70 Clifton torge
daily.
4:30 p. NJ except Sunday for Lynch burg. con-
Meeting with u train leaving Lynch.
burg at q A. N. daily for Natural
Bridge. Lexington, Craig City tes-
ccpt sunday and Clifton Forge
slceping-Caf TO Lynchburs
TRAINS AEktvE AT RICHMOND.
Gao p. NJ. daily from Clifton Forge.
$40 A. NJ. except sunday from Clifton Forga
Station kighth anu Canal streets
For further Information apply To A. w. Gar
bers ONCE, 90l east Main street, tho Chess
peake and Ohio Railway Company's stati0ns>
chesapeake and Ohio General ONCE, Eighth
and Main. JOHN D. POTTS.
y ~ Dts isloo Passenger Agent
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0RK-RlVER LINE. taRa'..,-
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LEAVE RICHMOND

LEAVE RICHMOND
TRAIN NJ. lN.
LOCAL EMPRESS. tf.E
Stops at all stations. 4.
with stage FOR Walke-, h ---
eieamer at West Plil-
TRAN No. iD.
BALTIMORE LIMITED. 'I
Tor West Point, CONF.
cleaners for Baltimore.
connect with Baltimo-H
Washington. phiie irir'it
Steamers leave Ba!t.u.r- -.
Sunday.
Trains arrive AZ A,tu!
1O.4O \. VI.
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LOCAL MINED. iaif
Twenty-third street boz "..
date points. -.
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Open A. NJ. to0P. VI. aal '.
4. VI.
city ticket-o1.co-gJl ea-' NJ
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Traffic Manager. Gel'.a ll'-t
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04
THE lIANlPUR TROUBLE.
a TROUBLESOME LITTLE STATE
IN INDIA.

nobe)iious Natives slaughter British ON
GERS and Goorka Troops. and tho after
In Tern b1ow Down Fisvins M.nipuris-
Peculiar PcopIs-Tbe nsjsh's Palace
There Is scarcely time when Great
Britain Is not having trouble with some
OF her dependencies. tho people OF many
OF which have no appreciation OF mod
ern civilization, no sympathy with the
habits and customs OF their conQuerors,
and nothing but horror and disgust for
their religion. Thousands OF young Eu-
glishmen are employed In the govern
|mcnt Of these provinces. and other thou
sands are engaged az soldiers In over
awning the discontinued or snbduing tho
rcbeIllous natives. An outbreak here and
an instruction there serve to keep these
soldiers busy and to make an excuse for
the levying OF heavy tribute upon tho
native princes The numerical insignlf-
canoe OF the Englishmen Is moro than
counteracted by their diplomacy and
their ability to use one native tribe or
faction against another. Only occasion
ally do the Britishers meet with any
thing which might be called disaster,
but the recent affair at Manipur, with
its terrible loss of life, has created
profound sensation in England and
demonstrated that there is still fight in
some of the conquered tribes over which
the British lion holds sway.
Manipur is small native State in
northeastern India. between Assam and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

to the field of Waterloo. He had spent
the night at the Duchess of Richmonds
ball, and went straight from the ball
room to join his company with many
another youpgster of the British aris-
too-a -. sa.-..~s~ n ~--r,--.--. ~
was his first fight, and although he
remained AN the army till hob oo~me-s
general he never saw such another.
He was then the Hon. Thomas Keppel.
his elder brother, Viscount Bury, beipg
the heir to the earldom. His brother
dying without heirs in 1851, the pres
emit Earl succeeded to the title and
family estates.
The Keppels, whose original family
name was Van Keppel, were On ancient
noble family of Guelderland, and came
from Holland to England with William
of Orange after the revolution of 1858.
They settled down in England, inter
married with the English nobility, like
the Bentincks and other Dutch fam
illes, and were given an English title.
The present Earl married in 1881
Susan, daughter of Sir Coutts Trotter,
and has several children. After leav-
ing the army, Lord Albermarle was
for time private secretary to Lord
John Russell; but, although member
of the House of Lords, he has never
taken an active part in politics. His
aa,, 49, aAs.S IA hrlId-
ment, and held Tor some time the posi-
ton of Treasurer of the Household.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

A FEW mornings ago, on arising,
residents of Nashville, Tenn, were
surprised and somewhat alarmed to
find the ground covered with yellow
deposit, resembling powdered sulphur,
which for time it was supposed to be.
The substance was soon found, how
ever, to be the pollen of pines, carried
by the winds from strip of pine for
est, extending from Louisiana through
North Carolina to Virginia. The force
of the winds is so great and pine pollen
SO light that the latter is sometimes
carried from the pine regions to Chica-
go in such vast quantities that the wa
ters of Lake Michigan for miles out
side the city limits are covered with a
thick, yellow scum. This pollen, al.
though minute in the present age, in
prehistoric times was of great size
spores of some species of lycopodiums
and selagenellas, which are allied to
the conifera, having diameter Of
ono, sixteeuth of an inch, and composed
almost entirely some of the European
coal beds.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04
IfGould We're to Die.

eff Gould were to die tomorrow his
Manhattan Elevated would Jump up
10 per cent"
1 threw painful of Goals upon this
mans head by observing:
"Then he is worth $165. 900, O00."
The broken operator had a CHASTITY
smile when he heard this, but he
added, not seeming to see the context:
yes, and Western Union, instead
OF being at 80, would go to par"
well, said 1, "you have put at least
SIS, 100000 more on Goulds fortune,
if he is worth $50, 100000 at the
present quotations, and his death is
going to send the market up. What a
splendid parent he has been"
AS long as he lives" says the
broker. "the public will touch neither
his stocks nor his bonds; he has got
good properties, bnt the people won't
buv them from him 7rl -,l.ll
own stocks? If so, $50, 100000 SLAM
ders Mr.. Gould's fortune"
"His stuff is owned by certain peo-
pie, but mean the general public will
touch nothing that he has got"
~They tell me-" said /, shat he has
got about $12,000,000 on the street.
81, OOO,OOO more than the bank sur
plus, and that when he calls 1t in, il
he chooses to do so, as is charged, the
want of money becomes so manifest
that all the other operators sit on
needles and pins"
HE is an instance" said the broker,
~of q man who can break every law,
and still be one of the richest men in
the world. - Cincinnati Enquirer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04
Puzzled Geese.

A severe thunderstorm passed over
Springfield, Mass, taking its way
down the valley into Connecticut. An
hour later the air was filed with
strange and distressful cries that for a
moment made the wicked tremble.
The city was filed with wild geese in
small focks of from two or three to
twenty, which had probably composed
one or more large hocks that had met
the storm and become scattered, and
we're finally attracted here by the
electric lights. For hours they flew
in every direction, probably searching
for their lost mates, and uttering an
unusually r1ournful honk, which told
that they were in trouble. Tie cleo
trio lights evidently attracted and be.
wildered them, and probably every
light was visited once or more by diff
ferent fiocks and they few so low that
they barely cleared the trees and
buildings, and the swish" of their
wings could be plainly heard. 1t was
only after the electric lights were shut
off that they rallied together and took
their departure for the north in fairly
good order. Forest and Stream.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

VERY few people know what won
derful feats of engineering have been
accomplished in the Andes. 1t appears
that the highest inhabited place in
the world is Galeria-a railway village
in Peru. 1876 feet above the sea, OF
within 100 feet OF the summit of Mont
Blanc. Near it tunnel, 3,S47 feet
long, is being bored through the peak
of the mountain, 600 feet above the
perpetual snow line. The railways OF
the Andes exhibit some Of the most
marvellous results of engineering skill
which the world contains.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

In Switzerland a Sunday law has
been enacted applying to all railroads,
and steamboats,, and tramway com
panies, and postoffices. Working time
must not be more that twelve hours a
day, even on occasions of increased
traffic. Engine and train men must
have at least ten hours of unbroken
rest, and other employees nine hours.
They must also have tifty-two days off
yearly, and seventeen of these must be
Sundays. No reduction in wages is to
be made for such rest days. All freight
traffic on Sunday is prohibited, except
live stock.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

set forth from Shilling with an escort
of 40 of the Forty-second and Forty
fourth Battalions of Goorka Light In
fantry, commanded by British officers
These Goorkas are puny, uglylooking
little natives, but are loyal to the British
and are great warriors. Quinton and
his soldiers entered Manipur and marched
to the capital Quinton sent word to
the new rajah to surrender his danger
Gus brother, but the latter declined to be
sent with $50 men to the palate to arrest
the senaputty, or jubraj (her to the
thronel as he now called himself The
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

30 large Manipur force in the BhagrI
Valley and completely routed them.
The natives fled TO the hills and we're
mown down with shrapnell shell. The
final result of the trouble will Of course
be the subjugation of the Manipuris, but
10 'interfere with native superstitions.
The revolt of 1857 should have taught
her that. Her interference in the gov
eminent of Manipur has led to the de-
feat and slaughter of 300 of her troops.
Commissioner QuintOn, Colonel Skene,
Mr.. GrimwoOd, Mr.. CosSins, and Lieu
tenant Simpson, who under flag OF
truce treated with the revolutionary ma
tive leaders, were captured and their
forces implicitly routed. The prisoners
were transtixed with spears and their
bodies were mutilated and thrown to the
dogs.
Unimportant as may seem the recent
trouble in Manipur its results may be faI
reaching. English prestige is the power
that maintains her supremacy in India,
prestige that was established by Lore
Give and perpetaated by Hastings.
Should that prestige be broken IL would
cost England dearly TO keep the differ
ent provinces in subsection. for they are
only pacific because they feel they can
not be otherwise. IL is this alone that
attaches such interest to affairs in Man
ipur.
The city of Manipur consists of a
native town, a palace fortress and the
British residency. The two latter arc
close together, though not being by any
means protected alike The residency is
surrounded by frail wall, inclosng also
the treasury, guard house, dispensary,
etc. 1t is constructed of wood, bamboo
and thatch, and Is not calculated to
stand determined attack. The rajah's
palace, as well as the ministerial build.
ings, seraglio. Sepoys' barracks, and Jail,
is surrounded by wall and by a deep,
wide ditch, upon which boat races are
somatimes hold The ditch md. wall
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04
Extremely Frank.

"Now, Robby, if you don't want to
go to Bessie Smiths party. you must
write a note aud tell her so; and be
sure and get it polite. You will find
some models in this book of etiquette"
said Mrs. Carhart 10 her little son.
Robby struggled with the problem
for an hour, and then presented for his
mothers inspection the following truth
full hut unconventional effusion:
"Mr. Robert Carhart declines with
pleasure Miss Bessie Smiths kind in
vitation for the 14th, and thanks her
~-.SE0LIoIy ror having gwen nun the
opportunity of doing SO. -HaTper's
Bazaar.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04
Husbands Right.

A singular case was recently tried
by a court at Glasgow. Scotland.
George sharp applied to have a friend
of his wife, named Jane Hannah, in
terdicted from entering his house in
his absence. Jane defended the case,
stating that she had Mrs. Sharp's per-
mission to come to the house. This
was denied by Mr.. Sharp, but he stood
on his right that Mrs. Sharp could not
receive any visitor-not even a near
relative-against his wishes. This
contention the court holds, is sound
law. rne nteruict asked ior Was
granted.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

AN insult to the national bird of
freedom was perpetrated by an unpa-
triotic darby in East Nashville, Tenn.
He deals in poultry, and being short of
stock the other day, he killed. and sold
as turkey, a forty-year.old eagle
which his former master had given to
him at tia close of the war. The
purchaser could not sink his teeth in
the flesh of the tough fowl, brought it
back, and had the darky arrested for
his irreverent treatment Of the national
bird.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

xho Earl o. AibsmarIe Marched from the
bali hoow 20 the Famous Battle.
The Earl Of Albemarle is one Of the
few English survivors of the battle Of
Waterloo and Of the famous ball given
by the Duchess OF Richmond In Brus-
sells on the eve of the battle. The old
veteran is now in his ninety-second
year. He was the second son of the
fourth Earl, and was born June 10,
1893, so that he had only celebrated
his sixteenth birthday few days be-
fore the memorable battle. He was
then junior ensign in the Fourteenth
Regiment of foot, and carried the coll
ors in the famous march from Brussels
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

palace was garrisoned by 5000 Mani
puris and Colonel Skene and his small
force were therefore forced to retreat to
the resIdency. the home of the British
representative. This building was pro-
tected by but a frail wall and was at
once attacked by the Manipuris. The
British ammunition was failing and a
truce was arranged in the evening. Com
missioner Quinton, Colonel Skeno and Mr.
GrImwood, the Resident, went out to treat
with the natives and were made cap
tives. The Manipuris again attacked
the residency, and the beleagured force
abandoned the building and reiterated
lighting across the hills Over 800 Of
them were hacked to pieces by tho Mani
puris, and only remnant succeeded In
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

FRANK CAMPBELL, a storekeeper at
Victoria, B. c., who died recently, was
noted for his good humor and wide
spread charity, and was also widely
known as editor of the Bulletin.
This was not paper, but big black
board, on which was placed every bit
of local news as soon as it was known.
The people consulted the Bulletin"
with as much confidence as they did
their newspapers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04
Warranted unique.

"You are the proprietor of this tenn
pie of fame?' said lean and haggard
man in the private Office of the dime
museum.
ct ann
--- men you wunv me-. res, sir' You
need me. 1 am marvel, positive
apotheosis of wonderfulness.
What is your line?'
"Pm an eminent physician, sees'
well"
aAnd have never claimed to have
known all about the consumption cure
before Koch brought it out"
And while he stood up proudly the
proprietor began writing out q ccntract
for next season ct fat salary. st
Joseph Nesos.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04
Sayings and Doings of Little Peopr.

A LITTLE Massachusetts, hoy, who
deserves election to the Law and Or
der League, recently printed q sign
and fastened it on one of the posts of
the front piazza. The sign read: ~No
smoke-ness, nor drunk-ness, nor swear
words, nor wickedness round this
house." "Of course we don't do such
things" said little Master Virtue, @but
1 thought it would be good to have the
sign up there for the tin peddlers and
the visitors to read. - Vide A,cake.
FLossIE is six years old. Mamma"
she asked, one day, "if 1 get married
will 1 have to have q husband like
papa?" "Yes," replied the mother,
with an amused smile. "And If don't
get married will 1 have to be an old
maid like Aunt Kate ?" "Yes." "Mam-
ma"-after a pause" it's a tough
world for us women, amt it?"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04
ChurohilI's Repartee.

A story is at present being told OF
Lord Randolph Churchill, which is
given with due reserve. IL runs that
at Lincoln a rather noisy member OF
the bookmaking fraternity addressed
his lordship as follows;
"Glad to see you again, my lord; my
name is Hopkins, but bet you don't
remember me"
~You've won your bet, was the quiet
reply, and Lord Randolph strolled
quietly away in an opposite direction.
Home Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

The young fops who congregate at
tho roar doors of theaters.- to view the
ballet girls as they emerge after the
performance, may heed the farming
lately administered by the proprietor
of the Central Theater, Philadelphia.
He had repeatedly requested the we'll
dressed sidewalk statues to pass on.
They Needed him not unit, the other
day, when, without hint of what was
coming, he turned the hose on them
One of the fops has sued the manager
for $50, the cost Of ruined suit o.
clothes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

HEAT and dynamite do not harmon
ize. A iaborer at Tidnish. N. u,
placed seventy-five pounds Of dynamite
before stove in a shanty, to make il
shaw out" AS this process would
take some time be went TO his home, q
mile away, for rest and smoke. On
arriving there he heard a distant ex-
plosion. IL is supposed to have been
caused by the dynamite. which mus.
have thawed, and gone at once TO work.
as the stove and the shanty have not
since been seen.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04

which for long distance is navigable
by small steamboats,, becomes impass-
able after the town of Turuchansk is
reached and thence on to Yeniseisk, a
distance of more than three hundred
and thirty miles, the mail bags of the
Russian government have to depend on
dog power.
In the winter, when the river is ice
bound, the good old game of sledging
with dogs is INDUCED in by the post
man, but when the ice in the river dis
appears the sledging is for the time
abandoned.
1t is during the glow period of the
year that the dogs are utilized, as
shown in the picture, and while the
going must be very fatiguing, owing
to the effort of running in the shallow
water, good outfit of these hardy car
riers will drag boat, two men and the
mail from twenty-five to seventy-five
miles a day, and that, too, against the
stream, which, however, has not much
power on its shallow margin. The re-
lief dogs are harnessed up when those
pulling the boat show signs of giving
out. Then they are released and run
along the rocky shore as novel
method of resting until their next turn
of duty comes. The traveller who tells
of this and who drew the picture had
two English dogs with him-a bulldog
and fox terrier-and he says that the
native dogs regarked these rangers
with undisguised curiosity and no little
wonder. The native animals are of a
- -
posed to be very impolite In their re-
ception of their English cousins until
the bulldog gave them point or two
on the noble art of self-defense, after
which they left him and his small
friend entirely alone.
This odd method of postal naviga-
ton is so difficult that the mail only
goes once q month.