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ginning OF his religious dtnerenccS with his
family. His father considered that the tattoo
mark was in a sense in defiance OF the second
commandment. and cast him into the street
without his clothes. That was in tho summer
OF 1889. when Isaac was only IL. and marked
tho beginning Of the first Of his three great
He had mastered several clever slelght. Of
senao"s ways he nsratiated f Himself IN tho
iavor OF freight train conductors. and with
wichita Snssas eur
tireIy on bis dexterous fingers, ~
mlraeiss and was 'i re eiSS med!sins mans M%s
ieIi In with a half breed named John Papin. =
him to The rsssryHtion For ve mouths Isaac
that time he become tired OF breaking Indian
ponies and get a pass -, on n cattle train to
vas twS aeys sitsr election" he said:
ne s%q al ~ ssssS tSes
as liz Elm s ssS
him as jar as BaiaIo Via Chicago and Port s,,t
Huron. Ont. -! GO. kinder homesick at Butra;
come back, rigid cross examination showed We
that he really had visited these places.
Soon s his Iie,sea scY sas
couldn't understand tho rituals OF the He
brews and refused to accept them unless he
could. He, got passage in the fall OF 1880 on
the cattle shi p Montauk and went to Glasgow.
worked 70 MY my gaR Il there he sid
item With Chalk. I'd get ici!ow to he M" men,
We'd start in on my tricks and when "a crowd
come around I'd sell EN- my celebrated fever
an ngne pills at pannya box. made good
He travelled around a good deal and wound
up In London. where he stayed eight months
Isaac is well UP on Jack the Ripper. and has
decided opinions on the condition OF the poor.
Questions put to him AS to localities and Gus
toms failed to trip him up. From, London he
Went to na then n into Wales as M
he says he walked to London. u distance OF
But got homesek again-had to see my
sisters. you know: One OF EN- wa3 going to
ge ,, married NJ ri, So got on board the Ludgate
ways got pinched. but me an another Teller
got through all right. We come out on deck
as soon as We dropped the pilot of Dover. Me
an the CAPTAIN got along fust rate. He taught
me how to take the sun. got bnck too late.
Isaac s last trip was the result Of q. little lit-
father. Mr. Rlfker held that fried eggs should
not he eaten without ham. Isaac contendcd
that II was question Of taste. 80 they parted.
Isaac started for Southern trip last fall. He
got as fnr South Ms Jacksonville.
Isaac s case was held over ntiito-day. His
father H. Joseph Riiken. and lie keeps u small
dry goods store Mt $40 Madison street. lie has
ssSyel, other G;hldTcn: Yesterday afternoon
sualed hor to Withdraw the charge
look out for himself is able" said The fond
mother.
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Patrick Riordan. n Waterman Mt New Pier
-. North River. on Thursday night saw n man
taking gigs from IL crate and putting them In
his overcont pocket. ON tho approach OF the
wntrhman tho man rose and threw two eggs
with accurate aim at the Waterman face. At
the Pier 4 station he gave his name AS Thomas
Mccoy. He liud eight eggs in his pocket.
"Whnt were YOU going to do with those
eggsI" asked tho Sergeant.
Cook 'eatcm.r,, responded Mccoy; "WhaZ-
He wns arraigned at tho Tombs Court yester-
day morning before Justice Dnny. Stealing
eggs, eli T" remarked tho Justice. well. I'm
on to your Jay" Mccoy was held TO appear in
kpeciul Sessions
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81 Want $4,000, Quick -

A German. with tousled hair and pooE
clothes. thought to gain sudden wealth yester>
day afternoon by applying to William H. Goods
now. paying teller Of tho Continental National
Bank. in Nassau street. opposite the Subs
Treasury. 1t was after banking hours when
tho stranger pecred through tho paying tell
er's window and stolidly thrust paper
through. 1t read:
] want S75.OOO quick"
You don't mean it?'' said Goodnow. locke
ing up after reading tho demand.
Yah YAH was the response.
You've cot into the wrong shop answersd
Goodnow.
Yah. YAH said the visitor. and he depart
ed without murmir Of dissent.
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Mr.. wIth.r.'. Funeral To-day.

The funeral OF David Durham Withers the
turfman. will DO held this afternoon. at half
past 3 o'clock. in st. Marks Church.
where the family has had a pew for
twenty years or more. The Rev. DIR. Rylance
will conduct the services. The body will be
laid al rest In the family vault In Marble Gem
etery in Second street. The directors of the
Bank Of the state OF New York. whore for Nifty
office MS President. director. or cashier will
attend in, q, body. The, pail lhearer. will bo
Judge A. G. Munson. eX- Mayor Edward Cooper
ex-Gov. George p. Wetmore OF Rhode Islind
A. J. Cassatt. j. de Il. Hunter. Gon. William
Cutting. JossphJ. inrocIue. George !. bow
renee. Judge Munson is an executor OF Mr.
Withers's will,
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Put on the Same shelf with Corscts By j a.
diciai DeclsioH.

Judge Wheeler Of the United States Circuit
Court was recently called upon to decide
whether corscts were wearing apparel or not
He expressed rather guarded opinion that
they were. Now his colleague. Judge Wallace.
has had to decide IN equally momentous Ques-
ton involving carriers.
On Nov. o5. 1880, A. Steinhnrt T. Bros i'm
ported II lot OF silk gartcrs. The Collector DO
cided that they were wearing apparel. md
levied UO. per cent duty upon them. The Board
tiers should 10 entered as manufactures OF silk.
and consequently subject to 80 per cent duty.
He decided that garters are wearing apparel.
and sustained the Collector
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But In the meanwhile something had hap
on Thursday afternoon that he had not been
70 his sistor-in-law.s, house since Feb. 2. and
escrsd aoor SGf and S
SS Ss s,
Slsvins room and saw the s wresSsd iHrnltars.
Kitchen. Then, he, locked up the house, and
called on Capt. sehmittberGer at the East
Se f
at the station house that Mrs. Slevln's house
was untenanted. and thcn explained what had
SaIt: schmi,ttbergsr felt certain III that the
hSw1 ths burglars lad sot in, and formsa an
o cE nm set h nt tr Font He Rot
own devices as to {, capturnG the men H. and to
Captain and the two detectives hid in the
Easements near tho front OF the. house and
ar oosh rSey da not Tor hs until
At that time those watching outside saw two
hen waited a hea Sce 20 as
his wait in the darkness under the piano.
when he heard the men in the kitchen; They
Ss paro GH ad S ssT fan shs IN
"Hniiy. gee. Joe. I'm hungry" said one DO
yon think there's or anything to eat besides that
well be ali right" said Joe; only think
!, Then they left the room: steven son now had
them so that he could get between them and
piano and peered into the hall. He could see
them now, as they had lighted tho candle He
drew his revolver. jumped for the smaller one.
the candle. dashed llp the stairs Stevenson
pointed the revolver at him. and said: stop
Tile man with the CANDLE lesitated and came
Stevenson drove him and dragged the other
into the vestibulc. and when Capt Schmitt-
berger opened the storm door he found them
there: Yesterday morning he induced them
Went. down to l02 East Tenth street He
found Mr.. and Mrs. Russell in bed. He ar
rested them. and after little search found
seventh street police station. Gowns. wraps.
gloves. brio -A-brnc, jewelry dress goods not yet
made up. came In from various shonn The
Music hoy Was found at sinPs"ns Mr. ; ard
Joe and George had been stealing. They will
be taken to the Yorkville Police Court this
morning. charged with receivi nG stolen goods.
Th9 Is ~ years 6 Hid ans Miams
They lad ten cents and two iimmies in their
pockets when arrested 1t IS supposed that
against other houses in the neighborhood:
The two men, who had stolen house looked
quite, chopfallen yesterday afternoon and not
ut al Clean Indeed. about the only, part OF
room. They had also left untouched the little
altar In Mrs Sevin's room. upon which were
many small articles Of value.
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Piaas for hrIdse Improvement.

The plans for the Improvement Of the ter
minal facilities Of the East River bridge have
been completed. and will be on exhibition in
the Brooklyn Real Estate Exchange on Mon
day next. The cost Of carrying out the Brook
n gsns exssfyst Of the cost q tHs staten
$500 800 and for New York ST 94b 900. Ex-
President Howell believes that with the rentals
templated In the plans. tho raising Of the total
cost OF $lO0MO0O would not constitute dit
hcult financial probIem. he also calculates
expense OF operating the trains.
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Stick Close to Your Desks and Never &c -
Sea.

When Deputy Collectors Gunner and Ray.
mond left the Custom House last Saturday
they announced that they were to take round
trip on the Ward line steamer Yumuri to
Cuba and Mexico. and 1t was believed that
they were having royal time. Chief Clerk
Dunn was startled yesterday morning upon
receiving from Mr.. Gunner the following cable:
Mexico on Raynonds of. I'M Oh. Sing no
more Of tho bounding deep. Going to Cienfuesoa,
thence home by balloon Had enough OF white wings.
1t was concluded that. as the Yumuri did
ing last. old Neptune must have enjoyed him-
self hugely at the, expense Of the rowing ,depu:
into hiccoughs. and declared that he would
never allow the luhbers ON board his yacht.
the Pride Of Cannrsic.
Tho Custom House Glee Club will rehearss
"Lnrboard Wntch" and Our Jacks Come
Home o-duy" for the welcome.
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big bundles. There were elegant gowns.
iSwSlfiy ss,o large @Ysis box bris:h ana
went to sieen and siepthntil O'clock Monday
morning After a. farewell drink they went
out the way they had come In and, climbing
the fences in the DARKNESS they reached the
street again In the lonellest hours OF the
morning.
They. went straiRht back to their old l,aunts
q young man OF their own kind named Tom
known as Mrs. Ssss IKE two S bnrsis fs t s
the. bundles to tho Russells room, In the sec
ond story rear. With this place as headquar-
tors they rapidly pawned much OF tho stun.
Tho $500 music box brought ~. A handsome
wrap worth $50 brought 80 And 30 il went
through the II st. They destroyed tho pawn
tickets ut once. but the prudent Mr. Russell
nut stop tickets on several OF tho articles with
an eye to future profit SJme OF the stun could
not DO pawned conveniently. so It. WAS left In
closet in the little back room OF tho nussolls
The rest Of Monday. NIL OF Tuesday. WetlneH-
day and Thursday The two burglars spent In
high rioting among their friends OF the bow
cry. who DRINK freely to their future success.
They told In vague way where they had come
upon their treasure trove. and had congratu-
latinns showcred upon them. On Thursday
night. after a farewell drink with the boys.
they took hugo cloth bag, what Ia called a
burglars bng" by tho police. md went up
town. They had twenty cents in their pockets
ten cent for car fares up town and ten cents
for tho return fares.
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Eel, Head Aner /. GLASS crAir.

man apparently about 40 years old. and
weighing at least 23O pounds. with the index
finger OF his left hand missing. fell to the floor
and died almost Immediately a!tor drinking u
glass OF ale In the saloon at % Chatham
square nbout 5 A. NJ. yesterday. Death is
supposed to have been due to ap0i,lexy. Tho
nun appeared to be an artisan, in his pockets
papers and q hottie Of some kind Of medicine
There was nothing to indicate his identity.
The body was removed t. an undertakcr's at
81 Madit on street
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PLASTER CASTS EoK THE MUSEUM
A Farther sum Of 100000 Needed to Make
the Collection Perfect.

The special committee on the enlargement
Of the east collection OF the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art. OF which Henry q. Marquand Is
Chairman. has lust prepared q report to the
members OF tho Museum in which they make
IN nprral for additional funds to complete the
collection ~ accordance with the plans already
udoDtcd. Tho report states That SllW.Vu will
give the Museum. with the Willard and Mar.
Huanl collections. more satisfastory eollee-
part Of the world. The amount already sub
scribed Is S54.25O. which has been given by
seventy-two persons. An effort IL to be mado
to raise q total OF S125.C0O.
No special effort has been made to obtain
subscriptions until now. but the following list
oftheiprincipai subscribers shows what has al
Id BEEN ao1e 81
kdpms q s; L TFt aSns.t ssso9 6 &sS
job Taylor ;Johnson, $1,000: John s. Ken
nsdy 5000 F. IhE9 nnIp., 3, MN sSn3o9 s., C.
Aysry Charles BsMF ooys Mr. sob II s1 RTk
Louis c. Tiffany. Mrs. Tiffany. and Hanford
White each give 1000.
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SCRAP IN THE PRISONERS BOX.
The Burglar and the Pick pocket Cli.ched
u Point OF Honor.


Joseph Fletcher. aged 18. indicted for bur-
elary and Reuben Greenstein. aged "a. n pick
pocket. were among the prisoners in the box
OF Part III. OF the General Sessions vest erday
morning. Suddenly tho court officers heard q
cry for help. a struggle. and a blow. They
opened the box and found GreensteIn and
Fletcher rolling over on the floor cincled
Tho officers pulled the struggling men apart
and took them to the bnr OF the court Green
stein held his hnnd to his Jaw and blurred out:
the jaw"
gang jumDed on me. and hit him In sef.de-
given them away to the cops. an! didn't"
An hour later Fletcher pleaded guilty to
rst offence he was sentenced to Tie y pentens
tlary for three months. Greensten was con-
ylcted OF stealing, a. pocketbook. and Judge
prison,
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T0UNDA HOUSEAND STOLElT,
A WEEK OF LUxURF FOR THo roUyG
BOTERr BURGLARS.

They Were Planning to Hold u I.ate
Drunks TOR . Quarter when They Came
Upon Mrs. slevia's Unocenpied re siaesce,
where They DRANK Champagne and slept
In . Zeal Bcd--Causht In she House on
Their Return for More riunder.
Last Friday night, George Williams and
Joseph Henderson. two young Bowery toughs,
we're going IN Lexington avenue on their way
10 Central Park. They had been lodging at the
pelovan. lab Bowory. and had been working
the lower part ofthe city. trying to pick pcckc
or lift articles from tho front Of Dowery shops
But business had been extreemly dull and tho
low browed. stocky youths had nothing in
their ragged pockets but their big idle hands.
They thought II might be possible that some
stray and belatcd foot passenger would give
up few cents under pressure in the lonelicr
parts Of the Park.
There was a cold wind blowing. and the
young toughs shivercd and chartered. At the
cornor Of Lexington avenue and Sixty-soventh
street they turned westward toward tho Park.
Tho first house from the corner on the north
side Of tho Street attracted their attention. 1t
was n thrcc- story and basement brown-stonc
front. with high stoop Tho number was l3a
East sixty seventh street. Although tho tough
young lnen did not know 1t. this house had
been the residence Of Mrs. Mary T. slevin, a
widow 81 years old. for many years She lived
thore in manner becoming her very consid-
cradle income. In December she had shut up
tho house, and had gone to Hot Springs. Ark.
with some OF her relatives. to stay until spring.
She had left no one to guard the house. which
contained furniture md household goods of
great value Tho police were not informed
Mrs. Slevin relied upon an occasional visit
from her brother-in-law, Edward p. Slevin. 27S
Madison avenue. who is with tho firm OF George
v Hecker 4 Co.. flour merchants at POS Cherry
street.
Tho cold. tough young men thought the
drawn curtains and tho absence OF the slight
est glinmer of light looked suspiciously
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The Brooklyn Press Club.

The membership OF tho Brooklyn Press Club
has now reached 100. Yesterday the Board OF
Managers leased the three story browns tone
house III State street. q few doors from Court
street, and within three minutes walk OF tho
City Hall. and Treasurer Palmer has nearly
$1,000 deposit in tho Peoples Trust Company
to the credit of the club Tho State street
house will he comfortably furnished. and the
members will hold their next regular monthly
meeting. which occurs y week from, next
Thursduy night. there Tho club will give
ladies' receptions iron, ti,no to time aud ono
unn,Inl dinner
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The jury in the United States District Court
returned last evening verdict for the Govern.
ment in the case Of the United States against
the Fourth National Bank. On April %. 1890.
check for S2.24G. pension money. was issued
to Mrs. Mary Gregin. 1t was cashed on a
forged endorsement by james W. Moore Mt
the Bennington Bank. bennington. Neb, This
bank forwarded it to the Fourth National here.
which collected from the United States Sub
Treasury. The forgery was discovered. Moore
was sentenced. and the United States pro
cceded against the Fourth National Bank. The
bank will not appeal. as it has recourse to the
bunk ut Bennington.
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Slid Under the Ferry Bridge.

The tide was very low at Ellis Island ct
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when the ferry
boat Brinckerhoff entered her slip there. The
Brinckerhofrs pilot rang to stop. Tho bell
didn't work. and the boat slid right under the
landing bridge. shaving Off her forward rail.
Ing. smashing her iron lattice gates and
htanchions. and damaging. her bow; she was
during which time her 100 passengers
scrambled from her deck to the pier. She was
able to resume her trips. as her hull was not
damaged.
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M1rEr


A, '''' HOUSE. more to their taste, and
iell asleep.
81 Could anything be pleasanter than the situa-
tlon OF these gentlemen. who had expected a
sSs led on the frozen ground Of the park as
Tue ehdlnR 81 long cold hours OF weary and
probably frultess search for plumber? Here
fmey were ln the house OF rich nerson. with
cat ana nnheard- OF drnkablcs andlslnmher In
R no beds with Dreams O magnificent plumber
On inc morrow They slept until late Satur-
SSs syy morning. Hcnderson's bread. which they
naa nut away In the ice chest to keep from the
breakfast
Then they foil to drinking. and before noon
t mao finished tho quart OF whlskey. had drunk
wo quarts o. ehampagne a quart Of port. and
seen. They tumbled tho beds. they kicked
%%rer chairs. they smRshcd furniture. they
frank and drank until they finally fell into the
s Pea 10 the bask room; stnpeiled with the
gent whhiskey and two-schooners- for. A. nickel
s Ss95 They nES said aftsrward that when they
drunk and their heads felt as though police
s aInh nad been playing tuno on them with his
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Rurned Out the PASTORS Study.

The Carmel Baptist Church. at PIT East
10th street. is a story structure. and n
large square room on the Second floor was the
study ol the pastor. the Rev. John T.. Ray
mond; hig open fireplace was among its
anrs yesterday afternoon and burned out the
study. The Rev; Mr.. Raymond lost some man
uscript and books,
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Icc.p,nted On'ihe Bnns,,

The steamship Asatia. from Mediterranean
ports ran into hurricane on Saturday last
that lasted twenty.four hours and combed up
giant seas. The Alsatia hove tn while the
tumult was at it's worst. and kept the crests Of
by the free use OF oil. Just south OF tho Banks
the vessel passed through n hit OF arcti"
weather, and was covered from stem TO stern
with Ice several inches thick
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Did YOU defend Michael Fortunate 2"


Another dead baby was found yesterday
morning OH Jersey City Heights. 1t was n
female. apparently about two weeks old. Po-
lcemap Enwrlght found it in front Of 30 Cres-
cent avenue The body was wrapped in two
pieces of old muslin. There were no marks Of
violence, and the infant apparently died OF OK
posture. County Physician Converge will make
an examination to determine tho cause of
leutI
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IIcr Wardrobe Tools OF Trade.

When Agnes Huntington. the actress. ar
rived on the City of Paris last December she
had with her seventeen packages OF costumes.
tights. wigs. nrmor. gloves. and shoes. The
Collector wanted her to pay duty on them. but
tools Of trade. The matter was taken to tho
United Statos Circuit Court, and yesterday
Judge Wallace decided in favor of the actress
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stevenson Cots tho Full, Penalty.

One OF tho pleas put In for Tom Stevenson.
the convicted proprietor OF The slide" when
he was arraigneI in the General Sessions yes
terday FOR sentence. was that he is n sick man
ms Tom Gould was once. and that hc can't
stand prison life.
Judge Murtine said that there was not one
mitigating circumstance In tho case. and he
imposed the extreme prnulty -imprisnnme
in the pcnitentury for II year and 5000 fine.
Stevenson. looking Very sick turned from
the bar and moved AWAY ut SLOW lncc.
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Fir. In the Fourth Avenue Tunnel.

Dense smoke pouring out OF tho Fourth
avenue railroad tunnel at tho Eighty-siXth
street station at 10 o'clock. yesterday morn
ing drew crowd to the station. The crowd
was convinced that there had been II collision
in tho tunnel A barrel OF Kerosene on the Sta
ton platform had Leen ignited, presumably by
sparks from passing locomotive The fire
was extinguished with n loss OF 500.
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GHnser WILLIAMS. ava e'~S9S Woo
Empty and as the night was reasonably dark.
they venture,l. and were soon inspecting the
tear windows OF 1870 from its little back yard.
Not a slimmer OF light was to be seen. They
stacked the kitchen door. and soon burst in
IS lower right hand panel Inside this was a
(oor half of glass. and this was coon opened.
Is it's lock was not secure.
They searched the house cautiously from
top to bottom. using matches for light until
they came upon box OF wax candles. Not n
soul was in the house except themselves.
There were small. beautifully furnished
rooms good beds. many closets. and bureaus
and dressers and trunks. Williams and Hen
derson could hardly believe in their good luck
AZ the house was cold they made the KITCHEN
the cellar and soon had a roaring fire in the
stove: To prevent the neighhors from seeing
the light they fastened blankets over the
kitchen windows
Henderson had boon a bakers apprentice
and as both were hungry he searched for the
means Of making 4 supper. He found flour,
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like q vacated and I'M
guarded house. They
looked over tho situa-
ton carefully. and saw
that by climbing tho
fence along the side
walk to the cast OF the
house. and then climb
Ing four little back
yard fences. the rear
Of the house could be
reached. As Sixty
aevpnth sf-eet wa
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The crew OF tho British steamship Amy.
which arrived from Batoum on Tuesday.
signed papers Mt Hamburg to serve in the
ship for a year and 60 to any port In the world.
They learned yesterday that tho Amy will ply
between this city and the fever-strlcken port
Of santos. Brazil, Naturally they, were. not
anxious to enter the domain OF Yellow Jack.
they could not get their discharge from Capt
Heryey. They were told that the Captain bad
which they had sigEed.
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Nut they realized that they had wasted time.
monday morning the pawn shops would be
SSpep, and they must take advantage Of their
tnnd, lest, peradventure, tho owners should re-
turn; The only tool they could find was
t shnlall hammer. With this and their fists and
o Uf1ke open closets. they stove in the panels
H ,ine ola oak bureaus. they pounded on locks.
Poor all sorts OF household goods in disorleriy
.esns They brought their bottles with them.
tIu astonIed every once In while to rest aud
From the vast amount OF fine persona! be-
"Aglngs they selected enough W make two