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The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26
LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
A Week of Very satisfactory Trade
with Few Changes in VaIues.

with Few Changes in Values.
The week closing with Saturday, March
"a. was so much of an improvement over
preceding weeks of the present year that
wholesale men were disposed to speak of
the volume of business as being quite salts
factory and, in volume, about up to that of
the same week in 1893 1t should be borne
in mind that the season is now considerably
in advance of the corresponding time last
year, so far as springlike weather is con-
cerned. In prices steadiness was much the
characteristic. In dry goods there
important changes. In groceries the only
change was decline of &c in sugars Eggs
poultry and butter are lower than the begin
ming Of the week on account of unpre-
cedentedly heavy receipts. Hog products are
moving quite freely, with prices still down.
ward in tendency. Seed men had a busy
week; prices firmer but not changed. on
Commission row a good deal of business
onions and like articles have been large.
Articles of Southern production, such as
potatoes, are so high that the demand is
yet quite limited Lower prices are looked
for on strawberries next week In other
The local grain market as the week ad-
vanced. lost its snap. The attendance on
Change was small; and on Thursday and
Saturday the bidding showed Indifference
and sales were meager. Track BIDS on Sat
Wheat-No. red, 5Sc: No. red. 491kc;
rejected, 40q5Oc; wagon wheat, 5Sc
s71ac; No. 8 white. S71ac for one color. &c
for grade; No. white mixed. 36c; No.
No. 2 yellow. S6c; No. 3 yellow 95l9c; No.
yellow, 30Ac; No. mixed 36c; No.
mixed, 342lc: No. A mixed. 31c; ear corn.
371zc.
Oats-No. white. S4c; No. 3 white. SS15c;
No. 2 mixed, S212c; No. mixed, 3112c; re-
jected, 23Q25c.
Hay-Choice timothy, s11.5O; No 1. SLIPS;
No. 2, So; No. 1 prairie, $3.50; mixed, S.;
clover, s7d75O per ton.
Rye-No. 2. 45c for car lots; 4Oc for wagon
rye.
Bran s1350
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26
Poultry and Other Produce.
prices Paid by Shippers.)

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Poultry-Hens. 61sc per 10; young chick
ems, 6l2c per 10; turkeys old toms, 4c per
10; hens, 612c per 10; fancy fat young toms,
turkeys, 4c; poor. 9G4c; ducks, 61ac per 10 !;
geese, $42OQ4SO per doz for choice.
Eggs-Shippers are paying &C.
Butter-Extra, 1OQ12c; mixed. Sd10c.
Feathers-Prlme geese. 4Oc per ID; mixed
duck. 20c per 10.
Beeswax-20c for yellow; 15c for dark.
Wool-UnwaShed medium wool 15c; un-
washed coarse or braid, 13G15c; unwashed
line merino. 10GI13c; tub-washed 1SG2Oc;
bury and cotted WOOL sc to 10c less than
above prices
RAW FURS
Following is the price list for central and
northern Indiana and Ohio for prime skins:
Extra coon, aQ2; large coon, soc; medium
coon, 6Oc; small coon. 40c: large mink, 81 TO-
medium mink soc; small mink Coo; black
skunk, Sl.3O; half stripe skunk, soc; narrow
stripe skunk, 40c; broad stripe skunk, zoe;
opossum, 2d25c; rat. 3Q13c: red fox 504
$l25; gray fox, 40G65c; otter $3IS; Ken
lucky skins 10Q2O per cent. lower than
prices quoted above.
HIDES, TALLOW, ETC.
Hides-No l green hides, 219c; No. c.
S. hides, 31ac; No. 2 G.. S. hides, 21zc; No.
calf hides, Sc; No. calf hides, SIC.
Tallow-No. 1 tallow, 424c; No. 2 yellow,
4c.
Grease-white. 41kc; yellow. s1Ec; brown.
Sc.
Bones-Dry, $12G13 per ton.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26

Cash quotations were as follows: No 2
spring wheat It'd 5se No sprlng; ;-tS wheat eat
yellow. S592c; No oats. s0Ae; No: white
32s4Q334c; No. 8 white. S1Q32s4c; No. 2 rye,
No. 4, 4SQ54c; No. l fiaxseed. s13S; prime
timothy seed, $3.50; mess pork. per brl.
s1O.9212a1O.95; lard per 10, 7c;. short-rib sides
QoOse), 5671zG570c; dry-salted shoulders
boxed, 575q6c; short-clear sides (boxed),
6q625c; whisky. distillers finished goods.
per gal s1.1o.
On the Produce Exchange, to-day, the
butter market was quiet and unchanged
Eggs firm and unchanged.
bu; corn 356, 900 bu: oats, 10000 bu; rye, 5000
bu; barley. 10000 bu; Shipments-FlouI 49,
900 brs; wheat $4,000 bu; corn, $4,000 bu;
coo bu.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26
1000 MILES
OF TRAVEL
FOR
EVERY LETTER.
- FOR -

MR.. FRANK G.. CARPENTER,
one of the most widely and favorably
known of newspaper writers, is now
on his way to the Far East. He will
visit Japan, Korea and China, and
the results of his observations will be
embodied in a series of letters which
will be printed In the
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26

most encourag ginS feature Of the whole
situation. IL viii not only restore conn-
dence in the ability of the government 10
il viii again restore American credit on q
high plane the world over. veto OF the
Ia a+Ff pll T ~li 90 1Sh 10 bicb have aI
ready done their worst.
IT This summary Of favorable arguments rTs1ne
against them there is little but lack OF cOnfl-
dence and lack of purchasing ability TO
prevent a rapid rise in values These are
obstacles which cannot be overcome with
Improvement must be slow ana lrreguIar; ar
The tide has certainly turned and we are
already leaving disaster behind"
Bank CIenrings.
The total bank clearings OF all the clear
ing houses of the United states for the
week ending March "A were SSlo.16f $50,
decrease Of SiS 2}6,112 as compared with last
week. and decrease of s2sl. .952 1926 as COM
pared with the corresponding week last
year. Yesterday they were:
At New York-Clearings, A2, ,4S5, SIS; bal
At Boston : Clearlngs. s9,9G5,723: bal
ances. 1,4O5 4es, For the week. $n,1OS,5Si;
AT adelphfa-Clearings, s1O.615,2H; bal
ances. N,7sS. 732; For the week $7,26S'l65;
balances, s7,1F,334
At Baltimore-Clearings, s2.424,254; bal
ances, 1861 AIS. For the week, SO,6S9.92i;
balances, $13l0,099
At Memphis-New York exchange selling
at par. Ciearings, S202. 731: balances. $4S,3S0
At Cincinnati = Clearings, s1,4S1. 400. For
25I, 900.
At Chlcago-Clearings, So $4,000. Total for
the week, 81. 10000. Corresponding week
last year, SIS. 100000. New York exchange
continues very firm; quotations, 75c pre-
a Tatea s asd sSs Money gym rates un
changed at 4Gy6 per cent.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26
Metals.

NEW YORK, March 24-Pig iron dull;
Scotch, s22d22.50 American. s11.5OGl3 30
Copper quiet; lake, 95sc. Lead firm; do
mestic. 340c. Tin dull, nominal and quiet
Spelter dull and nominal.
ST. LOUIS. March 24-Lead firm at 32Oc;
Spelter firm at 3.65c.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26
STOCK MARKET DULL
Trades Limited Throughout the
List, with Minor Changes.
During the Past Week the General
Trend of Prices Was Higher-Indian-
apolis Grain Dull and Lower.

At New York. Saturday. money on call
was easy at per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 345ls.
Sterling exchange was dull, with actual
business in bankers bills at Si.SSi2QLSSA
<or demand and $4s7Gl4s7A for sixty days:
posted rates, s4SSQ4S91z; commercial bills,
s4S6qLS6A.
Silver certificates 5szsa591zc. Bar silver
closed at SOC per ounce; at London. 271sd.
The New York weekly bank statement
shows the following changes:
Reserve. increase. 81, ia. $50
Loans increase. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 25I6, 800
specie, increase. e........................ 6y, 40
Legal tender, increase. ,755, 100
epO5Its ihcrease. 4lgS 9vo
The banks now hold s79,077, 600 in excess
of the requirements Of the 25-per-cent. rule.
Total sales of stocks were only 5000
shares. Even for a Saturday the stock
market was unusually dull and the specula-
ton unimportant. Distilling was the only
stock bought in small blocks, IT is believed,
Tor a newly-formed bull pool, which bid up
the shares rs. Long stock bought at lower
figures was then brought out, causing a
reaction of Is. with a recovery of Is at the
close, leaving only a net gain of IS. The
only other stock the transactions in which
exceeded 5000 shares was st. Paul. F'luctu-
atoms were limited TO i. The general mar
Ret was dull and featureless At the close
the market was strong except for Chicago
Gas. which became heavy on a Chicago dis
patch stating that questions asked by the
Attorney-general during the proceedings be-
fore him indicated that he would grant the
petition for a writ of quo warranto against
the trust The trend OF prices during the
week have been in the main upward. the
leading advances being: St. Paul & Duluth
and r.; c. c. & st. L. preferred, 2; c., c.,
&. q st. L. and Iowa Central, pa; c.. c.
c. & St L. and Iowa Central preferred.
80; Burlington & Quincy, 2$; Chicago q
Alton, Consolidated Gas. Edison Electric
and Pfttsburg * Western preferred, 212
Evansville & Terre Haute, 8.
The railway and miscellaneous bond mar
ket was strong from opening to close, Ohio
Southern firsts selling up g.; C., c., c. & st.
l.. generals, IL, and Kansas Pacific consols,
L per cent Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
SKIES, registered, sold at 124A, against 1213s
jan q. Missouri Pacific consols skies ad-
Xanced per cent, TO 10O reacting to 80
Toledo, Peoria & Western firsts declined IL
Government bonds were firm. State bonds
were inactive.
The following table, prepared by James
+ Berry, Room Is. Board of Trade, shows
the range of quotations.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26
The Princess and the Earl.

New York Herald.
London society is somewhat disturbed
Just now, wondering whether true or not
is the rumor that Princess Maud the
youngest daughter Of the Prince OF Wales,
is to wed the Earl of Rosebery, the new
Premier. 1t would not surprise England
to learn that the Prince of Wales is not
averse to giving his blessing. AS the Prince
of Wales gave his eldest daughter to one
English earl, there is no reason why the
youngest should not be mated to another.
The rumor will, however, cause considera-
BILE excitement among the German courts,
which have usually been the purveyors OF
husbands for English princesses.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26
Elsewhere.

1900; shipments, none. The market was
about steady: choice corn-fed steers up to
$S5OQ375; fair to good butcher steers. $40
Q3.40; feeders. $260Q3.50; stockers, $l50Q2 S5;
choice cows and heifers. $3Q3.50; good cows
and heifers, $250Q290.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000: shipments. 4.e00-
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26
Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, March A-For the closing
days OF the week there was a fair business
effected by jobbers the result Of local
ana near by dealers being present In good
sonal demand was moderate but the wire
request much better Agents report free
calicoes. white goods. staple and dress style
ginghams and a good demand for dress
styles of the latter at from 412c to 4s4c.
Woolen goods more quiet. Clothing lines
in fair request Printed cloths in better
demand, with sales at 2Ac bid for Ga
squares. Sales for the week at Fall River,
Providence and elsewhere nearly half a
million pieces. The tone Of the market
was steady and strong.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26
REAL-EsTATE TRANSFERS.
Twelve Transfers Saturday, with q
Total CONFEDERATION of SIO.soO.

Total Consideration of S1O,SS0.
instruments filed for record In the re-
corder's Office of Marion county, Indiana.
for the twenty-four hours ending at p. m.
March "a, 1894, as furnished by Theo. Stein
abstracter of titles, Hartford Block. No. 50
East Market street.
George G.. Tanner to Eliza A. Nc
Coy, lot 35 in Clark's third addition
to West Indianapolis. lis................. $500
John Shinn to Equitable Saving and
Loan Association. part Of lot 20,
woods East Woodlawn addition :. 1900
1ate ton to Reuben S S McGii HaH and SSiia wife.
lot sc. in Bradbury & Co.'S south
east addition. n......................... 500
Sarah j. Dell to Henry 5. Sheldon,
part of lot "a in Johnson's heirs
John A Dugan to Jonas F. johnson,
lot u, in MeCord & Wheatleys
jonas F. Johnson to Phiiippine y"
Roeckel. lot u, in McCord &
Wheatley,s southeast addition; 100
Thomas W. Janewayo TO Elizabeth
Jay, psst OF section 80, township 10,
William c. Smith to Frank p. Ap-
pie, lot 3, in block 1S, in Bright
1,e,gIr,ii W1oa r. re "a Airerr tne o"
lots 40 and 6I in Hollovvell & JamA-
sons SOuthea It addition. ............. COO
William s. Hubbard to Sarah Burley,
part of lot 5, in Spann & smiths
subdivision of Vests heirs addi-
George Peter Schaub to James II.
vision Of. Fletcher's Brookside addi-
Mary E. Patterson to Mary a. Hart,
part Of lots II and II, in Bruce's
North Park addition. 625
Transfers, 12: consideration. slO.S5o
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26

HOrSeS-
Heavy draft, good to extra. .S65Q100
Drivers, good TO eXtra..................S S0d125
Sadders good to extra. 60Il1O0
Streeters, good TO extra................ Goa S5
Matched teams good TO extra. .100G20
Southern horses and mares. ............ 35q 60
Extra style and action bring better prices.
Mules
IA hands to years old. 500 45
141& hands, extra, 4 to years DID,. 40Gp 50
Is hands, extra, to years old. ..... G5I 75
10 hands, good, TO Z years Old. 50f1 GO
1872 hands, extra, to years DID,. 90<II00
l519 hands, good, to Z years DID,. 65q 30
16 to 1872 hapds good to extra, 4 to
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26
Oils.

NEW YORK, March 24.-Petroleum quiet;
United closed at SIC bid and S21ac asked
Washington, barrels, &c: Washington, in
bulk, 3.5Oc; refined New York, 5.15c; Phla-
delphia and Baltimore. 5.10c; Philadelphia
strained, common to good, Sl.121aQ1.17. Tur-
pentine easy at 302d31Ac.
SAVANNAH. March 24.-Spirits of tur-
pentine firm at 2Sc; sales, 80 brls. Rosin
firm at 81.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Scarce and StronE-HG
SfendY-Sheen Strong.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 24-Cattle - Re-
ceipts =; shipments. 200. There were but
few fresh arrivals. The market was strong
on butcher grades; others dull at un-
pho rio
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26
SUNDAY JOURNAL

Mr.. Carpenter carries letters from
themost prominent men in the United
States to American diplomats and
consuls, and all that these officials
can do to advance his purposes will
be done. He also has official letters
to the leading officials and cabinet
ministers of the countries he will visit,
and everything will be thrown open
to him. These letters will not be of
the guide book variety. Mr.. Carpen-
ter will pay little attention to the
seaports at which he may stop; these
have all been written of before. He
will push on to the interior and tell
of the government, customs and
daily life of people of whose peeul-
iarities the Western world knows lit
tie. The publication of these letter
will begin in few weeks, and will
continue through the summer and
fall. They will appear EXCLU-
CIJyT,T W =: A.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-26

and the market strong at quotations. A
few spring lambs are coming in.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-06-07
THE ORIENT.

Ecr3Y trade in China has its patron
saint.
H,Nooos believe the moon is the food
of the gods.
PEKtN, China, is surrounded by a
wall fifty feet high and forty feet
thick.
CHINA is the most ancient empire in
the world, and contains one-fifth of
the human race.
No JAPANESE is ever guilty of swear
ing for the simple reason that oaths
are unknown to the Japanese Ian.
guage.
THE oldest tree on earth Is said to be
the Boo tree in the sacred city of
Amarapoora, Burmah. 1t was planted
in the year 2Ss b. c.
CHERRAPoNGEE, in southwestern
Assam, is the wcttest place in the
world, the average annual rainfall
there being six hundred and ten
inches.
b, In Japan man can live like q gen.
tleman for about two hundred and
fifty'dollars a year. This sum will pay
the rent of house, the salaries of two
servants and supply plenty of food.
THOSE who suppose that the people
of all China use the same language are
badly mistaken. There are as many
different dialects spoken in the
Flowery l1ingd ON as there are In all
Europe.
THE last census of India was taken
with marvellous celebrity and thorough
ness. One million people were en-
ployed as census takers, and the huge
task was done chiefly on one day, the
Goth of February, 1891.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-06-07
VALUABLE FINDS.

A FRENCH priest stationed at Jerusa-
lem has been the fortunate finder of "a
talent of the time of King David" 1t
was unearthed in his dooryard.
AN old pair of boots was found In an
outhouse by William Langsdorf, of Bee
county, Tex. He needed them, and
while putting one on his foot met with
an obstruction. 1t proved to be roll
of greenbacks, amounting to five hun
dred dollars
JOHN INGRAM, of West Chester, Pa,
has come into possession of an English
spit with cloclSworlk attachment for
turning fowl while roasting before
the fire. This relic has lain for over
century in the loft of an old mill In
Upper Oxford township.
SAvILrAN BEEBE, of Salem, Conn,
while spearing for cells, caught one
which contained gold chain bracelet
that had been dropped overheard last
July, by young lady who was once a
resident of Essex. She rewarded him
with twenty-dollar gold piece
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-06-07
NATURES QUEER WAYS.

Mrs. w, c. WHArLEY, of Roswell,
Ga, has a chicken which futters around
with only one wing.
CALF with eight legs and two tails,
all perfectly formed, was lately added
to the live stock of George Ruhl, OF
Fresh Ponds, N. j.
A PIG fifteen months old that meas
ures six feet long and weighs nearly
five hundred pounds is owned by Wiley
Neville, of Brassville, N. G.
A GRAY fox on West Chester (Pa.) J
farm is on terms of friendship with lot
of young beagle dogs and frequently
sleeps in the same pen with them.
A SPIDER with legs four and one-half
inches in length, back three inches
one way and four and one-half the
other, and weighing nine ounces, has
been reported from Alabama
A TREE that smokes has been discov-
cred In the Japanese village of Ono. It
is sixty feet high, and just after sun
set, every evening, smoke issues from
the top of the trunk. 1t is called the
volcanic tree.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-06-07

sobbed with hys+erical violence. felt
very much relieved at this outburst, for
knew that though it would probably
leave the girl faint and exhausted, 1t
would also leave her in more gentle
and pliable frame of mind.
My judgment proved correct, and 1
was presently fully confded in. 1t was
the old story of blind trust and delib-
crate betrayal, and is soon told. Lucy
Markham had been well educated and
delicately reared, but was without
relatives or near friends at the time |
found her. Her mother had died
eighteen months before this. The PEN
ury consequent'upon the previous death
of the father had been partly met by
disposing of the-furniture and other eff
fects, and when Lucy was left unpro-
tected, she was also quite without
means
But she meant TO be very industrious
and attentive to her duties and quite
expected to earn her living easily in
London. So she migrated from the
quiet little Surrey village where she
had seen so much sorrow to seek and
to find employment in one of the
greatest hives of wickedness the world
has ever known, to wit-London.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-06-07
ON THE WATERS.

ONE of the curious things about the
gulf stream is that no whales are found
in It.
THE Dakota river is the longest un-
uavigable river in the world-over /, ZOO
miles.
THE greatest recorded depth of Lake
Michigan Is $40 feet. The mean depth
is 325 feet.
VESSELS of 1000 tons carry seven an
chors, four of maximum weight of 1s
tons, with about 800 fathoms of cable
STEEL has been used for ship-build-
ing only fourteen years, yet it is esti-
mated that 90 per cent. of the vessels
built at the present day are of steel.
THERE is a vessel that was built on
the clyde, is owned in Boston, halls
from Honolulu, and is named after a
Chinaman who lives In Hawaii She is
tho bark Foohng Suey.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-06-07

erts upon the miserable One moments
nerve-one plunge-one splash-a short
struggle-and the stress and anguish
of life are lett behiud
And the Hereafter, what of itP 1t is
truly an inscrutable puzzle. But the
sudden recollection that an account of
earthly doings may be required Of us
In another world has nerved many a
desperate victim of misery to further
endurance, and cheated Father Thames
of much Of his prey.
1t was different with Lucy Mark.
ham. She was so desperate, SO despair.
ing, and so wildly reckless, that moth.
ing but the forcibly OBTAINING arms
which flung around her would have
prevented her from jumping into the
river, and putting an end to a young
life that had only seen seventeen sum-
mers
Let me gol' she shrieked. How
dare you hinder me? Can not do as
like with MYSELF"
No" l painted, as l vainly strove to
avoid the blows with which the fran
tic girl sought to release herself from
my grasp. II will not let you go until
you promise that you will not put an
end to your life"
Let me gol" she repeated. 81 will
do as like! All the world has forsaisen
me, and l owe it no duty now. You
can't hold me much longer, and you
shall see how soon | will end it ALL
"Neverl If don't get your promise, /
will scream for help. and then you will
be locked up until your senses come
back to you"
My determination had it's effect. She
ceased to struggle, and looked solemnly
at me with big, lovely eyes, to which
the pale light of the moon seemed to
give an uncanny glitter.
who are your" she asked, "that you
should so concern yourself about the
fate of stranger?''
II am friend of humanity, hope"
Humanity! My God! How much hu-
manity has my short life met with?
And what sort of specimen of humarf-
ity do you suppose me to be?"
unfortunate; that is evident. Not
naturally depraved, 1 am sure. The
victim of some scoundrel, imagine. A
fitting subject for help and counsel,
That is certain"
Help and COUNSEL Oh, how have
prayed for theml and now it is too later
But 1 saw that had conquered The
Gerceness of the girls frenzy had
passed, and the crisis in her fate was
over. Poor child! how my heart bled
for herl 1t is sad to witness despair ut
my time. But saddest of all is it to
recognize the insatiate ghoul on the
face of those to whom life should just
be opening wide its portals of joy.
perhaps / can afford you help and
COUNSEL" | said soothingly. People
would never find themselves utterly
forsaleen, if they only knew to whom
to apply in their need Tell me about
yourself 1t will relieve you. What is
your name, and where do you live?"
"My name" was the bitter answer,
has been disgraced and | will not add
to my folly by involving my family in
my disgrace. AS for my home, it is
tru a magnificent one The air, the
sky, the water and the roaring noises
of civilization are all mine to enjoy ad
libitum. Why, | arn quite richl'
AS the stranger made the last re-
mark, she lost her self restraint, apd
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-06-07
FAR EUROPEAN ROYALTY.

QUEEN VICTORIA signs about $4,000
documents year.
MosT of the kilograms sent by Queen
Victoria are in cipher.
PRINCESS ELIZABETH of Austria
smokes thirty, forty and sometimes
fifty cigarettes a day.
LADY HENRY SOMERSET wants the
queen to confer orders of nobility upon
women just as she does upon men.
TIE crown princess of Denmark is a
royal "highness" by nature as we'll rs
by birth-being six feet three inches
tall.
CArHARINE DE MEDIcI, queen of
France, wore the longest train on rec
ord. 1t was her bridal robe. The
train was borne by twenty pages, and
was forty-cight yards long.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-06-07

Mr.. Jacllson-Ilello, uncle! Tthou~h.
met you about half an hour 40 ro.
ing toward the millpond for days
fishing.
uncle-Dat was me, yassir.
Mr.. J.-Why are you returning SO
soon?
Uncle-I done lit up wild Easter,
sab. fo' see war gwinc long mighty
car'less wild mer mouf full of wums,
an Sam Osler done come erlong an
gimme suddint slam on de back an
knock dem wums down mer soppgus.
Now gotter go ter de pottccary man
an see if he lsyan glib me sumpin'ner
ter abstrap dat bait. Is bleedged ter
hab dat bait to do any fshin', sar"-
Yonkers Gazette.