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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-06
MEMORANDA,

Port Fades, Sept 5.-Arrived, steamers
Knickerbocker, Halsey, New York; Alicia
SPAN, Aldemise, Punta Gorda; AGO Ger,
Vanickman, st. Vincent schooner John F.
fond (Nor), Eskeland, Bocas del Toro;
Prof. Morse, Colombo, Ceiba; Cordoba
(FD, Beven, Rio de Janeiro.
Departed, steamers Espana (Nor), Dam
ielson, Ceiba; Jaederene (Nor), Hansen,
Bocas del Toro; Alnuyck (Br), Sampler,
Hamburg; Sandman Prince (Br), Cham
bers, Rotterdam; tug Monarch, Davis,
Pensacola.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 5.-Cleared, steam
ers Miami Townley, Tampico; Clearwa-
ter (Br), McFarlane, Livingston Torden-
skiold (Nor), Jensen, Port Burchard bark
Arizona (Br), Foote, Buenos Ayres.
Charleston, S. c., Sept. 5.-Cleared, brig
H. B. Hussey, War;, Weymouth.
Sailed, schooners Jennie Lockwood,
Hathorn, Boston; Georgetta Lawrence,
Mcintosh New York; Fannie Reiche,
Bierman, Baltimore; Warwick, Penny,
Richmond, Va.
New York, Sept. 3.-Arrived schooners
Ida E. Latham, Albertson, Jacksonville;
Mary Freeland, Van Pelt. jacksonville;
Emma Knowlton; Hudson, Darien; Martha
S. Bement, Rulon, Darien; Anna r. Bish-
op, Satilla River; Freddie Hencken, Hen
ningsen, Charleston; Clara A. Phinney,
CndrleStOH.
Sailed, brig Jennie Hubert, Brunswick.
Boston, Sept. 3.-Arrived schooners
Mary Hall, Coombs, Port Royal; Flora
Rogers, Bemker, Jacksonville; George H.
Ames, Marshall, Savannah.
Brunswick, Ga, Sept 3-Arrived
schooner Lucy A Davis, Loring, Port
Spain.
Satilla River, Ga, Sept. 1.-Arrived,
schooner Pope Ramirez, Jordan, New
York.
Philadelphia, Sept. S.-Arrived, schoon-
ers John G. Schmidt, Norbury, Savannah;
H. S. Lanfair, Johnson, Jacksonville
Cleared, schooners Eva A. Danenhower.
Richards, Jacksonville; Mary H. Brock
way, Mcgee, Fernandina; A. V. Lamson,
Dole, Jacksonville.
GLASGOW, Sept. ARRIVED, bark Meteor
(Br), Griffiths, Brunswick
Beaufort, S. c., Sept. 5.-Sailed, Port
Royal, schooner Norman for Boston; sail
ed, St. Helena, steamer Skidby for Cork.
via Newport News.
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EXPORTS.

Per steamship City of Birmingham for
New York--2,79S bales upland cotton, 40
bales seasiaand cotton, $50 bales domes-
tics and yarns, 20 barrels rosin oil, so bar
rels rosin, so barrels spirits turpentine,
517l2 feet lumber, 5000 shingles. barrel
fish, So barrels fruit, 10 boxes fruit, 597 tons
pig iron, 80 packages merchandise, llS
cases canned CLAIMS, $50 packages box ma
terial, IS cases cigars.
Per steamship Berkshire for Baltimore
-7S5 bales cotton, go barrels rosin, Is bar
rels turpentine 80 packages merchandise,
$50 cases oysters, 22S bales hides and WOOL
VI sacks clay, IS casks clay, 95,914 feet lum-
Der.
Per schooner M Luella Wood for Port
land, Me.-442, 741 feet p. p. lumber,T-G
gia Lumber Company.
Per schooner J. Percy Bartram for Perth
Amboy-lH,395 feet of p. p. lumber, by
Cooney, Eckstein & Co., and 1880 cross
ties, measuring 122,O4 superficial feet by
Dixon, Mitchell & Wells.
Per schooner c. c. Wehrum for New
York-29S,l LOG feet D. p. Mmber.-Cooney
Eekstein & Co.
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gradual recovery took place The close
was firm at the best prices of the day.
$3.50 being bid for January. After the
close $40 was bid for January, with no
sellers. Never, II seems to us, was there
less justification for a decline in cotton
than for that Of this morning. Old cotton
men here all concur In saying that they
cannot recollect ever seeing a crop re-
port in the Financial Chronicle as terri
bly, unfavorable as that published to-day.
The prospect that the picking Of the crop
WIFI be practically completed in october
is certainly something altogether without
precedent. II is difficult to see, in the
face of such a showing how anybody can
expect cotton TO decline The September
bureau report, to be published on Thurs
day next, is almost sure TO be far worse
than the August report, and will probably
sweep away any lingering doubts that
may exist in Liverpool as to the serious
character Of the crop shortage.
Trade in this country, now that the sill
yer scare is subsldng, shows signs of I'm
provement. and altogether, there seems
to be every reason to expect a higher
range Of prices for cotton.
New York, Sept 5.-The Sun says of to-
days cotton market: Cotton opened un-
changed to 3 points higher, reacted and
declined to points, recovered the loss
and closed firm at net advance of to
points, with sales Of 1l2. 800 bales. To-
days features: The bullish tenor OF the
Chronicles weekly report caused a steady
opening this morning. But Liverpool was
lower, both for futures and spots; selling
orders Were received from that marker,
and in the absence of buying orders
prices weakened and declined But the de-
cline was not great, and on buying for
local, southern and continental account
as well as some purchases for out oftown
account, the loss was recovered, and a
small advance established. The advance
was not very great, to be sure. but 1t
was an advance, nevertheless. Spot mar
kets In this country were firm.
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oCEAN FREIGHrs.

cotton-Market quiet; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale, N25:
New York, per bale. 500. Philadelphia
PEE bale. Sl.O0; Baltimore, per bale, Si.25
TO Liverpool via New York. soc: Bremen,
via New York, 53c; Antwerp. via New
York, 47c; Havre, via New York, SIC; Am
steriam, via New York, SIC; Genoa, via
New York, 53c; Reval, via New York, Coo
Hamburg. via New York, SIC. Direct:
Barcelona, Csc; Genoa, Csc.
Lumber-By Sail--Freights are steady
at ruling rates. Foreign business Is more
or less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at A.25eb
$50 for range including Baltimore ana
Portland, Me. Railroad ties, base A feet,
Ice Timber rates, 50c@sl.00 higher than
lumber rates. To the West Indies and
Winward, nominal; to Rosario, $l2.Wn
1890; Buenos Ayres and Montevideo. $40. 90
@ll00; to RIO Janeiro. Si4O0; to Spanish
and Mediterranean ports, S11.SOqll.50 to
United Kingdom for orders, nominal for
lumber 4-pound IS standard.
BY Steam-To New York. $500; to Phil
adelphie, 800; to Boston, $500; to Balti-
more, $500.
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NAVAL SHORES.

Spirits Turpentine-There was a good
demand at % cepts for regulars, and the
factors concluded to accept the price.
At the Board of Trade. at the first call,
the market was bulletined firm at % cents,
with sales of 1.463 casks. The amount
reported sold was larger than the day
receipts. At the last call the market re-
manned firm and unchanged. with no sales
reported.
Rosin-There was an advance of sc on
A, B, G, r, F, G and H grades to-day.
with a good demand At the first call
at the Board of Trade the sales reported
were 2,76O barrels, with an advance OF
&c on A, b and c. At the last call there
was another advance of &c on E, F. G and
II grades, with sales of SCI barrels re-
ported. The market closed firm at the
foltovrrfno mot tfcr..
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for transmission to the navy department.

Tompkinsville. N. Y, Sept 3-The Light
house Board gives notice that on Sept 8,
1896, the spar buoy painted with red and
black horizontal stripes, which on May
20, 1896, was moored in Gedney Channel,
between buoys E and E s. to mark the
wreck Of the Andrew Jackson and which
has been retained since the removal of
the wreck to mark shoal spot caused
by the wreck, was taken up and perma-
nently discontinued. The shoal spot has
been removed.
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RECEIPTS.

Per Central Of Georgia Railway Conn
pany, Sept. 5--2.535 bales cotton, 5SS bar
rels rosn, 1874 barrels spirits, 100 tons pig
iron, S75 packages merchandise, l05 pack
ages domestics. so cars lumber, car
wood, cars hay, car coal, car glass
car fresh meat, car salt meat.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway Sept. 5.-9S3 bales cotton, l,aV
crates fruit and vegetables. 81 barrels
fruit, 1887 barrels rosin, 579 barrels spir-
It's, 10 cars phosphate 26 cars lumber
cars wood, 2 cars live stock, ! car sash'
doors and blinds, cars coal, ] car box
material, l car household goods, cars
merchandise, Is bales hides.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railroad,
Sept. 5.-S32 bales cotton, z cars wood
car castings. car naptha, cars mer-
chandise, bales hides
Fer Georgia and Alabama Railway
Sept. 5-51 bales cotton, 500 barrels rosin,
29l casks spirits, 66 cars lumber, cars
merehandise, / car wood, car pig iron'
cars pipe.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad, Sept. 5.--223 bales cotton.
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Naval Stores-By Sail-The market is
quiet. Large sized, Cork for orders are
IS Sd; Genoa, 2s 3da3s Sd; Adriatic, Is Cd
G2s Cd; South America, rosin, Csc per bar
rel OF 2S0 pounds. Coastwise-Steam-To
Boston, lie per 100 pounds on rosin, SOC on
spirits; to New York, rosin. SIC per 100
pounds, spirits, S5c to Philadelphia, ros-
in, TIC per 100 pounds spirits, S0 to Bal
timore, rosin. TIC per 100 pounds, spirits.
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DRY GOODS.

New York, Sept. 5.--There has been but
an Indifferent attendance of buyers in
the dry goods market to-day, and spot
trade has ruled slower than of late. There
has been no falling off in the number OF
orders coming to hand through the mails.
and, taken all in all, to-day's business
has been well up to an average Saturday.
The market for staple cotton goods rules
strong and further advances In prices
have been quoted in both brownt and
bleached cottons
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Steamship Berkshire Kirwan, Balti-
more.-J. j. Carolan, Agent.
Schooner c. C. Wehrum, Cavilier, New
York.-C W. Howard & Co.
Schooner NJ. Luella Wood, Spaulding,
Portland Nee. W. Howard & Co.
Schooner Chauncey E. Burk, Dutch,
Baltfmore.-C. w. Howard & Co.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS

Pilot charts and all photographic lnfor-
nation will be furnished musters OF YES
sells free of charge in United States nv
geographic Office. in custom houses. Can
tams are requested TO call at the office
Reports Of wrecks ana derelicts received
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SPOKEN.

Capt. Sawyer of the Brithish steam
ship Aberenda reports that on Aug. 26, 6
p. m, lat. 80 degrees 80 minutes n. Ion.
81 degrees, 30 minutes W., spoke the Brit
ish ship Falls of Foyers, steering Sc. Re-
quested to be reported all we'll.
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SAILED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Berkshire, Baltimore.
Schooner Robert w. Dasey, Philadel-
phia.
Schooner ]. Percy Bartram, Perth Am
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Guy Colin (Br), Partridge,
Pilleys Point, via Philadelphia, with
pyrites, consigned to the Commercial
Guano Co.-Vessel to j. f. Minis & Co.
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RICE.
FINANCIAL.

Clean, per pound: Common, 2121sc;
fair, 2lsdSc; good, 3AQS1zc; prime. 4Q4%c.
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Sab. S. lSs6I sept.7. lS95 Sen. s. lS94


New York, Sept. s. Noon-Erie 1874;
Northwestern. 1914; do preferred 143 bid;
Lake Shore, IA; Norfolk and Western pre-
ferred, 1884 Western Union 1872; Southern
Railway common, ~; Southern Railway
preferred. 81; American Sugar, has; Bal
timore and Ohio, 12% Canada Southern,
ASH St. Paul, $685.; Rock Island, 5924 Della
ware and Hudson, 12l; Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western, $50; Manhattan, S234
Michigan Central, 81; New York Central,
92ik.
New York, Sept 5.-stocks at the open
ing were generally a shade lower on the
failure of London TO respond to our strong
closing of yesterday and on rumors that.
the bank statement would make very
not last long, however, and in the clos
ing hour the market was strong with an
Advancing tendency. Commission houses
bought moderately, but foreign firms were
entirely without orders. Local bears held
OF for time, but when the bank state
ment was publishing this contingent be-
gan to cover. The statement was better
than generally expected the loss in sur
plus reserve being only $607 $50 The banks
now hold IS 22S, $50 in excess of the legal
limit. against s34S46,7T5 for the CORE
spending period last year. A further con-
traction of over s2.7O0,000 was reported In
loans, and deposits decreased 81 S63 600. The
gold arrivals were partly reflected in the
gain Of Sl,S50,000 in specie. but there was a
loss of $S.674O00 in legal tenders In the
upward movement. near the close, the
Changers. Manhattan and General Flee
trio We're most prominent. The western
stocks were strengthened by a vague ru-
NOR that the ST. Paul directors We're con-
templating an increase in the rate Of div
idend on the common stock The dividend
meeting will be held next week. The Man
haitian directors will also meet for the
purpose of taking action on the dividend
on Tuesday. The Improvement in prices
in the late trading was equal TO isQ2k
per cent, with General Electric as the
special feature, with sales up to 2Sis In
the specialties Long Island rose 2 to 20.
Cotton OIL preferred . to IS and Illinois
Steel 2is to 59ss. Speculation closed firm
with the active stocks generally n to l
per cent. above Fridays final figures. To-
tai sales were lOOlH shares. The bond
market was strong; total sales were
$5S5.O 900.
New York Stock List-Closing Bids
Stocks and Bonds-American Cotton oil
9t do preferred. a.; Sugar Refinery. 1l4is:
do preferred. 1905; American Tobacco.
63A; do preferred, 49, Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe. y; Baltimore and Ohio,
l2s; Canada Pacific. 5S Chesapeake and
Ohio. 1875. Chicago and Alton, 1852; Chica-
go. Burlington and Quincy, G6. Chicago
Gas 593s; Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western, $50; Erie, 1924 do preferred. 80;
Edison General Electric, 27la; Illinois Cen
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Comparing Henry Ward Beecher, Wen
dell Phillips and John B. Cough together
Maj Pond says that the two former were
more eloquent and had a greater power
TO hold their audiences. but that Gousn
was more popular favorito for a greater
number OF years than any other lecturer.
He lectured altogether 1900 times to about
100000 hearers.
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ARRIVED AT QUARANTINE.
CLEARED YEsTERDAY.

Bark Adelaide (Swd), Petersen, Para, to
Id lumber for Santos.--Dahl & Andersen.
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Stock same day last year ......25,S95 109, 2l3
Receipts same day last year.. 1,0i3 4,627
Charleston. s c., Sept 5.-Spirits tur-
pentine. market firm at 21l6c sales, none
Rosin, firm; sales, none A, b, $1.S5; C. d,
E. f. $780, G, $l.S5; N. $1.45; l. 81 so; K
n.55; NJ. $3.50; N, $l.65; w G. S1.75; w w,
$l.95.
Wilmington, N. c., Sept. 5.-Rosin. firm;
strained $780, good, $1.45. Turpentine
steady; machine, 2l%c irregular 21c. Tar.
quiet at S1.05. Crude turpentine, quiet /;
hard, 81 20; soft, 81 SO; virgin, S1.65.
Receipts turpentine las casks.
New York, Sept. 5-Rosin, steady
strained common to good, $1.6OG1. 62lA. Tur-
pentine, quiet, 24d2ilac.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-17
New Coin ALLOYS.

A number Of interesting experiments
will be made at the Philadelphia mint
during the next month or two with
metals and alloys never before tried
to be made into token coins. What
ever alloys are found satisfactory will
be sent to congress, and perhaps one or
two Of them will be used for general
coinage. Aluminium, says the Times,
has never been used in the currency
Of any nation and will for the first time
be worked up into trial coins. It's
chief advantage is llghtness, but Dr.
D. X. futile, the chief refner at the
mint, is skeptical as to this metal
coming out of the tests successfully
1t is difficult to anneal and has a tend
ency to melt when heated There
would be great difficulty in rolling
It into strips and it cannot be worked
with sufficient ease to make it practi-
cable for coinage on large scale.
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York police? And now, II 1 may re-
pair myself little before dinner for
which l have an appetite, dear niece,
l shall be more presentable."
"And promise you good dinner,
Benjamin Franklin" said ma.
"If you cooked it, 1t is sure to be"
said he, calamity, as he followed me
to an apartment where all he needed
could be found, and 1 left him to re-
pair damages as best he might.
Then I hastily changed my dress and
FASTENED to offer my help to ma In
dishing the dinner. Alas! as | ap-
preached the kitchen door an appalling
shrek fell upon my ears, and mas
voice, at its highest compass, uttered
the words: Burned! burned! burnedw
The cry rang through the house.
knew very we'll what had happened,
but Uncle Scurry and my unlucKy
husband, hearing the wall from afar,
believed that one of us had set our
clothing on fire, and both flew to our
assistance, uncle with ever Of water,
and Ben, his face uncovered carrying
a blanket, in which he instantly en-
veloped ma, while Mr.. Scurry emptied
the ever over me and the cat, who in
stantly few up the dresser shelves,
miaouling madly and overseeing most
Of the china.
who's on fire?" asked Ben, after
these proofs Of promptltude in times
Of emergency had been exhibited. l
merely pointed to an array Of dishes
which poor ma had dragged out Of the
ovens and plate-warmers, as she had
uttered the screams which had so
alarmed US. Nothing remained Of our
splendid turkey, Of the mince-pies over
which we had enthused, OF the vege-
tables, OF anything, but hldeous Jumps
Of charcoal and indescribable, sticky
masses, curling up on the centers OF
their platters. There was no longer
any dinner to offer Uncle Scurry.
There is no use staring at 1t any
longer" l said, leading the way to the
parlor. I'VE intended to give you a
good dinner, Uncle Scurry; but l shall
have to ask you to consider yourself
an idol, and accept a burnt Offering"
IL don't see how you can laugh"
said ma; ut is all too dreadful; but,
Benjamin Franklin, after all, you have
endured, you need some refreshment.
At least, we have a slice Of cake and q
glass Of fine old port to offer you"
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scribed. Certainly, as he sat there, he
was a very singular sight. for his
clothes were covered with mud, his
necktie was under one ear his once
polished shirt bosom protruded like the
breast of a pouter pigeon-as though 1t
had cen clutched by some ones hand;
and his face was as much dishgured
by bruises, scratches, blood and the
purple pufiness that follows a fight as
was my poor husbands, while brown
wig was pushed to the back OF his bald
pate. Meanwhile, ma had turned upon
him with spirit.
aged female, indeed" she cried.
Reverence my gray hairs, | want TO
know! I could wear a brown wig my
self II I wanted to, / suppose! And
how dare you rush in here and accuse
my son Of ill-using me, when he's the
best of sons and Oh, good gra-
ciousw
She paused suddenly with her mouth
wide open, and said no more, while the
old gentleman, waving his right hand
toward her, while with his left he set
tied his truant wig, calculated, "Aman-
da Jane, is 1t thus we meet again." and
she, finding her tongue, cried out, 1t
is Benjamin Franklin Scurry"
"Your uncle" I said aside to Ben.
"And the fellow l ran into first and
pounded afterward," replied my spouse
in the same tone. Here's a pretty ket-
tie of fish,
On the instant l had bright idea,
and catching up a towel that had
brought into the room, flung 1t over
Ben's face.
Don't take it off while he stays" l
whispered. Uncle Scurry had by this
time dragged ma to her feet and seat
ed her on the sofa, where he now sat
beside her.
81 certainly was an oficious idiot" |
heard him say, "but 1 thought l had
come upon one Of those scenes of terror
we country folks read of in the New
York newspapers"
But can you forgive me for my
dreadful speeches, Benjamin Frank
linz" ma replied.
Indeed 1 deserved them, Amanda
Jane" said the old gentleman, in a
tender tone. But I had been through
so much since I alighted in the depot!
Turning the corner not many blocks
away, in the best Of health and spirits,
1 was run into by a reckless wretch
of wheelman. We both rolled into
the gutter together, and he attacked me
so furiously that l was obliged to de-
fend myself. In fact, think he is
sorry he ran into me by this time;
polished him off in such fine style"
Dear uncle!' said, with outstretch-
ed hand and as beaming smile as
could command on such short notice.
MAY call you so? am Ben's wife.
We can truly sympathize with you;
my poor husband has just met with
an accident of. the same sort, and his
eyes are so much injured that have
been Obliged to cover them, as you
see."
Good heavens" cried Uncle Scurryi
these wheelmen should all be arrest
ed! Shake hands, my suffering neph-
eW. Dear-dear! where are the New
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"Yes, get the port, ma" said Ben,
from behind the towel, with which I
had again yelled him; 81 know that
1t is good"
Then, with her usual promptitude and
dispatch, ma placed the cake-basket
on the table and filled the glasses,
handing one with her own hand to I'm
Gle scurry, who whispered, "oh, Aman-
da Jane?' as he accepted it.
Many happy returns Of the dayT
he said, as he lifted it to his lips. The
next instant he uttered a howl Of
agony, dashed down the glass and be-
gan to rush wildly about the room,
shouting, Help! a doctor! an anti
dote! I'm poisoned! I'm dying! help"
Great heavensw cried ma, wringing
her hands; what have l done now?
MA" said, solemnly, 1T is a
dreadful thing to tell you, but what
you have done is to fill the glasses
from the decanter full Of eradicator,
instead Of that which holds the port
wine, and uncle has swallowed some Of
It." And FASTENED to mix some mus
tard and water, while Ben ran pell-
NELL for the doctor, even forgetting
his hat. Meanwhile Uncle Scurry
stretched himself upon the floor, while
ma held his head on her knee.
"Adieu, Amanda Jane" he said. ITO
die thus repays me for all. Poison
from your hand Is sweeter than nectar
from anothers. Tell your boy that l
recognized him as the wheelman who
ran into me, but forgive him for your
sake. Bless you all. FAREWELL"
ooh, don't die now, Benjamin
Franklin" moaned ma.
Hes not going to-" said the doc
tor, whom Ben dragged in at that mo-
ment, and who felt Mr.. Scurry's pulse
and smelt of the bottle at the same
time. Very nasty, but not poison,
Gave him an emetic? All right-about
to act, see. Good day." and he ran
back to his dinner.
Five minutes later MIR. Scurry prom
Used to live for our sakes; and at eleven
o'clock that evening we all sat down
together to a cold collation., sent from
the nearest restaurant, and ate with an
appetite, drinking Happy Christmas to
each other, in the right port wine this
time, just as the midnight chimes from
a neighboring church rang out upon
the frosty air. And we knew as well
at that moment that ma and Mr.. Sour
ry would make a match of 1t, as We
did on the day the pastor Of the very
church whose clock we listened tc
stood before his pulpit and asked the
question:
Amanda Jane, wilt thou take Ben
jamin Franklin to be thy welded hus'
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