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Coffee prices remained about stationary. Tho re.
ceipts were light but tho cables were feAturolesa
and there was little disposition to operate the eve
OF the holiday.
MErAis,-There were no Developments OF interest
The trading continued as dull ever. The closing
prices were as follows ako copper dun q lhnc.i
spelter dull at s465 ett,I5.ln London spot copper
NAVAL STORES Spirits Of turpentine, bI95IL
Common to good strained rosin. 81. 40
PRovIsIOSs.-Iarl was Ann; Western. s577S;
Continental refined, sG,lO. Pork was steady at $40
q so 20 for mess Meats were steady; picked hams
nsaenc.; do; shoulders, bA9hc.; do, bellies.
bA@Ic, Tallow. hs5'sc, Dressed hogs. Ei9a
Ghc. Butter, creamery, Western. extras, pie;
900 5%c Cheese state, full cream, small or
70, fall made, fancy l2s, i3c small Novemb or
fancy, l2@l2ac, Eggs-State, pennsy yania and
Western, 2hts?aEc Chicago, bee 2.,-"Pr0'i'
stems were easter early On liquidation for eastern
packers and purchases. for investment The cash
demand was mOderat","
CMICAGo. pee. .?.-These were today,s lricesi
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COMMERCI.II..

FRIDAY, Dec. 30. -wheat-Spot was
steady. Sales $4,000 bush. for export here
and at tho outports. No. l northern Duluth
Sac. over May I. o. b.; No, ! hard Duluth 5Iic
over; No northern New York &c. over. The
Northwestern receipts were 40 Cars against
3S5 last week and 1856 last year. Chicago got
81 cars against % last week and l5i' last year
clined = TO &c. but recovered part. closing I'M
changed to &C. lower, Sales 100000 bush.
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IT. YOU OWN REAL ESTATE.

you you are naturally interested in the condition OF
IL entirety, -Adp. 'N' ''A'S s"sh aaS III
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Available cash balance,
including gold reserve s2a2 100 $40 1921 .e4s 2g,

including gold reserve 1922 ls6.3io s29I 84s, 262
Money In London, per cent. Rates OF
discount in open market for short and three
bullion Withdrawn from the Bank OF England
on balance to-day. fl3O,0OO Paris adviccs
Exchange on London. % francs 38s confines
The Bank OF America has declared semi
annual dividend of per cent, payable Jan, 2
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Wheat was dull and easier. Influenced by liguida.
ton here and At the West ana more 81 ,eSs sn1
tho absence Of speculative interest SUI the hrsen
ssain.t sGsooo last week and none last year and
the crop prospects in that country continue good.
and the clearance u wheat and -four were small.
segroRating only i55.ooo bush This Nod =" W..
almost perfect for this season, OF the year;
that wheat ia standing the Sintsr hnely; and nd
part OF the loss was recovered. Shorts covered on
The eve OF the holiday Tsrrool sdy na Sd and
for four. while Berlin rose Nc and Buda pes'n =
bush for tho week and now amounts to :. nI+ 900.
The primary receipts were only 4o3,H3S bush.
sno Of inc lsas yeS fi ios bush OF
wheat and $40. 100000 % winter rye Rrdd"r.srto'
against a2SsS4" bush last week. 5:a1t.cal
s.Ss7,sss bush il isSi. ,s.iiI;:os bush. in il
this ana season the S Sapors OF wheat aggregate
Ioo.aia, $40 hush, against ii@2ae,ost bush; las,
Li,sryco i' siSsnced I'd The primary receipts
The CLEARANCE. from the Ssaboard wors ~ bush
Corn exports for the week ssIrcs.S Sni9 100
e7a bush. in this week year sg1 s'sIn;;
IN bush Sn h .1; in ,b is'. .Sa
corn exports aggregate ios.iio, sSh bush. against
and 7s $50 sSs in is"7es. Oats showed no strk:
ing features. The cash trade continued slow and
FLorR-steady with sales " 5000 bbls Receipts
bhis and ~, 5pi sacks. Winter in hbls: Superhne
81 3SG2.45; No. extra, s;boa2,do. clears, 81 10
as 20. straiRhts. S3.2asSIo: p,tents 81 - 9tII.
Spring In bbls Clear. $500 tlO stra, ghts st25
o. 80: patents, s. To93 20. Rye flour 81 lo8 l,6b
buckwheat -four. 81 uos2.r5; grain. 52s 6Ic g. l. {.
track.
CoTTos-spot cotton here wasunchanRed; no sales.
Middling uplAnds pihc. against 5'sc. last year;
New Orleans and Gulf i3.itc. against dtsc. vii.
Savannah, sSa aud Memphis. 400. Liverpool was
unchanged on the spot with sales Of 10000 bales;
futures opened partially point lower, but rallied
and closed N to higher; sale. for the week 10000
against ~. 900 last week and $1,000 last year:
stocks. 7O3. 900 against I2b.ooo last week and
I.25d.o 200. The movement to-day was as follows:
To- Day. Last W,,L. Last rSdr.
Port receipts ......... sp.a89 33.1s8 hs4sl
! Weeks total, ..,.... 1883 22s.b64 3do.55s
New Orleans est. to-
morrow. 10000 to 1000 1881 1881
Houston est. to.mor-
rov........S 300 10 $500 p,s42 1882
The interior movement for the week follows:
Receipt. Shipmrnt:. S'orts.
This week ....... 1874 l8p,2s5 1900
Last week. .185.at2 lao,4pb Ids.O3s
Last year. ........ 246.,8o 2s6.ss8 1899
Port exports 1918 bales. New Orleans advanced s
points on March Futures here closed steady. with
| the general list to q points higher. Estimated
| aalos. l25. 900 bales. Prices as follows:
HphSs. Lopsif. Closing.
December ................. ..... GOO. 7o49 !. O8
| January. .................. III 700 ToT07.os
l
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Oats were steady ON the spot. Sales 70 900 bush
NJ. mixed in elevator ?Dc; do delivered, 2HL O :;
NO, White. ~ ae.i track and unHaded white, I
Soir, Chicago receipts lbb cars and expects l35
Tomorrow. Corn Was steady, Sales, IO4 I 90 bush
mainly for export here and at the ontports No. p
INc over May in Chiragn do. white sl1c over
Chicago received 267 ears and expects 2Hl'to.inor.
row. Futures declined Nc 10 lac, but rerovc red
Sc OF the loss on December. Sales. ESQ 10 bush.
Prices as follows;
open. HGh. Loo, Go. last
,nJ Si sH. iBg AiohL
Decsmber..",. 3sA 1854 3sss asJs az
May.,."..".... $50 8sH ssh SsH ~
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TO THE HOLDERS OF
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Compa4
Second Mtge. Income Bond Certificates.

Notice is hereby given that on and after January
I'd. 1900. interest will be paid on the above GER
ncstcs at the rate OF sio7s each 81 900 certin-
cato upon presentation and surrender OF the
coupons maturing January lst. 1900. at the once Of
the undersigned. at l2o Broadway. New York City.
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OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY,

II BrOhuNhy, n. T. CITY, Dec, ~, IHVV.
The Board of Directors Of Otis Elevator Com.
pAny has this dAv declared a quarterly dividend of
81 10 FER SHARE upon the preferred stock of the
company, payable at this Office on and after Jan.
49, 1900 TO the stockholders OF record at the close
OF business Dec % 1902 The transfer books OF the
preferred stock will be closed at the close of busi
ness Dec. 20, 1920, and will he reopened at this
opening OF business Jan. Is. 1900.
IYSDE BFIKNAP, Treasurer
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THE UNION BAG + PNrER COMPANY

d,vi,o,a ., ONE ANn 1 TMRF 9sc RTERs
PER CENT. ON the preferred stock Of this Com
pany has been declared payable on aud after
January 1st 1900 To- stockholders Of record at tho
close OF business on December 18th. 1890 Transfer
books will close December ttb. 1899, at o'clock
p. NJ. and reopen oil January I'd. 1900, at 10 A. NJ.
FRANK wASHBIIRN
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THE BANK of AMERICA,

The Board OF Directors have to.dav declared .
nemi.annual dividend OF SEVEN "a PER CENT.
free of tax. payable January ,. 1000, TO stock
holders ~ re ord Of this date.
The transfer books will REMAIN closed until Janu-
AIRY I, 1870. W. NJ. BENNETT, Cashier.
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OFFICE OF
ELECTRIC & MFG, co.
by II. C. DEMING. Vice. Presid

AMALGAMATED COPPER COMPANY,
81 Broadway. New York. Decembe- II, 1892.
Al meeting % the Directors OF the ANA gam tied
Copper Company, quarterly dividend OF one and
one.haf per cent and extra dividend OF one. half
per cent were declared payable January ~ 1900 to
stockholders II record al ~ O'Clock noon Dec. ~,
1899. Transfer books close O'Clock noon Dec %,
1922, aud open Jan. ~. 1900.
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Port exports 1918 bales. New Orleans advanced
points on March. Futures here closed steady. will
the general list I to points higher. Estimated
sales, 10000 bales. Prices as follows:
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The Eternal Fitness
By M. QUAD
Copyright. 1898


"You-you wanted To see me ." said
the business man, a. he turned in his
Office chair at the entrance of "a
stranger.
Yes, sir" was the reply from the
weil-drtssed, provisioning caller.
Il lett your house half an hour ago.
I'll m. One OF my wife's relatives
brother or something"
NO, sir. am II tramp. / called
there to ask for an old coat, and she
hunted me up this -overcoat
business suit-hat- shoes every thing.
These things must have cost you at
least 500 -.- .t+-
Nearer $780," growIed the business
man.
Don't doubt II. but you see the fix
| am in. There Is such a thing as the
eternal fitness of things. | can't &c
around striking folks for nickel in no
such rig-out as this
MOI"
'And no one would think OF asking
me to carry out ashes or shovel snow"
"Well?"
We'll. you'll have 10 give me job
or | shall have to return the clothes"
The merchant scratched his head,
sighed heavily, and ringing his bell he
said TO the boy who answered II:
Joseph. tell Mr.. Markham To put
this gentleman 10 work at Si5 per week,
and advance him as fast as his talents
and attention to my interests seem TO
deserNe."
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CAUSE AND EFFECT.
Why Al, the People an AN Incoming
steamer We're shaking Their
handkerchief

1t was bliStering hot morning. The
white sand reflected the sun rays like
a glass. says the New York Commercial
Advertisers What little breeze there
was stirring only served To whip ep the
sand and hill ones lungs with me pareh-
ing dust. The surf broke ON the ocean
side of Sandy Hook with monotoneus
roll. Even the. looked hot.l en-
tered the ship news tower aud slowly
climbed the five flights of stairs Ia the
observers room nj the There are
no windows in the tower below the up
per floor aud care WAS necessary, not
only owing TO the darkness, hut because
of the danger of fraeturing ones skull
against the iron braces which ran dag
onally from floor to ceiling ut each land.
ing. crossing each other nj about the
height of the average man.
In the signalman's room il VAS sew
eral degrees cooler than N the level Of
the sea. The solitary watcher MAS look
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RUSSIA AIDS MERCHANT SHIPS
Cars Government Hopes 80 Increase
Trade with other
Lands.

The Russian government, from i'm
formation received by the bureau of
navigation, il preparing measures for
the early development of lis merchant
marine. Although there are only "a
Russian steamships of over 1000 tons.
and Of THESE only four are over IA knots.
the Russian government during 1898 ex-
pended over 81 ,000, 600 on It's seagoing
steamships,
To increase its navigation on the PA.
cific the Russian government for the
next ten years will pay Suez canal dues.
as the Austrian government has done
for some time. on national merchant
steamships The restriction of the
eoasting trade Of the empire. whether
the ports are on the BIZ lite or Black seas
or the Pacific. to Russian vessels win
not affect appreciably American nav
igation, as for the last two years no
American vessels have entered this
country from or cleared for European
Russia, and last year only four Amer
lean sailing vessels entered from and
cleared for Russian ports on the Pa
cifie
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SELFISH MAN PUNISHED.
A Little Train Incident That Gave
#Ju.tIec-LoVing Passengers
Much Joy

Passengers on an Atlantic City train a
few evenings ago We're treated In 4 spectacle
OF retFibutlVe justice that tucked them Ia
mously, The ear VAS crowded, aud, rs the
dust was living pretty thlekly, all tue pas
sengers save one had their windows down.
Ihi4unpleasant exception Was a disgtuntteds
locking party, with a plentiful growth of
weedv locking whiskers, and these he III
lowed to SWAY IN and cut OF the window with
the gusty Kephsrs. Ot course, he got none
OF the dust aud ctnders. Tor these always
blow in the seat directly behind. Two nicely
dressed women occupied these unfortunate
quarters, aud, alter suffering mart rttoin Tor
about ~ minutes, one Of them asked the
open window hend II he would mnd put
tug the window down No. he replied,
gruitly.' Is Lon warm. Ii you don. I like 1t
change your SCAT
In front oi the man sat travelling man,
who took IN the situation Al a glance Quick
as a flash he raised his wludua, and instant.
er the flowing facial aPprndaEes OF the man
behind began to prftotm most fearful Sc
rieS OF RNrattons. The dust spechled them,
aud the wind twisted them Their owner,
alter few moments ut such violence, gat
red IN the face and then put his window
down \ few moments later he leaned oNFi
and asked the other passengers IL shut oil
the dtaugh t IN similar manner, but, to the
intense amusement aud gfatiilvatlen OF Tit
balance of the people III the car who had
watched the (ttNe comedy all the wax
through, the drummer, without So much as q
twinkle of the eye, replied; mo- It's tod
warm. Ii you don't hike II change your
seat! Philadelphia Record.
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I'm glad you did. War is bad
enough. without pickets trying to muir
der each other. tot To go back Eov ~
Yes, / think I'll he nosin'. us the re-
lief will be- along purity soon.= So yo'
think GEN lee is Suah tn be whoppetl p
Sure to |. We all know him fer a
fighter. but he must eaYe III to odds.
HoweVer-'
I'm goin' to see the thing out
YOU bet vo'r butes | am" interrupted
the confederate. FIN goin' to stick
right by till the last guns fired, and
mebbe I'll go fightin' on my own hook
arter that Nobody could hev coaNea
me TO desert was just sorter aNin'
out o curiosity, yo' see s -
Il understand Well. 50 long to YOU,
old man. and | hope to see YOU again.
week late. both Grant md Lee
we're massing fresh troops on that
front. \ battle was to be fought. and
each strained every nerve TO get ready
for H-There' was no more visiting
among the pickets. They#had murtter
in their hearts now and We're shooting
In Kill. tine morning as the red sun
leaped above the tree-tops, men were
rushed into battie-iine and cloud of
skirmishers went running down in
front. The enemy sent forward cloud
to match. and these men ran and
lodged, crept and erawled. aud made
targets of each other. 1t was the pref
ace of forward movement of the
lines. II was brief prologue. At one
time the federal skirmishers pushed
back the confederates- again the con
fcderates gained ground. Tom Boyer
was there among the men of his com
pany. and as he rested for moment
behind hillock he said To the comrade
at his elbow:
I'm arter that Iank behind the
stump. He'll poke his head out ugin in
mint. and whonp! say. now,
but | got him! Come on we've got EN-
ON the run!"
The confcderates moved forward a
! few rods and were checked. Tom
/ Boyer kncit beside the man he had
killed with grim smile on his face
/ but as he turned the dead man over
! his smile vanished and his face went
white.
whats the matter. Tom?"
"I-I've killed him!"
"Yes, you've killed Yank, but what
of it ,"
God forgive me-" Whispered Tom. as
/ he looked at the face again.
whats all this about. l say?'
God, God! Bus I've killed IN,
squareSt. fa'rest Yankee in Ginera
Grants hull army, He was the mar
who told me to-to siiclS!"
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from a oratefal Nswarh woman.

+" v ben | wrote to- you / was very
sseis, had not been well for two years.
The doctors did not aeeBa 10 help ne,
and one sad I could not live three
months. had womb trouble. falling
ulcers. kidney and bladder trouble
There scented 10 be- such "a drawing
and burning pain In my bowels that
could nat rest apgg4 here. After using
Lydia l.. Pink hams Vegetables Com.
pound aud saHatlye Wash and follow.
ing Jour advice. feel well ngain aud
stronger than evfT. Ny bowels feel ar II
they bad been made over new. With
many thanks for yoBr help. remain.
L. g.. - Am ST. aENARg. -. ia
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men TO your one in the field. We can
make it five or six to one. We have got
your ports bIockaded. your armies
cooped up. and though you fight like
the devil we shall win. II cant be 9th
erwise. In year or less there will be
no more southern confederacy."
That's big talk" said the confed-
crate. as he looked away into the
bushes.
But IFS also true talk. You ought
to be able To figure II out for yourself.
Grant is gaining every day. while Lee
is losing. Where we have hundred
men killed we bring down two hundred
to replace them. Where you lose a
hundred men it's a dead loss. You
must get 10 the end by and by"
And when yo've whopped us-then
what?"
"Oh. ! suppose Wen go back home
and the old union will go on as before. ="
"What'l | git fur all I've done?"
Your discharge"
but durn my hide If | hain't I'll and
marched and starved fur two vars"
"Yes, but you won't get anything out
of it, There win he nothing 10 get.
You'll lay down your arms with the
rest and go back TO your homes"
Tiff it's goin' to he that way" said
the confederate as he glanced about.
whats the use of my haugin' on any
longer. Why not cut sticks right
away"
You mean why not desert" an
s~ered the otAer. That's for you to
decide. The confederatcs who have
come in have been well treated. Some
have enlisted 10 fight the Indians. and
some have been sent home lyon want
TO surrender To me III send you into
camp"
But what's yo'r idea o this deser-
ton bizness?'
"I'll tell yon squarely The .nore Of
will end. but look upon a common dog
as way above deserter."
'Shool! Shoo!"
IF was in the confederate army I'D
march barefooted. live on roots and
sleep without cover before I'D desert
I'd do IL in the first place out Of prin-
ciple. and secondly because when the
end comes not a man 81 you viii have
anything but war record az reward
for Your services. All who live through
IL will get an honorable discharge, aud
wives and children and neighbors will
welcome them home. Things will set
tie down. and after time the south
viii be in control of herself again. Then
the men who stuck to their flag will
come TO the front. but what Of the de-
serters -
SAY. Yank. yo' talk. 30 do" ey-
claimed the confederate with III admir-
ing glance.
We'll. / am In earnest
And tiurn me II 30 don't talk sense.
II our captain would only do a leetie
rhinnin' o that sort we'd nil feel
heap better. Yes. what Of the desert
ersg When them times comes yo
speak Of be won't be in il. ssili he p
No. he wont. ft'ii b. known and
recorded that be deserted hi- cause, his
flag and his comrades. and nobody atii
have any use for him
Wall | had no idea of deaertin 50
know
-Of course Bsi.
les, aortsr dropped over fsr Iettis
tai"
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ing seward at the steamship City of
Rome, which wins passing up The chan
mel, bound in. From her mainmust flew
her signal flags. Onh few persons ap,
pearcd on her deck Then. as We
looked at the ship a. she slipped 10y Us,
her port rails became lined with pusScn-
gers. a long line OF moving white APP
pcared from end to- end, II had the APP
pearancc of the foam On the crest OF II
breaker.
Whats the matter with her." asked
the signalman. poltiug his telescope
through one of the slides in he side of
the tower, They are shaking handker.
chiefs at something ashore here" he
added. after a few moments inspection
Of the ship.
We looked down at the shore, $50 feet
below US. On the ridge of sand, stand
ing on a barrel. was boy. Iirvas way
ing his coat AT the liner
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NAME RECALLS TRAGEDY.
Stream In Colorado ohrtStened b,
SpanIar,is the River ~
Lost souls.

When Spain owned all Mexico and
Florida. rs the vast region of the Mis-.
slssippi valley was called long before
the | uited States had an existence as
separate government. the command
ing officer at Sdnta Fe received an order
To open communication with the eoun-
try Of Florida. For this purpose an IN
tautrS regiment ~as selerted. II left
Santa Fe rather late in tbs season and
wintefed At a point on the old trail nov
known rs rrinittad.Z In the spring the
COLONEL, leaNing all camp followers bc-
hind him. both men aud Women.
marched doWu# the streau,# kuowu# to
the MeNicaus a. I he River lie rurgatutre.
hut In the -Nmerieans in Colnra,io.
through which the river hows,# as the
"l'ieketwire. ,Vhieh#hows for many
miles through magnificent eauN etls.
Not one. Of the regiment returned OF
WAS ever heart al. When all hope had
departed from the WIVES. children aud
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fist down with a swat" and half
shouted:
Tom Boyer, if you amt drafted
idiot then never seen one! Yo' had a
bag o. co'n-meal in the cabin, mo or
less whisky in the jug. and yo' could
hunt all day and sleep all night. Rab-
bits and squirrels was plentiful. and all
the hard work yo' had to do was to
Kill 'skeeters and scratch yer own back.
No' left all that fur to cum to wah
and be bossed about like niger and
live like a mewl II that amt bein' IA
fule then dunno."
The squirrel above him ratified down
bark and twigs on his head, and the
soldier removed his hat with impatient
hand and asked:
And when we've licked the Yankees.
then what? Anybody goin to do any
thing for yo'? Not as yo' knows on!
Yo'll bc turned out to go back home
and find things wuss than befo' And
If the Yankees lick us--then what? I
don't allow they kin ever do it, but II
may happen. Then where will Tom
Boyer be? | don't like it. and | amt
feeiin' right about it. Pears to me
that suthin' orter be did
The soldiers back itched, and he
rubbed it up and down the rough bark
of the tree to the detriment of his thin
and ragged jacket.
II didn't want to go to wah." he
unused. as he increased his motions. but
Kurncl Ryder cum along and said had
TO. and he didn't give me no time to
git into the woods. If they foced me
into il then il pears 10 me-then it
truly pears to- me that its my right 10
walk off. When man with sense into
his head has bad 'nutf he quits. Reckon
I've had 'nuff,"
Tom Boyer had been disgruntled for
long weeks, but this Was the first time
he had gone into an argument with
himself to reach a conclusion. The re-
suit frightened him. He glanced fur
lively about. walked over and seized his
gun. and his heart thumpsd ms II peril
menaced him. Thus for minute. then
he recovered his nerve and said:
II amt goin' to be fule 'nufT TO start
fur home and run up agin thousand
men 10 send me back to b. shot. I'm
agoin I'm goin i. Wall, dunno
Sum of our boys Eef gune over thar
and hin treated mighty zquar'. II they
wasn't sent home they struck good
jobs. They call il descrtin'. That's
powerful hard word. Don't reckon l
want il hitched on to my name. Iwon-
der
lie filed and iglsted his pipe and
went back 10 his leg. and he had
smoked fer a couple OF minutes before
he said:
Il Won't desert, but I'll go over and
hev talk with that Yankee picket tie
amt goin' 10 make me believe that ten.
Grens kin ever whop Gen. lee and bust
up this confederaey. bat I'd kinder like
to talk wifh him. I've got an hour To
do It IN, and he won't De on the shoot
If I yell Of him. No. ain goin' 10 do
no dessrtin httt I'll hey a talk
The raau started Oft ST once. "a If
fearful that delay would bring a change
Of heart. and FIVE minutes later be was
halliag he federal p8ekrt from b hind
the trunk OF fres. He was told "a,
eoezae In. and after extracting the usual
promise that be would rot BE- detained
he aesaneed with confident step.
Hello. Johhny!"
Hello. Tank"