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Mr.. WI 10 Disappointed.

Washington. Dec. 23-Diplouatio
circles discussed with interest today the
provisions of the joint agreement which
has been sigued by the representatives
Of the powers st Pekin for presentation
to the Chinese pleniposentisries. The
hope is generally expressed thas the
latter will act promptly fn ths sousid
GRAFTON OF the note aud thus pavo the
way for prompt uegotia.ions for the set /.
Element Of peace terms
TO Mr. WI, tho Chinese minister
the demands made by the powers are q
keen disappointment and are not such,
10 bis opinion, a. should have spima,ed
the govern meuts which have the ulti
mate best interests Of the Chinese
empire at heart. He regards them as
harsh and severe. but expresses tho
hope that they will be discussed By both
sides 10 90 amieable aud coucilia,ory
spirit and that the powers eventually
will amsliorste the objectionable fea
lures.
M. WI expects that while Ii Hung
Chang aod Prince Ching are fully
qualified to act 10 the matter, yet the
terms Of tho note will be seut BY tele
graph to the court of its present abode
which is eoooeoted With Pekiu by tele.
graph.
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New York. Dec. 22.-Miss Msry
Coadis-Suitb's baggage wss rstaiued
By the castoms susaor,siss when il wss
taken froo tho American liss s,ssnship
81 Louie today sud sent 10 sbs ap.
prsiser's ssoses. Mise Oondn Smith
sxplaiaed shst she had lost oil her
olo.hiug 10 tho seigs Of Pekis .od that
she hsd purchased . neg vsrdrobs
shils 10 Psris She pleaded that "a
her clothes had been lost 10 tho defence
OF Pekiu she VS. eusi.Isd to bring into
this oouo,ry that which she bed pue
chased abrosd. Deputy Collector B,r
rimAo and Deputy Surveyor DovIiog
said. ho~evcr, ths, il vas not for them
to interpret the Law. aud that they,
therefore. have to oon6se.,s her .ruoks
and bags.
Tullshoms, Tenn, Dec 20 Five
men dynamited tho vsult of the
Coffee County Bank, at Msnchester;
Ky. carly today They took $1,000
in currency, stole . hand car and
escaped in the direction Of Tullsho.
ma. Shortly after their departure
tho lone night patrol of Manchester
found the banks doors open He
Immediately telephoned The au,hori.
ties A policeman and deputy sher
ID, heavily armed, sscreted them
selves along the railway Q mile out.
la hort time the hand Car appeared
and was smbushed Four Of the
thieves succeeded in getting away in
the darkness, but the fith man
proved to be the one who carried the
treasure aud oil the Iost loot vas
recovered.
Grseuvills. Dso 32.-Ths Mroll.d
Lumber Company. with headquarters
hero. hss ordered tho machinery for .
fifteen thousand dollar bobbio factory
Work on putting up necessary bpildiuss
will begio 90 the lt Of Fsbraary.
Wilson b Edwards. architects. OF Ool.
umbia. are preparing plaus aud spscii.
cations The building will DO Of brick
aod two stories high The factory will
mako bobbins. 6okcr sticks aod skewe,s
La connection With the bobbiu plant
there will be = factory for mskiog
doors. planing and dressing lumber.
The two factories will bring number
Of expert workmeu to Greenville.
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THE WAR In
SOUTH AFRICA.
The Boldness Of DeWet Car.
ried Him to Safety.

Bloemfontein. Dec 20 The de.
sails Of Gen De Vets escape from
the sncircling British columns show
that 1t was one of the boldest Incl.
dents of the war When Haasbroe 3
command joined DeWe. Dec IL.
some Is miles east of Thaba N'Chu,
Gen Knox was only about an hour
distant and the Boer situation ap
peafed desperate. But DeWet was
equal to the occasion Dispatching
Hsasbroek westward, to make .
feint at Victoria Mex. DeWet pre-
pared to break through the British
columns at Spring Haau Mex pass,
about four miles Of broad. fat, IN.
broken ground At the entrance
were two fortified posts. while artil.
lery was posted on q hill eastward
wstching the Beers Suddenly q
magnificent spectacle was presented.
The whole Boer army of $500 men,
started at gallop in open order,
through the Mex. President Steyn
and Peit Fourie led the charge and
DeWet brought up the rear The
British guns and rifles doomed and
ratified necessarily The Beers firet
tried the eastward route =; but en-
counteriug artillery, they diverged
and galloped to the front of the bill
to the westward, where the fire Of
only single post was effective
The whole msnoeuvre was piece
Of magnificent daring and its suucess
vas complete. in spite of the loss of
. 10 FOUNDER and 25 prisoners
The British force detached after
Hassbroek came in contact With his
commando at nightfall The burgh
ers were scattered and Welsh yeo
msnry galloped among the retreatipg
Boers. using their revolvers and the
butt ends of their rifles with great
effect
FRENCH ROUrS BOERS
Cape Town, Dec. 2l.-Gen Bra.
bant, commander of the newly raised
colonial division, 'hss been ordered
to the front snd will start tomorrow
At Thorndsle Gen. French has
routed $500 Beers with four euos
end pompom Thorndsls 10 l6
miles northwest Of Krugersdorp
The fight took place Dec I9 The
Britiah had Ii wounded. and Boers
lied in disorder with about so killed.
The Beers who invaded Cape
Colony bad ia most csses pack horses
In addition to those they rode. All
were in the pink Of condition They
commandoed all possible clothing
and stores at Venterstad
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Forty.Flve Killed.

Msoil', Dec 2S.-Advioss broueh.
today { Sunday by steamer from South.
ero Lusou say that . lieutenant aud 60
men Of tho Ninth United States osv.
airy attacked q large body Of iosur-
gents last Wednesday, near Guiso
bsssp. province Of Albsy. After the
battle 46 dead insurgents we're counted ,
together with many wounded.
The only American casualty vas the
wouodiog of q sergeant. who vas oor-
nered BY several rebels snd struck 10
the log BY q bolo.
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CAN'T BE SUPPRESSED

"You cant squelch q boy" said
Governor Stone IL have had some
rich experiences with them At the
beeinning Of my campaign sgains.
Warner. IN 1892, the Ksnsas Star
published the canard that l had not
paid my road tax, and the repor,
gained some credence among the
Republicans of south Missouri. A
short time afterward l spoke during
the night At Joplin. There we're
torches galore. 6smbeau clubs aud
bsnds. aud was riding with local
notabies in q Cue carriage drawn BY
fous horses at the head of the pro
cession. In psssing close to . high
building ! noticed between mo and
the brick we'll . ragged and dirty
faced boy He carried . smokiue
torch iu bic hand and vas runuipS
beside ths carriage looking up in nv
face With look evidently intended
to witber When I looked. hs gave
. rousing hurrah for Warner. and
when I bowed 10 him be yelled With
admirable ssroasln. while s,ill run.
aing:
"'You'd better 60 home old boss.
and pay your taxes instead of ridin'
around here in four hoss carriapes.
These streets are oil paid for He
vas reading me = ''sson in citizen.
ship. It's way b q have
Warner relates . similar experi.
ence to mo. He was speaking st .
picnic in South Missouri He was
provoked several times by an urohin
perched Ia q small tree near by who
persisted in Crying out in the most
Offensive manner possible: "What's
the matter with Stone 2 Hos al
right
warner conceived what be
thought . happy idea of making q
poiut on bic tormenter. and. tu,nin ng
TO the boy in the tree. he said:
"'Fellow oitiaeus. ! don't know,
but l will venture the assertion that
,hst boys daddy is . Democrat-an
ideal Missouri Democrat no sits
on Q rsil fence. chews tobacco. spi,s
and whites while his crops make
themselves. = who is dead sRainst
everything new and let's his wife do
tho work
"He thought bic remsrks would
settle the matter (; but - bis disney,
she boy 10 the tree yelled back:
"'You've got the old man sized
up about right. Gap but he's . Re
publican. But mas oil right She's
. Democrat. sod she's rsisin' me.
The major wilted, and the crowd
laughed. while the boy yelled again
'Whats the mstter with Stone
He's oil right Champ Clarks's
Closk Roem Stories "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

A dog who has eaten up farm and
Q set of buildings. has been found in
the eastern part of Maine. This dog
killed ueighbor's sheep The neigh.
Dor offered to call it equsre if the dog
was killed. The dogs master refused
to agree to this. and Q lawsuit came
next To pay the costs and damages
assessed by the court the owner of
the dog bad to mortgage his farm for
500. The mortgage bad a bigger
appetite than the dog, and soon bis
farm was gone and the owner had to
move away. The dog is dead.
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Wonders Of the Wireless

Berlin. Dec % Prof Silsby. Of
the Tecbicsohe Hochssohule, leetured
tonight 10 the presence OF Emperor
Willism 90 bis system of nultipIex
wireless telegrsphy and made expert.
meots shoving the reception of mes
ssges from Charlosseobsrg. two miles
west. and Schoenwside, eight miles
esst OF Berlin. sim ultsn eously. These
messages we're csught on the saae
lighsoing rod. Prot Silsby stated thar
the same receiving wire would serve
for an indefinite number of messages
coming simultaneously. while exolud
ing all electric currents that verc 90.
wanted.
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CONGER AUTHORIZED
TO SIGN AGREEMENT
The state Department Reluot-
antly Gives Its Consent.

Washington, Dec 81 Tho ststs
department today instructed Mr.
Couger ct Pekin to sien the agree.
ment which according to Pekin I'd
vices. slready has been signed by oil
Of the other ministers ct the Chinese
capital. This instruction 10 sent With
some reluctance because the agree
ment % il now stands does not
completely represent the views of
tho United States government But
it 10 believed to be the most favors
BILE oompromise that could be reach
ed, unless the negotiations ere to be
drawn ont to dangerous length for
oil representations indicate . grow.
ing spirit Of anrest in Ohins. owing
to the absence of sny form Of native
government 10 Chi Iii, and the adja-
cent provinces. So the United States
scoepts the "irrevocsble" condition
imposed upon the Chinese govern
msnt though sfter oil this expression
10 rsther Q matter Of form than of
Substance. for diplomacy knows no
soch thing - On "irrevoosbls" sgree
ment.
Az to The British condition that
the occupation Of Pekiu and Chi Ii
10 to continue until China has given
satisfsctory proofs Of her Intention
TO comply with the conditions laid
down 10 the agreement, il 10 ssid that
THE will not a6eot the attitude Of the
United States MI Conger has. by
direction Of bis government,
uosi6ed the other ministers that the
United States forces will not sgs,u be
called into Ohins for the purpose
Of occupation, that nothing more
than . Legation guard is to be main
taiusd BY 40. aud the powers have
accepted bic condition. Il, therefore,
10 expected that the agreement will
Be signed before the end Of the cur
rent week
MODIFICATION OF DEMANDS.
Secretary llay's action In instruct.
Ing Mr. Oooger TO sign the joint .ote
wss approved By tho cabinet as the
meeting todsy
The agreement signed OF Pekin
naming preliminary conditions to
pescs negotissions oontaius . demand
for the severest penalties that Ohina
can impose 10 the punishment Of the
high ofnoisls believed to be respon.
sible for the Boxer ousrsges The
refers particularly 70, The IL promi.
nent Chiaese mobiles whoae nsmes
hsve been mentioned in the press
- those whom some Of the
nations couteuded should be execut.
ed Oar government has persistent.
y held to the position that penalties
should not be inflicted on the Chinese
government which she was unable to
carry out The demsud for tho
death penalties WAS stricken out Of
the agreement aud that for the sever.
est penalties possible inserted
The agreement probably will be
made public here tomorrow If word
resches Washington that Mr. Conger
hss affixed bic signature to it
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THE WAR IN
SOUTH AFRICA.
situation In Cape. Colony
Said to be Serious. But
Kitchener Is Conf.
dent.


er's dispatches, breathing Q conf
dence hardly justified by their con
tents. brings almost the only avsila
bic news from the seat of hostili,ies
in South Africa but telegrsms from
Cape Town depict the situation in
anything but roseate hues.
Without believing the assertion of
the Trausvaal agency in Brussels
that 5000 Beers have invaded Cape
Colony, it is quite evident that the
invasion was . serious and we'll
planned sffair. In connection with
this q correspondent sends 90 ex
trenely interesting letter. dated Be
thulie, Dec l. describing Gen Dew ct
and his doings.
"DeWet has never been taken
seriously enough" says the corres
pohdent. at is of little use to
pursue him, ss be fights rear guard
action aud gains 20 miles while be is
being fought.
"He is born military genius,
whose wonderful powers have kept
up this phenomenal Resistance
,'Once be fails, the whole thug
could be crushed in . fortnight He
has every single commando under
bic supervision. All bis patriots and
columns march aud counter march on
his order The forces under bis
command have been reduced by b,s
strength of will to properly organ
lied army. moving ct bis word The
sooner the British rid themselves of
the idea that DeWit's forces are q
nero rabble. wandering aimlessly.
the sooner they will grasp the need
OF the determined effort which is
necessary to capture him /"
The Cape Colony cabinet had 90
important sitting yesterday (Sun
dsy) 1t appears that the Beers
have destroyed . railway bridge 80
feet long about IL miles south of
De Asr and that 90 Cape mails
have arrived st Bloemfontein for
three days
Further anxiety has been caused 10
Cspe Town by the discovery that
during the last two months public
bodies in ont Of the way places have
requisitionsd supplies of 6yoami.e.
The colonial government 10 now
endesvoring to recover possession of
these explosives and is removing oil
stores OF arms and ammunition from
suspected depots
Other advices from Cape Town re.
present the Dutch element iu Cape
Colony IS greatly elated over .he
southwark progress of the Boers and
az bossting that tho whole district of
Victoria west will join the raiders
1t is represented in Cape Town that
the force travelling from Zoutpans
drift ia not body Of Beers but one
OF colonials. fastening to join the
invaders
Tho Peitermaritzburg correspond
ent of the Daily Mail ssys:
The Beers are active between
Johannesburg and Pretoria, excbang
ing shots with the British ou,posts.
and it is reported that parties Of
Boe-s are lowering around Johannes.
burg
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Wholesale Lynchlue In Lou.
isiana.

Psssidssss. Ii. Dec II Various
sssoss ss,s prevailed lately ap sod
tssssbs sisss rslssivs 70 che iyoships
g The sssross shss took place q,
Asssdis. hiss. 90 the 18Th lost, for
shs tilliss OF . trading boasusu By
Ne ssss Of Thsspsoo. bic wife sod
sAild
AZ essy % seventeen negroes we're
ssia 10 have bsss sssssily sisug gh,ersd
- shs mob AZ there 10 neither
ss.sesspA sOs sslspAoes s,a,ioo q
Asssdis 70 Ne impossible TO ssssrsais.
Tedsy. however. . si'isso from Areadis
sid
Three sssross have been captured
Sss esly 100 hsss been lysshsd, sfser
Ny bad soefssssd 10 tho k,llioe Of
TSeepsos. bic sifs Esd child"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

ID 10 said shst Riohsrd Croker
dosse's psy . dollar Of tax 10 New
York city. bat in Epglsnd they ssy
hs hss On income Of not lees than
1000 sud they ere going for him
Jos 81. 600 income tax IL sesms from
shis that The Americsn isx Jumper
dossa't enjoy tho ssme privilege In
Isglsnd thss he doss q houe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26
Use for the Philippines.

Doe Of the Greatest huuorisss 10 Ms
sonri 10 Major Henry A Nsvnsu. Of
Hunssville He 'vss . brave Coated
crate soldier and . rough end ready =
erstes sf greet power Js sbe spesshs o.
dsrios The rsesst ssnpaies hs esshss
Cd "ths pssAesssi issus" Of ,opssisl
len. Whether hs did 90 bessass he
wss eos posted 90 ihsl lepie or
whether bsessss b, took % stosk 10 /.
THE dspossss saith oct. Hosevs, shss
nay DO. bic failure to dissuss iups
sisiisu gave hio The oppostuoisy to
0sts shs vit.isss rssors ihss' si,h.r
heard es heard of. daring the rsssu.
esnpsigo. The usjor made . speech
st Poplar BIud. hsd . magnificent 90
dissss aud vss 10 Zoe fsssls He die.
easssd aosuss end trusts vi,b ssea.
ss'ss Isnspss the Republis.os 10
greet shape sod vss coming On The
hone stretch 10 - easy ssulsr vhss
bic serenity wss disturbed by . voice
icqairiog. "Hov sbout Tho Philip
psyins 2" The brogss With which
the qsss'i0o vss pat left 90 doubt - 70
.be nativity Of the gsu,lsmso s.skiu 4
iniormst:,o.
The major paid 20 ss,se,iso to hi,
io'srroes'or. bot proceeded vi,b hi,
speeeh
:hov sboss tho Pbiiippayius s''
os"s sgsin si'h Ao emphasis iudios,ina
shss shs gentlemen vss nos TO 30 IL.
norsd The usjos's sense Of huao,
came to bic relief With . psriso,
i@i,ssioo Of The brogss hs replied
my friend. | .ill tell yOu sboas ,h,
Philippsyios I'll tell 700 soo6dso ,isl
y What l'@ 10 favor Of doing With
che Philippsyios. I'd tssds tho Philip,
psyies TO Great Bsisaio for Iselaod
sod thee Ws eould raise our own police
usa J" which vss received With q rosu
I" Laughter from The p.lpi.s,iss shroug
l-Ohsnp CLARK.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

Loudon, sDeo "a --"Russia offered
Roumsnia q loan Of sixteen millions,
says the Vieoua correspondent Of the
Daily Exprsss TO sssiss her 10 the
6osnoisl issues. buI tho offer was do.
olined because there we're eoedisions
attached undertaking Rosnssi.a 10.
dependence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

0slfpsss. Misc. Dec 2l.-Hsasy
ksvis. The alleged sssso murderer Of
nssshal Rishssdsos, hss nos been
sssebs TIE sesro lyoshsd yesterday
vss. 70 sppssss. . sossin Of the
sllsssd ossdssss. sed vss wholly ionO.
SaAl.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

Dssliogsos, Dec ~ -Exssusivo
ehsoGss 10 shs Dsrliossos Cotton Mill
vsfs dstsroiosd 90 o. The dirss,ors'
"es!'ss today. The spiodls sspseisy
OF ihs nill 10 10 bs issrsassd irou,
swsasyssvsn shossspd 10 forty one
shessssd spiodIes The will ueosssi
sess soss shsssss 10 the mecbauioal
plsos sad the bsildios will have t. bs
further solsrsed. sl.bo0gb ito srss vss
doubled recently, The mill 10 anon z
ths largo mills Of The South snd Other
important ohsoges. which oeed 90,
ooW be rsvesled. will make this will
ueiqoe 10 Southern cotton uauufsotuse.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26

Newport News. W. Dec 2l "A
storm 10 coming up the coast A, Lee
hsi, only IL miles from here. the soow
fell today 10 as heavy ~ sny ever seeo
there.
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Go TO a. g. 0stesu / Co.. for books Of oil
kinds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11
-
A Violet Card Party.

At card-party given recently by a
debutante to a company of her young
friends. the decorations consisted in vio-
let's The game played was progressive
cuchre. The hostess received in a gown
of violet crepe de chine, with a large
bunch OF the flowers At her belt, and
violots were massed IN low dishes set in
various parts Of the parlors. The tall
ly-cards were heart-shaped, with loose
violets painted by hand upon them. To
attach each to the dress a tiny violet
pin, with a rhinestone centre, was pro-
vided. The first prize was an enormous
bunch of 800 violets. the second a small
basket of satin finished wicker, colored
violet, holding a bunch of natural bios
sons When refreshments We're served
each plate of china, with violet decora-
ti8ns. held a. violet-ice in its paper case
Of the same tint, with q miniature loaf
of cake, the icing of which was ingenious
ly arranged to represent a bunch Of VIC
let's On the same plate with the ice and
cake was a dainty Basket of spun sugar
in violet, heaped with candied violets.
and. tied with a ribbon Of the same hue
New York Evening Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11
A ,vo,nan's Tirauc Against Whist.

Il have made VOW, emphaucallyz de-
clared the young woman in the tailor
gown, never to SO near one of those
hateful progressive whist parties again
The crowd sit like 4 lot of. dummies,
and every. one of them is crazy to. win
the priZe-that's all they think about.
There's no fun in the thing at all, and
I've had enough Of it. You say word
about something that's in your mind
and half the people in the room look at
You as if you had been caught stealing
the silyerware. There was Lille the
other night. sitting right back with me
at the next table. I was just dying to
ask her all about that lovely wrap she
had on at the opera last week and there
I had to sit dumb as an oyster, wedged
in between two people who kept asking
me all; sorts Of idiotic questions in
stage Whisper why I trumped by part
ner.s high card and Why didn't I follow
suit with club when had one. as
If it was any fault of mine. When I go
to whist party WANT to go for the
fun of The thing don't care If get
the prize or not"-chicago Times-Her-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11
Wouan's way.

Mrs. Dauber. who was Miss Palette. Is
an artist, Like her husband. Such con-
seniaHty OF taste! Su.h sinslensss OF IN
iterest, such ideal atfiny. sighed all
their friends when they were married a
few years back. Eut lattn.ly several riffs
within the don este lutte have appeared.
A Ia Julia MarIowe. and other instances
of professional rivalry between husband
and wife when both were OF the same
urofessie,n, Mr.. and Mrs. Dauber have
shown signs of being Jealous OF each
other. What Mr. Dauber has to say upon
the matter isn't known-he has wisely
kept his own counsel Mrs. Dahber. on
the other hand, told her dearest friend
all about it the other day and with SUCH
success that before she knew It the dear
est friend was fairly weitering IN SYM
pathy. .It.si q shame She cried. How
dare that man act so! Way. everybody
knows he doesn't paint hall as well as
YOU do.'s But was there ever ANYTHING
ike the perversity OF woman! He does
too, Mrs Dauber biazed out. How
dare you or anybody hint at snythin3
else. He paints ever and ever so mucn
better than I ever did or ever VIII OF
the only thing fs.'' with sudden Itele
break In her voice, IT don't WANT AIM
70 think so."-Sew York Sen.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11

ing or fine clothes. and desired to make
the wedding a grand occasion. "A quarrel
ensued, which ended by his declaring
obstinately that a wife should submit
to the authority of her husband. amt
that he should expect his bride to stand
UP before the parson in q silk gown and
nothing less.
"a fiancee, sir, is not yet a wife. was
the girls reply. and upon that they
parted.
It was but q few days before the we'd
ding. During the interval Abigail ra-
fused to see her lover. sending word that
she was busy with the preparation of
her wedding outfit. This Asaph compla-
Gently accepted as evidence OF submission
to his will The silk dress was no doubt
in hurried process of preparation. he
thought.
The day arrived and the hour of the
ceremony, but to the groon's anger and
confusion his bride appeared before the
assembled company in a plain cotton
gown, q Kitchen apron, her sleeves rolled
up ant. her hands floury from the kneaa-
ing-trough. n
'.Wli you take me, sir. as I amp she
asked. with a courtesy.
| 'fNever!'shouted the groom, and left
the house. Not in the least disconnected
the fair Abigail smiled invitingly at
Ashel, who, plucking up his courage.
stepped without a word into the place
vacated by his Brother, and they were
married there and then. Moreover, they
lived happily ever after" quite in fairy
tale style. despite the dubious promise
afforded by the lady's temper. Asaph