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CHAPTER XVII.


The time passed very quickly but we
We're anxious to get our refugees away
There was no place known to us where they
would be as safe as where they were One
day we received note from Capt Harris.
saying that he should be delayed q day or
two longer
This was bad. The people were almost
destitute, and l did not feel easy about
them. That afternoon l rode down to the
but very cool. He had engaged a tug and
would start the following morning, calking
his decks, while he lay at the Atchafalaya.
Said he: II mean to make that tug bring
the niggers alongside; $500 will do It, and,
once done, million will not purchase the
secret from the man who is fool enough to
risk his life for the money.
Are you or your partner going with the
niggers?" he asked.
MY partner" l answered.
Tell him he need not take them to the
lake, I will have them on board this brig
within ten miles of Franklin"
Let us take the yawl and visit them.
1t Is too dark to be seen by any one"
We took the boat, quietly dropped down
the bayou and sculled across. 1t was some
distance below Franklin and out of the
way of patrols where we landed. AS we
went up oyer the bank l stopped the cap
tain. for 1 was rather suspicious that my
colored friends might be inclined to run or
shoot, although l had confidence that Ma
son would he cool enough in the emergency.
l went forward alone.
who's dat?" came in a hoarse whisper
not ten feet from me. l gave the counter
sign, and called for Mason. He came for
ward.
'Well, Lem, how is everythingY'
'All smooth. sar."
told him we could not take them I'M
til the next night. He was a little dis
appointed, but there was no remedy
We landed a quantity of hard bread
and pork we had brought, and then left
them for the night. Everything was as
still as death in the camp: the tirefies
were flashing over the bayou and the
owls hooting shrill and unconcerned, as
if there were not hundred negroes ly-
ing within as many yards of the shore
OF Bayou Teche.
l went on board the brig again, the
beat was dropped into her accustomed
place, and Capt. Harris and myself re-
tired to the cabin to talk and speculate
on the affair.
No man knew negro character better
than the captain of the Fillmore, Ed
win Harris He was about forty-five years
OF age thirty years had he spent at sea
and ten wears as an African SLAYER. He
assured me, and l have no reason to
doubt his word, that he had helped run
fifteen cargoes of negroes into the United
States, and had been five years master
of a SLAYER. How many cargoes he had
landed in the West Indies he did not
know, nor could he tell without consult
ing his journal-certainly more than twen-
ty, Many times had he been chased by a
man-of-war, once captured twice tried,
once sent to prison and made his escape;
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stern; thehe are no nes.oes there"
What neSk. then?/1 asked George. who
was the most c-yer one of the crowd
This sort CT thing can't go on very long;
we shall all be ruined.
Well" said Ed Harrison; I'VE better go
back and start fair They turned back
with us.
Among this crowd were Ed Harrison.
Henry Chapman, George Wesner and a
Frcnchman by name Dubois careless
young fellow. ripe for any sort OF fun, VINO
had joined the party out OF good Will, ana
who would not go two rods into swamp
for 500 negroes. He was pretty quick and
a good partner in n froiic. but not very
reliable companion on a negro hunt Du-
bois was only eighteen years old and htd
little reverence for the peculiar inSttu-
ton" although he owned few negroes,
but he was such kind master that they
could not be driven awa!-, and again. scape-
grace as he was. he had free papers re
corded for every one of them. valid, IN
case he should die. He rode up by my
side:
Mr. Bradley" said he. eff these people
would use their negroes better they wouion
run off. / can pick more cotton and make
more sugar to the hard than any man In
this section of the country and none Of
my negroes run off: why do theirs? l will
help them find their property, for | do not
think the example would be a good one 10
inaugurate. but it will not be many Years
before the whole system will be blown 10
atoms. if they do not use their slaves bet
ter: the northern people are ugly
Again the crowd halted and began an
other heated argument. Some Were for
continuing on to the vessel. and others for
returning. George did not express his opin-
ion. or join in the ciamor
The corn juice had circulated freely, and.
to use Jack FOrrCSter'S expression. they
"argered the pint explicitly and explosive
ly:" finally they turned their horses toward
home. and. with another square drink all
around. gave a Comanche yell for pre-
Jude. and driving the spurs into their mus
tangs broke into a wild race for the store.
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Not Up-tO-Date.

From the Philadelphia Press.
salesman-"The very latest Bibla7 Yes.
ma am. this is II"
Lady-"It has place for family recorda.
I suppose?'
Salesman-'Yes, ma'ann, for all OF thGn.
Births and marriages and deaths"
Lady-"That's not the latest, I want oue
that has place for divorces" a..
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CHAPTER XVI.

Every road, lane and path leading to the
vessel would be patrolled. and well we
knew it. The magnitude of this unparal-
leled robbery. and the astounding assurance
OF its authors. had aroused the whole coun-
try. SO our original intentions must be
abandoned. Sunday l visited the brig and
talked to the captain.
You must get them to the Chafalaya
then: l came for them nggers,' said he
land l am going to have EN-. Can't you
cross the Techc and hide them somewhere
around the Grand lake? I'll lay the brig
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following is list of advertised letters re-
naming in the Washington d. C., pest office Sat
urday. May Il. 1900.
To obtain any of these letters the applicant
should call for advertised Letters. -
If not called for within two ~ weeks they Will
be sent to the Dead Letter Office
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CHAPTER XVIII.

One bright autumn day 1 walked into
Bradley & Wesner's store.
Back again, ah" cried George "Wel-
come to Attakapas, 1 am right glad to see
you. How our friends in New York?'
My story was short. We had realized
| about $4,000 on the Fillmore cargo, fnclud-
| ing the negroes.
Time logged along and the big stampede
| was almost forgotten except by the own
| ers Of the stolen negroes and the negroes
\ themselves. The latter were scattered far
| and wide. All We could keep track of were
Obed and Lemuel Mason.
George of course, correspondent regular
ly with Lucy. She was still in MaSSachu-
| sets. Lemuel Mason and Obed We're both
| in Cincinnati, at work, and awaiting devel-
| opments. Lanman's Jim was at Chicago.
| George had promised him that some day
he would bring his wife and deliver her to
| Gilotts.
Our next venture. we determined, should
| include about fifteen or twenty. Lanman
| could spare a few and we kept eyes
| open for all the scattering ones could
pick up easily, with little help from
| Obed.
| About the middle Of January I was in
New Orleans, and while there 1 wrote to
| Obed and Lemuel to be at the rendezvous
| March 1.
| 1t will be remembered that we never had
| been seen by these two men except when
We were disguised, and neither of them
knew our names To them l was Massa
| Edwards, and George was known as Capt.
| Williams. l did not think that in
own characters we were ever very well
known to Lem: Obed certainly knew
neither before the eventful night when
| George cracked his skull with the paddle.
We made a trip to our swamp hut and
| found everything we had left it, but
| moldy and rather wet. We carried in
| few provisions and spent a day or two
ranging things to our own satisfaction.
We also left a note telling the two men to
| clear up the premises.
Our canoes were at Bradley's yard.
| wrote Moore to send them, securely pack
| ed, to Bradley and Wesner, per steamer.
| They arrived about the last of February
| and were transported to the camp. We
| set them up and gave them fresh coat of
| varnish, so that by the time Obed and
Lemuel should arrive We would be ready
| for business.
The night Of March we started for the
camp. It was . bright, starlight evening.
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Altxanaria 9ss<ttf.
MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 1900
Key. Zee, Kay.

hey, II &c, my
Professor Skeat wishes to know wher
the pronunciation of key as kee car
first be clearly detected. 1t occurs Ii
Milton, "Comus," line 10:
To lay their Just hands on that golden key
That opes the palace OF eternity
And a little later in Marvel "t1ec'
no."
Now as two instruments TO the same key
Being tuned by art, II the one touched be-
The other opposite as soon replies
These instances are curious, for both
before and after this time the prevail
ing pronunciation was evidently Kay
Herbert rhymes the word with way
In 1.-THE Secrets of Angling Qoloj
culverkeys is rhymed with rays. IA
Witber's Mistress of Phirarete
Q622). key with day. Dryden, TOO ana
Swift have the same pronunciation,
and not till come to Green's spleen
n730 do |, after an hours search nnu
the other There pleas rhymes with
KEYS. This pronunciation must now
ever, have become common soon AFTER
ward.
In Duncombe's Limitation of Gray
Elegy" it is rhymed with me. and Car
rick rhymes it with flea. which would,
I suppose. be pronounced then as IL Is
now. Mares, in his Elements Of Or
tboepy" Q76N. says of the diphthong
ey. ats proper sound should be that
of the long e. This, however, is given
to it only in the word key, for ley-a
fields constantly written lea."-Notes
and Queries.
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ssMore SOciabIe."

A lady who has recently returned
from abroad had a curious experience
at the little town Of Dinant, In Bel
GUM. She was travelling in party OF
three. including another lady and a
young man. They sought accommoda'
ton at a hotel and were shown a room
In which there were three beds ana on
a deal table three basins and jugs about
as big as slop basins and milk jugs.
The ladies explained that one room
was quite insufficient for their needs,
but 1t was a long time before they
could get the hostess to understand
why. They were then shown another
room with three beds. three slop ba'
sins and three milk jugs and were told
that they could have that, too, II they
liked to pay for the six beds. IL was
therefore arranged that the man should
have one room and three beds and the
ladies the other room and three beds.
"Do you always sleep in threesF'
said one lady to the hostess.
EYES," was the reply; lit Is mucn
more sociable. "--Madame.
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OFFICIAL.

an ORDINANCE prohibiting the putting up oil
signs or advertisements of paper, wood
metal or other ma,erisl on the telephone
telegraph, electric light or electric railway
poles in tine city of Alexandra
Section I. Be it ordained BY the Guy Coun-
ell of Alexandria, That il shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, corporation or cor
porations to put up or cause to he put up any
sign OF advertisement of paper. wood or NETS
or any other m'terisl on any telephone tele
grpb, eleclr light or electric railway pole
in the city OF Alexapdr a.
Section 2 Any person or persons. corpora
ton or corporations. violating this ordinance
shall be fined not less than five dollars mol
more than twenty dollars, said Ore TO be COL
lected by the Mayor as other fines are co lect
ed and paid into the treasury.
Section 3. The City Engineer s hereby di
rected to have removed the signs already on
these poes
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in force
from and after its passage and approval, nd
publication for six DAYS in some newspaper
publ bed in the city Of Alexandria
Passed Common Council March 10, 1900.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President pro TEN.
Passed Board of Aldermen March 13, 1900
w. H MARBURY, President.
Approved March IA. 1900.
GEO. l. SIMPSON, Mayor
Teste: d. L. STANsBURY. Clerk C. C.
mhl6 g.
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Funny Men.

The jests of Helogabulus were very
practical. He was fond of inviting
people with some physical deformity
to dinner and making jokes about
them. At times he would invite doz-
en- hunchbacks or a score Of squirting
ladies or an equal number of baldheads'
Once he put large number of exces-
sively fat people, all very hungry, into
a small chamber where dinner was
waiting. There was no room to eat It,
Another diversion Of which he was
fond was that Of placing his guests on
air sofas. so that when they were about
to drink be could let the air out and
have both sofa and guest collapse.
1t is said that Nero. the Roman en-
peror. liked TO "shy" nuts at the bald
heads of the pr@tors who sat below
during the performance at the theater,
and they were expected to maintain
their baldheaded dignity and refrain
from "shying" them back at him.
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RAILROADS.
WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND,
w MOUNT VERNON RAILWAY.
In Effect November l, 1899.
FOE WARRINGTON.

IN Eu6Ct NONciuDoI IL lCVJs
FOE WARRINGTON.
Leave Alexandria corner King and Roya
streets, also stops at King aud Washington,
and King and Payne streets, week day.
at s 55. 6 %. 6 So, 90 (express) Al
Sc, 8 90 (express), 8 30, 900, 80,
10 90, 10 80, IL Oh. IL Az a. m. lex
press,, IL %, 90, i O6 (express), %.
200, 2 40. 3O1 (express). 3 L, 3 40
Is, A SO iexpress), 90 5 81 (oxpre.s)
s As, 6O5, 6 80, 100. 715 (express).
Is, 8 Is. 10 10 and II 10 p. m.
| Leave Alexandria for Four Mile Bun, only
ut IL 55 p. m and ~ 30 q. m.
Sundays-7 90, 8 Is, 8 90. 8 AS, 10 30,
| II is a. M, ~ 90 noon, IL As, 80, IS
8 90, 3 As, A 30, s 10, g 90, g 45, 7 30.
8 Is, 8 Is, 10 is and II Is p. m.
Leave Alexandria for Four Mile Bun only
ct II SO p m. and IL % a. m.
FOB ALEXANDRIA.
| Leave Warrington, from the corner Of
Pennsylvanis avenue and 1879 street, week
DAYS, 6 30, I "a, 30. 3 OU, 3 30, 3 50,
8 25. 10 90, IL co. IL 45 a. N. II % lex.
press), IL 90 IL As, 20. (express), 45,
2 90, 2 40, 20, 3 SO, Is (express) so
10 O5, 20 (express), 40, 8 O4, e 30.
7 O6. 7 80, 800, 8 90, 10 90, IL 20 and
IL SO D. m.
Leave Four Mile Bun for Alex andria 5 30
6 OF, 6 IS and O5 a. IN
Sundays As, 8 90, 8 45, 10 30, II is
3 90, 3 45, A 80, 10, 800, 645,
7 80, s16, 8 90. 10 90, II 20 and II g.
pm.
Leave Four Mile Run for Alexandria AZ
FOB MOUNT VERNON.
| Leave Alexandria for Mount Vernon. weel
days, at 7 OF, s 35, 10 30, IL 80 a. u
IL 80, AZ, 2 3D. 43, 40 and 8 80
p. NJ.
sundsys-7 OF, 9 35 a. M, ~ 80, 2 80
50, Is and 30 p. m
Leave Mount Vernon, week days, at 7 40
| 8 IA, IL Ia q. No. II 40, 33, 2 80, 3 IA
10, 5 80, 8 20 and 10 20 p. N.
| Sundays 40. 10 20 q. M, 1 40. 3 90
20, 8 20 and 10 20 p IN,
| FOR ROssLYN
Leave Alexandra for Rosslyn, week days
7 So, 900, 10 co. IL O4 a. NJ, l 06. 2 90,
. 3 40, A 10, a SO. AS, 6 05, 7 90 and 10
pm.
| 8 Is D IN, inclusive, make direct connoc.
( ton at Arlington Junction.
Leave Rossyn for Alexandria week days,
| 8 81 9 "a, 10 53 and Ii fl a. IN, l AZ,
2 81, 4 81, a AZ, 30, 6 ~, OF, 90
and 8 63 p. m
sundays Connection made at Arlington
| JpDcton with all trains arriving in elexan.
| drs from 30 a. NJ. to 8 30 p. ~, inclusive
| Baggage checked and carried on the fol-
lowing trains for Washington from Alexsn
drs week days, 30 and 10 35 a. ~, 20,
3 II and 6 o. 05 IN.
Sundsys-8 10 a. IN. and 90 p. m.
Parcels carried on all trains.
Freight carried daily. morning and even.
| ing. in each direction. No freight accepted
unless deluered at the station at least 80
minues before the departure OF the freight
trains.
@. z. ABBOT. J. CoLvIN,
President. Superintendent
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Heaven Twice Found.

Now she suffers him to print a kiss
upon her brow.
"This is heaven" he says.
Two years pass now. His baby has
Just ceased crying.
"This is heavenw says he.
Here we see how a mans Ideals
change with the lapse Of time.-Detroit
Journal.
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AUCTION SALES.
Bv r +. Knox. Auclioneer.

ByR F. Knox. Auclioneer.
10y VlhTUE Of decd Of trust duly re-
- corded 10 liber @. No 4, page 4O1, one
of tho land r.cOrds Of Alexandria county,
Va, snd It the request OF the party secured
Their, by, the unoeIsigoed trustees will sell
at pablo auction, on the premises, on
THURSDAY,
the 29th day Of March. 1900
at four o'clock 7. m, the following described
resl estate with the Improvements thereon,
situate and being in tho county OF Alexan-
drs Va, being lots Mo-. is and II in cer-
tain pan OF lots called ST. ELMO, shown on
plot thereof which is duly recorded among
the land records of Alexin county IN IL
Der o, No. a, page 4O2.
Terms of Sele Cash.
10. LANES 81 ERN, ,r,r.,oo,
SAM'L.G Brent,
mh16ts
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By S. Il. Lunt, Auctloneer.

By S II. Lunt, Auctloneer.
icY WITH Of deed Of trust made by
: Jehn H. Null Is and wife 10 the sub
str.bers. as trustees OF THE GeIm4n Cooper.
awe Bui ding Assoc alton No. 8 of AlexsL-
di., VirgiI is,' dated on the 18th cay OF
January, 1899, and recorded 10 the laod
records Of the city of Alexandra, Virginia,
in decd book No Az, folio 2l9, the sui
scrlb,r. as tfUs'ees aforesaid, vii, by order
OF he boar1 o. oire, tors OF the said aasocia'
uon, duly made proceed to sci at public auc'
ton OF
SATURDAY,
the Oath day Of March, 1900.
At = IN st the bOysl stree. entrance to the
Max Building, in tic said city # Aiexar-
dris, The property conveyed y the said deed
Of trust; & Wit:
ALL THAT LOT OF GROUND WITH
THE BUILDINGS thereon in tho said city of
alexandria, situated on the north side Of
Queen street. between F,irfsx and Roysl
sllees 2, in front on Queen street % feet and
running north So me width as in front So feet
inches, teing the premises now occupied by
the said John II. MuliiDgs.
FERNS Of 'sle: Cssh.
JOSEPH KAUFMAN,
JOHN D. NORVOYLE, Trustees
HENLY BLADDER,
mGJ cots
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DRUGGISTS.
4. 9. LIADBEATBR. O. q. LEADBKATeR
q. g. LEA DBxATER, JB, J. L1ADBEATHA
E.S. LEADBEATER & SONS,
DRUGGISTS.

WHOLEsA LIE AND RETAIL DRCGGISTs
los AID 1O7 south Fairfax street,
Dealers in Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medi'
cines, Paints, OIL, Dye Stuff, Spices, Drug
gists' Fancy Gods ard Specialtiee.
Wholesale agents In Northern Virginia TO-
]. G. Ayers Medicines and John Lucas q Col
Tinted Gloss and Prepared PaiAts, &c.
Manufacturers Of standard Pharmaceutical
preparations. :,
We have made large additions TO our stoch
and are buying leading Proprietary. Articles
Chemicals, &C., direct fr.,m the manufacturers
We are therefore enabled to supply the trade
with all goods usually carried by well-sp.
pointed WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE Of
prices Is low as those given by the best houses
In larger cities. ALI goods forwarded BY hrst
freight or cypress after receipt Of order.
Promptness is our speciality. We guarantees
the purity of all drugs furnished. Core
apopdeuce invited.
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A I AUCTION,
"A
% HEAD OF
Thoroughbred
Jersey Cattle

Will offer at p. II. WEDNESDAY, april
Is, 1900, at Gunston Hs Farm, near Guns.
TN, w., % HEAD OF THOROUGHBRED
JERSEY CATTLE, parents registered, and
MICH COWS, ,abcock tested, including l
Mich Cows, mostly young; IA ChoiCe and
Promising Hefors, 6 to % months old, and
three Eek IA Fine Bulls, two of which are un.
der 2 years and is 8 years old.
The celebrated ST LAMBERT STRAIN is
largely repre- ented in this herd.
It will pay you to give this sale your at
tention.
TERMS CASH.
If interested write for cstsl que giving full
inform itiOn as TO pedg of the stock and
bow to get to the sale. Address:
JOSEPH sPECHT,
mil 4 1swt5 Gunston Hall. Gnnston, Va.
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What to do Until the Doctor Arriv,

What to do Until the Doctor Arrives.
Itis very hard to stand idly by and
see our dear ones suffer while awaiting
the arrival of the doctor. An Albany
On. " dairyman called at drug store
there for doctor to come and see his
child, then very sick with Group. Not
finding the doctor in, he left word for
him to come at once on his return. He
also bought bottle of Chsmberlain's
Cough Remedy, which he hoped would
give some relief until the doctor should
arrive. Ia few hours he returned,
saying the doctor need not come, as the
child was much better. The druggist,
Mr.. Otto Scholz, says the family has
since recommended Chamberlain
Cough Remedy to their neighbors and
friends until be has a constant demand
for it from that part of the country
For sale by all druggists.
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at
FRENCH'S BOOKSTORE,

AT & 419 King Street, Alexandria, Va.
BLANK BOOKs-From the smallest mem .
orsndum to the largest bank ledgers and
journal, ali sly les and sizes. Splendid books.
Made to order. Careful, accurate worn =.
Lowest prices.
OFFICE FIXINGS.
Filing cases of ali kinds. Letter Opt,
Rubber Bands, Irvine, Scrap BAsi cts, Cash
Boxes, Ink, Pens. Pencils, Mucilsge, Toilet
Paper in rolls aud packs, Note, Draft and Re-
ceipt Books. Type Writing Paper, al sizes
Ribbons and Carbon Payer.
COMMERCIAL AND FINE STATIONERY.
Commercial Printing of every description
samples and prices sent). includirg ruled
and printe1 Blank Books to order.
Visiting Cards. ''bt Home" Cards, Wedding
Invitations, Announcements, &C., engraved
in correct and artistic manner Mono
grams, Cre:tl ard Dies cut to special order.
Fine Society Ststionery-All The new shapes
and tints and Envelopes 70 match. Bicycle
and Sporting Goods OF sll kinds
For the best goods at reasonable prices re,
member Fienchs Bookstore is the place.
something new every day.
ROBERT w FRENCH
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Falls Church Line

Cars leave Rosslyn for Alexandra county
courthouse aud Falls Church ct Z 20, 81,
8 30. 10 So and IL 4Oa. M. ~ 30, 30
80, 3 30, 4 80. 8 90, 30, 90, 6 80,
7 90, 8 90, 8 80, II 90 and IL 90 p. m.
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