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Norfolk & Washington
POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

E. s. RANDALL POTOMAC RIVER LINE co.
DAILY STEAMERS FOR RIVER LANDINGS.
Monday and Wednesday at pm. for Colonial
Beach, Colton's and intermediate landings and
landings in Wicomieo river and Nominf and Lower
Machodoc creeks, Va. Saturdays at am. for
Colonial Beach and intermediate landings and
Bushwood, Rock Point. Colton's. Currioman and
landings in Nomini creek.
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at am, for
landings to Colonial Beach and Maddox creek,
UNITED STATES NAIL ROUTE,
WASHINGTON, D. O., TO GLYMONT, ND.
and intermediate landings.
The STEAMER ESTELLE RANDALL-Daily exs
cept Sunday, am. Returning about A:3O pm.
Passenger accommoda lions first class Freight re-
ceived until within a half hour of sailing.
e. s. RANDALL, Manager phone 1895 GEO.
o. CARPENTER, General Agent, Washington.
phone 1885, VIM. n. REARDON, Agent. Alex.
andria. phone 80. au3-tf-22
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A Train to Baltimore Every Hour
On the hour via 3. and o. R. R. from TOO
q. m. to 500 p. M; returning in like manner.
The Royal Blue Line service 90 Philadel-
phia and New York is also very attractive
and convenient.-Advt
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CITY ITEMS.
Does Your Husband DRINK

Give him "ORRINE'' powders in his tea.
coffee or milk. He will never know 1t. as
"ORRINE'' Is tasteless, odorless and color
less but his craving for liquor will be for
ever destroyed and his health improved
Address or call on Orrine Co., SIT 18th St
NV, or Sims, 14th ST. and N. Y. ave-; WILL
Jams 9th and F sts.; Weller's, 755 Sth St
Sc; Days, 18th and p sts., Washington
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Ferrets for rat killers. schmid's 712 18TH !
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Phone 3456 Main or Call on
Engel Brothers Company,
Center Market.
For
Prime New York Meats
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Spring Schedule-in Eject March 10, 1908
Steamers Calvert and Potomac will leave 7th st.
wharf every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at
pm. for River Landings and Baltimore arriving
In Baltimore early Tuesday Thursday and Satuf-
day mornings. Returning. will leave Pier No. 9.
Light ST.. Baltimore, every Tuesday. Thursday snd
Saturday at p.m., arriving In Washington early
Monday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. Accom-
modations for passengers unsurpassed. Baltimore.
Philadelphia and New York freight solicited. All
river freight must be prepaid. STEPHENSON a
BRO, Agents. Telephone Main 745. mh12-t
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QUEEN OF TRIPS TO
CAPE MAY=-REHOROTH

NEAREST OCEAN Resort to WashinGton
Reached by rail to BALTIMORE, there connect
Ing with the QUEEN ANNE'S RAILROAD Co 3
steamer, leaving PIER 10, LIGHT ST.:
DAILY Except Sunday. ~ an 2pm
Sunuay r. ri, ...;.:;...-:.....7 an
Rates from Washington vic B. & O. r. r.;
Round trip. Cape May. Rehoboth.
Scosoh to-OU 30 %
Ten-day ticket :............. 40 SO
Saturday to Monday. .......... SEQ -
Cape May passengers connect at Lewes with
NEW STEAMER QUEEN CAROLINE"
Special boat leaves Cape May Mondays g: 40 Am
fees. Wellington d. c.. or Pier TO- Light st. Bal
5si2-tf-2s JOHN C. BosLEY. Gen. Pass. Art.
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Colonial Beach

WASHINGTONS ATLANTIC CITY.
Str I. ". Arrowsmith from River View wharf
1uesoay wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Sunday,
az $50 An Returning leave Colonial Beach, 9
pm. each day.
Several hours to enjoy tbs bathing boating, crab.
Music and Dancing Colonial Beach hotel Pa
vilon-free to patrons Of steamer.
NEW ADJUSTMENTS IN FILL, OpER ArToN
FARE; Round Trip {eood day Of issue) -. zoe.
T1eHets lgood 80 days.. .ll.00
Special Saturday Evening Trips.
Str. Harry Randall. for Colonial Beach and Ool-
pm. from 18th st. wharf. Home SUNDAY about IL
pm. No time lost from business
Special round-trip tickets, good 80 days to o.
lonial Beach, $1OO; TO ColtonTs 81 so.
State rooms and meals to be had on steamep
Stops made at Alexandria. fyl8-tf-90
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FRENCH LINE,
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD

INVN UGN IVNfNIN NHAV Z y
FAST EXPRESS SERVICE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Kronrr'x Sep. g. $40 am K VIM. IL Oct 20. pa
K.Wm. II. Sep. %, 8:3oam Kaiser Oct. p. 10 am
Kaiser Sept. 20. 10 am Kronpr'x. Nov. 3. pm
Kronprz. Oct. 9. pm .Wm.H. Nov. IL. . pm
THE NEW TWIN-SCREW EXPRESS
s. s. KAISER WILHELM H.
TOT FEET-19 800 TONS-40. 900 HORSEPOWER,
SAILS AUG. %. SEPT. 20, OCT TO-
TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE. :
PLYMOUTH-CHERBOUR
Friedrich. Sept. 8. pm Bremen. Sept. 26. Noon
Ra rbar ga Sept. TO- noon Friedrich. Oct g. II ana
Kurt st Sept II. pm Barbars Oct. u noon
K Albert. Sept. %. noonl Kurfurst. Oct. e I. am
MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE
GIBRALTAR-NAPLES-G GENOA.
P. Irene. Sept. l2. II am Lain. Nov. I. II ar:
Lain. Sept. "a. IL an Hohenz'n Nov. ii. IL
Hohenz Oct 10. II am p. Irene. Dec. /, IL
p. Irene Oct q. II am Lain. Dec. 10, Il ana
oELRICHS CO., NO. BROADWAY, n. Y
fe6-624t-3. Agent FOG Washinxt0a.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-04-24

DIR. Andrew J. McCosh was In his
college days famous athlete. lie
could run faster. kick football fur
ther and jump higher than any man IN
Princeton. Publicly his father, Prcsl-
dent McCosh. took no notice OF An
dy's achievements. That he privately
reJoiced In his sons prowess the stu.
dents learned In this way:
Jimmy. as the president was fa-
miliarly called. though exceedingly
courteous. was given To fits OF abstrac-
ton In which he entirely forgot his
surroundings.
Once at n reception In his home. ap-
parently forgetful OF all the world he
was pacing up ana down the room
with head bent and hands Interlockcd
behind his back. Suddenly he walked
up before young lady aud asked:
How tall are yer"
In an embarrassed way she replied,
why, doctor. rm-pm feet .
inches
'Me son Andy could jump over yer
head" said the doctor and Immediate
ly resumed his walk.
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ELAINE OF THE
ORCHARDS
BY MNrthA
McCuiioch-Wilian,s
Copyright. 1909. bv the
:. \. Mcclure Cempnps

The Joy OF midsummer possessed
Elaine. Commonly she was male
with Swallowed eyes and piteouslv
dropping mouth. Today the shadows
the dropping. had vanished. So
smiled until dimples played hide and
seek through cheeks family pink as
the sweethrier In the hedgerow. She
was picking the first ripe peaches in
the young orchard that was her moth
er's pride. 1t had but just come into
bearing and was full three weeks
ahead OF anything the neighborhood
had ever known. Elaine and her moth.
err were piously glad that the rlpening
fell I'm with the date OF the big meet.
ing.
The peach basket would 60 10 church
tomorrow along with other baskets
overlooking with good things. There
were To be three sermons, with dinner
and supper In between; much choice
gossip also. with. Incidentally, lovemak-
Ing. Everybody within ten miles round
would be there. That meant TO Elaine
mainly sight and speech OF Allan MAY.
He would be sure to fetch his mother.
lady of gracious speech. but coldly
calculating eyes. Elaine dreaded the
eyes. yet was glad Allan had mother
To look out for. 1t saved her the tor
ture OF seeing him gallantIng other
girls ever so much prettier than her
own pale self.
Until he came she had never loved
anybody. She was sure that he loved
her. Had he not kissed her fingers
ana called them precious after she
had played for him whole evening
through? He had said too: IL must
DC free before | marry. My mother,
you know, holds everything In trust
until l am thirty" IL was easy for
Elaine to persuade herself that he
did not speak out because he was too
honorable TO ask any woman to wait
for him five years.
Gossip had IL his mother was bent
on matching him with her niece. Madge
Clayton. who lived in the next county.
But the young pair were close and
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Are Men InnulaIIiNef

AT Enton Hall In the days OF the late
Duke OF Westminster there stood on
the mantelpiece OF the principal guest
chamber. dedicated TO bachelor visitors,
clock or remarkable design. Below
IL was placed u card bearing the words.
Please do not touch" A famous poll
ucinn who Glanced TO find himself an
occupant OF the room ventured To ask
his noble host after dinner the reason
OF this prohibitory notice. IL have
often contended with my daughters"
replied the duke. that women are
more curious than men. To satisfy me
OF the contrary fact they have placed
the clock To which you refer IA the
bachelors room with the notice affixed
to IL. The result has been that every
man. with one notable exception, who
has occupied that room has asked me
the reason OF the notice" "And who.
may | ask" reJOined the interested
guest. was the notable exception you
mention?" '"rhe late Mr.. Fawcett, one
time postmaster general" was the re-
ply OF the duke. "As you know, poor
man. he was bIindw
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-04-24
Malay Running "AmoIx."

"Amok" is religious fanaticism, q
madness under which n man makes uu
his mind to kill any one he can until he
himself is killed. Brought Oh by drink
or religion, or from whatever cause
the process is the same. The mailman
seizes his creeSe and ruShes headlonp
down the street. cutting ut every one
he meets. To any one who has seen a
creese or n parang further detail is un.
necessary.
A man running amok is as dog
with hydrophobia. but the panic caused
by the former is by far the worse
Like the mad dog, the mailman is fol.
lowed by noisy rabble. who sooner
or later run into their man and exter-
inmate him. When this vengeful rab-
bic is made up OF bloodthirsty Malays
and Cinnamon, its wild rage and fury
are beyond control, beyond description.
The clamor and blood curdling Wells of
the pursuing crowd and the ever near
Ing shout OF ''Oran amok, Oran amokv'
are incidents which can never be for
gotten by any one who has seen or heard
them. The bravest QuailS when sud
denly turning the corner OF n street his
ears are greeted with the cry OF "Oran
amok!' and Il few yards off he sees a
Malay running straight at him. brand.
ishing In his hand the bloody creese
with which he has already slaughtered
all IN his way.
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Not Laughing Behind.

The man who drove the colonel over
to Climaxville from Baldwin Station,
n. D., seemed TO be so full OF 20 that
he was finally asked how he was get
ting along I'm the new state.
"Oh. SO So" he replied. with wink.
There are two brothers OF us here.
We didn't come out TO grub and starve,
but TO make money. My brother John
lives next house. The first thing he
did was TO steal whole county of
land and sell her off I'm lots TO suit.
He's $4,000 ahead OF this glorious old
west. John is. and still gainin' OH it,
Your brother John is evidently a
rusher." observed the colonel.
you bet he is; no flies on John"
And how about your"
Don't make any mistake about me.
The first thing did was to get elected
county treasurer and gobble every last
cent in the box, and If things go right
durin' the next two weeks I'll steal
twelve miles Of that river and sell IL
fur $1,000 mile. Take me and John
as pioneer pilgrims, and we've nOthin'
In pertickler TO complain off,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-04-24

ELAINE SWUNG HERsELF TO AN AMBUSH
OF THICK GREEN LEAVES.
friendly comrades. seeing through the
scheming OF their elders and finding In
1t an excellent joke.
Madge came often to the May house.
but somehow Elaine had not seen her
since the era OF pigtalls and rufIied
pinafores. AS she nestled the cream
and pink peaches amid the vine leaves
In her basket she seemed to see In them
hints OF her rivals fairness. Just as
she crowded In the last a SILVER ran
through her; then her heart beat like
mad. The orchard ran down TO the
road. Two people came riding there.
and through the hoofbeats she caught
Allan's voice.
In minute they would be upon her
Instinctively Elaine swung herself
TO an ambush OF thick green leaves
AS she crouched. shaking all over. the
nearing hoofbeats stopped. Clear
across the silence she heard Allan say:
you'll have TO marry Inc, Madge, I'M
less you can think OF some other way
out. Oh, no! i am not committed, ex-
cept morally. 1t was the music laid
hold on me. Elaine can make piano
keys say the most wonderful things.
I really forgot she was woman
until There are things one cannot
put I'm wordsr'
Evidently" a rich voice answered.
'But since you have spoken so much
you must tell the whole truth. Did
you draw back the very minute you
found out your mistake? II you did.
you are not wholly despicable. Other
wise''-
Elaine. gasping, felt the tentative
pause. A ruffiing wind let her see
through the leaves. A 1.-the young god
dess, yellow haired, with straight
brows and unsmiling mouth, looked
full In Alian's face. Her bride hand
lay easily on the reins, but the other
hanging at her side, was so tightly
clinched the whip within 1t bent Love
may be blind; jealousy has eyes that
see far and deep. BY the tense clutch
Elaine understood. Madge loved her
cousin. yet had strength to sit I'm Judg
ment OF him.
"You arc silent. That is answer
enough" Madge said after n long min
ute; then. with the least hard breath
''The way out is the right and true one.
You have taught woman to love you;
now teach yourself to love her as she
| deserves"
1T Is your fault after ALL Madge,"
Allan said. signing. You ought to
have made me love-oh, i know you
could have done it-but chose instead
TO laugh me out OF sentiment. because,
forsoo;h. you wanted your own way
don't love You as matters stand, but
OH my soul when l look at you / dc
not understand how 1 ever kept from
it."
go TO Elainew Madge command
Cd. wheeling her horsa.
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Prophetic Writers.

When Sir Thomas More composed
his Utopia" in 1914, the ideas ex-
pressed by him In 1t were many centu.
ries ahead OF the period In which it
was written. Every house I'm each of
the Utopian cities had large garden.
the working day was limited. there
were no taverns, no lawyers, and war
was regarded as brutal method Of
settling disputes. Considering that I'm
More's day hygiene, labor restriction,
temperance and international arbitra-
ton were unknown, this is a wonderful
forecast
Lord Bacon in his essays, Civil ana
Moral" expressed opinions so far In
advance of his contemporaries that he
himself In his Will foretold that they
would not be understood or appreciated
until generations after he was gone.
In practical science the most marvel
ously prophetic writer was the Mar
Quis or Worcester who i'm his Cent?.
~ OF Inventions" published I'm 1868
described the steam engine. the teIc-
graph, the torpedo, the range finder
the hydraulic press, portable military
pontoons, matches and many -, tne
things which have come into monwea,
In the last hundred years.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-04-24
snubbcd the Prince Copsort.

Commenting on the Sights that were
put on Queen Nictoria's consort. Prince
Albert. Sidney Whitman says: THE
prince consort brought 90 England IDEAS
OF Ills Drncely preroSative from Ger.
many which did not accord with those
to which the English aristocracy were
accustomed and all the less so since
many English nobleinen thought them
selves every hit as good as German
prince. One morning Prince Albert
Joined the meet OF the royal buck
hounds. All were awaiting the arrival
OF the master OF the hunt in order TO
start the hounds. The prince consort
ordered the hunt TO begin. and this was
at once done. Shortly nfterwnrd the
master arrived and. hearing what had
occurred. ordered the hounds To be call
ed of and. turning his back upon the
party, galloped off without further ado.
Prince Albert rode back to Windsor
ana complained TO the queen, who
shared his Indignation. She sent for
Lord Palmerston, who was prime min
lister, and Insisted that he should imme-
diately call on the master OF the buck
hounds TO resign. The prime minister
replied that IL this was her majesty's
pleasure he saw no alternative but TO
place his own resignation. as well as
that OF all his colleagues, In her hands.
The queen. therefore. for the time be-
Ing at least. had to condone the slight
put upon her husband"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-04-24
FATE AND MRS.
MAGUIRE
BY NJ. LOUISE CUMsINS
Copyright. 1909. BY the
= s. Mcclure Company

Mrs Mcguire looked MP from her
knitting second time to meet the
same pair OF brown eyes. Again q
sense OF familiarity in their gaze went
over her.
And. sure. there'd be nothing strange
In that" she sOliloquized. latter me
being attendant I'm this waiting room
for the past fifteen years"
Nevertheless her mind went back
gropingly trying to place the girl sit.
ting opposite She gave a quick glance
and reached what she sought with
such suddenness that she fairly start
ed
lis the very wan-the very wan"
she muttered- But. Lord love us all.
what has changed her SO muchY'
Presently she rose. holding her knit
ting In her left hand. and made a little
tour Of the room. picking up n paper
here, STRENGTHENING a chair there. an
parentiy intent only upon her business.
But she paused near the woman who
had attracted her attention.
Tis tires1me work waiting for
trains, ma'am," she hazarded.
1T is. indeedr'
AT sight OF such woe in her eyes.
which she had once seen flied with such
blessedness OF JOY that. as she said.
they were like twin lights on an al
tar" Mrs. Maguire's heart ached.
Though there's them that don't
mind It," she went on. Look there
now" with a sldelong nod to where In
the outer waiting room young couple
were seated oblivious OF time and place.
They makes me think OF a pair that
sat In that very spot-let me see. II
must be all OF four years ago." she
continued reminIscently. "They had
missed their train and had TO wait six
mortal hours for the western express
Well. II you'll believe me- 1 don't think
they knew twas as many minutes"
Mrs. Mcguire saw the hands OF the
woman come slowly together suddenly
in her lap.
did you ever see them againT' she
asked slowly.
mot her"
The dark eyes came round in a fash.
'And himr
well, as sure as you live''-Mrs. Ma
guire had seated herself and was knit
ting cOmplacently-"' twas only last
week. He come In and just sit in that
very spot. / took no notice to him NJ
first. but he looked so broke up L had
to- 1t seemed all wrong to see him sit.
ting without her"
The woman ut her side sprang up.
ut is suffocating in herer she pant
cd.
Then she sank back into the chair.
you recognized me-" she said weari-
ly.
And II i did, a-lanive"-Mrs. Ma
guire laid soothing palm on her knee.
the soft grooming of her mother tongue
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-04-24

Allan Kept uoggcdly beside her. 10
morrow will be time enough" he said
Poor Elaine! She Is n million times
100 geod Tor me-so much too good
uehOle to think OF taking her happi-
ness i'm my hands"
As they galloped or Elaine crept
from her covert and sank beside her
basket. n huddled. moan ming bean. She
lay there until shutdown. love fighting
hard with woman's pride. And love
won out. That night all her prayer
was. Lord. Lord. let him love me or
else let me die"
Allan came to her next day as she
knelt beside the peach basket. lifting up
pink flushed beauties from their nests
OF cool green leaves. His whisper I'm
her ear made her cheeks outflush the
pinkest peach. hut she shook her head
when he made 10 raise her ana lead her
away. Il will come presently" she
said. Mother cannot get through din
ner without me" Yet when he left
her she got suddenly white. and her
hands trembled so she almost let fail
laden dish.
Time amblcs withnl I'm spite OF heart.
aches. Somehow dinner got itself over
and left Elaine free. She slipped away
toward the spring In the edge OF the
grove.
Half way Madge overlook her aud
said with no pretense or greeting. You
must not mind about anything today.
only being happy"
For minute they walked I'm silence
down the sun tiecked path. IL bordered
the road by which teams were taken
To water. There was sharp turn In
the road where the path crossed Il To
reach the well head. As the two came
TO II thunder OF hoofs bore down ON
them. cut through with weak. terrified
screams. Wild JAMIE Lee had ventured
to drive the wickcdest pair upon the
grounds. They had taken the bits In
their teeth and were running away.
Madge sprang back to let them pass
tripped on II loose stone and fell for
ward almost under their feet. Elaine
darted. caught the leaders bit and
swerved him sharply aside. He reared.
striking out with both hoofs. but
she chung fast until stronger hands
stayed the maddened BEASTS, then slid
Into Adams arms. with blood gushing
over her lips. Between the spurts she
whispered To him: ut has all come
right. know. | had 70 save her-be-
cause she gave you To me. You must
gricve for me-a little bit. Hut God
knew best. He heard my prayers"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-04-24

lance. however. which called her away
one day just as ner visitor entered.
I'll be back In a minute. lis the
superintendent himself wants me-" she
explained. smoothing down n snowy
apron In little hustle OF excitement.
Half an hour later I'm returning she
passed by the long line OF tracks. A
crowd surrounding q woman whose
dark head was covered with a cotton
handkerchief attracted her attention.
and she drew near.
whats the trouble. Mixer" she
asked a uniformed fellow countryman.
Thin dagos." Mike jerked a thumb
over one shoulder. Wan OF thin lost
his mother. and nothIn'd do the young
divil but to skrewge through the gates
and try TO cross the tracks just as No.
81 was pullin' in. If 'twasn't for that
gintleman there. there'd be one foreign
err less to grow up In the country"
Mrs Mcguire turned to look at the
tall figure. One glance was sufficient
A moment later she was hanging to his
arm with all the pressure OF her 175
pounds.
wait. sir!'' she painted. "For the love
or heaven. don't gor'
He looked down. amazed.
"Oh. I'm not mad, don't you think It.
And indeed the gray eyes raised to his
were wonderfully sane behind their
steel trimmed glasses.
"She's in there" Mrs. Mcguire whis-
pered
-Shei Whor"
"Herself-the little girl you married
four years ago. oh. didn't I see your
Sure. twas little else / did that blessed
day but look ut the picture you made
The curse OF the Almighty on whoever
came between you. for sure you must
have the kind, brave heart to do what
you just done"
The man paled as he had not done
when looking death in the face.
go" Mrs. Mcguire gave him a
push toward the waiting room door.
''She's in there. tell you. aitlng her
heart out for a sight Of you. And"
grasping him again. don't you say a
word. but just take her along home"
AS his broad back disappeared Mrs.
Mcguire laid hold OF newspaper
stand for support.
A few minutes later when. with
flushed checks. she passed. humIuIng n
bar OF eileen Aroon" above n lump
which threatened TO choke her, they
were sitting where they had sat four
years before.
Dear" he said huskily. his head
bent over hers. that we should meet
here-it was fate"
And Maggie Mcguire" added that
worthy woman as she entered her own
domain.
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ysou.

Miss Weld I'm writing OF the visit OF
Tennyson to her fathers house in Lon
don says: My uncle disliked an over
display OF demonstra ton In public and
said that In his experience when young
married people keep OH publicly rain
ing my dears' thick upon each Other
1t Is a sure sign that a quarrel is al
hand
akin to this hatred OF unreal affec
ton was my uncle's dislike to the full
some fiattery and general vapidness Of
many after dinner speeches. and he de
clared to me that, IL called on to max,
q speech when he felt he had reall!
nothing to say, he should just rise anC
exclaim,
''Out OF my latitude. as live,
Therefore no platitude-pray forgive,
and promptly resume his seat"