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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, April 1.-THE cotton mar
ket opened steady at unchanged prices
to an advance of 2 points under some
what better cables than due, and rath-
er disappointing estimates for the days
receipts. The expectation was for
bearish into-sight movement for the
week, however, and the weather re-
ported over the South continued very
favorable for crop preparations, so
that after a further advance of about
3@4 points the market turned easier,
and thereafter, while showing some
irregularty as a result of continued
clique control, ruled generally easy,
though quiet, with prices f1uctuating
within 12-point range. The close
was steady at a net loss of Z points
to an advance of points, the gains
being on the late options, which were
affected by covering just before the
close. The English market this morn
ing was due to report a decline from
u to 21a points, instead of which val
ues there were at first steady at a
partial decline Of 1 point, and the close
was net l to 1h lower. Port receipts
were 1856 bales, against 1881 bales
last year, but this lost force as an
influence, in view of the heavy in
sight movement, which reached 49,
896 bales, against 89,005 bales for the
same week last year. Another factor
in the decline was the continued re-
ports of unsatisfactory conditions in
the dry goods trade.
Cotton futures at New York. Auril IT..
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool, April 17.-Cotton: Spot, in
fair demand; prices points lower.
American middling, $3.50; good mid
ding, $3.50; middling, 5.42d; low mid
ding, 5.2Sd good ordinary, 510d; ordi-
nary 4.9Sd The sales of the day were
5000 bales, of which 500 We're for specu-
lation and export and included $500
American. Receipts, $4,000 bales, in
Guiding 9, 300 American.
Futures opened quiet and steady and
closed quiet; American middling
good ordinary clause: April, $3.50
5.24d; April-May, 5.23@5.24d; May-June
5.24@525d; June-July, 5.25d; July Au-
gust, 5.24@5.25d; Augustus September
5.15d; September-Octo 47S@479d;
October November, 4.59@4. God; Novem-
ber-D December, 4.52@4.53d.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
REVIEW OF MARKETS.
CONDITION OF GENERAL TRADE
DURISG THE PAST WEEK.
COTTON CLOSES AT ADVANCE.
AIRS DO NOT RESPOND TO THE
RISE IN FUTURES.

TrrncntIne Market steady at
a.. with the Demand Indifferent.
,.ips Dull at the .DecIine-The
,vnoIesaIe Markets Steady-LOcal
and TeIeeraphic Markets.
The Morning News Office,
Friday, April II.
rba week closed to-day with the
.rices of securities at ebb and those
- cotton at flood tide. On Thurs
soy and to-day, however, the stock
a,,et regained some of it's previous
,.ssas and under the strength i'm
rod bv cheap moffe& and a bet
!sr feeling showed signs of resisting its
,ravious downward course.
The cotton futures markets at New
vorl, and New Orleans rose most of
,hh week under the impetus of spec
,,io+ion which was reported as ac-
tive Al both centers. Old crop months
-.a,,ad to be the object of specula-
1--WE operations, and So apparent was
+bis that commission men were advis-
irq their customers to remain out of
the market. Spot cotton showed no
,ierosition to respond to the rise of
fntnres. and closes in the main quiet
and steady and unchanged.
'Tnrpentine and resins close lower.
1-n5er the persistent hammering of
evnorters spirits declined to ACC, with
tbe demand at this figure moderate.
Resins close at the decline, with the
demand indifferent. The trade look
for steady export demand soon that
win impart strength to the market
and check the present downward
trend of prices. The wholesale mar
kets closed steady. Details of the mar
kets as follows:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18

New York, April 1.-Our market
opened with sales of May at 1O.32c,
closed 10.25c, and after selling at 10000
1O.31c, ruled at 10.31c at p m. Steady.
A better Liverpool than anticipated
has been Offset by a heavy movement
and large estimates for to-morrow's re-
ceipts. The feature of the movement
is that it continues larger than last
season, with only small loss from the
stocks at interior towns. Undoubted-
ly this fact is leading to larger crop
estimates than have been current for
several months. but it is not bringing
any short selling, as people are afraid
of the strong local position. May has
been sold to-day against pur-.
chases of July, while July has
been sold by the, large arbitrage hold
ers against purchases in Liverpool A
quieter tone has been the feature all
day. Heavy selling of July from 80
down by the leading bulls was the fea-
ture of the afternoon. Liverpool is ex-
pected lower in the movement. The
spot market was quiet, 10 points de-
cline.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18

New Orleans, April 17.-Cotton was
very quiet again to-day Quotations
reduced. 1-1ec. fst-gs.,
The future market was quiet and
the trading was light and confined
almost entirely to professionals. At
the opening prices were to points
higher than yesterdays closing. This
vas caused by unexpectedly good
Liverpool cables, which reported fu-
lures down only one point at the OPEN
ing i'm spite of the easier feeling in
the American markets yesterday. Soon
after the opening under the influence
Of New York prices. eased off a few
points, the board at the close show
ing net losses of points on May and
June, 3 on July. August was even,
while the new crop positions gained
point each --..-
New Orleans, April 17.-Cotton fu-
lures quiet and steady. April, 10000
1004c; May, 10.07@10.0Sc; June, 10.07@
100Sc; July, 1011@10.12c; August, $50
as. Sic; September S.S0@S.S1c; October,
S39@S40c; Novemberys S.25@8.27c; De-
cenber, S.266S. 27c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18

Trains arrive Savannah as follows:
No. 30, daily, from New York, Wash
ington and Cincinnati $40 a. m.
No. 80, daily, from New York and
Washington. 3:05 p. m.
No. 80, daily, from all points West,
via Jesup, 1920 a. m.
No. 81, daily. from all points West
via Jesup, 1880 p. m.
All trains arrive and depart from
the Union Depot
THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC.
Trains SO and a. NEW YORK AND
FLORIDA EXPRESS, Vestibuled lin
tied trains, with Pullman Drawing
room Sleeping Cars between Savannah
and New York. Connect at Washing
ton with Colonial Express for Boston.
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Char
lotte and Richmond and Charlotte and
Norfolk. Dining Cars serve all meals
en- route.
Trains 80 and "a connect at Jesup
with through Pullman Drawing-roum
Sleeping Cars operated from and to
Kansas City via Birmingham, and
from and to Cincinnati via Chatta-
nooga.
Trains 90 and 90. THE WASHING
TON AND FLORIDA LIMITED
Festibuled limited trains, carrying
Pullman prawing-room Sleeping Cars
between Savannah and New York
Dining Cars serve all meals en- route
Also Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping
Cars between Savannah and Cincin-
rati, through Ashevllle and THE Land
of the Sky"
For information as to rates. sched-
ules, ETC., apply to ~.
C. H. ACKERT, G. NJ, Washington,
D. C.
S. H. HARDwICK, G. P. A., Wash
ington, D. c.
w. H. TAYLoE, A. G. p. A., Allan
ia, Ga.
Agent Union Depot, Savannah, Ga.
E. 6. THOMSON. C. p. e. T. A., Sa-
vannah, Ga, 141 Bun street Phones
$50.
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Harris, Gates q Co.'s Cotton Letter,

Harris, Gates & Co.'s Cotton Letter.
New York April 17.-Harris, Gates
ter: The market opened practically
unchanged, Liverpool coming in about
u point decline. Later on short COW
ering, May advanced to 1886 and July
to 996c Liverpool closed quiet, point
decline in near months and ~ on dis
tant months On favorable weather
reports and the weekly insight figures,
which made the crop $780, 21 bales, the
market eased a few points. In the
early afternoon the bull clique started
selling July options and forced the
market down, May selling at 10.25c and
July at 9.S4c. While the bulls were
openly selling July option, it is believed
that they were supporting August,
which accounts for the strength of that
month
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18

New Orleans, April T-Secretary
Hester's weekly cotton statement is
sued to-day shows for the II days Of
April an increase over last year of co.
900, and a decrease under the same
period year before last of $4,000.
For the 229 days of.the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is ahead
of the 229 days of last year 200, 000
ahead of the same time year before
last $4,000 and ahead Of 1900 by $780,
900.
The amount brought into sight dur
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
WORLDS VISIBLE SUPPLY.

New Orleans, April 17.--Secretary
Hesters statement of the worlds visi-
BILE supply of cotton to-day shoNs the
total visible to be 3,343727, against g.
ALTA laSt week, and 3,S35,51O last
year. OF this the total of American
cotton is 2,135,727 against 2,262,774 last
week, and 2,695,510 last year. and of
all other kinds, including Egypt, Bra
iii, India, etc, 1.20S000, against 100000
last week, and 1,140,000 last year.
OF the worlds visible supply of cot
ton there is now afoat and held in
Great Britain and Continental Europe
1892, 900, against 2,05S, 600 last year; in
Egypt, 1O7, 900, against 10000 last year;
in India, $4,000, against $4,000 last
year. and in the United States, SOL 200,
against $4,000 last year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
COTTON.

Spot cotton closed quiet and steady
and unchanged, with no sales reported
bv factors. For the past few days
trading locally has been at minimum,
with the demand indifferent and the
wants of exporters apparently sup
Piled for the moment. In the f. o. b.
market the demand was also apathetic.
BASIS good middling was currently
quoted at 1O3s@10 7-16c.
The following were the official spot
quotations at the close of the market
al the Cotton Exchange to-day:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18

Daily Cotton Market
Galveston-Quiet; middling, 10 1-l6;
pet receipts, 2,21S; gross, 2,21S; stock
s9575.
Norfolk-Quiet; middling. 1875; net
receipts, 691; gross, -691; sales, l6S;
stock 1925 Exports-CoastWlse' l.
Baltimore-Quiet; .middling, 1875; net
Receipts, 696; gross, S46; stock, 4,257.
Exports-Continent 1888.
Boston-Dull; middling, 1850; net
receipts, 533; gross, 1,131.
Wilmington-Firm; middling, 912; net
receipts, Il; gross, IL; sales, 95; STOCK
B,24O Exports-Coastwise, 2S.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES; 1niddling, 1855;
Eross receipts 161; stock, 1901. Elk
forts-Continent, 161.
Savannah-Quiet; middling, 10; net
leceipts, 1858; gross, 1888; stock, &c.
New Orleans-Nominal middling,
~ Lie; net receipts, 1928; gross, 1928;
faes 1900; stock, 143,SO1. Exports
\ oastwise, $3.50.
Mobile-Quiet; middling, 10; net re-
feipts; 1874; gross, 1874; stock, $500.
Memphis-Steady; middling, 8 15-l6;
het receipts, 9O4; gross, 1882. sales, 500;
Stock, 1881.
'Augusta-Firm; middling, 1O1z;. net
feceipts, SO2; gross, SO2; sales. 1922;
stock, II, 500. 't'@
Charleston-Quiet; middling, 10; net
4eceipts, 140; gross, 140; stock, 4,l62.
Il xports-Coastwise 80.
Cincinnati-Quiet; middling, 10B;
et receipts, 25; gross, rs stock, 1861.
Louisville (weekly)-Firm; middling,
ss; net receipts, 141; gross, 141; sales,
stock, 142.
st. Louis-Quiet; middling, 10 1-16;
receipts, 81; gross, 1872; stock, H.
Houston-xDulI; middling, 10; net
Eceipts, 1927; gross, 1927; sales, S2S;
ock 33,36S.
New York-Quiet; middling. 1910;
#IIess' as; stock, 61,611.
Newport News-Net receipts, a2;
oss' 92; stock, 3S. Exports-Coast-
Houston receipts included 2,175 bales
Ceo since Sept. and not reported.
Iotal To-day, at All Seaports-Net
eeelpts, 1856; exports, continent, l.
Ia stock, 334,559.
Consolidated, at All Seaports-Net re-
dpls' o9,127; exports, Great Britain,
TT!4i France, 81; continent, 21,62S.
Iotal Since Sept. /, at All Seaports-
receipts, 7,2l1,004; exports, Great
tam 2,570,372; France, 726, 700; con-
tent, $3.50, 1853.
W. Not included in totals.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
DRY GOODS.

New York, April 17.-Weather condi-
lions have tended to the betterment
of the dry goods market, but compare
lively few buyers are in town and mail
advices do not bring large orders.
Prices are held without change, mar
gins of profit being claimed as too
small at present.
Fall River, Mass, April 1.-THE sales
in the print cloth market for the week
will not reach over, 125,000 pieces.
The market has been quiet and some
what in buyers favor. Standards
quoted on a basis of SAC for regulars.
In the face of the dullness which has
been hanging over the market for the
past two or three weeks. the market
still maintains a firm undertone.
Manchester April 17.-Cloths quiet,
with a limited inquiry. Yarns rather
easier.
For Additional Markets See Page 10
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
Baxter and Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York, April 17.-Oficial closing
cables quiet to net decline. Yarns
in Manchester in buyers favor and
cloths dull. Late forecast fair and
warmer, all sections Texas not report
ed. New York market largely a
scalping affair. Clique offered good
deal July at 80 when market turned
strong. Neither side prepared to go
on except for quick turns. New York
certificated stock 80, 299, increase 493
Successful operators say big May
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
Savannah and StateSbOrO R'y
Through Passenger Trains
Savannah to Statesboro
VIA
Seaboard and S. & S. R'Y.

Effective Sunday, Nov. %.
Leave Savannah daily 400 2. N.
Arrive Statesboro, 6:15 p. m.
Leave Statesboro, 700 a. m.
Arrive Savannah, 9:15 a. m.
Another train, connecting at Cuyler
leaves Savannah 100 a. m, arrive
Statesboro, 10 a. m. Leave .StatesoorC
4p. m, arrive Savannah $3.50 p. m.
Shortest and Quickest Route
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18

squeeze is as certain as any time be-
fore. bringing even 100000 bales won't
relieve tension. Look for July to sell
much higher than May, 1,400 bales said
to be Liverpool shipments to New
York.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
WEEKLY COTTON REPORTS.

New York, April 1.-THE following
statistics on. the movement of cotton
for the week ending to-day were COM
piled by the New York Cotton Elk
change:
Weekly Movements
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
SEA ISLAND COTTON.

ne sea island cotton market closed
r. with the demand moderate. Fol-
ing the recent large sales the de-
~ Tor the moment appears to be
lshed The trade now await the re-
oil exporters into the market.
Ranged.
rIces about as follows:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARK EFT.

Cotton futures opened steady and
closed steady.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
FINANCIAL.
HARRIS, GATES & co.
MEMBERS:

MEMBERS:
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE
CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
NEW YORK COFFEE EXCHANGE.
COTTON DEPARTMENT 10 Wall St.,
New York.
Orders solicited for Future Deliveries.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
Week ending April IT:

Receipts, Ports This Season.
The following table shows the re-
ceipts at all United States ports since
Sept. 1, 1908, and for the same time
last year:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18

Brought into sight
thus far for season.. {, $50, S21 9,704,141
Crop movement is for 229 days this
year, against 230 days last year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
Ports

Stock of cotton at all ports April II,
1908, and on the same day of the week
last year:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
HOTELS.
Hotel WELLINGTON.

AAO LII w A-AAAN0 OANp
It'll Ave-, bet. 55th and 56th Sts., New York,
Three blocks from Central Park. Most de.
sirable location In the city. Broadway cars
pass the door. Modern flre-p proof hotel, with
suites OF l. ? or rooms, with BATH. Rooms
with bath a.. 80 per dag. Long distance tele-
phone In each sdite. Restaurant a la carte.
Music. EAGER & BURNEY, Proprietors.
Write for booklet
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
Savannah Bank
and Trust Go.
dNAHn 900


JOSEPH d. WEED, President.
JOHN c. ROWLAND, Vice President.
VIM. F. McCAULEY, Cashier.
sAML. L. CLAY, Assistant Cashier.
A general banking and exchange
bUPtness transacted.
Savings Department. iAterest
computed qGarterIy.
Accounts of merchants, banks
@nG corporations solicited.
American Express Company ieS-
'eFs of credit issue d available In al
parts of the world.
Collections carefully made and
promptly accounted for.
Safety Deposit Boxes and Storage
Vaults for rent.
Correspondents invited.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
ON Railway.

Trains arrive and depart Savannah
by goth meridian time-one hour slow
er than city time.
Schedule effective April II, 1908.
TO THE NORTH AND EAST. :
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18

Charleston, S. c., April 17-Sea island
cotton, weekly: Receipts, none; ex-
ports, 80; sales, none; stock, 1876. Add
to total receipts. 1879 bags.
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A. q. BAXTER & CO. INC,

Successors to Murphy & Co.,
Board of Trade Building. Savannah.
Private leased wires direct to New
York, Chicago and New Orleans.
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.
p New York office, No. 81 Broadway
Offices In principal cities throughout
the South. Write for our market man.
ual and book containing instruction
for traders.
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For Additional Markets See Page 10
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-18
Atlantic CoastLine Railroad CT

EFFECTIVE APRIL II, 1908.
Trains Operated by Goth Hour Slower
"Daiy. tDaly, Sunday.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-03

Let's all resolve to boost Sisters.
Vile during the year 1903.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-03
POULTRY POINTERS.

Early Matched pullets make the best
winter layers.
One of the most beneficial foods for
poultry is linseed meal
The laying hens like a variety not
only in the soft food, but in the grain.
The guinea fowl is Il great forager
and destroys many insects that hens
will not touch.
The hens will lay better and be better
-contented if supplied with 4 box OF
fine dry earth for dust bath.
The Leghorns are popular with those
who do not desire to raise chicks, they
being nonsitters and good layers.
Poultry farming doesn't take great
deal of land, but with good manage
ment the harvest coV2es every day.
In arranging the perches in the poul-
fry house have them far enough away
from the doors and windows to avoid
drafts.
Soaked lime placed in the drinking
water will often cure hens Of laying
shell-less eggs unless it is disease of
the egg passage, as is sometimes the
case
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-03
The Capitol and the White House.

The street urchins Of Washington to-
day would hardly know by the names
assigned them on the original maps the
two chief buildings planned for the
national capital. The capitol was then
the Congress house" and the White
House the presidents house" The
exposure intended for the front In each
building has since become for practical
purposes the back. The capitol was
made to face east, but landowners
pushed up their prices so that the city
grew on the west and is there today.
The White House was made to face
the Potomac river on the south, after
the fashion of the Virginia mansions Of
its day, but is thought Of by the Ameri-
can people as facing Pennsylvania av-
enue or toward the north. - Youths
Companion.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-03
Sugar Valley.

JAN, 3-Willard Eddy, little son
of John Eddy, cut bis finger off IN
the moving machine one day last
week
M. V. Murray, the agent for the
Stark Grocery company, was on
Buck Run one Gay last week taking
orders.
Geo. Smith, is sick at this
writing.
c. e.. Heslep, Jas. Sweeney, Mrs.
Jennie Taylor ard Maggie Price
took a trip to Wheeling Christmas.
G.L Holmes, of Wheeling, was
a business visitor on Sliders Run
and Pursley, q few days last week
10 Buck, Jr. Is considered the
greatest hunter In this neck OF the
woods.
Mrs. j. E. Slider has been sick
for several days, but. she IS much
better at this writing.
tits reported in this neighbour
hood that Guy Evans lost $50 after
getting his pay for working on the
pipe line.
Marshall Glen and Uriah Ice will
start TO Indiana next Tuesday to
visit relatives who they have not
seen for over thirty years.
Uriah Kimble, of Buck run, was
visiting friends on Willow Fork,
Jan. Ist.
lanes w. Mixes and family are
preparing to visit relatives in
Richie county.
Mrs. Ruth Wright has been very
sick for some days but Is now con-
valescent.
John H. Tippens and family of
Owl Hollow and Rachel Smith OF
Padens Valley, were visiting rela-
lives on Buck run New Years.
The Sugar Valley school Is tax
ing weeks vacation.
Uriah Kimble's little girl Oracle,
and T. J. Bucks youngest boy
are both sick. The doctor was out
to see them Friday.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-03
Women and Their Troubles.

Once upon Il time two women were
talking over their troubles, and while
one was telling her tale of woe the
other was very impatient to tell hers.
Finally, after several unsuccessful
attempts, the second woman managed
to tell her story, and as she had the
last say she improved very much on
the tale of the first woman, in conse-
quence of which the first speaker was
made quite unhappy.
Moral. - Some women are more
wretched than others because the 9th
ers have more troubles than they have.
New York Herald.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-03
THACkERAY WAS BORED.
An amusing Incident of the Authors
Second Visit to Boston.


During Thackeray's second visit to
Boston Mr.. James T. Fields, his host,
was asked to invite Thackeray to at
tend an evening meeting of q scientific
club, which was to be held at the house
of distinguished member.
1 was, writes Mr.. Fields, very reluc-
tant to ask him to be present, for l
knew he was easily bored, and 1 was
fearful that a prosy essay OF geological
paper might be presented and felt GER
tain that should such be the case he
would be exasperated with me, the in
nocent cause of his affliction.
My worst fears were realized. 1 dared
not look at Thackeray. felt that his
eye was upon me. My distress may be
imagined when I saw him rise, quite
deliberately, and make his exit very
noiselessly into small anteroom ad-
Joining. The apartment was dimly
lighted, but lie knew that l knew he
was there.
Then began a series Of pantomimic
feats impossible to describe. He threw
an imaginary person-myself, of course
upon the floor and proceeded to stab
him several times with paper folder,
which he caught up for the purpose.
After disposing of his victim In this
way he was not satisfied, for the dull
lecture still went on in the other room.
so he fired an imaginary revolver sew
eral times at an imaginary head.
The whole thing was inimitably done.
I hoped nobody saw it but myself.
Years afterward ponderous, fat wit
ted young man put the question square
ly to me:
"What was the matter with Mr..
Thackeray that night the club met at
Mr.. IS house"