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Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-16
The Masked Voice.

For q matter of twelve hours the
fog. leaden, dank. viscous as inexor-
able as the dominion of evil. had
wrapped the world in an embrace as
foul and noEious as the coils of some
great, gray. Shiny serpent.
Through its sluggish folds the pom
derous, power-impelled lifeboat crept
at snail's pace. it's stem parting and
rolling back from either flank a heavy
hearted sea of gray.
In the bows a young woman rested
IN state Of semi-exhaustion, her eyes
closed. he head pillowed on a cork
belt hfe-preserver. her sodden gar
ments modelled closely to the slender
body that was ever and again shaken
from head to feet with the streng 9Th
Of q long. shuddering respiration
Seated on the nearest thwart. Alan
Law. chin in hand. watched over the
rest of this woman whom he loved
With a srinly hopeless solSitude He
was in no happier case than she, SO
far as physical comfort vent-he was
IN worse since he might not rest
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tors from whom received only tsuPe
sHry relief. decided 10 give LYDIA 3.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound fsr
trial and also the Sanative Wash. have
now used tine remedies for four months
and cannot express my thanks for wha4
they nave done Tor me.
IF these hines will be Of any .enef9
yoe have my permission to pubissA
them. ~ Mrs. SADIE WILLIAMS, As
James Street, Eikhart. Indiana
LYDIA T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Caa
pound. made from native roots and herhs,
contains no narcotic or harmful druas,
and to-day holds the record Of beine the
most successful remedy for female ills
we know of, and thousands Of voluntary
testimonials On file in the Pinlhsa
laboratory at Lynn, Mass, sesn -
prove this fact
u y~a Aoso - sniUhAss1 AssuA1
thai LyAaa q. R1nhA00's Vogetoe
~ C~nQnoo1 - ~ yea. Ost4o
~ Z. Aia d. .os1mkAa0 n3o1iGiosGo.
(s<aliAoo14aa) LV0A. n10os- 6s9 81
vice. Heor kA1se ~ - G0nos4
read ae1 sasUeseA - . USsAaA
80 ''c'a IN strict Oa04Ae0Oe.
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the demon of perversity that tenants
them one and all, he knew that the
present sweet-tempered performances
of the exhibit under consideration
was no earnest whatsoever of future
good behavior, that when such a COM
plicated contraption was concerned
there was never any telling
In view of all of which considera-
tions he presently threw open the bat
tery switch.
And the aching void created in the
silence by the cessation of that uni
form drone was startling enough to
rouse even Rose Urine from her state
of semi-somnolence.
With look of panic she sat up,
thrust damp hair back from her eyea.
and nervously inquired;
What's the matter?"
Nothing" Barcus told her. Il shut
the engine off-that's all"
Tempers were short in that hour
and Alan was annoyed to think that
the rest of his beloved should need
lessly have been disturbed.
What did you do that for?" he do
manded sharply.
Because | jolly well wanted to-"
Barcus returned in a tone as brusque
"oh, you did-eh?"
Yes, | did-ehi ! happen TO be
bossing this end of the boat and to
have sense enough TO realize theree
no sense at all in our wasting fuel the
way We are-cruising nowhere!"
Well" Law contended, struck BY
the fairness of this argument. but un-
able 10 calm his uneasiness-"tust the
same, We might"
yes; of course. we might" Barcus
snapped. We might whole lot. We
might. for instance, be heading for
| Spain, for all you or l know to the
/ contrary. And in such case, l for one
respectfully prefer to have gas enough
I TO take us home again II ever this
/ da-blessed fog lifts!"
! And for several seconds longer the
stiffness straRgled their spirits in its
/ ruthless grasp.
Then Of a sudden a cry shrilled
/ through the fog. so near at hand that
1t seemed scarcely more distant than
over the side:
"Ahoyi Helpi Ahoy there, Help"
So insistent so urgent was its ac-
cent that, coupled with the surprise,
II brought the three as one to their
feet, all a-tremble, their eyee seeking
one anotheris faces. then shifting un.
! easily away.
"uh.. ran Il hA7- Roc rhispered
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sone PosvscAsPrS

The arst municipal museum Of aero
lautics has been established oy Mu-
.ich.
Boiling in q solution Of borax In va
er will brighten discolored tea and
;offee pots.
sulphur dioasAe Is the freesins agent
mploy ed in . new French portable re-
.rigersting ma0hine.
A storage battery fed electric lamp
forms Q part Of q new plunnet ~ Ne
at night OF In dark places.
China impOets great quantities Of
old horseshoes, chiefly frOU belgium.
10 be made into knife blades.
Berlin 70 planning building with 80
sound -psoOf rooms for the sole use Of
music teachers and students.
The annual electric dry batteoy pro
duetion of the United States has
passed the e1G.O00.OO0 mark.
Ten parts q slaked lime to one Of
hydraulic cement. mixed with salt wa
ter, makes a very durable whitewash.
Berlin has . four-story stable for
horses, which reach the upper stalls
BY means Of inclined ways and gal
leries.
The development of better landing
and controlling apparatus for aero
planes is the aim of a new French So
ciety.
Ivory handles on tableware can be
bleached with cut lemon dipped in
salt, followed by washing with cold
water.-Houston Post
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When Her Back Aches
A ws.aa Fisds An Her Energy asl
Aebitios Slipping Away

Gunnison women know bow the
aches and pains that oft,-u me
when the Kidneys fail make afe a
hnr1sa Bark ache. hea,iaches. hip
49, :. q m, spells. distressing urin-
arA lr"all,s, are frequent indicatlons
OF weak kidneys and should be
checked in time Doan's Kidney
Pills are for the kidneys only. They
attack kidne, diseases b, striking at
the cause
Can Gunnison sufferers desire
stronger proof than this wuman's
Mrs Martha Wood, LAG s Second
St, Montrose, Colo saws: NV Kid
news were very weak and slight
cold wss enough to cause bad at
tao, Of kidney trouble Tie kidney
secretioBs were unnatural. Nv back
was weak and painful and had diz-
w spells and headaches. took sew
eral boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills
and great relief followed | have
made II rule to take Doan's Kidnty
Pills every spring After using
them ] ALWAYS feel stronger and am
in better health
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't sim.
ply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan'.
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Wood
recommends Foster MiIburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
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FROM the PENCILS POINT

Ii there were no women in the world
here would be no bad husbands. Nor
good ones.
What a delightful old world this
would be II We could only buy expert
eace on credit.
No, Cordelia, the chap with a cork
limb doesn't necessarily belong to the
lcating population.
It's a fortunate thing for some i'm
posing family trees that their roots
are well out of sight.
The difference between a politician
nd a statesman is that the politician
"a, ariably lands the job
Nine out of ten men who claim to
Aave been driven to drink trotted up
to the trough of their own accord.
after a seif-made man has been
-.ected TO Office two or three times he
gets the idea that his death would be
a public calamity. And maybe IL
would
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-16

F-ct3onfffoa OF misfortune Gar rsaueo
he heart With ~ imVsnesrsbse
shadow
In the stern Tom Baross presided
morosely over the steering scar. and
Law was ne more isaiossly heedfsl Of
his exeetheart than Barcus Of the
heasy-duty motor that chseeed away
80 parposefully al rs business Of aris-
ing the boat heaven snew-where.
Lackine al once a compass. ali no
tion whatsoever OF the suns bearings.
aad any immediate hope Of the fog
lifting or chance bringing them either
to land or to rescue by some larger
and less comfortiess craft Barcas
steered mainly through force OF habit
the salt water man 3 instructive feei-
iRg that no boat under way should
ever ia any conceivable circumstances
be without a hand al the helm d had
seemed impossible that n could hong
escape repetition of the disaster. but
somehow, 1t always did escape. and
that BY a wide margin; never once
had n passed near enough to another
vessel to see IT.
And now for more than an hour the
silence had been uncannily constant,
broken only by the rumble OF the mo
tor. the muted lisp OF water slipping
down the side. the euek and gurgle Of
the wake.
Forebodings no less portentous than
Lave crswied in the mind of Barcus.
II was as likely as not that the life
boat was travelling straight out to sea.
And gasoline tanks can and oftentimes
DO become as empty as an Official
weather prophets promise Of fair
weather for . holiday.
More than this. Mr.. Barcus Was Q
confirmed skeptic in respect Of ma
rine motors. on terms of long and
intimate experience with the ways Of
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cHAPvER XVI.
yM leland.


Not more than twenty seconds could
have elapsed before Barcus recovered
from the shock of the motors treach-
cry sufficiently to reverse the wheel.
throttle down the carburetor and jump
out of the engine-pit.
But in that small space of time the
lifeboat and Alan Law had parted COM
pany - definitely as though one Of
them had been levitated bodily to the
far side of the earth.
1t could not have been more than
q minute after the accident before
Barcus was guiding the boat over
what, going on his sense of location
and judgment of distance, he could
have sworn was the precise spot
where Alan had disappeared. but with
out discovering a sign of him.
And for the next twenty minutes
he divided his attention between at
tempts to soothe and reassure the
half-distracted girl and efforts to
educe a reply from Alan by stentorian
hailing-with. as little success in the
one as in the other
"Alan!" he shrieked at the top Of
his lungs. Alan! Give a hail to tell
us you're safe!"
There was little pause; he was
racking his brains for some more NOV
ing mode of appeal when the answer
came in another voice-in the voice
Of Judith Urine, clear. musical, effer-
t.=ft
BE at peace, little one-bleat no
more! Mr.. Law is with us-and safe
oh, quite, quite safei"
In dumb CONSERVATION BarCus
sought the countenance of Rose. Her
eyes. meeting his, we're blank with
despair. He shook his head helplessly
and let his hands dangle idly between
his knees.
With no way on her, the lifphast
drifted with a current of unknown set
and strength.
What can we do?" Rose implored.
we must do something We can't
leave him Oh. when ] think
OF him there. in her hands. ] could 20
madl"
II only | knew" Barcus protested; /;
but my hands are tied, my wits are
as helpless as my eyes are bind.
/ There's nothing TO go by-except he
bare possibility that the reef She
/ spoke of may be Norton's. II doesn't
seem possible, but We may have made
I that much southing. In that rsse
I We re about three miles of the r 5ln-
land, somewhere in the neighborH1od
4 Of katama island. a little, rocky. DESC
/ late bump of earth, inhabited mainly
by fishermen"
The girl wrung her hands. "pur
low could Judith get thsre-ard 18th
I her men-and ammunition
Don't ask LIE Going on nv enc
rience with the lady. I'd be Wiling to
1T that sfs was picked up b. the
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sangeS

s.assss are fsaiaI sa.sz.. soasss'msr
maieassas : isaisss 'nssss me sss''si
Baf net sl~sss
No~s sasssss sse done bssass< Ne
a-e exysseea
Many xeaseR smile a; each other 70
s,se~ shsf shey snox each hss sseA
passias the oshsr and shss ne'shef
one cares
As ench sees the other sasisss sae
iH~sEaly sa.sgers rCst'" and shes
hale each other bad enough thss kiss
Sometimes a smile helps fellow q
lot
IN fact. the right Kind OF a smile h
1lways helpful
Fw IA takes great Judgment 10
rrIns the rlsht Kind IN the right place
There is a Kind of smile that ~0"e
srn BsHk sour as fast as Eoa eoeia
.ilk il. aHd there is q kina OF smile
at would turn vinegar into o'sa'"sn
.laa olive oil
The self satisfied smile on the tscs
q silly person Is provocative oi
mayhem on the part OF the observer
When a man goes into hotel al "
a. "a. asser a Wild ergs IN DAY coaeA
nd the hotel cierk smiles kuo~Inss
4 him. homicide is justiiiaele
That is a time FOR quick. gentle'
anxious courtesy but no smirkine Is
called tor or tolerabae.
The smile of the hotel prOprietress.
4 she be fat. gray and motherly iook
ng. which says. Oh, you poor boz.
voure just tired out. aren't youF ana
iurries to make you coWiy-ooSs'
loys, That would raise tired Hah
rom the dead and make him love thas
woman forever more
That is. If she showed him to clean
room with at least two towels and a
nook To fssten your razor strop On
II the smile is constant the one ina
wears 1t 10 not.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-16

Us<nso reece. eanG nerses spsa assa
No. some n4aaaansa animal csaseh.s.x
k.s throat winding her hsss~ rosad
Ass. araxeias hsm down aae ao~H.
Primitive Instinct alone sased him
he remansbered later. moss vaguely.
ths elimination Of thai duel beneath
the xasers-rememsered freeing an
arm. draNins back. delivering .
blow from his shoulder. with all his
strength. hading himself tree. strss-
cling back 10 the air
Then a boathook caught the back sf
his shirt aad araesed him for some
distance. Until TIVE strong hands caught
htG beneath the srmpits and held his
AsAd above the water
He looked up witlessly into the face
of Barcas. and still bewildered. strug-
Gled feebly
The others voice brought him back
a. his eeHses. Easy. old top Take
n sasyi You're all right noW-rest .
minute. then help me set yos aboard"
lie obeyed. controlling his panic as
best he might. and presently. with
considerable assistance from Barcgs.
coutrived 20 scramble In over the gun
wales OF boat which proved to be
the stolen liiebost.
Aside from Barcus and himself II
held one other person only--the wom-
sn he loved. crumpled sp and uneon-
ecious In the bow.
He strove to rise and 90 to her. -
make sure that still she lived. Bascss
poStrained and quieted him.
"Therei Easy, I sayl She's all
Ght-fAinted-thaf's all, Che and I
took the water in practically the same
opot and luck threw this blessed boat
~ way within half . aossu strohss.
No trouble II sll-in . manner el
oDsaking,"
But the stsaRer-"
why fret sbout hsrf At IT, paso
- was making she eoulAnt have
stopped within half Q mile. Well be
an right now-wtth power TO fetch "
- land"
''But the others-Judithl Alan sat
- end leaned over the eunwals.
ssasching an oily. lsaden sxpanse spot
tel only with . few splintsrs and bits
Of vvsckase. 4 left her out there
sneoascious-shs1 drown. I tell yosl"
-Anl IN tell yeu soasthing!" satl
-. Barcus severely. You'll lie quiet
80 shut up Or III dent your dons with
The shaft Of IN oar Let her drown-
anl . good job. sayl Dont you knov
tie meaning q enough! Mssciful
heeveoe, man. y0u're the most inso-
e1obls Giutton for Dunishmsnt evse!"
But Alan wasnt listening. His fsso
~ - hghtleo - the vatefs thaa
wan beneath his lack lustef eass.
fhere was . horror In his heart thea
numbed even the sense Of relief, a
1slivsrance. that penetrated his being
nike q shock of mortal pain.
Dead Judith dead Back theee, u
the fog and the cold daal -
~ Aandi
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far That's the answer; they were
picked up. stole q boat. and piled it
up on the reef"
"And there's no hope"
"Only of the fog seleatinG n ws
could make the mainland sn1 Sst
help -.
His accents died away into . discon-
solate silence that was SnbsOkea fOs
upwards Of an hour.
So slowly the curpent boss the NE
boat toward the beach anA % stin
the tide that Barcus never appseciate1
they were within touch Of any land
until the bows srOunded with . slight
jar and . grating sound.
With . cry Of incredulity he lsapel
to his feet = Land, BY all that's
lucky!"-snd stoopins, lent . hand -
the girl. aiding her to rise.
Hardly had Rose had tine - soa-
prehend what had happenel. whea
Barcus Was over the side and wres-
Ting with the bows. dragging the bOa4
farther upoa the shoals.
She VAS, however. moro thaa one
man could manage; and when her
stem lad bitten . little more 1soQ1v
into the sands, Barcus gave over the
attempt and, lifting Rose down, 80
Asr on dry lane, thea climbed hack inte
the vessel, runna0el out Asr snchss
snA cable. and carried them ashore.
planting the fornse veil Up tOwsrds
ths foot Of the cli9.
And as he rose iron this last labor
he was half blinded by the glare q the
westering sun - 1t broke through the
fog.
In less than hve minutes the niracu-
lous commonplace was an scom-
plished fact; the wind had rolled the
fog back like q scroll and sent 1t spin
ming far out to sea, while the shore
on which the two had landed was
deluged with sunlight. bright and
beautifully warm.
He showed . thoughtful anl consil-
crate countenance to the girl.
You're about all in?"
She nodded confirmation Of this,
which was no more than simple truth.
Where are we?" che added.
He made her party to his own per-
plexity.
You're not able to travel" he pur.
sued. do you mind being left alone
while take . turn up the beach ana
have a look round? We can't be far
from some sort of civilization; even
II it's an island there are no desert
isles along this coast. Ill find some
taing soon enough, no fear"
By tacit consent both avoided men,
ton of Alan, but each knew what
thought was uppermost In the others
mind.
There's . niche among the rocks
up here" Barcus indicated. almost q
cave. You'll be warm and dry enough,
and secure from observation overhead.
Maybe you can even snatch . few
winks of sleep. :"
She negatived that suggestion with
a weary smile; no sleep for her until
sheer exhaustion overpowered her, or
she knew of Alan's fate.
And so, reiterating his promise to
be gone no longer than absolutely
might be needful, he left her there.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-16

ash.sG ssz4nssag saso Assas ss-as
s-M,
~sa.aH.~ Baru.ss pas IN AArsAly
~Jsalra." the 9sri noa4s.a
Asan sAsos himself tos~saar. '1m-
gessisssi~ hs csassndsa. a sax kas
go ao~R
That doesn't pruse she asdut cous<
sp~ farcsss commented sesas.
-Ahey' MosorbosI; aho.e-oy' heiy'"
~AaG that BaECHs gssrssed sadly
-jsss; proves sae aia oo.ae sv--slame
the lucki Allse she rs. and kickiaz.
stand ciaar An abss .sodiaa psis Of
lungs xas Dack Of thai hail ny trend
and yoE naedns teh me 1 aoHt kaox
the dalcei accents Of that snSelsc Con
trslso,~
without needing him. Alan cupped
hands 10 useash and sent az sns~ er-
iaz cry riaeing IN sugh the mask
-Ahoyi Where are yoa2 Where
away
"Bere-on the reef-han drowned
perishing vith chill"
How does my voice bear7" Alan
called back
What the dickens do you careg"
Barcus interpolated ssspiciuosly.
TO port" the response rang through
the FOG. "s'arbosFd yogr helm and
come IN sloVlyi"
"Rieht-o, Half a minute'" Alan re-
Piled rsassuringly.
Like helli" Mr. Barcus muttered IN
his throat as he jumped down into the
engine pin and bent over the 'y-wheel
Leaping on the forward thwa-t and
balancing himself periloasly near the
gunwaIe. Alan strained his vision
vainly against the opacity OF the fog
Cant make out anything" he
grumbled. looking back. start her
up-but slows the word-and ware
reef"
Nothing doing" Barcus retorted
curtly. The motto is nov Full speed
asterni as you must know"
20 comei We can't leave q woman
out therein a FIX like that!"
Cant We? You watchl" Bsrcus
grunted inadvertently, rocking the
heavy fiywheel with all his might; for
the motor had turned suddenly stub.
born.
"Alan," Rose pleaded. laying hand
upon his sleeve Think what ii
means, I know it sounds heartless Of
me-and it's my own sister. But you
know how mad she is-wild with ha-
tired and jealousy. II you take her into
this boat. it's your life or hers!"
IF we leave her out there" Alan
retorted. shaking his arm impstiently
free. its her life on our heads!"
At this juncture the motor took
charge of the argument. ending II In
summary fashion. With q smart e.
plosion in the cylinder. it started up
Unexpectedly. at one and the same
time almost dislocating the arm of
Mr.. Barcus and precipitating Alan
overheard
II Was not given him to know what
vas happening until he found himself
IN the water; he struggled to the eur.
face just in time to see the bows of
the hfeboat back away and vanish into
IL nist.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-16

feMale weaIDeuA,
pam snd Ereguann-
ties. The pains .
my sssies we're n
creased BY walking
Or standing on my
feet and ] had such
awful bearing dews
feelings. VAS dr.
pressed IN sp'riss
and became thin and
pale with dull. heavy
eyes. 1 had six asc-
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-16

Saguache Crescent:-Joe Ham came
down from Cochetopa pass last week
and reports that the road is now open
to the auto travel. there being no snow
in the road and that the road is in good
condition A couple of autos from
Denver passed through Saguache SUM-
day having come over Ponch. pass.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-16

ssaasssar tssr rss - 0sss- 80 -
eesEise 10 usaAs . pesR q n--G ~
D.. 0Es thsnSs esrsain-sAs ns~f
have fOsna oF .ssssss . boas troa
soases0sS. they cosSant have 49,
N8-i0as rssf hy s~ansng--ns ous
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-16
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS
Germany has 100000 cats.

Germany has 100000 cats
Farms in the United States cover
s7s. .1ss.325 acres.
Noatreal IN 1913 shipped 54,3s5, 81.
,usbets Il grain
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-16
~, WILLIAMS
uDl1 SleIlES
~ To l0n z ~
hasts veoaAukb
C~Rsann4

Ekhsrt. Ind. ~ suasssd - Sse-
o..u ysssz ssoG c<esnse suss1nses's'-
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-16

M b. csavs oasshtp eWs. Low
priced. fresh. reliable. preferred R
Western stochmen because eAsy 80
~ uAeps see9 vnDsia0 eaal
Write for boohlet and te<timoniaiS
= N-eso ~. Qoes4tU esso oI.o
0-1sO -. ososhlso PM 49,
Cse any injsrtor. but Cutters best.
The superiorV q Gutter products Is due TO u
years ~ specializing in uo1Deoo os1 elru0o eoeS.
~ -; sJF,sS = Ss;n,ss i :.s'T s.. s's;:.
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ssaisss sze fsaial sasizs soasss'nss'
uaseatsas . fsaIsss iEssas The ssss'si
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-14
Cowboys.

A cowboy. to our modern minds. means a man who herds cattle. Yet the original cowboys" instead of herding cattle, stole them. The name seems first to have been applied to d band of horsemen. part soldiers and part bandits. who fought on the Brit ish side during the Revolution. West chester county, N r., was the scene of their operations, and the most of them were Tories Because they drove away many cattle on their raids they were called cowboys. Opposed to the COW boys in their raids through the section of New York which lay between the British and American lines were the skinners, a somewhat similar band Of marauders. who espoused the conti- mental cause-AmericaD Boy.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-14
Hear, Hear!

Hear, hear" is the house of com, mons cheer, the member of parliament being forbidden the use of any other form of applause But Hear. hear!! in the house of commons may be made to express a number of conflicting emotions. Some of the varieties of parliamentary cheering have been noted by the late William White in his ''Inner Life of the House of Con- mons." There is." he writes. "the defiant cheer. more like yell than cheer. This is most commonly heard from the conservative side of the house. Then there is the cheer derisive. which is very eXpres- sive, and. again. the cheer conhrma tory. There is also the ob structive cheer. * and. lastly. there is the genuine English. manly. approv ing cheer" And Hear. hear!" denotes them all.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-01-14
Parental Severity,

The children of two centuries ago fell on stern times, if one may believe that the spirit of family life was ac- curately expressed by an excellent mother of that day who said. without humorous intent. that her children loved her as sinners dread death" :" There is little doubt that parental con- trol at that date was as rigorous as this anecdote indicates. It is said that when little Andrew Elliot, afterward lieutenant governor of New York. ob- jected to boiled mutton his father. Sir Gilbert Elliot, drowned.
 Let Mir. Andrew have boiled nut ton for breakfast" commanded the stern parent, "cold mutton for dinner and cold mutton for supper till he has learned to like it."