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$1.50 PER ANNUM, ADVANCE,
FOR
PUBLIC GOOD.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C. ,
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1879
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FALL GOODS
AT THE LOWEST PRICES
.i a Choice Assortment of
Styles and Fabrics at Very Low Prices.
n,W uccc. rnces runner neuueeu iu oun xiw.
coid at a uargain, unu uu uuaicjjn..v
Everything
I re? pec
rirnily luTite a look from all wlio buy Firsl-Class Goods.
1DRESS GOODS A SPECIALTY.
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Black Silk and 1'ancy MlKs irom nrn ix
.AWNS, GRENADINES, ORGANDIES, DRESS LINENS, PERCALS, &c.
KID GLOVES! KID CLOVES!
I am Headquarters for KU1 Gloves.
WHITE GOODS.
i
rUU Unen, Bleached Domestic Sheeting, &c, a very full lot.
CORSETS, HOSIERY and KID GliOVES-
attractions in Uiis line this ?ea?on.
SIX LITTLE FEET ON THE F
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INDER.
In my heart there iveth a pictufe
Of a kitchen rude and old,
Where the firelight tripped o'er the rafters
And reddened the roof's brown mould
Gliding: the steam from the kettle
That hammed on the foot-worn hearth,
Throughout the livelong evening
Its measures of drowsy mirth.
Because of the three light shadows
That frescoed the rude old room-
Because of the voices echoed,
Up 'mid the rafter's gloom
Because of the feet on the fender,
Six restles-", white little feet
The thoughts of thatilear old kitchen
Are. to me so dear and -sweet, -
When the first dash on the window
Told of the coming rain,
Ob ! where are the fair young faces
That crowded against the pane ?
While bits of firelight stealing,
Their dimpled cheeks between.
Went struggling out in the darknesk
' In shreds of silver sheen.
Two of the feet grew weary
One! dreary, dismal dayi
And we tied them with snow-white ribbons,
Leaving" tarn there by the way.
There was fresh clay on the fender
. That weary win'try night,
For the four.little feet had tracked it
' From his grave on the brown hill's height,
Oh ! why on this darksome evening,
This evening of rain an l bl et.
Rest my feet all alone on the haailtistone ?
Oh I! where are those other eet ?
Are they treading the pathway of virtue
That will bring us together above
Or have they male step3 that will dampen
A sister's tireless love.
I offer many new
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,i-'n in 1 adies'Ties
wi.iiR uml Colored Zephyr Ties,
Sfcc.
PAUASOland UMBRELLAS in
Kibbons, Fans, uress .iwwoiw, ,
i5ilks. Fringes, &c, &c, &c.
Newest Designs ami Leieu.iiicu
GENTS' SHIRTS AND CASSIMERES.
Laiiiitli i'l 'and
rnlaundried Shirts apd Fine
igold Very Low.
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Cassiincre?. 'nought to be
Carpets,
My I
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Matting and 'Floor Oil Cloth.
d Second to none in the State,
.-f oSp floods is Enual to any an
?; " and I Guarantee my ' PRICES AS LOW.
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A Masnificcnt Line of Tapestry
fiT Sam i les
and pompness on application to
t ii.i v-na vitti nleiisure
any parties aesmus w puiv..v.
lTonipt Attention Given to Orders-
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J. N. GAMMON,
)0FU111M Oil
1011
9
STREET,
INortli Carolina,
.T.TT.'R.H-A.
SAVBYOUR 3IOIMS
BARBKK'S DRUG STORE
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,IS HEADQUARTtRS
For Pure ; Drugs, Genuine Medicines, &c
-'EVERYTHING USUALLY KEPT" IN A
" TIP-TOP" DRUG' HO USE.
Th Half-Brolher's Will.
from his wife: so he turned into the sick
room, and took his chair again by the sick
man's bed. j,
"John, I haven't felt like this before;
do yi think I'm dying?" '
'Oh, I hope not I trust not,"
John took his hand as he spoke ; his
pulse was very slow.
'Mohn, you won't mind you'll bear no
ill feelings when I'm gone to know that
I've made a new will ?"
"A new I will!" John Allen's face
blanched.
"No, certainly not; your money was
yours, to do what you choose with it."
"I've left all to the boy." . f
""Vps."
"Well. I feel better, John; I thought
perhpa you might be angry, and I wanted
you to know 'from me it's a natural fath
erly feeling,1 eh, John ? Aad the two wills
are side by side in my secretary."
"Very good." "
Disappointment was torturing John Allen
too much for him to say more than a word
or two.
Then the sick man lay quiet: aftera few
moments he said, faintly "
"I think I can sleep. "
John Allen re-arranged the pillow, and .
in a few minents, the even breathing gave
notice that the sick man- slept. Tempted
by all that was sordid in his nature, the
watcher arose and went to the secretary ;
with little searching he found the two wills.
"I must bum the last," he said to him
self, in a guilty whisper. "Which is the
last ?" There was no clew. "I will break
the seal," he thought. But no, he could
not do that ; he could get his brother's ring
without discovery. "It's a shame! If I
hadever thought of , this 1 should nave
marked it, and it was not sealed; it was
unsealed last April." , He studied botn
seals eagerly ; one was stamped with his
brother's ring the other bore. the- date De
cember, 1878, "Ah! that is the last," he
cried, inaudibly, and hastened with it to
the fire.
Before the document had crumbled to
ashes he heard Annie's voice witnout ana
a step heavier than hers ascended the stairs
with her. He was in a feigned sleep when
Annie cautiously opened the door.
"Papa uncle," she said, breatniessiy,
"here is .Cousin Horace; isn't it funny
he knew me, for when he saw me - iasi x
was only a school girl?" ., .
John Allen grew pale, very paie ; n oniy
his half-brother would not tell Horace of
this last will. He rose and welcomed the
young man.!
'You have come, Horace, oniy an niue
to sfee the last of vour poor father, I fear.
"O, uncle, tell me you did not tninK my
wickedness hastened this I"
The young nlan's voice was husky with
sobs " ' "
I -trust cot," answered John, with
cruel slowness, "William, brother don't
ho startlfid. but here is some one come to i
see you."
The sick
murmured
"Horace."
"Yes, father," and the lad fell upon
father's feeble, breast.
"Now I can die happy if you'll prom
ise to be a good boy."
"Indeed I will, father? And in -proof,
see here." He drew from his wallet, as he
spoke, a roll of bank notes. "It's only a
small part of what I owe, I know, but it
will prove I have turned over a new leaf,
father."
He counted out three thousand dollars as
he SDoke.
"Good-bye I am happy God bless you
T am dvine. Brother
A smile of perfect contentment noverea
over the dying man's face and settled there;
he never spoke again.
Every ceremony over, John Allen, who
had rather delaved the opening of the will,
sent for the executor, saying all was ready,
and they soon all gatnered in the library
John, so conscious of his good fortune that
no doubt remained, was very kind to the
heir whom he had so satisfactorily defraud
ed of his inheritance. ,
"Well, my friends," said the attorney,
'our deceased friend was a man of erratic
turn of mind, and, though some of you may
tViot in thfi disnosition he has made of
I
i-esh air;
accepted
affection-
too
at Iiosie's
with al
of her.
SB En, in Rug, Door MaUof he Best Fabncs, and
Floor Oil Cloths in the Best Extra uamj . .
"Leave me, Annie; you need
I will stav with your uncle."
Almost iovfully the young girl
her release from the confinement of the
sick chamber, and lifting Jup her rsy mouth
to her father for a kiss, She said
atelv :
"Dear, erood nana, if it is not asking
much; I would like to go and stay
till tea time." i
"Certainly, my pet," he saidJ
most unseemly haste to be rid
"Your uncle is very low, and lit n any
thing well, if the worst should come he
would much rather have me by him:"
Another kiss, and Annie took herself
away, and her father returned to the sick
room, while the irregular breathing of the
eick man, auothe dim flight, gavu a sepnl
chral gloom to the scene.
There was not a man in all 1
whose escutcheon shone brighter than John
Allen's. No. church memoer ranKf u ,
and no man was more lionized in society.
Three years before jour story opens, his
half-brother had come to him dee p in grief
at the spendthrift behavior ot hisjonly son,
and his indignation was in no jwise modified
by the wily John. f . f
"I'll cut him off without -a farthing ! he
said, determinedly. ; "Not one dent more
shall the fellow have ! I paid ten thousand
,Uor0-amblineM debts for him lasj;
Wppk debts of honor they call them, but
whv" I can't see never could ; aad tuat
a trifle, a wfere trifleJ if they wer all told.
You see. John, the lad would beggar me m
relierion teaches you to for
and kill the fatted
df for the prodigal I've donit, John,
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done it and haven t your rengw
dnnt nreach to me; 1 shall maite my
W - g ... . '
trwlav and Avill ffive everjpixig
w W . m n
tsr fnnnH snme societv tor tne reiorma-
f vonntr mpn." said nis uruiuei, uu-
HWUJ- B ,7 lt I . ,
.nH nnon n? IllS eVeS : "Or SOII1C ciiuion
or
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nearest of
)e yours."
his bro-
seen
i ' Von Moltke.
Moltke has a fine property. It is situ
ated in Bilesia, ; between SchWeidnitz J and
Reichenbach, and called I think Kreisau.
There he is moSt thoroughly at home. Ris
ing every morningat!5, he begins the ? day
by lighting a little spirit-lamp,! as the fflrst
step toward getting himself a cup of coffee.
After coffee he takes a little turn in the
grounds, rather for, pleasure than business,
which only begins at 7. Between 7 and 10
the marshal likes to make a thorough' in
spection; of his domain. He is a good prac
tical farmer and famous for his- cabbages,
which have won several -medals. j
On oie of those inspections he caught
a groom smoking in the stables, and jav
him a box on the ear, the force of v hicbj has
been the theme of admiring comment by
many a rural fireside ever since, liut. as
a rule., his subordina es speak kindly of
him, and say he is a just and: considerate
master, still no one ever nas a cnauc ui
forgetting the iron hand which is covered
by the velvet glove. . ' j
At JO the marshal takes a kind of second I
breakfast, a basin of soup or( a glass ei
wine and a biscuit. By this I time letters
and papers have arrived, and Moltke wsrks
till noon Sundays always excepted. On
'the Sabbath" he goes to church and reads
"good books' during the better part of ' the
day.- V ' .".".' ' A ' V
At noon, on a regular day, the marfehal
takes a nap till dinner-time, wjiich central
ceremony of every man's day jtakes place
in the Moltke household at 2. After pin
ner, a cigar and more work. By and lly a
chat with friends, if any are staying with
him, and perhaps a stroll. At'8 tea is served.
On a fine summer evening tkemarshal jwill
take another tm-n jafter tea, but amostj in
variably goes to bed at 10. . , i '.,
War. interferes1 much lesst with Moltke'B
habits than might be supposed. A friend
met him ia the streets of Berlin in July,
1870. and after exchanging a I few wdrds,.
muttered something about- not frespassing
on the good man's time at ' such a crisis,
and was about to withdraw, when Moltke
detained him, saying in the quietest nlau
ner. "I have nothing to do.")' It was the,
simrila truth. The work had all been done
longisefore. : ! -!'
He is not, however, much of a talker,
tt.iS famnna anlHipr' who nan liold hlS ton-:
tme in 10 languages. A funny; newspaper
correspondent asked him in that same July
how thinss were sroing or, f 'Pretty well,
he replied, "my crops have suffered a jittle
from the rain : mv potatoes were never
finer."
A Braye Man's End.
man stirred in his sleep and
his
roic
Special Premium.
For the newest married jbpuphya r ot
honev to last the moon out.
I For the best disposition exhibited in tne
ine at the ticket office, an opportunity to-
wait the longest for a ticket.
For.the young man who carries his cane
in; the most artistic manner, . the admiration
of! the young woman who carries her para- i
sol on her arm.
For the oldest fashioned hat, gentleman,
one cent; lady $1.497, 8o3.eai.
For the sweetest smile on the ground, an
order for new teeth when the present falls
into the sink with a crash.
For the most elaborate coiffure, chignon, j
French1 twist or banged, a back action mir-!
ror by Which every square Inch oi the neaa
can be sen at one and the same time. j
For the most contented man, sonieuung j
to Stir him up and put new life in him. A
man has no business tq be ..contented.
Wot the best turn-out, a cnoice ueiwwu j
dust heap and a mud-puddle. The
weather will regulate this premium.
For the most prominent unmarried cou
plej a reference to the city clerk's office.
For the most disagreeawe person, an -,
cort out of the gate by the police. . j
l;or the bliud man wno noios msuai wuu (.
the most grace, a gratuity. 1
For the largest harvest of babies, a ticitei
to the poor house. ' ' i-
Fbr the lady who dresses witnin me
means of her husband, if she is there we.
dare; not mention the pnze ; referred to oi.
Peter with a hint to have the angels handy j
when she arrives at heaven's gate.
For the fellow who says "Never I "A
compulsory season pass to Pinafore, six ;
nights a week and two matinees.
For the boy who runs away from school
to seethe show, a mighty good time and ia
forged excuse the next day. .
Far the most charming and best joc-king
young lady, a personal introduction. j
word tq the wise is sumcient. ,
For the most honest bankrupt, a satis-1
factory compromise with his creditors, and
a chance to say, "not guilty" before, a jury
of his peers. , , , . ., -
For the newspaper reporter wno ians 10
make; himseslf "solid" withhecomaiittee,
a ham sandwich and a glass of beer bought
with his own money consequently a rarity.
For the biggest bore, a full complement
of reactionary jartesian well machinery with
no one but himself to apply jt to.
For the young gentleman who knows ev
ery horse on the ground and nothing else,
a succession of lost bets that will leave his
purse ias empty as his head. .
: For; the man who entertains his wife s
mother and her three sisters, a chance to
eat one-sixth of what he pays for, and tha
in the humblest' manner.
Confound your churches and societies.;
N-if home influences ran, wut. m
rnod of either t I'll Will everythihg to you
TM,nvervthinir ! You are the
U VU.. , . , lit
km after the boy, and mine suaui
a linn nn the strenfftn oii
' r . ' -
nrnm w. and. in iaci, nayiug
timt. nromise executed, entered largely into ... bftjonffmors. helhas not dealt quite fairly
speculation, and at uie umc ma-t wtn y0U y0ur love ior;nim win uiatwc mo
opens, reckoning up nis PVliir ' peace. '
fn,,nd the OTeater portion of his fortune dis- .rjrtainlv." said John
c?atnd. and looked i witn aauv iiiuicaoius trhftn we will proceed," said tne auor
dread upon his half-brother's feelijigs, wluch. ney And picking Up the will he examined
werfl ever mowing kinder toward his way- , . d then broke it in the dead si
lence of that robih, where had assembled
..nioa onntH nnusins and. friends to the
were ever growing
T Am't know. John." ne naa bhiu,
I've been too hard with the boy, (after all;
I think some of these days I'll put a codi
i . i;n (ridnff him something if he 11
c
. uv;"; m ffnnH d, so." answered Jon.
vJ ,','" ft1,nr bard
"T'm snre 1 can l uear iu -
od tlie r.hances are mm u.
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he don t
'I'm
. -,i if
he promises, ne wm,reiunu,
A man who once did a noble-and her-
act has come to a dreadful end. One -day
a train was flvinsr! over the ir'ennsytvania
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Railroad at the rate of forty miles an nour,
There was a child, a little girl, pn the track,
and she was suddenlv disebvered when; but
a short distance away. A glance was enough
to show that it was impossible to stop the
engine before reaching her. It was only
nrap.tinahle to slow the engine, 'and that : to
but a limited . decree, 'ine wmsue
sounded, but the child was deaf or bewil
dered and took no heed of it. I There was
hut nti( thincr to do. and that the railroad
engineer did! He crawled down the fejider
or ''cowcatcher," ! and, while J thus flying
over the track, he clung to the "cowcatcher"
and With one arm, in the nick of time, he
snatched the little girl literally jour of j the
jaws of death and- sped on with her j in
safety. It is sad to know that a man cap
able of. an act like this has met a miserable
end. Some time ago Grier, for such jwas
his name, went out to Leadvile to seek his
fortune. ' He found employment at jthat
wild place as bar-keeper in a place knbwn
as the Merchants' Restaurant. A short
time ago one Ritchie a liquor jdoaler from
Arkansas, came to Leadvillej and nade
nartial asreement with the owner Of the
restaurant to take an interest I in it. The
bargain was not yet consummated and there
had been some bickering, in consequence
irti thp nwtipr told Grier not to allow
Ritchie to come into the place. Not llong
after this the two men came, into collision,
and one night a few days since a violent
nnarrel ensued. This was at the threshold
of the saloon. A-crowd had; gathered at
the sound of contention, but scattered . at
that', of 'a pistol
Mr.
John Peeriblngle Family.
"but
all;
ii ua nhonrna are even
That douDttui "ii : nau t
there was no haste, and the Renting parent
"L wait, a while. ! And now disease was
here, and' the doctor had gravely
"Your brother cannot live
hours,
said :
orty-eight
departed, the attorney carefully unfolded
the will and read, in slow, measured
words: ' - . .
,"I hereby will and bequeath five hundred
dollars to every female cousin. One thous
and dollars to my half-brother, John Allen,'
and the remainder of my property to my
son Horace Allen.!"
The lawyer ceased reading. There were
some murmurs of dissatisfaction among tne
kin. - v . ....,
"Wasn't it good for uncle, papa r said
Annie.
It has made you a ocg
and Gnsr fell to the sidewalk.
spoke or breathed after his fall
J. H. Liddons. who knew Claries
Dickens from boyhood, says that he found
himself very late one night at a railway;
station near NOrthwicn,-; -ocarceiy nau a
set foot on the platform,!' he writes, 4when ;
I was accosted by a tall young man of the ;
yeoman type, who had come to ictcn ine ;
letter bag. Uo you wisn ior a ueu,
asked he, 'or are you going on? 1 told
him I was bound for Nbrthwich, two miles
off. 'You cannot get there, sir, till later
in the morning. ' I will drive you there, as
I go with the mail bag at 8 o'clock.' - Ac
cordingly I concluded t accept a bed, and
a supper if possible, at tne nostiery cioo at
hand. I entered the kitchen, where a
bright fire was burning, 'and set myself be-
fore if.l There was a Keuie on iue uuu
singing; a duet with a chirping cricket. A
large wiry terrier came croucjhing, at my
ft Thpro was nothing strange ,!n this.
Rnt nrespHtlv I heard 'clock, clock, be
hind me, and turning round I beheld Til- j
ly Slowboy.in a pair of wooden clogs I The ,
idea dawned upon- me tnai i was wuoug
sime of the dramatis persona oi tne
Cricket on the Hearth.' Supposition soon
grew into conviction, for In a few minutes
a pretty little rouno woman cauio m
informed me that my supper was ready In
an adjoining parlor. 'Dot, by jovel , I
more than muttered, i ate my eupper uu f
went to! bed. . My host roused me at 7.S0,
save me a cup of coffee and bore me off in .
his little chaise to iHonnwicu.
wav wei passed a fine old-fashioned house.
"who lives tneref l asaeu. -mat, on,
was John Peervbingle's reply, "belongs to
peverai snois were ici i jvir. iiogartn, a muaiuai gcuucimm
The Retired Brigand.
IIo-
He never. U-arthl i Whv he must be Mr. Dickens
father-im-law.' 'ne is, bit, auu w.
eps do often come down here; and he has
been and took off me and all my family and
r.ut us in a Christmas story, which he do
- i .u tVio crrirtfit on tne jtiearui; uut. i u
Spanos vangeiiaa reurea u I f bliad toV-hiaker. in
imprudent :enoug u X - . , me . - hsA &
other day to cross irom lumisu to .T-l.,r
of -Thessaly, was imi
"GoodV child!
Tohn Allen had prepared hinjself f or a
tprrihle struggle witn nis vyis uT ,
and'hadsent his daughter away that sue
... i. ura He feared no in-
misrnt not uc a
n.- fm his wtfe. No, poor wo-
xerrup - frdm a disor-
man i sue uau -o
ind for vears, brought on by a
the doctor could nbt tell . the
cauTandS husband said he could not
cauoc, "va man trem-
rror
not think I indeed.
i - moro times when this man
Ia n tKinir nf the past, and the childish,
"Uncle, -I shall
beo-an Horace.
"Never mind, sir," answereid John.
"Vps. hut I do mind, and you must too.
I had given up all! idea of becoming my fa
ther's heir, and knowing that you would
not let Annie marry me because I had no
thing; I have turned oyer a new leaf and
now have a small ionune oi my uwu cix-
and
.51 - and was arrested bv a corporal of J the
nv wiflr ornardfl. wtos& fathers :ana
JT1 CCA. Xi UUVAVA 7 J,
brother had been murdered many years ago
by his band, and' who recognized the silper
.nnnated robber. Spanos was no ordinary
brigand, and although not particular about
.v,;;T-.rr o mnrdpr when occasion rebuir-
pd it he Vas remarkable for the kindness
nf :his disDosition. He would often forego
iSi-a share of a ransom, and even saye
hostage taken by another band, paying the
deficiency demanded oui oj. m uptap
dispute about her brother.;
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How the Scotch Eiteem IVorne.
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The new Governor General of Canada
has a hearty send-ofl from, the English
journals-every one of theni, daily and
weekly, devoting iue ii-gvuaiiuu.v.amu.
his1 appointment. ;Born heir to a duke
dom and the headsnip oi a cian, uc
to court! tolfind himself eclipsed an at
tachment oi royalty, but without its prlv-;
..." " ' .. . 1 .(
jl tVA C7 ,
,-no- ATv house needs a mistress ,
An?p inor aa-n nromised to be mine if she
pie laugh of his wife sent luih from her had your approval." .
he library, where, locking himselt in, . 4ghe has it' groaned John. -
Annie stole ner nana m u,
strolled, out together. And I have only to
say, Annie was not beggared.
sim
, ii M ttiP floor andsrroan aloud.
"You wou't give me anything from the
tinv bottle, John? Sayyou.wil not! the
feehng ODiigeu iu "
woman
would say,; and then, as if
Allen
A T? rf,o otorv that, when she was
Jm q small bOttie mat j -rV
and like a child, she remembered it.
Tlonaihle. ii
rhn Allen feared no . interruption
About 120,000 pounds of fish were
caught on one tide in the Great rona
Inlet, Long Branch, recenuy.
Chutahsohtih, a North Carolina In
dian chief, died the other day, aged
somewhere froth -120 years up.
in thP snnnression Ot Dngan
Vio-p in Thessalv. Soanos baffled all the en-
ipoora made to catch him'; but after
eluding arrest for two years he voluntarily
engendered, merely stipulating that Mehe-
ah fihnnld receive his submission in
ron- He was' imprisoned for a twelve
month, and then pardoned by the Turkish
authorities.' who j had no cause" to regret
the sacred circles.". As Governor General
he will return, as it were, to his own again.;
The viceroy will precede even the daughter
of the Queen, as among the Highland gos
sips the chief of the clan Campbell is be-,
fore all the kings n Christendoin. . ,
f'Hoos a' wi' ye, Donal!" said a Gffilic
fisherman just ashore to one of his neigh-
rteirTenieocy, for 8panoS married and set- V?!J2RSSK?T 1 '
tied in Armiro, where healed a quiet,!irre- W.KCI',-- were'
proachabW ife, d ?as -'mgwrweja ;lU"SnS Mohr'. get
by all who had the pleasure of his" acquain
tance. Unfortunately, he had reqeivdd ho
irdn in Greece, waere a sum oi zu,uuu.
drachms was placed on his head. Being a
rayah, Iskender Pasha has demandedl him
tho Greek authorities : but it is feared
ttiot this demand will not be complied with,
and that poor Spanos will be called uppn to
pay the penalty oi nisme iw u
indiscretions.
an' wha's he goin' to get mar
saym
marrit
"Ay, ay
rifdon?" u,
fYe.ken thq Queen, eh T
Wen the Oueenl
i iA-weeL it's wi' her young dochter
he's goin' to get marrit.'
"Eh! Dod! the uueen mun ik uw
woman!" - ! !
.i jy w-
i