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HOFFER, DENTIST.--OFFICE, Front Street 4111 door from Locust, over Saylor &McDonald's Bonk store •Eolumbia, Pa. Ij:7 - Entrance, fume a. Jolley'. Pho tograph Gallery. [August :11., THOMAS WELSH, --- 'DAME OF TOE PEACE, Columbia. Pa. as OFFICE. in Whipper's New Building, below '/ 9 / a ck'a floret, Fran street. ri;rFrompt attention given to all business entrusted ID Ms care. November 29, 1957. M. M. NORTH, iTTORNRY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW x columnist .Pn C 4 / 11 CCI10.11.1.rnmptly made n Lanen.terand Yorl 3ounnex. Colnennin,h7 a 4,1350 J. W. FISHER, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, X'ay. zieptember is, 1656 If S. Atlee Bockius, D. D. S. VRACTICKS the Operative, Surg cal and Meehan iral Depurimentii of IDeiniairy; Omen I.oeu•t wee*, between be Franklin Ilou.r and Po.t (Kee, Columbia, Pa May 7 iss9. Harrison's Conmbian Ink 6 n •uperior perm/month. black andnot corroding the pen, can be hod in not In! l'ututly Metlimne ;bore, and blacker el I. titnt English 800tP01612. Columbia. 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Grorery Store, No. 71 Locant et. LYON'S PORE 0810 CATAWBI BRANDY and I'M % WIN F.*. erpecially tar Iklediciiira net Surrumenial purpo.e.. .1 I I Ile Jan.7lB I' 1 NI I LY MEDICI NF.SI Ong. NICK RAISINS for 8 els. per pound, are to be loot only tit ESERLIEI3'3 orocery Slow, Aberch 10, IP6O. No. it LOCuAI Street GARDEN SEEDS.--Fresh Garth! Seeds, war t...pled pule, of all kaelu.ju-i leeeleed al EISEISLEIN'S I.roccry Store, March 10.1850. No 7t Loan-t .treet POCK ET BOOKS AN D. PU RSES. AI./.RUI lot of Pine nod Common Portml Books nod Purses,at from 15 cents to two dollar• each He tdquursers tend News Depot. Colombia. April 14.1 160. A EBW more of those beantifnl Prints will ire sold cheep, ..t SAYLOR ee AIeCIONALD'S April 14. Columbia, Pa. Just Received and For Sale. 1500 SACKS Ground Alum Salt, In large of small quailts tier, .t APPOLD'S MarZi,VO. Warehouse. Gnersi TOLD CREAM OP GLYCERIN!. —For the tore end prevennon fn chnpnc4l hand.. &c. I'or rule sit the GOLIMN 3.1011 TA It DRUG STORK Dre.3.lfinfl. Frani orcri. Turkish Prunes! FOR a Roil rote anode of Prutiro yon moot zo to S. 1. I.:UP:RI-EI:VS Nott.l9, 1 G. Groc.cry Starr, No 7t 1.01.1115 t St GOLD PENS, GOLD PENS TTST le'r;;ieed a large and fine a44onmenl or prdd Perm. ofUerinon and l;rirwold'• ma nnfarnor, at • SA S • lro6 4 31004/r4 A LAYS Nook Srore. 4 grit 14 • .* - Front *greet. above FRESH GROCERIES- - - - F. continue to cell she Syrup. White • ' and Brown Sotto r.. Good Cofree. sand choice Ten.. to be had in Columbia at the New Corner cllorn. 1.0.1te CV t Fellow*" SIMI, nod at misont. mL she 'nit. d . t:. FON L1F.M....311T1i. Segars, Tobacco, &c. cio-fi , L i ise s a ; Tol rco ";d S ije....:zzoreorim.u eab.i e kerp. Co, ELZEIII.EIN'e Grocery Store. net.6:6 Locsan at, COIUMbia, CRANBERRIEE, EV? Crop Pronto, New OrtrotiAtt Oet. m, ?IVO. A. Tr. RAMBO'S. SARDINES. Tareemter.bire Sauce. ReSaud menu. &e.. just re retard and for rale by S. P. Eanitt.Ellti. Oct. fu, 1800, Leen.: St. CRANBERRIES. reeeseeri ■'fre.o tot of Crtanberrie• and Neese J Convert*. it No. 7l Lor .1.4 Stove. Oet 21,1860. . v. r ERERI.II.3N. r,nmEngs mans TB "ME PLITABAS S I 5(1 THE COLUMBIA SPY. Prom the Orient comes the Future As an Angel bright and fair: Crowded in her train sweet spirits Hither bring the newborn Year Rope and Joy are there embracing, Mercy, with her smile of Love, Fortitude, each heart to strengthen. Charity—the meek-eyed dove. Peace, her crown of olive bearing, Asks a welcome to our feast, Plenty, bids us take her treasure, Confidence, shall give us rest. Blessings, every heart to gladden, Joyful lengthen out her train, Megsengers to Earth from Heaven, Shall their coming be in vain? All in silence come the spirits, Speaking to the heart alone, .Not with frowning, shnll we greet them Make their blessings all our own. Flnwers theyibear, and fruitful treasures, Gifts of goodness from above, Meet them, then, with hearts of gladnes., Welcome them with works of Love. Meet them, Mortals! git'e them welcome Tu the Earth so blessed and fair, Bid them enter in your dwellingA, Bid the spirits rest them there. Teaching us that evils tarry Only where the heart is frail, That the faithful shall not perish, Clad in Truth's impervious mail The Old Year fled, with fun'rnl train, Like to Phantoms of the dead, Bears awny its dnys and hours, To a dirge's solemn tread. Bears away our grief and sorrow, Bears away our many woes, Corses grim, by fitful torches Lighted to their long repose. gtinti ono. The Thirteenth Juror When the criminal, Pierre Granger, escor ted by four gendarmes, was placed in the dock of the court of assizes, there was a general stir among the crowd, which had assembled from every quarter to be present at his trial. Pierre Granger was not an ordinary cul prit, not one of those poor wretches whom the court, as a matter of form, furnishes with as advocate, judges in the presence of a heedless auditory, and sends to oblivion in the convict prisons of the state. Ile had figured at length in the columns of the news papers. and while AL Lepervier had under taken his defence, 31. Tourangin, the attor ney general, was to conduct the prosecution. Now, at the time of which [ write, these two men stood at the head of their profes sion. Whenever it was known that they were to be pitted against each other in any case, crowds immediately flocked to enjoy their eloquent sentences, sonorous periods, and phrases as round and as polished as so many billiard-balls. It was a perfect riot of tropes and figures, a delicious confusion of periphrases and metaphors. All the figures of rhetoric defiled before the charmed au ditory, and sported, jested, and struggled with each other, like Virgil's playful shep herds. There was a luxury of epithets, passing even that of the Abbe Delille.— Everfindividual substantive was as regular ly followed by its attendant adjective, as the great lady of the last century by her train bearing page. in this pompous diction—a man became a mortal: a horse,a coarser; the moon was styled pale Dian. My father and my mother were never called so, but tt,rar isbly the authors of my being; a: cityam, was a vision; a glass, a crystal rase; a knife, a sword; a par, a chariot; and a. breeze be came a :whirlwind; all which, no tioubt, ten ded to produce a style of exceeding sublitn- "NO ENTERTAINMENT IS SO CTIEA.P AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." S:3IZZEI`3 7 * 1 1.1 --IL *4 *ft ity and beauty. Pierre Grainger was a clum sily-built fellow, fire feet ten in height, thirty-eight years old, with foxy hair, a high color, and small cunning gray eyes. lie was accused of having strangled his wife, cut up the body into pieces, and then, in order to conceal his crime, set fire to the house, where his three children perished. Such an accumulation of horrors had shed quite a romantic halo round this perpetrator. Ladies of rank and fashion flocked to the jail to look et': him; and .is autograph was in wonderful request, as soon as it became known that Madame Cesarine finagelet, the lioness of the district, possessed some words of his writing in her album, placed between a ballad by a professor of rhetoric and a problem by the engineer•in•chief of the de portment; neither gentleman to say the truth, being much flattered by such close juxtapo sition with the interesting pet prisoner. When Pierre Granger, with his lowering brow and air of stolid cunning, was placed in the dock, the names of twelve jurors were drawn by lot and the president de manded of the counsel on either side, whether they wished to exercise their right of chal lenge. Both declined offering any objection to twelve such honorable names; but the at torney general added, that he would require the drawing of a supplementary juror. It was done, and on the paper appeared the name of Major Vernon. At the sound, a slight murmur was heard among the spec tators; while M. Tourangin and Leprrvier exchanged a rapid glance, which seemed to say: "Will not you challenge him?" But neither of them did so; an officer conducted Major Vernon into his appointed place, and amidst profound silence the indictment was read. Major Vernon had lived in the town dn. ring tho last two years. Every one gave him the military title, yet none could tall when, or where, or whom be had served. He seemed to have neither family nor friends; and 'OJT any of his acquaintance ventured to sound . t.ins on the salieet, ha COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1861. No:seless as the shades that wander On the gloomy Styginn shore, Look they back with fitful glances, Leaving all they knew of yore. Let them bear with them whaterer In us may have been of ill, Leaving hearts inclined to goodness, Peace, and Truth, and Mercy still Bear away our oft offences, Bear away , a'h bitter thought, Bury in oblivion's waters, Every thing with evil fraught. Bear away our evil passions, Bear away each fearful heart, Leaving in our manly bosomy. Soule to know and do their part Spectral Shadows that have haunted Us with dread—no more to come, Misery, and Want, and Sadness, Let them take from every home. Leaving with us what shall sweeten All the sources of our strife, Hpe, all bright with golden cincture, Child like Love and peaceful life. Child-like love for every Pilgrim. Who, in Liles uncertain tiny, Trusting in a hopeful future, Calmly treads the beaten way. Not in doubting mod repining, Shall our hearan solace end; Let the Past, its lessons leaving Wisdom teach the willing mind The Harp unused to moving strain, Gives not sweet music to the livening ear, Erato, sweetest of the tuneful train. Inspires but seldom in my humble sphere. Then let me cease.—With wishes that the Past May leave no memories of saddened hue, The Future bring no skies to beo'crcast By aught of evil—Patrons, Friends, Adieul 1 111 i .11, always replied in a manner by no means calculated to encourage curiosity. "Do 1 trouble my bead about your affairs?" be would say. "Your shabby old town suits me well enough as a residence, but if you don't think I have a right to live in it, I shall be most happy to convince you of the fact nt daybreak to-morrow morning with gun, sword, or pistol." Major Vernon was precisely the man to keep his word: the few persons who had entered his lodgings, re ported that his bedroom resembled an armo ry, en fully was it furnished with all sorts of murderous weapons. Notwithstanding this, he seemed a very respectable sort of man, regular in his habits, puletual in his payments, and fond of smoking excellent cigars, sent him, he used to say, by n friend in Havana. Ile was tall, excessively thin, bald, and always dressed in black; his mus mattes curled to a point; and he invariably wore his hat cocked over his right ear. In the evening 4, he used to frequent the public reading room of the town; but he never played at any game, or conversed with the company, remaining absorbed in his news paper until' the clock struck ten, when he lit his cigar, twisted his mustaches, and with a stiff. silent bow took his departure. It sometimes happened that one of the com pany, bolder than the others, said, "Good night, major!" Then the major would stop, fix hie gray eye on the speaker, and reply, "Good night, monsieur;" but in so rude and angry a tone, that the words sounded more like a malediction than a polite salu tation. It was remarked, that whoever thus ven tured to address the major, was, during the remainder of the evening, the victim of some strange ill-luck. Ile resales', lost at play, was sure to knock his elbow through a hand some lamp or vase, or in some way to get entangled in a misadventure. So firmly were the good townsfolk persuaded that the major possessed an "evil eye," that their common expression, when any one met with a misfortune, was: "lie avast have said 'gor,d• night' to the major:" This mysterious character dined every day at the ordinary of the Crown Hotel, and although habitually silent, seemed usually contented with the fare. One day, however after having eaten some bread soup, he cast his eye along the table, frowned, and calling the host, said: "now comes it that dinner to-day is entirely meagre?" "ilonsieur, no doubt, forgets:that this is Good-Friday." "Send me up two mutton chops." "Impossible, major; there is not an ounce of meat to be had at any butcher's in the town." "Let me have some fowl." "That is not to be had either." "What a set of fools!" exclaimed the ma jor, striking his clenched hand on the table with such force that the 'bottles reeled and rocked, just as Wall the wino in their bog ies had got into their heads. Then he called the waitet and said: "Baptiste, go to my lodging, and bring me the inlaid cat abine which hangs over my pillow." The poor host trembled, and grew very pale, when Baptiste returned with a double barreled gun, beautifully inlaid with silver. The major cooly examined the locks, put on fresh caps, cocked both barrels, and walked out, followed at a respectful distance by the guests and inmates of the hotel. Not fur off stood an old ivy -mantled church, whose angular projections were haunted by many ravens: two large ones flew out of a turret jest as the major came up and took aim for a double shot. Down tumbled both the unclean birds at his feet. "Sacraley.' cried he, picking them or.: "I'm regularly sold—they're quite lean!" He returned to the hotel, and according to his express orders, one moiety of his ill-omen ed booty was dressed in a savory stew, and the other simply roasted, Of both dishes he partook so heartily. that not a vestige of either remained, and he declared that he had never eaten more relishing food. From that day the major became an object of uneasiness to some, of terror to others, of curiosity to all. whenever he appeared on the public promenade, every one avoided him; at the theatre, his boa was generally occupied ,:by himself alone; and each old woman that met him in the street, invaria bly stopped to cross herself. Major Vernon was never known to enter a church, or ac cept an invitation; at first, he used to re ceive a good many of these, and the per fumed billets served hint to light his cigars.' Such, then, was the thirteenth juror drawn in the cause of Pierre Granger, and it may be easily understood why the audi t 7 once were moved at hearing the name of i fajor Vernon. The paper of accusation, notwithstanding, drawn up by the attorney general with a force and peculiarity of deseript on which horrified the ladies present, was read amid profound silence, broken only by the sno ring of the prisoner, who had deliberately settled himself to sleep. The gendarmes tried to rouse him from his unnatural slum ber, but they merely succeeded in making him now and then half-open his dull, bru tish eyes. When the clerk had ceased to read, Pierre Granger was with difficulty thoroughly awakened, and the president proceeded to question Lim. The interrogatory fully revealed, in all its horrors, the thoroughly stupid fiendishness of the wretch. lie had killed his wife. he said, because they couldn't agree; he had sot his house on fire, because it was a cold night, and he wanted to make a good blaze to warm himself, as to his children, they were dirty, squalling little things—no loss to hint or to any one else. It would be tedious to pursue all the de tails of this disglisting trial. M. Tourangin , and M. Lepervier both made marvellously eloquent speeches, but the bitten deserved peculiar credit, having so very bad a cause to sustain, Although be well knew that his client was as thorough n scoundrel as ever breathed, and that his condemnation I would be a blessing to society. yet be pleaded I his cause with all a lawer's conscientious ness. When he got to the peroration, be managed to squeeze from his lachrymal glands a few rare tears, the last and most precious, I imagine, which he carefully reserved for an especially solemn occasion— just as some families preserve a few bottles of fine oltl.wine, to be drunk at the mar riage of a daughter or the coming of age of a son. At length the ease closed, and the presi dent was going to sum up; but as the heat in court was excessive, and every one pres ent stood in need of refreshment, leave was given to the jury to retire fur half an hour and the hall was cleared fur the same space of time, in order that it might undergo a thorough ventilation. During this interval, while twelve of the jurors were cooling themselves with ices and sherbet, the thin teenth lighted a cigar, and reclining in an arm chair, smoked away with the gravity of a Turk. "What a capital cigar?" sighed ono of the knots, as he watched with an envious eye the odoriferous little cloods escaping from the sulokeep lips. "Would you like to try one?" asked the major, politely offering his cigar•case. "If it would not trespass too ranch on your kindness." "By no means. Yon are hearttly wet. come." The juror took a cigar, and lighted it at that of hil4 obl ing noighh,r. $1,50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,00 IF NOT IN ADVANCE •'Well: how do you like it?" asked tl:e major. "Delicious! Itbas an uncommonly plenr ant aroma. From whence are you supplied?" "From the Havana. Several jurors now approached, casting longing glances on jor Vernor's cigar case. "Gentleman," said he, "I am really grieved that I have not a single cigar left to offer you, having just given the last to our worthy friend. To-morrow, however, I hope to have a fresh supply, and shall hen ask you to do me the honor of accept ng some." At that moment an official came in to an nounce that the court had resumed its sit ting: the jury hastened to their box, arid the president began his charge. Scarcely had he commenced, however, when the juror who had smoked the cigar, rose, and in a treinh- Eng voice begged permisson to ret're, as he felt very, ill. Indeed, while in the act of speaking, he fell backward, and lay sense less on the floor. The president, of course, directed that he should be carefully conveyed to his borne, and desired Major Vernon to take his place. Sis. strokes sounded from the old clock of the town hall as the jury retired to deliberate on their verdict in the ease of Pierre Granger. Eleven gentlemen exclaimed with one voice that the wretched assassin's guilt was perfectly clear, and that they could not hes itate for a moment as to their decision. Ma jor Vernon, however, stood up, placed his back against the door, and regarding his col leagues with a peculiarly sinister expression, said slowly: "I shall acquit Pierre (Imager, and you shall all do the same.'" "Sir," replied the foreman in a severe tone, "you are answerable to your conscience fur your own actions, but I do not see what right you have to offer us a gratuitous insult.'" "Am I, then, so unfortunate as to oTend I you?" asked the major meekly. "Certainly; in supposing us capable of breaking the solemn oath which we have taken to do impartial justice. lam a man of honor—" "Bald" interrupted the major; "areyou quite sure of that?" •'Do you know, sir, that such a question is a fresh insult?" "You are quite mistaken," said Major Vernon. "What I said was drawn forth by a feeling of the solemn responsibility which rests on us. Before I can resolve to make a dead corpse of a living, moving being, I must feel satisfied that both you and I are loss guilty than Pierre Granger, which, after all, is not quits so certain." An ominous silence ensued; the major's words sesmed to strike home in every breavt: and at length one of the gentlemen said:— "You seem, sir to regard the question in a Philosophical point of view." "Just so, Monsieur Cernau." "You know me, then?" said the juror, in a trembling voice. "Not very intimately, my dear sir, but just sufficiently to appreciate your fondness fur discounting bills at what your enemies might call usurious interest. I think it I was about four years ago that an honest, paor man, the father of a large family, blew out his brains, in despair at being reused by you a short renewal which he had im plored on his knees." Without replying, M. Comae retired to the farthest corner of the room, and wiped i off the large drops of sweat which started from his brow. "What does this mean?" asked another juror impatiently. "Mare we come here to net a scene from the Memoir.; of the Devil," "I don't know that wdrk," replied the major; but may I advise you, Monsieur do Bardine, to calm your nerves." "Sir, you are impertinent. and I shall certainly do myself the pleasure to chastise you." "As how?" "With my sword. I shall do you the honor to meet you to•morrow." "An honor which, being a man of sense, I must beg respectfully to decline. You don't kill your adversaries, Monsieur de Bardine; you assassinate them. Have you forgotten your duel with Monsieur de Sillar, which took place. as I am told, without wit nesses? While ho was off his guard, you treacherously struck him through the heart The prospect of a similar catastrophe is cer tainly by no means enticing." With an instinctive movement, M. de Bardine'sfriends drew of. "I admire each virtuous indignation." Affected the major. "It empocially becomes you, Monsieur Dariu—" "What infamy are you going to cast in my teeth?" exclaimed the gentleman ad dressed. "Oh, very little—a mere trifle—simply, that while Monsieur de Bardins kills his friends, you only dishonor yours. Monsieur Simon, whose house, table and purso are yours, has n pretty wife—" "Major." el-led another juror, "yon are a villain!" "Pardon me, toy dear Monseur Ca'kat, let ns call things by their proper names. The only villain among us, I beliere, is the man who himself set fire to his hoase, six months after having insured it. at treble its value, In four offices, whose directors were foolish enough to pay the money without making sufficient inquiry." A stifled groan escaped cram M. Calfat's lips as he covered his face with his hands. "Wbo are you that you thus dare to eon etitute yourself as oar judge?" asked another 60r: ply at V•rnon [WHOLE NUMBER 1,585 "Who am r, Monsieur Porno? simply one who can appreciate your very rare dexterity in holding court cards in your hand, and making the dice turn up as you please." M. Peron gave nn involuntary start, and thenceforvrard held his peace. Tho scene, aided by the darkness of approaching night, had now assumed a terrific aspect. Tho voice of the major rang in the ears of eleven pale, trembling man, with a cold, metallic distinctness, as if each word inflicted n blow. At length Vernon burst into a strange sharp hissing laugh. "Well, my honorable eollengues," he exclaimed. "does this poor Pierre Granger still appear to you unworthy of the slightest pity? I grant you he lae committed a fault, and a fault which you would not have committed in his place. De I has not had your cleverness in masking his turpitude with a show of virtue; that ear his real crime. Now, if after haling killed his wife, he had paid handsomely for =secs to be said for her repose—if he had pur ; chased a burial ground, and soused to be raided to her memory a beautiful square white marble monument, wirh a flowery epitaph on it with gold letters—why, then we should all have shed tears of symt :sthy, and eulogized Pierre Granger as model of a tender husband. Don't agree with me, Monsieur Nurbee?'• M. Norbec started as if lie had receivt d an electric shock. "It is false!" ho row ' inured. "I did not poison Eliza: she died of pulmonary consumption." "True," said the major; "you remind me of a circumstance which I had nearly for gotten. Madame Sorbee, who possessed a large fortune in her own right, died without issue, five months after she had made yon her solo legatee." Then the major was silent. They were now in total darkness, an'2. the throbbiug of many :agitated hearts might be heard in the room. Soddenly canto the sharp click of a pistol, and the obscurity was for a moment brightened by a flash; but there \vas no report—tile wen, pm had missed tire. The major burst into •a load fit of laughter. "C:iarming! delight ful! Ali my dear sir," he exclaimed ad dressing the foreman, "you were the only honest man in the party, nod see how to oblige me, you have male nn attempt on my person, which places you on an honor able level with Pierre Granger!" Then having rung the bell, he collo I for candles, and when they were brought, be said; "Come, gentlemen, I suppose you don't want to sleep here; let us make haste, and • finish our business." Ten minutes afterwa...l the foreman hand ed in the issue paper—a verdict of Not Guilty: and Pierre Granger was discharged ain.dit the hisses and execrations of the crowd, who, indeed, wore prevented only by a strong military force from assaulting both judge and jury. M tier Vernon cooly walk ed up to the dock, and passing his arm an ' d.ir that of Pierre Granger, went out with bins through a side dour. Irorn that hour neither the ono n or the other was ever seen again in the country.— That night there was a terrific thunder storm; the ripe harvest was beaten down by hail-stones as large ns pigeons' eggs, and a flash of lightning striking the steeple of the old ivy-covered church, tore down its glided crass. This strange story was relive I to me one day last year by a convict in the infirmary of the prison Toulon. I have given it verbatim from his lips; and as I was leav ing the building. the sLrz,..ant who accom panied me said: "So, sir, you have been list ening to the wonderful rhodomontades of Number 19,738?" 'What do you mean? This history—" "Is false from beginning to end. Num ber 19,788 is an atrociouseriminal, who was sent to the ,galleys for life; and who, during the lan few months, has given evident proofs of mental alienation. Ills monoma nia consists chiefly in telling stories to prove that all judges and jurors are rogues And villains. Ile was himself found guilty, by a mast respectable and upright jury, of having robbed and tried to murder Major Vernon. lie is about to be placed in a la• natio asylum, II that you will probably be the last visitor who will hear his curious in ventions." "And who is Major Vettionr brace old half pay officer, who bait Bred at Toulon., belored and respected, da rhig the last twelve years. You will prob ably see him to day, smoking his Mayans cigar, after the tit`i!e•l hate dinner, at the Crown Motel." Ifig...For a great many yearn, Sfr. Twist bore the tide of Deacon. Clergy and laity recognized it, and everybody called him dea con. "Good morning, Deacon Twist," was a common salutation, and it seemed fitting that be could be deacon, because he was such a good, quiet. benevolent men. "Your neighbor Deacon Twi.t, r•eems to be a great favorite," said ono who bad newly moved intr the neighborhood. to an old settler; what church is the deacon of t.' "Not of any church." wal the reply. "Well, what gives him his title, then?" the stranger con tinued. "Why." said the one questioned, "when they were plastering the new church down here, he and another eat up one cold night to watah the fire, so that their work shouldn't freeze; and to keep awake, they played old &tato in the organ loft, and he's boon called Deacon to this day. slip-R hy are fixed stare like wicked of men? Because they peintillmte ;min till late
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