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VOL. VI. NO. 16.
TIONESTA, PA., JULY 23. 1873.
$2PEUANNUM.
nicniH must ne paiu lor in advance.
J ol work, I ash on Delivery,
1
anonymous communications.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TIONESTA LODGE
Ko. SG'J,
i. o. of o.ir.
CEETS every Friday cvanlne. at R
;L o'clock, In t'liollull formerly occupied
T tlreUoou. Templars.
8. II. HASLET. N. O.
J. T. DALE. Seo'v. 27 -tf.
Rnmiiel D. Irwin,
ATTORNEY, COUNSELLOR AT I, AW
and REAL ESTATE AGENT. 1kbJ
usinoss promptly attended to. Tionosta,
, WBWTOK PK1TIS.
MILK W. TATB.
PETTIS & TATE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
if fan Wrert, TIONESTA , PA .
W. W. Mum. (torn A. Jenkt,
Mnson. 4 Jonks,
TTORNEYS AT LAW. Office on Elm
Street, above Walnut, Tionesta, Pa.
F.W.Hays,'
ATTORNEY AT LAW, and Notary
Public, Reynolds link 111 A Co.'s
Rlee , 8tneea St., Oil City, Pa. 3ll-ly
r. KlNMKAIt.
f. B. 8.MII.KY.
u i. try ear ct s sheet,
Attorneys at Law, - - - Pranklln, Pa,
1DRACTICK In the several Courts of
a. nanKo, Crawford, forest, and
lug enuntiea.
adjoin-
S"-ly.
r. Ramus, n. d. fashett,
11 A R R IS C FA SSE TT,
' otorneys at Law, Titusvllls Penn'a.
PRACTICE In all the Court of Warren,
a. Crawford. Forest ana venanao toun-
. ' 40-tf
TH I'M CIA X8 0 S UR O EOXS.
' J. WIKAH3, M. D and J. E. BLAINE, M. D.
Havlnc entered Into a co-iiartnership, all
nalU, nlfiht or day, will receive immediate
Mention, oilier at rrsldence of lr. Wi-
a, Kim St., Tioni-ata, Pa. SO-ly
J..H. Heivly,
OVKflKOS IENTI8T, in Schonblom's
O Iluilding, )?twoen Centre and 8yea
morn Sta.. OH Citv. Pa.
All oporatlons done In a careful mannor 1
anil warrantea. i fuornmrm nna etnor aor
rninlstered when required if thocase will
permit. 16-ly
Clarlc9 B. Ansart,
D
KNTIHT, Ccntro Street, Oil City,
Pa,
In Simons mock.
Tlonesta House.
M.
ITTEL, Proprietor, Elm St. Tlo-
Mr. litis has thoroughly renovated the
Tlonesta House, and ro-Jnrni.lioil 11 enm-
ltelv. All who patronixo him will be
wall entertained at reasonable rates. 20 ly
J
FOREST HOUSE, .
D BLACK PROPRIETOR. Opposite
Court House, Tlonesta, Pa. Just
ouaned. Everything now and clean and
freuh. Tho host of liquors kept constantly
on hand. A portion or mo puono putron-
. aae is respectfully solicited. 4-17-1 V I
National Hotel,
rpiDIOUTE. PA.. Bonf. Elliott, proprlo-
J. tor. This houso has been newly furn
ished and Is kept in pood stylo. Quests
will bo made ooinfortablo here at reasona
ble ratea. iv.
Scott House,
FAQUNDUS, PA., E. A. Roberta, Pro
prietor. This hotel has been recently
-furnished and now offer superior ac-
ammodauons to guos's. xa-iy.
Dr. J. L. Acotrib,
PHYSICIAN AND SURG EON, who lias
A Had nit own veara experience in a isrn
aid successful practice, will attend all
Professional Calls. Olhco in his Drug and
Orooery Store, located In 'Iidioute, near
'lldionte llouso.
IN HIS STORE WILL BE FOUND
A full assortment of Mod U;i lies. Liquors
"Tobaooo, ClKars, Stationery, Glass, Paints,
Oils, Cutlery, all of the lien! quality, aud
will be soMl'at reasonable rates.
DR. CI IAS. O. DAY, an experienced
Pbyaioian and Di unt 1st from New York,
has shares of the Slorer All prescriptions
pat up accurately.
at a. air. jko. r. r.RK. a. a uttr.
II AY, PARK CO.,
BANKERS
. Corner of Kim A Walnut Sut. Tionesta.
Bank of Diecount and Deposit.
Interoat allowed on Time DepoalU.
CoJIuoUoni madeon all the Principal points
of the U. S.
Collections solicited. 18-ly.
SO. A. OALS. M J. T. UALI, CaU..
TIOITESTA
SAVINGS BANK,
Tiouesta, Forest Co., Pa.
This Bank transact;) a General Banking,
Xlollectiiiz and Exchange liuslnosH.
Drafts on the Principal Cities of tho
United States and Europe bouidit and sold.
- Gold and Silver Coin and Government
Beeuritioa bought and aold. 7-30 Bonds
.win verted on the most favorable terms.
Interest allowed on time deposit!.
Mar. 4, tf.
J. 13. LONG,
"yJANUFACTURKU of and Dealer in
HARNESS, SADDLES, WHIPS, ROBES,
CURUY COMBS, BRUSHES,
HORSE CLOTHING,
. and evervJluiiK in the lino. In Bonner iV
Ak'1"'r filoi k, adjoininii lru Store. 7
D. W. CLARK,
(COMMIHSIOWKR'S CI.KnK, FOBE-T CO., T.)
HEAL ESTATE AGENT.
HOUSES nnd Lot for Rule and RENp
Wild I.ands for Kale. X .
I have superior facilities (Vir ascortnlnlnir
the condition of taxes and tux deeds, At:.,
and am thurofore rpinlinoil to n't Intelli
gently as aijcnt of those living at a dis
tance, owninir lands in the County.
Oflloo In Commissioners Kooin. Court
Houso, TlonOMta, Pa,
4-41-ly. D. W. CLARK.
New Hoarding House.
MRS. S. 8. IIULIN'OS ha built a lnrne
addition to her houso, and Is now pre
pared to aoeommodiitoanumberof perma
nent Hoarders, anil an transient ones wno
mnv favor her with their patronanro. A
Kooil stable hum recently boon built to ac
commodate the horses of iruestM. Charuo
reasonable. r.csUlcnco oa Kim St., oppo
site S. Haslet a atoro. 23-ly
OUMUTOX & HOSKY,
CENTRE STREET, OIL CITY, PA.,
BOOKS,
STATIONERY,
FANCY GOOD!
TWINES,
TOYS, INKS,
M HO!vKH,E AN" KKTAII..
Books, Newspapers and Magazines
MAILED TO ANY ADDRESS
At publishers rates,
3!My
GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE
IN TIONES TA .
GEO. W,B0VARD&G0.
TT AVE )nst brought on a complete and
a a caroluiiy aeiecteu atocx oi
FLOUR,
GKOUEKIIiS.
PROVISIONS,
and everything nocessary to the complete
slock ota nrst-ciKSSuroeory uousa, wiiici)
thev have opened out at their establish
ment on Kim St., nrst aoor norm oi m. t..
L Huron.
TEAS,
COFFEES.
SUGARS,
SYRUPS.
FRUITS,
SPICES.
HAMS. LARD,
4 NJ) PRO VISIONS OF ALL KINDS,
at the lowest cash price. Goods warrant
ed to Do oi me no.Hi quality, lau ana ex
amine, and wo believe weenn suit you.
UU. Y. AJUVAUU a tv.
Jan. 9. '74.
ONFECTION ARIE
S.
IAUNEW, at the Post Ofllce, has
J. opened out a choice lot of
GROCERIES,
CONFECTIONARU-S,
CANNED FRUITS,
10EACC0S,
CIGARS, AND
NOTIONS OF ALL KINDS.
A portion of the pAtrnnai; of the public
-z-K-h -4y v. ,v .
MEBRASKAJRIST MILL.
THE GRIST MILL at Nebraska (Lacy
town,) Forest county, has been thor
oughly overhauled ami retittod iu lirst
claHS order, and is now running and doing
an Kinus or
cuhtom j it i i i :;.
FLOUR.
FEED, AND OATS.
Constantly on hand, and aold at tho very
lowest (iguros.
43-tlm U. W. LEDEBUR.
LOTS FOR SALE!
IN THE
BOROUGH OF TIONESTA.
Apply to GEO. G SICKLES,
79, Nassau St., New York -City.
Trr Republican Office
TEEPS constantly on hand a large as
JV aortment of Blank Deeds, Mortgages,
Suhpienas, WariantH, Smuiiioua, Ac. to
be Bold "heap for caah. - tf,
But, Jaik, Yea Haven't Asked Ms To."
It was a cloudv afternoon in Julv.
Tlie early rooming had been prophetic
of a pleasant day; but, like a great
many prophesies ol the present time,
had proved utterly false. Yet a Sun
day School it was Presbyterian in
its belief, and so it did not care for a
sprinkling had determinedly shut its
eves to the threteuing looks ot the sky,
and gc.no on a picuio thirty miles from I
home. But the heavy drops or rain,
which fell about the middle of the day, I
drove them from their origiual place I
of destination, the furaous Lion Creek
gorgo, and sent thorn on some five
raucj more w pieasau town "
Horwich. The excellent musio dis-
coursed by tho band which accompan
ied tho excursionists, as well as the
uheronl curiosity of niau to look up
on strangers, attracted many of the
residents of Ilorwich "down to the
grovo, where the picnickers were.
Jack Ilavilaod was one of the many
who could not resist the temptation
Jack and his friend Marion. Down
they went to the grove with one um
brella between them.
Can anyone hope to descrbe the
feelings of a lonesome young man who
wanders through a bevy ot young
girls, any ono and every one of whom
he d os i res to know, yet none ot whom
he can knew 7 Jack was oversowing
with that unexpressible feeling. And
who can blame him, or who would ex
pect him to feel othet wiso ? He had
been Bhut un for six lonn months,
poring over "Parsons on Contracts"
a book so suggestive ot love dreams
"Kent's Commentaries," a "Law
Glossary," and "Tomliu's Law Dic
tionary. Can any one censure Jack
tor feeling a longing desire tor a lit
tie human sympathy and human con
tact? Ho listlessly leaned against a pine
tree and looked around bun
Just then two young ladies came in
to the held of his vision. Due Jack
knew, the other was a stranger, and
tho other was the one Jack immedi
ately began to admire. She was of
medium height, dressed Simply yet
"... . A . .
tastily; a white Uaribaldi waist l
believe Jack found out afterward that
was the name of it belted in by a
brrftid ribbon, a dark bkirt, over
which was looped auothcr striped
black and white, and out from under
which peeped two pretty feet, encased
in thick hut neat boot's: a classical
head, with a great mass of hair, twist
ed into a grand coil behind, but not
so firm iy but that stray little curls
had managed to creep out here and
there to givp themselves an airing as
the wind fluttered
arouuii uer lute ,
and it was such a sweet, comely face,
withal, that Jack most heartily envied
the wind ; and, crowning all, was a
tasteful bit of head-gear, such ns is
worn nowadays.
Jack stoed under the pine tree and
lost his heart ' But he miclit as well
have lost it to tho will-o-the-wisp, or
so me other fearful deception, for what
possibility was mere ot his ever get-
ting acquainted with his suddenly sot
up diviuitv, much less cf well. Jack
hadn't as yet clearly defined .it in his
own mind.
Just then it becan to rain. Jack
bad his friend's umbrella. It would Here Jcame a long pause. Jack
uot do to let her go wet, so without looked at everything in tho room ex
a word Jack oDeued the umbrella, cepl Clio. It was getting exceedingly
stalked over to where she was. and
held it over her. He did it in such
an honest, earnest way, she could not
take offence. She looked up into his
face and smiled. Jack smiled. She
laughed a low, rippling laugh, Jack a
hysterically short one.
"It s too bad it rains. ' said sue.
with the accent on the "to bad," just
as girls always speak.
"I don t know, blundered Jack in
reply.
bhe looked at him curiously and
said. 'Well." in a self-interrotratorv
way, as though she might have said,
"What sort of an oddity are -your
then laughed again.
With that Jack also laughed, and
came to himself. Then he began to
talk, and thev cot ou erandly
lhe rain not ceasing, Jack walked
- " r ...
home with her, for ho found out that
she lived in town. When they had
arrived at her door and sho thanked
him for tho use of tho umbrella, or
rather the use of himself and the um
brella, Jack knew he ought to go
but every young man knows bow it
is he wasn t quite ready,
"My name, staramere
vi,
Jack Jack Haviland."
"And mine is Clio Stanlev."
"And and I'm stud vine law here
in town."
afW
"And I am stopping here for the
summer with naDa. I should be ban-
py to receive a call from you."
then Jack went home.
The next day Jack thought it all
over. The ouo moment Tie called
himself a fool, the next chuckled over
the action, and decided, with all the
acumen of a country judge, toward
which position ho bad aspirations,
that he was rather "cute," and if cute,
why ho, ' the prepetrator, must bo
somewhat sharp. Now he was inclin
ed to feel sorry and ashamed over it ;
then, with an anneal to the principal
heathen deity in his vocabulary,
Jack expressed himselfas "duced glad"
it happened. So he went on in spirit,
alternating up and down, like a boy
on a see-saw, provided the boy could
rido both ends at once, whicn, i sup
pose, is an inipodsibility : but when
evening came he went nnd called on
the young lady, blie invited him to
call again. Jack did bo. In fact, he
went several consceutive times.
Throe years passed awny. Jack
ha(i studied diligently, and now for
six months had been a practicing law
vnr uu fiVp-v nrnsne.e.t of success.
All this time his devoted attentions
. . : . . r . . . .
had been paid to Clio ; yet all that
time nut a word ot love had passed
between them. Jack could not and
would not ask lior to love him until
he onuld efler her something more
tangible than possibilities. But not;
that he had won his first case, and
had attained a settled business, he
felt the time to determine bis fate had
pome; yet how could it be done T The
very thought distressed him. Could
he dare he ask her? Could she know
how much her answer'would mean to
him? If she said "yes," what happi
ness, success; how much to live for!
If she said "uo" he didn't care to
think.
The more he thought over it, tho
more he hesitnted nnd the more he
delayed, the harder it became. At
last he determined it should be
done.
Clio met him as usual with a pleas-
ant smile.
Jack tried to smile, but it
ebbed off over his countenance, and
was lost in his "solemn expression,
just as a little wave is often lost in
a
larger. Clio saw something was
go-
ing to happen, and, woman like,
di
vined intuitively what it was. But
ho had kept her waiting in suspenses
and uncertainty so long, that now
when it was about to come, she de
termmed she would cot help him in
the least. At length Jack began :
"Clio. I am having considerable
business now."
"Yes. said sho, very demurely,
with a quiet little nod ; then relapsed
into silence without another word.
Jack fidueted and thought, "Why
don't sho say something and keep a
tcllowonr
"I've get so now I can support my
seta, and '.'
"I'm right glad to hear it, said
Clio.
Jack felt that somehow she was
I BPOrtinc with-him, and dashed up
'Ymi newer henrrl t hat 1 didn't sun
port myself, did you ?"
"lno liut then
"But then? You know, Clio, that
ever since I was fifteen "
"Never mind, said Clio, "for it
seems as though I heard a story com
mencinrr like that before. Jack. '
I With that Clio smiled, and Jack's
I momentary displeasure vanished;
yet there was left on his mind the tin
defined impression that, after all, he
I had been sold. - But the ice of reserve
I was broken
I "To be plain, Clio, I camo down
1 to tell you that I love you."
embarrassing to Jack, when there
came a quiet "Well?" from Clio
"And to say, went on Jaek, as
though no interruption had occurred,
"that 1 am in a condition to get mar
I ried.
"That s a very desirable situation
J lor any young man i am sure, saia
Clio ; aud then she laughed that same
low, rippling laugh he loved so.
II oor lellow 1 why couian l ne nave
interpreted the love lor him which
rounded ana meuowea mat laugn :
But no : he grew desperate, and, with
the thought that sue was sporting
with him. lust a little angry
1 might have known bow it would
end, Any fellow is a fool to dangle
areund any girl for three years
And he strode towards the door. His
hand was upon it. "J might have
known you wouldn't have married
me."
"But, Jack" he turned "you hav
n't akked me to."
"Haven't asked. yu to?" Jack
caught the look in her eyes. The
next moment she was in his arras,
and her arms were round his neck,
and well, tho fact is Jack never did
ask the Question
After the first happy moments had
nassed aud the ecstacies of the ac
l ..
I knowledced mutual love had enerves-
cod that word seems U express the
idea about b well as any Jack bo-
s -
gan :
"Uariing i nave loveu you ever
since ttie nrst uay in me grove.
How loner have you cared for me I
"Since I saw you standing so loaely
and lookintr so down-hearted undur
the pine tree
I think after that reply Jack kissed
he
I know I should liad I been he
The other day I visited Jack and
his wife. In the yard in front f their
home I saw a small pine tree, which
ther tend with the greatest care. I
aAed. Jack where he found it. A
smile and a look of peculiar signifi
cance passed between him and his
wife, as be answered 'in the grove."
t'OVIIXE COl'NT 111 KHIMiLEa
There are men who
they do not understand,
dispute what
.ur. Coville I
is such a man. When
he heard a
carpenter say that there were so many
shingles on the root ot his house be
cause the roof contained 30 many ejfere
fict. Coville doubted the figures,
and when the carpeuter went away he
determined to test the matter by go'
ins un on the roof and counting them
He squeezed through the scuttle
Coville weighs 230 and then sat
down on the roof aud worked his way
carefully and deliberately towards the
gutter. When he got part way down, I
he heard a sound between uira ana
the shingles, and became aware that
there was nu interference, somehow,
iu his further locoiaotion. He tried
to turn over and crawl back, but the
obstruction held him. then he tried
to move along a little, in hopes that
tho trouble would prove but tempor
ary, but an increased sound convinced
bira that cither a nail or a sliver had
hold of his cloth, and that if he would
save any of it he must uso caution,
His folks were in the house, but lie
could not make thain hear, and, be
sides, he didn't want to attract the at
tention of the nciiihbors. ho he sat
there until after dark and thought.
It would have been an excellent on
portunity to have counted the shingles,
r i . tt- 'j
but lie neglected to use u. xiis miuu
appeared to run in other channels,
lie sat there an hour after dark, see
ins no one he could notity of his post
tion. Then he saw two boys approach
the gate from the house, and reach
intr there Btop. It was light enough
for him to see that ODe ef the boys was
his son. and although he objected to
having the other boy knowing of his
mistortune, yet be bad grown urea
of holding on the roof, and concluded
he could bribe the strange boy inte
silence. With this arrangement map-
ped out, he took out his knife, and
threw it so mat it wouia in&a nenr
to lho boys ami attract their atten
tion. It struck nearer than be antici
pated. In fact it struck so close as
to hit tho strange boy on the head,
and brain him. As soon as he recov
ered his equilibrium, he turned on
Coville's boy, who, ho was confident,
had attempted to kill him, and intro
duced soruo astonishment and bruises
iu his faco. Then he threw him down,
and kicked him in the side and bang
ed him on the head, and threw hiin
over into the gutter, aud pounded his
legs, and then hauled him back to the
walk again and knocked his head
against tho gate. And all the while
the elder Coville sat on the root and
screamed for the police, but couldn't
get away. And then Mrs. Coville
dashed out with a broom, and conlri-
buted a few novel features tothe affair
at the gate, and one of the-boarders
dashed out with a double barrel gun,
and hearing the cries from the roof,
looked up and there espying a figure
which was undoubtedly a burglar,
drove a handful of shot into bis legs.
With a howl of ngony Covilb made
a plunge to dodge the missiles, freed
himself trom tho nail, lost his hold to
roof, and went sailing down the shin
gles with awful velocity, both legs
snread out.'his hair on end, and both
hands making desperate but fruitless
efforts to save himself. He tried to
swear, but was so frightened that he
lost his power ot speech, and when tie
passed over the edge of tho roof, with
twenty feet of tin gutter hitched to
him, the boarder gave him tho con-
tents of the other barrel, and then
drove into the house to load up again,
The unforthnate Coviilo struck into ft
cherry tree, and thence bounded to
the ground, where he was recouized,
picked up by the assembled neighbors,
and carried into the houso. A now
doctor is making a good day wages
picking the shot out ot his legs. Abe
boarder has gens into the country to
spend the summer, and -the junior
Coville, having sequestered a piece
of brick in his handkerchief, is lying
lew tor that boy. He says that bo
fore the calm of another Sabbath
rests on New Eugland thero will be
another boy in Danbury who can't
wear a cap. Danbury News.
I here is a Miss b ay, a missionary,
traveling in the West, who 'can take
eare of herself under all circumstances.
The other day while passing along a
very narrow sidewalk in Chicago, she
saw before her a great lout 01 a lei
low who had "made a back" for "leap.
frog," and not wishing to ktep into the
mud'dv street she made a short run
and took the leap in regular boy style,
landin'' some distance beyond the hu-
Phiau obstruction. This done lhe mov
ej gracefully avray.
HOW ABRAHAM IJN('QI,N AM) C3KNK,
It A I, SHIELDS DIDNT riUUT A Dl'EU .
St ranee enouch.the murder of Mans.
field T.Walworth by his son recalls
the story of Abraham Lincoln's duel.
Tho mother of Frank Walworth is the
daughter of John J. Hardin, who saved
Mr. Lincoln Irom the remorse that
would havo overshadowed his life if he
had killed Concral Shields. Colonol
Hardin was a prominent Whig poli-
tician, and was esteemed "tho bravest
(man in Illinois." Ho was killed at
the battle of Buena Vista, and in his
death fairly earned the title his ad
miring friends had given him while
living. Mr. Lincoln was his intimate
friend, and both men were gifted with
a large sense of humor, which they
turned to good account.
lho hostile meeting between Mr.
Lincoln and General Shields was
brought about in this way ; A witty
young lady wrote a communication
for one of the Springfield papers
in
which mere were Beverai passages
which the General chose to consider
as personally offensive. He was a testy
Irishman, who bad a great deal ot or-
tensive dignity, and could never ap-
prcciate a joke at his own expense, lie
forthwith went to the newsnaper office
and demanded tho name of the corres
pondent, and this being refused he gave
the editor three days in which to make
up his mind, either to refer him to the
writer or take a whipping himself.
The poor man was greatly distressed, -
He did nut like to be guilty ol the uu-
gallant act of betray ing his lady cor?
respondent, aud he did nqt care to
have a fight with General Shields, who
was a much stronger man. In thisdi-
lemma he came to Mr,
, ii, a,. . ii-
Lincoln and
The lawyer
toia nun oi uis irouoie,
took the matter into consideration,
but he could think of ne stratagem for
tho relief of his friend. At last ho
said to him : "When Shields comes
around with his club, tell him that Abe
Lincoln wrote that letter." The editor
acted upon the suggestion, and when
tho irato politician appeared, ready to
carry his threat into execution, ho was
politely requested to can upon Abra-
ham Lincoln for satisfaction.
This put a now face ou the matter.
General Shields knew better than to
como fooliag about Mr Lincoln with
nts caqe. iie was at mai lime a great
long armed, muscular fellow, good-
natured but resolute, and when the oc
casion demanded he could deal such
blows with his fists as made his antag
onist think that rail-splitting was his
pastime. If be had been attacked by
General Shields, and had supposed
that it would add anything to the hu
mor of the fight, he would have bent ,
his assailant over his knee and admin
istered punishment after the manner
of conscientious mothers. But after
all his threatening and bluster, Gene-
ral Shields could not back out without
subjecting himself to the ridicule of his
townsmen, so lie concluded to chal-
lenge Mr. Lincoln. I he challenge was
accepted, but to the great dismay of
the challenger Abraham named long
swords aa the weapons. Tehad no
skill in the use of the sword, but with
his tremendous reach of arm and great
muscular strength he would have cu(
off General Shield's head beforo he got
lnimslf into position for one of qis sci-
entifio thrusts.
The time and place of meeting were
agreed upon. Mr. Lincoln went to
the ground early with bis second, and
there being some bushes in the plat se
lected for the fight, he set to work to
clear them away with his hatchet.
While he was engaged at this the other
gentlemen came on the field, and they
were so struck with the ludicrous scene
that they could not lefraiu from laugh-
ter. Just then Uolonel Ilaruin ap-
peared, and appreciating the humorous
situation, he appealed to both parties
not to make fools of themselves with
such effect that they went home with-
out fighting. Mr. Lincoln often said
afterwards that his participation in
this affair was the meanest act pf bis
hie.
Colonel Hardin, although a peace-
maker on this occasion, was a man ef
great courage and chivalrous bearing.
A.t the breaking out of tho Mexican
war he was put in command of tho
First Illinois Volunteers, and died 04
the battle-field of Buena Vista, as al
ready stated.
The editor of the Record, and Arir
zona paper, has now on bis table two
iuvitatious to act as second in a duel,
an invite to an Indian hunting raid,
a pair of bearskin pants presented by
a hunter, a 3 pound nugget of silver,
a free pass 0 a stage route, two lot
tery tickets, i Apache scalps, a can
to act as postmaster and Justice ef
the peace, and 27 dollars worth of fa
ro checks.
A girl presenting herself for a situ.
atiou at a house where "no Irish neea
apply," in answer to tho question
whero she came irom, mm; oum
couldn't ye persave by me accincf
that it' 1 1 inch I am."
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