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VOLUME IV.
TIM LEHIGH REGISTER,
is published in the Borough of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.,every Thursday
BY AUGUSTUS L. RUBE,
At $1 50 per annum, payable in advance, and
S 0 00 If not paid until the end of the year. No
paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid,
except at the option of the proprietor.
AttvanfiestessTs, making not more than one
square, will be inserted three times for one dollar
_'and for every subsequent insertion twenty-five
gents. Larger advertisements charged in the
'same pioportion. Those not exceeding ten lines,
will be charged seventy-five cents, and those mak
ing six lines or less, three insertions for 50 cents
WA liberal deduction will be made to those
who advertise by the year.
.UPollice in Hamilton Street, one door
of German Reformed Church, and nearly
opposite the "Friedensbothe Office."
INDEMNITY
THE FRANKLIN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY of Philadelphia.
OFFICE, No. 163 i CHESNUT STREET
near Fifth street.
Directors :
Charles N. Bancker, Geo. W. Richards,
Thomas Hart, Mord. D. Lewis.
Tobias Wagner, Adolp. E Bone,
Samuel Grant, , David S. Brown, •
Jacob R. Smith, • Morris Patterson.
CONTINUE to mike Insurance, permanent
and limited, on every description of property, in
town and country, at rates as low as are consis
tent with security.
The Company have reserved a large Conun•
gent Fund, which with their Capital and Premi•
urns, safely invested, afford ample protection to
the assured.
The assets of the company, on January Ist,
1848, as published agreeably to an Act of As
sembly, were as follows, viz:
Mortgages,
Real Estate,
Temporary Loans,
Stocks,
cash, &c., '
Since their incorporation , a period of eighteen
years, they have paid upwards of one million,
two hundred Mousanddollars, losses by fire, there
by affording evidence of the aovantages of insu
rance, as well as the ability and disposition to
meet with promptness, all liabilities.
CHARLES N. BANCKER, Prdsident
.C.MARLES G. BANCKER, Sec'y.
The Subscribers are the appointed Agents of
th „ . hove mentioned Institution, and are now
to make insurances on every descrip
preparet,'
at the lowest rates.
lion of proj'erlY ,
UGUSTUS 1.. RUHE, Allentown.
BLECK, Bethlehem.
Allentown, June 13, UM. I—ly
PROCLOi.RTION.
'WHEREAS, the Hon. J. Pringle Jones,
President of the several Colitis ,'f Common
Pleas of the Third Judicial Distict, compo
sed of the counties of Northampton and Le
high, state of Pennsylvania, and Justices
of the several Courts of Oyer and Terminer
and general Jail delivery, and Peter Hans,
and John F. Ruhe, Esqrs., Judges of 1.1:e
Courts of Oyer and Terminer and genera:
Jail delivery, for the trial of all capital of
fenders in the said county of Lehigh. By
their precepts to me directed, have ordered
the Court of Oyer and Terminer and gene
ral Jail Delivery, to be holden at Allentown,
county of Lehigh, on the
First Monday in December 1819,
which is the third day of said month, and
will continue one week.
Nonce is therefore hereby given to the
Justices of the Peace and Constables of the
county of Lehigh, that they are by the said
precepts comotanded to be there at 10 o'clock
in dm forenoon, Of said day, with their rolls.
moods, inquisitions, examinations, and all
other remembrances, to do these things
which .to their offices appertain to be done,
and all those who are bound by recognizan
oes to prosecute against the prisoners that
are or then sball be in the jail of said coun
ty of Lehigb, are to be then and there to
prosecute them as shall be just.
Given under my hand in Allentown, the
Bth day of November in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.
God save the Commonwealth. •
CHARLES tugiE,
Sheriff's Office Allentown,
November 8,1849. 5
N.B. Magistrates are desired to forward
their returns m cnminalcasesto the Deputy
Attorney General at once; and to request
prosecutors to call at his officebefore court,
and thus afford sufficient time`to prepare the
indictments, and other matters necessary for
trial. The amount of unsettled business
renders this at present absolutely necessary.
November 8,1849. ¶-4w
Washington Printing Press
FOR SeI.LE.
A Superior - iron printing press, Washing
ton's patent, with a bed 22 by 34 inches, in
first rate order, for,sate at this office, on ac
commodating termer—Address A. L. Ruhe,
post paid.
Allentown, July 10.
New Goods ! New Goods ! !
AT THE
FANCY MILLINERY ESTABLISIIMENT
The largest and cheapest assortment of
Pall and Winter Millinery Goods, are now
unpacking at the above establishment, one
door east of Lewis Schmidt & Co's. Drug
Store, that ever was exhibited in Allentown,
brought directly from Philadelphia. Her
stock consists among other things of all
•0:7•• kinds of fashionable
~;: ; 04 I Fall and Winter
. Bonnets,
#. 4 Velvets, Satins, Silks and
N Plush, all kinds of Ribbons,
• i French and Artificial Flow
ers and Feathers, which shels prepared to
make up in the latest Paris styles, and at
the lowest possible prices. She also calls
the attention of the public to her large as
sortment of Ribbons, and numerous other
Millinery articles.
Old Bonnets altered to the latest fashion,
Braid and Straw bonnets, shaped, bleached.
or dyed, a black or a mouse color, at reason
able prices.
Country Milliners can be supplied with
fashionable Ribbons, Hats, &c., and the
latest fashion patterns on reasonable terms.
Persons visiting Allentown should not
neglect to give her a call, before purchas-.
ing elsewhere, as she goes upon the princi
ple of "a penny made is a penny saved,"
and punctually carries it out.
.Thankful for past favors, she trusts that
her very low prices at which she disposes of
her goods, and her strict attention to busi
ness, will merit to her a continuance of a
liberal support.
ATI LDA BROWN.
October 11. If-3m
$890,558 65
728,368 90
205,459 00
16,563 15
46,581 87
FOR JANUARY TERM, 1549,
John V. R. Hunter vs. Benjamin Ludwig and
others.
The Commonweath vs. Christian Knauss and
others.
Reuben Faust and wife vs. Jacob Seifert and
wife.
The Morrison Lumber Cornpany vs. Yardly &
Buckman,
Eve Licht Adm'r. vs. Henry Sellers.
Benjamin Fogel vs. Jacob Hart & Leah Hart.
Fogel & Schlauch vs. Same.
Same vs. Same.
Same vs. Same.
Jonathan Klase vs. Mathias Kerch ner.
Abraham Handwerk vs. Peter \Vert.
Abraham Handwerk vs. Henry Peter, Admin
istrator &c.
Joseph Lautenschlager vs. Isaac Halos.
Charles Keck's use vs. Henry King Adm'r. &c.
Selfridge & Wilson vs. Gackenbach & Beck.
Levi Fry vs. Stephen Daniel. •
George Meitzler vs. George Breinig.
Meitzler & Erdman vs. George Breinig.
Thomas Baker vs. Samuel Smith.
From the Records,
NATHAN MILLER, Prothonotary. ,
November 8, ¶-4w
$1,220,097 67
That application will be made to the next
Dtgislature of Pennsylvania, to incorporate a.
lr,with general Discount and other Bank
ing priv :lerst to be located in the Borough
of Allentown, .Lehigh county, to be called
"The Farmers and frlechttnics' Bank," with
a capital of one hundred thousand dollars,
with the privilege of increasing the same to
one hundred and fifty thousand dolints, and
further providing to commence the usual
Banking privileges when fifty thousand dol
lars are paid in.
Christian Pretz, Peter Wyckoff; •
Carlos Samson, Wm. H. Newhard,
Amos Ettinger, J. D. Lawall,
William Kern, J. D. Stiles,
Nathan Dresher, J. Saeger, jr.
Jonathan Cook, James H. Bush,
Jesse Schaffer, T. 13. Weidner,
A. G. Reninger, Joseph Burke,
Joshua Hanse, Jonathan Kolb,
July 5. t.--6m
11 , 110LES3LE .RETAIL
CLOCK STORE.
.2V,. 238 Market St., above 7th, south side,
Although we can scarcely estimate the val
ue of TIME commercially, yet by calling at
the above Establishment, James Barber will
furnish his friends; among whom he includes
all who duly appreciate itsifleetness, with a
beautiful and perfect Index for making its
progress, of whose value they can judge.
His extensive stock on hand,.constantly
changing in conformity to the improvements
in taste and style of pattern and workman
ship, consist of Eight-day and Thirty . -honr
Brans Counting House, Parlor, Hall,
Church and Alarm Clocks, French, Gothic
and other fancy styles, as well as plain,
which from his extensive connection and
correspondence with the manufactures he
finds he can put at the lowest cash figure
in any quantity from one to a thousand, of
which he will warrant the accuracy.. .
rirClocks repaired and warranted‘ Clock
trimmings on hand.
Call and see me among them.
JAMES BARBER, c aB Market St.
, Philad'a,August 30 11319.. ¶-11y+-E3
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MRS. MATILDA BROWN.
TRIAL LIST
Ia(DVACOWQ
PHILADELPHIA.
ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., NOVEMBER 15, 1849.
The Place to make Bargains !
The Frost has Set in:
Stouts of cum) Wcocription.
NOW IS YOUR TIME!
The subscriber respectfully informs the
citizens of Allentown, and the public in gen
eral, that he continues the
Stove and Tin-smith Business,
in all its various branches, at the old stand
in Hamilton street, directly opposite the
Odd Fellows' new Hall, where he will at
all times keep on hand, ai.very large and
well selected assortment of wood and coal
Office, Store and Parlor Stoves, -
to which he invites the particular attention
of the public.
He has also just received the ihnerican
Tight Stove,a new style, just invented
of superior pattern, in which the Oven is
as large as the whole Stove. Warranted
to give perfect satisfaction. All be wants
is a trial.
He is also prepared to do all kinds of
TIN AND SHEET IRON WORK
at the shortest notice and on the, most rea
sonable terms. Roofing, Spouting, Fire-w•al
ling and every thing in that line will receive
his particular attention.
Stove pipe put up at all times. All Oth
er business entrusted to his care, will be
pnnctually attended to.
The following are among the articles he
constantly keeps on hand and for sale :
Tin Plate, Russian, A [clerical] and Eng
lish Iron, Block Tin, Speltre, Pig,
Bar and Sheet Lead, Wire,
Iron Rivets, Hollowware,
ALSO.—A general assortment of ready
made Tin-ware, which he is determined to
sell at the lowest prices.
Newly married folks just going to House
keeping, can be supplied with the necessa
ry articles of Tin %Vare on liberal terms.
He is determined to make his shop the Re
sort of the People,'and therefore invites all
to call at his old stand.
THOMAS 0. GINKINGER.
Sept. 27. t—tf
ECKEItT 4 Co's,
TOBACCO, SNUFF &SEGAR
Manufactory,
Third dol below the German Reformed
Church, south side of Hamilton street
In Allentown;
ce Storekeepers, Pedlars and others, are
hereby informed, that they keep constantly
on hand a large assortment of the above ar
ticles, and can beaccommodated at the short
est notice, and upon the most reasonable
terms, Wholesale or Retail.
Aug. 2. 1 11--3 m
TEA ViTAREEIGUSE.
axid.
No. 73, Chestsuit St., corner of Bank St
PHILADELPHIA,
Has for sale the following TEAS, to which
he invites the attention of the trade:
200 half chests Young Hyson Tea.
100 do Gunpowder do
100 do Imperial do
20 do finest Company Hyson do
20 cases, each containing 4 13 lb boxes,
finest Curious Young Hyson.
20 cases finest Currious Gunpowder.
10 do do Imperial.
200 half chests finest Chulan Powchong,
100 do Ningyong Powchong.
30 do very finest Oolong.
100 do second quality.
100 do Niogyong do.
50 chests English Congou..
100 hf. do do do.
25 chests Padre Souchong.
25 do fine Mohea do: •
1500 pounds prime Company Nutmegs.
These Teas have been selected by D. 11.
with great care from the various late cargoes,
and will be found to fully sustain the high
and unrivalled reputation which this estab
lishment has enjoyed for the last forty years,
and his prices, as heretofore, will be found
as low as at any house in the United States.
August 10. 1--3 m
Hart's Gold Paint.
An entire new article, used for the pur
pose of gilding Signs, rtguilding Looking-
Glasses, writing visiting cards, &c., to bo
used with a quill pen, for writing, or a pen
cil brush for gilding, to be burnished with a
piece of smooth ivory or agate. It will re
tain its color for years in being exposed to
weather, being already sized. It can be
done in a short time, and at a saving of more
than one half over the gold leaf gilding.
The article can be had at J. 13. Nloser's
Apothacary Store, who is the sole Agent for
R.E.HARP.
• No. 75. John Street New York,.
September 27.
.1013 PRIMTIMG,
Neatipcxecuted at .tho "Register'•'Office
poctical Mpartment.
A Sabbath Evening Song.
UT F.LIZA COOK
God on earth ! and God in heaven !
God! who gave one day in seven
Unto man, that he might rest
With thy mercy in his breast ;
God of goodness ! I am kneeling,
In my spirit's deep revealing,
Fervently to give thee praise,
Fur the peace of Sabbath days.
Glad and tranquil thou hast made
This soft hour of twilight shade,
And I ask thee, in thy might,
To be •watchman of my night!"
Let me thank thee, let me own,
At the footstool of thy throne
All my gialetul joy and love,
Drawn from hopes that point above;
Let me lay my heat t before thee,
And with holy trust implore thee
To forgive its human blot,
Gathered in its human lot.
Listen, Father! to my singing,
Like a child to thee I'm clinging;
If I wander, guide me right,
Be thou "watchman of my night!"
Let me ask thee e're I sleep,
To remember those who weep
Those who moan with some wild sorrow
That shall dread to meet the morrow;
Let me ask thee to abide
At the fainting sick one's side.
.Where the plaints of anguish rise
In smothered groans and weary sighs ;
Give them strength to brook and bear
Trial pain, and trial care:
Let them see t y saving light,
Be thou "watchman of their night!"
God of all ! thou know'est well,
Myriads,of thy children dwell
Here among us lone and blind,
In the midnight of the mind ;
Well though know'est huw they need
Words to teach and hand to lead,
Well thou knowest that they sin
Fur the want of light within,•
They grope, and tall, and men refuse
To raise them up and "bind the bruise ;"
But thou, Oh God ! in judgement's might,
Be thou "watchman of tbeir alight!"
God of mercy ! Gud of grace!
Keep me worthy of my place;
Let my harp strings ne'cr be heard
When they jar with thy plain word ;
Should the world's fair pit fall take me,
Father! do not thou forsake me;
Let repentance cleanse the stain,
And call me back to truth again:
Father ! Infinite and Just !
Shine upon my path of dust,
Lead me in the noontide light,
And be thou "watchman of my night!"
emt familn
"The World owes me a Living."
I=l
"The world owes me a good living, and
I'll have it," says some black•leg, as he fin
ished a luxurious repast; "here, landlord,
another bottle of your prime Madeira !"
Halle dozen empty-headed fops, who sit
gazing on him by stealth in silent admira
tion, hail the sentiment with rapturous ap
plause. "That's it --landlord ! more wine
here ! we won't go home till morning ! Let's
go it while were' young. Who cares for
expense The consequence of this is, the
pilfering of money-drawers, the ignomini
ous loss of employment, genteel loaferism,
&c. &c., until one of these enterprising gen
tlemen in eager pursuit of the "good living"
the world owes him, puts the wrong man's
name to a check, or in sonic kind of a way
gets a ticket for the marble palace at Sing
Sing, where the State provides a "living"
for those it considers deserving, but not
such a one as consist with their own esti
mate of their exalted merits.
The great error in this case is in the orig
inal maxim. It is false and detestable. The
world owes you a living ? How owes ?
Have you earned it by good services ? If
you have, whether on the anvil or in the
pulpit,' or as a teacher, you have acquired a
just right to a livelihood. But if you have
eaten as much as you earned, or worse still,
(lone little or no good, the world owes you
nothing. You may be worth millions and
able to enjoy every imaginable luxury with
out care or effort; but if you have done
nothing to increase the sum of human com
forts, instead of the world owing you any
thing, as fools have babbled, you are moral
ly a beggar,
. Mankind are just awakening to a con
sciousness of the duty resting on every man
to be active and useful in his day and in his
sphere. All are not called to dig or hew
-plough or plane—but every man has a
sphere of usefullnese allotted to him by Pro
vidence, and is unfaithful to his high trust,
if he deserts it for idle pomp and heedless
,luxury.. One man may. be fitted by nature
and inclination for an artizan, another for a
sailor, and a thi.td for a merchant ; but no
man was ever born fitted for an idler and a
drone. Those who become such are the
victims of perverse circurnstances,and a de- -
plOriible false education.
But, has not a rich man the right to en
joy his wealth ? Most certainly. We would
be the last to deprive him of it. He has a
natural and legal right to possess and enjoy
it in any manner not injurious to others;
but he has no moral right to be useless be
cause he has superior means of being use
ful. Let him surround himself with all the
true comforts and true luxuries of life; let
the master-piece of art' smile upon him in
his galleries, and the mighty minds of all
ages speak to him from his library. Let
plenty deck his board, and the faces of those
he loves gather joyously around it. Let
him possess in abundance the means of sat
isfying every pure and just desire of his na
ture; and become wiser, nobler, larger in
soul, than his less fortunate neighbor. But
let him never forget, as if he is properly
trained, he never can, that it is his solemn
duty to be useful to his fellow creatures, es
pecially to the depressed and suffering—to
labor for their benefit, and sutler if need be
for their elevation.
The servile idolatry with which igno
rance and vulgarity have looked up to pow
er and wealth—the Hosannas which the
trampled millions have sung before the cars
of conquerors and other scourges of the earth
—are fading and flitting forever. In the
twilight which succeeds this gross darkness,
there comes a season of moral anarchy,
when men, having lost faith in the juggles
which blinded and bound them, resolve to
believe nothing—to decry and postrate all
that arises above its lowest level. Now, the
laborer with his sinew, returns hatred for
the contempt once cast upon him, and says
—"What good is there in anything but man
ual labor ? away with all else ! those whose
labor is chiefly mental are deceivers and
moths !"—But this is a transitory ebulition.
The world soon learns to respect its bene
factors in whatever sphere, and to realize
that he who truly and honestly exerts him
self in some department of useful effort, may
justly claim a brotherhood with all who toil,
and make, and earn. Let the rich cease to
look down on the poor—the merchant on
the porter; let each respect the dignity of
man, and whether in his own person or that
of his less fortunate brother—let haughtiness
and pride cease on one side, and envy, jeal
ousy and hatred, with their trains of direful
consequences, will vanish from the other—
and all animated in common concord to the
attainment of the highest good.
Shocking Fate of a Robber.
The German papers record a most singu
lar event, which has just occurred in Elber
field.. It appears that Mr. Schleiden, a
wealthy linen-weaver, returned from Hano
ver early in September, arriving at his house
full a week sooner than his family expect.
ed him. The house were he resided was
a single one, detached from a row of smal
ler houses by a large garden, not far from
the mitre of the town. Some eight or ten
steps led up to the front door, and an iron
spiked railing ran the whole front of the
auuse,enclosing vines and evergreens which
ranked on the walls. Mr. Schleiden was
of course joyfully received at home, but feel
ing greatly exhausted by the lowg ride, he
soon retired to his bed-room in the second
floor. It was then about ten at night, and
the rest of the family remained in the sit
ting-room on the
,first floor. The man-ser
vant who had been to HanoVer with Mr. S.
had lighted him up stairs, and was return
ing for some books to take to his master,
when suddenly Mr. S. was heard to talk
very violently to some one up stairs. A
second or two after, the alarmed family
heard the breaking of Some glass, apparent
ly windows, followed immediately by the
dull sound of a heavy body falling to the
ground outside the front door. For a short
while all was silent, in the expectation of
what was to.come next, then in a body they
rushed up stairs to see what was the mat
ter. Mr. Schleiden, a man of remarkable
coolness, almost amounting to indillerenco,
met them with a lighted candle at the head
of the stairs, and begged them not to be al
armed, as mere was no farther reason-for-it.
Ztle then calmly told them, that after, getting
up stairs, and searching a closet for-soine to
bacco, which he had- stowed away there,
his. hand • had come into contact with a
strange and warm feeling substance, which
on nicking further investigation, turned out
to be a well made, muscular stab, almost too
big for the place of concealment he had cho
sen. Mr. S. had asked him his business,
but getting no answer, he begged•the favor
of hint to come out, or ho would have a bul
let through him in .no time. The answer
he received consisted in It stunning- blow on
the head by the fellow who suddenly jump
ed out of his dark corner. Before he had
recovered from the shock, the stranger had
applied his foot to the window casement,
smashed it in, and the last he saw of him
was his dark figure dissappearing in the
gloomy night. Mr. S. then prepared to go
outside and, search the grounds, for he
NUMBER 6.
•thought the robber must have hurt himself •
in the fall, and humanity prompted him toy'
offer what assistance ho could render. His
family, however, strenuously opposed - the
- project, and - weresure the fellow had got off'
unhurt, as no cry had been heard by them.
It being moreover by no . means safe to ven
ture out during the night, and on the other
hand very probable, the fellow had some
associates outside, Mr. S. was easily prevail
ed upon to remain home, making up his
mind to inform the authorities next day of
the matter.. The whole household went to •
bed, to dream of robbers, murders, and bro-
Iren windows, and there the . matter rested,
till early, at five o'clock in the morning Mr. •
S-2s servant entered the bed-room, looking
pale and agitated, and hardly able to speak
trom emotion. Ile at last succeeded in in
forming his master, that the man who jump. ,
ed out of the window the night before, was
lying dead on the railing which encircled
the front of the house. Schleiden of course
hastened to get down and there witnessed a
most frightful spectacle. The unhappy
man belbre him was no other than the rob
ber who had been concealed in his house.
The leap from the window to the ground
was about twenty-two feet, and he had jump..
ed straight down, for the spikes bud enter
ed his leg just above the knee, had torn this
wholly open, and then passed into the abdo
men into which they were plunged to their
full length. Such :lad been the violence of
the fall and of the sudden check, that the
head of the body, which was nearly doub
led by this operation, had struck against the
lower part of the railing, breaking and dis
figuring it in a manner so as to render an in
dentification of the person entirely impossi
ble. After the arrival of a magistrate a sum
mary of the shocking affair was taken and
the body removed. As yet it has not been
discovered who the man was, but there is
another remarkale fact connected with this
matter, which makes it almost certain that
he acted in concert with persons outside.
The man when found on the railing, was
without coat and vest, and his pockets con
tained nothing at all, whilst a piece of his•
shirt was torn out in that place where shirts
are usually marked. Mr.-S. affirms that
when he saw the man issueing from the clo
set; he wore both coat and vest, and even de
scribed the color of them. It is also very
improbable that a burglar should enter a •
house without taking some instruments to
facilitate his egress, or at least some weapons
with him. It is presumed, therefore, that
the parties who were connected with him
were the first to find him in that horrible po
sition, and might even have witnessed his
bold leap. In such a case they would have
taken his clothing and whatever he had be
sides, to make it tin ossible to intlentify him,
which would em be a safer plan to pur
sue, than to ta co the body and bury it some
where, it being also very difficult to free it
from the spikes without Making any noise.
The way to get Elected.
In the mountaineous district of Tennes-
See, many years ago, there were two candi
dates for Congress. One was a lawyer a
fine. looking fellow, a graduate and a schol
ar, but not very well versed in the art of
stump-speaking. The other was also a law
yer—a little, hoping, crooked piece of mor
tality, that was “to the manner born." The
mountain boys who lived in the eastern part
of the State, at,the period we speak of, were
honest, homespun people, living in a state
of rude but unsophisticated nature, stran
gers alike to the polish and deceit of large
towns. Few of them ever knew the luxury
or inconvenience of shoes,
The canvass'opened very briskly, and the
eloquence of Telly was beginning to tell
powerfully over his opponent, Mr. Scrugs.
'Folly had come up toe the strong hold of -
Scrugs to address the people, and after a
powerful speech, it was felt that he had
made a great impression, and was fast ma- -
king friends. The facts and reasoning of
Telly were answerable, and Scrugs was put
to his wits for a knock-down argument, in.
order to demolish his rival's points, and re-:
move the impression that had been made.
So, nothing daunted, he arose and thus ad
dressed the audience :
"Feller cithizens ; dont crime here with'
big worts and fine talk to rath an 'exthitment•
you all know me too vel for dat,rdont come'
here feller thitithens, all drethed up in stor
goods and thilks, smilin and nickerin at the
.
vemin, and humbuggin you with !atm and ,
C4rik, an big worts votr none of you nows
the meanie of. I scant here feller thitithens•
to tell you the truth. You hay all known.
me feller thitithens, since I was a boy; and:
I have known you just so long and may be
a little longer. You all know, Feller cith-•
izens, I have ploughed , and• hoed. corn with
you many a day..lt is true Feller thitithens
lam self edthucathed and rather miself. I
never wore thoes, feller thitithens, till I
vos fifteen years old. My opponent, faller
thitithens is a graduate of college. I never •
graduated. Ven, feller thitithens 1 was a
readin law, by the light of It limekiln, my
opponent, feller thitithens, was a layin' back '
in a red velvet cushioned mahogony rock
ing chair, a studyin law by the light of a.
thuspended astral himg,
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