Verne Xion inns Shieh 5 “No nke a good dest ol gobi nats and ie prond. of the pine her ‘won amorg the gress men of his janty. : il I When the ppecial delivery stamp pode ix uppesrance, Synater Vilak, who was thin postaanster general, po 1 ceived mary Complimentary Jetted ¢ them one Drom Nobles The rent is best fold by the suthir “When 1 wrote this letter of congrat- to the general, 1 hadn't bad oe Fleasion fo we or receive any of the hi} gard down the steps. The nro ap for a good din " : 1 “ipetter” | minging a ater kere for atthis ime o 11 good one. 1 was wptnding a weck : in Brooklyn at the time. Ope motiiing about 3 o'clock I was seomrd to we to od to me to bel of all the fire bells in £ hoving my head out of f ty window, | could se a on the stops below jork- with savage fury. "What is ed, At thut moment the tell 6. and the Bore fell Back: War Fuce deep, snd the wind wis blowing 60 miles an Four. As the figure relied Ces the steps 1 eculd Bier some cheice specimens of explosive Ergin I 8 tomitine accent, mitglod with some thing about “letter, epicinl delivery.’ After rem chains and bolt 3 thi cuter door, and the nosen fifo the vestibule 35 a ghwet ol $a it? S hat have you pot? ce bit ibe Keen Blows ave you night’ ; Minin] Celivtery, ofr, please’ Of peeked into the Bill mae slid ‘bod wll Gr the wall, trying to A 1 atckeiio, The yestitole was sow, tod I bad cummehecd 5 Cero in #14) shat (he door!” Lyel fed. Brg voi the coer end out eent J my match | protess sgsines your esking '} pwn frbenadnhip wd a to The tnessepper bumped 2 in the Gard, stepped en ey ghoek a ghoveltnl of snow of abent my foot, filiiog wy yard aropping dow my back ly pucescden in lphting too ges, “the book, pushing the messen tend bolting the door. ihn d tains with my prize. 1 exam. Jeng line statap carefully. It he firet ce that I bad yeegived. 1 deveted about five minutes (© what the dickens it wis all or dl the it occurred to me but the refrain was fa an mat es 1 had gat the ger wrwr teal Aira in 1 ow wy for : 4 coon ib re axly eyed the 3 eli rabbit ip “Why, Ain't these suit yoo?! asked fhe pram ko had eve fancied a Oh, yes, fine, bat 1 wan just think frp of a Jlitle incident that cecurred thong Ho HH “A story, te it? Well, Jet's have 1 “fs pot mech of a story, bet 1 will teil is the best | can. You ses, tise place i of was képt by a nan pamed “prd was pot only famous sh pabbits, but for ith oyston craly a wail Delicicus they wee ter... | LW Hers WeR oO ground town, sharp and shrewd, but martyr to the stomach. He to go around with the boys until would soppest going over to getting some crabs and eer; then on conld count the fawyer opt. would try fo persuade him by him how delightful were the ube, bow suecnlent the oysters, the lawyer would fico from thei in ter Tor at the thought. Abent § o'clock one fine in the early spring a friend aml were journeying toward Beirmister's when we met (he dyspeptic lawyer. «As wena, Bo stopped us for a tittle chait, pd we walked down the street nn few moments we were in Beirmister's, and py friend, taking different tack, persuaded the Tittle Taw yor to enter with ux on the plea that we would fod ro one in at thibs time ¢ ans and that we were coly goiog to tat a few © die ~ *Omee frside, we found the phe erowded. The sents at the tables all cocupied, except at one v left him out. J iMy. Gramp. lings to have a fow oyster join ust i 2¥ell, you se, 1 have alntty some 1 remarked, ‘we are Wen't you ting onder fig ¥ WrOh, that's sll right,” 1 banieted, TA few oysters will give yoo La appetite’ ¥ilg dot sc? Yuh, I take mae a fm chust vou jecile diven : e'My friend bud Leon engaged fn G6 earnest conversativi with thie Jovy while 1 wis talking to tho juily old German, aki when the wilt ome with the bec: he wid Eis fo bring somse crabs, 21, dugen O¥ELiNE L9 the shell snd & gloss of Bet water, ile had porsaiaded Hiobely to iy cone ayatiE “At Belrr ister's vbop ap order was given for crabs they irvarislily brought a dosen, mud yom poid fox bs soaiy eR conwmmed ont of that sumber. The waiter soon 1cturned with oysters, trate sod hot water. In the meantime Graig, ion Witis the lawyer, and they 1 were cracking jokes at a great rate. - = PBlakely's courage fell when the oye » | tere were placed before him. He man fally drank the hot water and com- * | enced to imitate Gromp’s hevaie style | of eating cysters. He mavagod to doven Jere, & (ho tise 1 had. finished 1 had such a cold that I eomid not 3. ye remained in my room | . W. Vila, Postinae ter Cenoral, das in the : me & wider my eyes to follow yoy WLier wd enter 8 rg ERY Te of the Jae 4 BR present dcrrement of yoar new deperinre cr wilh 8 view iG yoor Pernring s siinetion in (he Dotere, THis une ned feces snrily Paterfore with oer riendehip, tat be be drawn somewdiore, and Ichosse, Sor reasons conclusive to mysci, tn draw 1h ot {he 3» 10. Yory troly yours, Te SMroN NOBLES - lmt the special delivery stionp from the Sheboygan letter and pastiad it on | the envelope, and, inclosing both in an- other letter, 1 sent them to a friend in | Washington With o fow lines of expla nation and irktruction. The nest stormy night my friind, following inslreoticns, hired a speci] messanger, anid at 8 p | 1m. be begun ringivg Yostmastir Gener Vilas’ diortell. First a servant 1d | came, ther this general's seervtary, but [the messenger was frm; he must we mg of view!” 2 of health! When I want healt, . When 1 want ; elisa the penersl. Thinking probably that [war bad becit doclind in Haid and a 1 midnight setpion of the cabindt called, the general slipped on eletir on over his pightebizt snd west down to the : The messenger shoved the letter into his lund mud bolted ona double © MfThe ghnoxiond swamp hai pot been 0 | called in, bint 1 bad my revenge on the stmaster goperal. '—Milwaukee Sou aca ssMudam,” sail Meandering Mike, oc. | #hev ye got any cold coffee?” ‘1 “Re, young Mre ‘lorking in athy, "but you wait a and I'l) put some in the je Justed and yomarked in two and then Jaid his fers gently by his plate and fastened his eyen on CGrump With the aid of a few glasifuls of beer the brewer's oystim had van My friend bad musaged to get with two crabs snd insisted that Jip him dispose of tha re v1 owas sil busy with my owen ©350 12 4%, Belg sou same,” maid Gramp, up A knife bo went at Jerabs lke nn darky shocking The dys rptic watched hin as if a Wieering tone that come straight from thi stomach: “You have a good sppetite, Mr veh 1 tisk prev poor,’ nod he getively went for snother eral The dish was cleared in a fow thoments, snd 1 racde a metal pote that Gromp had 5 pipe erabs, a dozen large oysters, and Grank ton glasses of bere. When the evals wore no more, Gram p edled 06 Seriers k ! oi tiepe. Fraps, | am wiiting.” “Frans disappeared, sod in a few moments brought in a large Welsh rab- bit and deposited is before Grump I eoukd see the Hstle vous game and would havi staid at that tatie ymtil be died. Gromp insisted that / we share the dish with hin, bot al hands refused t “Wish apporent relish apd a froso | glass of ter be attacked the rablit, | sud in an incredibly short ime the disd | was clear of the last particle. Gormnp i wiptd bis mouth, folded his papkin, and valid for apother rend of bein If 1 had pot Bud urepstation to sustain, I world bave refused, Lat us 11 was we drained the glasses “New must home be golug marked Gru SH s+ What « your peptic lawyer ink 15 pLRE FLpuRElie Umes ‘Do SIRY sit Base Hap pled 4 tag? Ek EE i A a pr ret do amin SURETY EG ANE A aperitif Cf hws drop pas } sr aoe nad = “@ vr that Lay wp 5% on XR Ref wid pny oe SERRE ERI TIL TH the troops, the bloe of tha heavens surface tha beanties of natars that bor- The rich grain wis standing | lawyer shrink from Johpsopbung, B the odor wafted across the table, but be Trai Nou | he ore eotoring the ears, opt N CENTS will be collected BELLEFONTE & SNOW SHOE BRANCHES. Snow Bie sehogd HOotse.. oi fear. a A cr TC ” P BEOW SEE ners on saiborisies io fod Bit fp Een sine thc bon Et ; "a, i AY Passes penne the natives 0) pk boehe Socios of treeding the 100 pio ee aren vale 1 ede to Mout vd veka for their dead basis. EEL BMNEI os pmon bind rn paignisg You of the Jabses, Ax tho pe biefi in U t tise morning of June 35, J dnferest the basy rccne ide, it precoated a wed even im} sce du ail the varied Mid thar had bea thrcwn ice, Lik Ranos wesw clasped tehing bo ded fe mated dot in contempin co of the spelen : great bricoy dus (Be soe fat cox mono rc Bt of Infantry oolumng, be terics of srtitlory ted Wagon oe The approaches to the river on boll banks were coined with muses ol froops meving briskly to their positions | or waitiog patiently their tom to ero At the twe improvised ferries steani boats were (iHiging back and forth with | the regularity of weavers shottles A | fleet of transports covered the surface of | floated lauily npog the stream, guarding the river above. : _ Droms wire beating the march, bamis were playing stirring quicketeps, distant boing of cannon an Warren's front showed that be and the enemy bridge, and gun: were still exchanging compliments, and mingled with these sounds were : the cheers ¢ 2 the sailors, the the shrieks of bright won, shining throtigh a clear sky upon the sine, ast ite sheen spon the water, wan reflocted from the burnished gon barrels and glittering cannon, and | caught out with incrensed brililanoy | gay colory of the waving broners. The calmly flowing river the dered it : high in the sroubdiog fields. The harvest wis aizscst rips, but the har vosters hud fled. The arts of civilisation hind recoiled before the awciuncs of de stroction, snd in looking from the growing crops to the mrehing colamns gentle wile of peace contrasted strangely with the savas frown of war. 16 wax a matchless pageant that could wot fail to inspire ders the majesty of military power The man whose genios had cone ved and whose skill had executed this masterly movement stood watching the spec in profound silence. Whet! as occupied with the contemplation « f : sade snd success or was busied south bank of the river. across to the E be bought as low ax 10 cents each. a I Ghee and mirrored ou its | rambling of wheels 2od | stem whistles Tin} é gE all bebolders | | With the grancieur cf nchievement and | bis mind | RONE AND CLEANED yo ; : Now, 1, 108, | * Wook Duve. i yn Pod prea Ssssssigant 5 : BAL EAGLE VALLEY Bi From thut the prices run up very high. § As much as $30 hax been paid for well bred telescope fish. This fixh grows to bo four or five inches fu length. It from China and Japan and takes its name from) its eyes, which stand oot from fits head like little telescopes Fil ty dollars is sn coususl price to s goldfish, but prices ranging from a grest talker, bad struck up a ! cam TivmoN. Local Tite Table fn Kifect Nov. 13, 4, ASN THR SA BRR SETA Sr ee RR BE AE A a a eB BraRRB2ELY a sa En X martian ax % 5 i Pi AMP NPN Wal * g wind a EESSRETERENEYE *CCECEEREE BEE RESREAREVE RER ¥ Tamasaaanu REGRYELAIR EEN Puarprceeevend ® Train 71 connects at Dullols for Ridgway, i'r connects st DuBois for Rradiord ard Bas Pallas siseping sar from Philadel glia to Willininsaors, Tras No. Ti connects ad Clenrttad with the ng Sh te tyre, Williams Fo ven, Jerdey Shere, Wi SPOT, phifn and Now York. k Passengers are puprestiad fo paretyiee Uekets Anexcess charge of By Cosdurtors a wil atmtions where theltet offtes Is paintained, gE. io. LAPEY, Gen’ Fass Agt., Roctwster N.Y. ak Leyes Wm Westward. a3 § Pe Br. Bel tefante iow fo Mimsy [nterses ici. nt ERC S Chur SERINE ain Ail Ne ie Su bad * REE i ho HYETEE: 3 I og peg dd Fe. 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