Indiana American, Volume 23, Number 51, Brookville, Franklin County, 7 December 1855 — Page 1
V - ? A HEWS AHD BUSMESS PAPER-DEVOTED TO PORBäCN ÄND DOMESTIC NEWS, MORfiiS, TEfaPERfiNOia, EDÜCÄTiON, ÄGRiißiJiifüRft'ÄND THE 8ES?,in?ERBS7S OP SQCGvil. ' . XXII! BROOKVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY; DCEEMBER 7; 1855 WHOLE NUMBER 1195. M
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Tr. rim, k. D.,-PHYictA.i a oh . ÜiO.M. orrie,atal residence, orntr Wala aaaJaaeetreet,Brook villa, lBd. DS5TIST Valley HooMi er Taiaa. j warranted. 5 ekarre tor v . wmve, got wnk vu.i wi taw na oi ue All wura. reiamta-It 4i-ly SUOa OfMflM, rrrZCJ KILG0S3, JUiiTICB wt PEACE VI 1)4 .iiwraaj Cottwllnr at law. Brook villa, Ud. Owes, tditorj Wcil'i koildlnf, rroalla tbo Coert Hau " 4 IMS. TT ZZZ0XT. ATTOKSKY & COUSStfl.Vy. Wt AI LAW. Omca, 3o.7, Halle's BeiUlBg.BrookrtUe, lad. 81 4 J A ir.TJiT), ATT0B5EY4k C0Ü5S Ji AT LAW.' Ornct, ever Powers' Lraakfill, Ib4. . ... BLLOH rpnonii J. ttttt-sotart public, Laeaei., tea., u itwo aepoeUloes od eekeewle.ifiaenle,aait altcaälo Notarial btilM gwaermllv. IIAßülCOM DIRECTORY. Ei TZ "ZY. PALKK 1.1 O8OCIRIKSA.10 Lm on ktad food Moruncatof UrUcle lo kla Iii. ' ALBO feaonl tMortaoai f r roamTonc, WTklch wUImU aatpfor euk o eonnUr pro4aoo. ot7iS IM4. r T UlüR DOOS AKT O AiKiCA.1, FKÜ.1CH A.10 K.1GL1SU DBT BaaaoU aad But TrtaiiaiÄca of all atyla aad t Lad loa, aflaMtudCalldraaa Sboii kapteoaaUaitj oa kaad cl 17 5 .. wa. tiao. Tl": LTC!T DtAllRS 1.1 FA.1CT J i aad IuwmU iat ÜooM,Udlet J)rMGod oi aorj alod. COroaariaa Hrdvaf,4aMaavAr,BooU,Saoa Coajiaa Mutcrr &as Waure Itum BAAXtSOV, OHIO. 0tr?4lMd rn s, e. ITLLEL DriLBR l.l ok tos, J Ja4iuiua, faata, OU, VaraUfcat.Glaaa, Iya ktiUC, Ate., Coraar Mala aad Markat Straata, V HAkkiaOJ. OHIO. oatrru tu tT3 r3T3.-COB MAU AMABKET BAftRI05t OHIO. '.O. TISUCn, Prarlta)r. OatS 7 43 , niAinuxi COTOTY DIHECTOHT. Ctacvrr Cmit Mali tho tat Munayi tn Fabraarrao4 Aaaaali may ait tnroo oeka. Coaaoa Kbtui Coc r ai ata IM Mondayiln Jta aary, AaHl, July aad Oetnbar nay ilt S woaka. CoaauuMii'i CoeaT aioata 1st U oodaya I a Jaa, aootoaioor, Ooeoiaoor and Maraa may alt alx dayt tack üaa. Caatr Clflcer. A.R. McCIoary, laMor,Uot axpiioa Od F. K. A. Jatar, Kap " .," iM6 Moak Miliar, . . 1 Joaa M. Joi-. Clark, M " Pak 1.460 M. Bai. - , . , Oel I Wis. Kt--. , . . af S7 Jeka K. Qalck, A ad i tor, m . u if M9 kad'ui Oaora, faeorV ar, M " Oet i Joda Bowtoy.Cornaar. w . Oct W. W. Hobiau4,8aroyor. M - " 1&5 Covrrv CoaaiaaMaaaa-J.H. Faarot, Kl mar Eyatt, Slmpaoa Calfoa, Ha aspires October, Juattc ff the Paaxc. aaooKTiLLi towii uir. Cyraain)rora,ConsmUilon expire Apr 19, l.V5 AlflrdWard AprSS, 157 i. M. Vlalay oy.6, 13 JanaaXawblaaay " Oct 31, igSd aramortaio Towntai. Joaavfc Walakw Coianlaaloa axpiraa Oct 7, 136 A.C. Millar. Oct 9. U5 Saaiaal Holliday, " Apr 14, IM aiAwtaiwaaaATa Towaaair. Datrtd Slaagator, Commlaaloa azplra 5ot f,lfi39 Jaaaa Clamaata, Apr 51, 837 imn Towai. JokaCVwIla, Camtnlaaloa aapiraa So 1,1839 Albart brantmao, " De3,lt39 raart(.B Townaair W. A. J. Glldawall, Comm asptrea Feb TO, 1830 Joaa Cockraa, , ' " , Junie39 laaLAiraTowaaaii'. Fraoeialaaekt, CommlMloa aspire So? 0,1839 PraMlaA. Bavara, M ' - " ' Od 13, 1S34 lacait Towaaair. laaaa Clamaata Coiamlaaloa axpiraa Daa SS, tB3d Lad a-lc k Boaolaxar " M So 5, IH5 BoOanU.Jlnka " Ocl2ö, 1S34 x-TAMoaA Toaraaatr. Jnhm Horalay, Coatmkaaloa 'axpiraa Jnly 13 1858 W.J. Cooley. My , lö39 Hobt. H. Millar, Commluatoa expires Sept 3, 1S37 Jamaa II. Moore, juiio.isjj ' iiTwam. Haary Sei meter, Coamtaaioa expire May 91 f J Baraard Moorioaa " , w May S,1U4 Ata Eay. CaaMtUaloav axpiraa JoaalTT, 1159 laaaa fküLpa. M FekM, H47 axt caaax Townaair. WaltarMitcball.CoaiaiiMloaeXDtrea Sep 9,115a wwtra WAraa roamaair. K.lpalt Barkar. M BrplS, l3 Uaulel WUaoa " May t, 183 John Blew, Coamtaaioa expiree Jane 9', 158 Lewie Wnlteman . April 9a, 13 Bats TOwaemr. TjnCU COUUTY DIUXCTOllY. Ciacorr Covat mawta the 4th Monday tn Feb' raarv aad Aaaaa ay altlvo woaka eaeb timo. . CoMaoa PiaaeCocaT moet9d Monday in Pottraary.May. AoraaUand November, except wbea tkoro aro Iva Moadaya la the preceding monlb than tat Monday. May 119 waakaaaeb time. Loaatar.easa'a Cocar aioeu let Moadaya la Jana, CeaUiaber, December and March may t atxaayaaa da. - . Caaaitw Oiacara. Mlaor Meeker, Reoator, time expiree Oct. iRSd Goo. W.Clark, Rap. Oct. 13 j. j . win norin, Lawta J. crtne. Clerk, vr. Dawon, a odlior O. R. Browa,TrMaarorl Vfm. 9. Kom, Coroaer, A. St. Eldoa, aarvoror. U. H. Hastod; Reeorier Aag. 11-57 Sov. im Aag. If 37, u Ot-U 1M37. Oct. 157 So, tmi Cooittt Coaiiaaioaaa Garret WUeoa, Alex. JB.Pa44oea.aod Ihm Balder, Urn expire fcep Umber, IBSA-7-. . J mat lea of tba) Faac. E. Jarrall, Commlaaloa expire Apr. 18, 1831 w. rragg, - Im Maxwell " R. M . Maerth, J. P. Eeaueu, . O. VY Haot, 4 T.J. Cot via,. , Jaa Umbo, M M. Kldar, , JVV.BwaaB, " Josepk Brown, M H. K,airr, Goo. WlUoa m J. P. Templates" Z. Feiguton, " . Sea. Ift, tr34' Apr. IH, IM34May), 157ov.93,lK5T. OcU 1U,C33 Rap. I, IP3S Doe. 54. IM0 Apr. 9, l34A ag. II, IC33 Feb. 14, i83d Aug- 93, l38' May. 0o7 Oct. 3, Ie3' Apr. 13,1833rAYETTE C0TJ1TTY DIHECTORY. Ciaceit Cocat maats Sd Uooday of Jflarca aaJ ' Bouiombor, may (ll iwo woaka. Coaiaoa fta CooaT alu eta Moodaya la Janaao, April, Jaly, and October; bold too woaktif kaeioea raquir. Coaanouoaaaa Coca meets let Monday In Mtrta,ju,pMakf s4 Itecambar; may 11 ataa da) tr aaiiaary. Com or CoaciLUTiOR ittl wken ftaalneaa re nniraa la any Judicial day of the kaaaloMuf Com aaea Pleaa Coarw Coauetw OCIlcara. MlcsrMMkir, HanAUir. Umo expire OcLiwd Saloon Traalor. Ran liU A. t. BVdwar, CWrfe. , Wax. MoCloary Mortdt Joki Kctloef), Jailor, " Wia. U.aWvk, rrauurer, ' Joa aioat, Aodllor, u JoHft r. Tat, Kawordor " Fab. IrM Ut. Iil " IO30 fiep.ll Mar lrvx AU 1S)J le leuO netiry Horn, aurrcjor. - ' CoNMiaeioatia. Aiarlah I. BeckaL Joieuh Dale. a4 Waa. M. ttuaawau ra. - ." -TIS " , , a uaauuluiaadfSryUrfakiiortmeotlofuU K.4rti tbo placa.Jn.l rocotvad aUlo. 1 Com aaarctal Row. and fortaio by U5CK dPARtUHAR. FrATiitacip4 wn at) w, jaalraaelved at So. I Com karctal Row, and for tale by LINcK KAKQl'tlAK. J i Jaai roivua grai arkaty offaahloaable koaneUaadrlbbuD at Jo.1CoiumirflIK..,by LiSCal ex PAKmi'UA K. 77 r; m nxn cLcmro" "ri.tjrtuieui kvpkooitaully ouhaod at 5a. t. Commercial Mow. by L1.1CKd.FAHlUIUK. V aa wMwa
T7Cirjj.rrLLTr.-ATTOR.iEY at i.w j , so Kor Kusno . Off ic l.tniilnor twu of lh VlUj Houee, Brook vlll. lad. Will tat eekaowlotlt-meate of Ueds, teaeeud certify Deposition. AOlifUl eke.
tzz PXRPLurp Eoxrsaxrzwa. ar na, r. aet. I wlak I kad a doxea pair - Of banda Ulla vary aslaata, I'd ooo pat alt thete thing to right The very deuce la In It t ' Here' a blc waaklos; to be dona. One pair of baod to dolt; , kkeeta, hlrtaaod tocktigeoata and paata. How will I e'er gat tbroagh It I Dinner Ut get for ais or mora, So loaf Ml o'er from Saoday ; And baby croe a he can liveHe a al way o on Monday. And there' tba cream, tit celling soar, And niot forthwith be churning, Aad here's Bob waota a ballon on Wblch way hall I be turning 1 . Tl lima the meat waa la the pot, Tke bread wae worked for baking, Tba elotbee war taken from the boll Oh, dear I Iba baby' waking. Hab, baby, dear ! there, boak-ek-ek X I wUh he'd aleep a little, TU1 1 eoa Id ran aad get some wood To hurry op that kettle. ' y Ok, dear t IT P cornea home. And Ond thing In thU pother, Ball Jut begin to toll ma all About hi tidy mother t . How aloa ker kitchen a sad to be, -Her dtnneralwaya ready Exactly when the noon-bell rang Hoak,kaak I dear Utile Freddy. A sd then w 111 coma eoma kaaty word , Right oat before I'm thinking They ea that haaty word from wlvee ' Sat aober men to drinking. Xow, tin'! that a great Idea , Tkat oaea ahoald take to alaatag, ' Baeaaae a weary, kalf-elek wife Cant alwaya amlla ao wiaxmo. Wkea I waa yonag I need to earn ' My living wlihout trouble, Had clothee aad pockettaoney, too, And boor of leleare donblo. I never dreamed of ach a fata, -Whan I, m-laiti waa coorted Wife, mother, anno, aeamairaaa, eook, hoata keeper, chambermaid, lauadre, dairy woman and scrub generally doing Iba work of alx Förtha aaka of being aapported !
FASZZS'S GISU. 1'p la the early morning, Juat at the peep of day, Slraiatng the milk of the dairy, . Tarnlnc the oowe away Sweeping the floor la the kltcheu, - Maklagtha boda ap atalra. Washing the break aal dtshea, Duatlng the parlor chair. Brushing tbo e rumba from the pantry, . Hunting the erg. at the barn, Cleaalag the tarnlpe for dinner, - SplBBtag the alocktoc vara Spreading the whltentog linen, ' Down on the banne below, Raatacklag every meadow, MVkern the atrawberrte grow. Flarchlng the uIIxingn for Sunday, Churning the snowy cream. Rinsing the paits and strainers - Down lo the running stream ; Peedlng the gaeso snd turklee, Making the pumpkin pies, ' Jogglngthalluaonecr4dl, Driving away the fllae. Grace In every motion, " ' Mntlc la every tone, ' ' Beauty la form aad Uature, Thooaaoda might covet to own , Cheek that rival tpring roees, Teeth as white as pearl ; On a of tboe country maid Is worth ' A score of your city girl. 1 FAT TJTZPSISTE2. BT BBJtBY SXAT. As konet men, attend and bear The serloue fact the time are dear; Who owea a bill, tUJutt a clear, A a siar-ttght In tho winter. That he abould come without delay Tkat'e If bo can- that bill to pay, . . And era ka put bla puree away, "Fork over to tho Printer. . Tho Printer" cheek 1 seldom red, Tbo fine machinery of kis bead, la woiklng wkea y oa are la bed, Yonr true aad faithful "Mentor ;M Alt day and night ka wear M hoes Aad brain, tofornlah yon the new; But aven of conscience ne'er refuee To pay the lulling Printer. Tie known, or ought to be by all, Bla does aro aratlarod, aad aro araall, Aad If not pal4,ka,e bound to fall In debt for fuel, bread, rent, or Pernapa his par"; then to square Up with hi help--a double cara Bowa dowa bla bead now, la it fair That you don't pay the Printer? His wife and Utile prattler too, Aro now depondlag npoa yoa ; . And If yoa pay the score that's due, Seceulty can't stint har; But If you dont, aagnawa the mole Twill throagb your eooeelenco eat a kola t And brand the forehead tba -"No Socil" Of him who cheat tho Printer. ' The eat will mew between your feet, Tba dog will bite yoa on tho atreet; And every urchin thai you meet. Will roar with voice like Stntor, "Look to your pocket there be goes Sea bow be trat la coatly cl4he With pride though every body knows He kaa act paid tho Printer." ' Bo lmplyjuit, and dat disgrace - Yourself but bog the "Lord of Grace,' To tUew that harden'd, Icy "case," Tkat honesty may entert Tb Is dona, man will with mea act fair. And alt wlllbava the -tla to spare; Thea will the "Editorial Chair,' ScrroKT a wcLi-mo Paiaraa. tatS TO KT EUS2A1D, Ol Mi lirtk4yt müh m ttmtr CA. ; BY CUfttl CiKLrOV, , A aimplo gift it la, my love. Bit bow I offer lu"9, . .. . Bat twill bo prlaad. I k now by one. Who's all the world to mo. WUh flrllab ranltj I lougbt For something yoa could wear' Soma little t"kn kara lib, TbU hni Of dark brows hair. Tbeao locks ware severed from a bead, That'a nestled oa thy breast. And found lo iMs great wearj world There was a place of reel. Thy bleselnr liuxer round It, love. You blessed ma fondly ther, The while ihr gentle hand caressed These- lock of dark brown hair. Twee woven for thy aalal day, . To bo worn across thy breast, , Beocaih watch Ilea my brightest gan. The heart that lves me beat I ' I did not sek for bnlllenl gl re, , Or Jewel rick and rara I kaaw 'twould pleas my flailing bast, Tbl braid of dark brows heir. .
utcrtsting Storj.
From Ballon 'a Pictorial. UY COTJSHi' FE02I THE COUNTEY. BT MRS. M. A. DEXSISO. ' A, tall yanlee told the story; a man, bony, bard featured, yet upon whose front the Almighty hand. btd atamped genius a character unmistakable. iSaid he, "wht-n I waa a young man I waa awkward, as I believe all young men are, whoso stature outruns their years. I had grown so ft that people where I lived looked up to me, and I of course, as wa natural, looked down upon them, but X was not proud, not at all. I bad a cousin, then, a singularly handsome man. whose face to me was always a delightful study. . He was not of such ungainly height as myself, but his hair . was brown and curling and sparkling, his manner commanding, and above all he was a minister. Now in those - days, ministers were nearly made idols of, and consequently were often spoiled. My cousin, I always thought, had more pride than was good for him; but he was so attentive, whenever he came out in tho country to pay us a long visit (s be invariably did every summer) so pleasant and affable to as all, that we overlooked his peculiarities, "I remember how we used to watch him at meal times, and what a general gingling there was whenever he took his spoon out of his tea-cup into his saucer, for we we were a very imitative family, and cousin Dennis was our beau-ideal of politeness. "One winter we had unusually good luck, and father happening to have a surplus of money on hand, told me that if I had a notion to see the world a might go to the city and stop till Spring. You may be sure I was taller tn an ever, for although I was very nearly twenty-one, I had never been in the city to stop over a day at the most, and now the idea of spending a winter there was almost overwhelming. Every night I made a programme of my expected tour where I should go this night, and where next week, and above all to share cousin Dennis' hospitality, for he had so often urged me to come and pass sometime with him, that I had no doubt but that his delight at see me would bo equal to mine at seeing him. A few weeks more and the busy fingers of mother " nd sisters had prepared my robe, auuh great trunk was brought down from the garret and stuffed .till they would hold no more. Probably no "experienced stranger, starting for Europe, ever took half the number of "wearables" that I, in my simplicity, deem ed by far too limited. But the great gala day arrived. And with its departure I left my home for the wilderness of New York. 'It was late when I arrived at my cousin's house, a 'handsome brick dwelling, which with some little land adjoining, he had inherited. I had never seen it before, and to me it was a palace. An old Quaker aunt kept house for him, and by her I was welwelcomed by a cold formality I did not understand yet wearied as I was, I did not give much thought about the subjoel, but ate my supper in silence, cheered by the news. that my com in had gone to officiate afa wedding and might not be home unt.l eleven.. "Already it was nearly ten, and I, unused to such late late hours, begged to be shown to a bed-room. I shall never forget how icy cold the room was, to which I was attended. Ltrge and cheerless, filled wit sombre urniture; it w8 so different from my sou 2 little chamber at home, where the un lay all day and the water never rozel The sheets, as 1 touched them, seemed like ice; I had not dared to pproach my feet to the stove hearth below stairs, and I suffered exceedingy. However, I soon forcjot all dis comfort in dreams, in which the old farmhouse and a roaring fire were the chief objects of interest. "In the morning, and bitter cold it was, 1 arose a, my usual hour, dress ed and hurried from my chamber. found my way to the hall. On the rack in the corner laid an ample cloth cloak, which I supposed my cousin must have thrown off in a hurry. Surprised at the unusual stillness. I tried the door from which I made egress the preceding nisrht. It whs locked fast successively I tried ev ery door within range; alas! there was neither ingrens or outlet, for the front entrance was also fastened in such manner that it defied all my endeav ors Uimove the lock. It 8eemi"that my cousin a bourn-keeper was one of the old fashioned sort, and never re tired witlout fastening up everything in the house. 1 question aomewhni as to who i nor sao uia nouocit lur bed curtains. "inree roortti tiours did 1 stay shivering in my room on tbatertntfu morning, soincinLj myself with oolefu glances at the brick walls of a distil lery. and runniuir over the naiea of a Greek Lexicon, which assuredly waa all Ortck to roe and nothir.t? tine. "At length, O, welcome sound; I he Dell rang, and I, blue with cold, de trended to thtbreakfast room. There 1 mt my couain, and lor the first time in my life witnessed a sham wel come. I did not understand it then T -J -J . I 1 ., a suuciawnu aucu lUIOgS belter now. "My coo sin tried his best to be aprceuble. but I saw that disappoint roent stood out all over bis actions particularly when I mentioned that had come for a lonir visit. But soon got over the unpleasant feelings consequent on mis discovery, and de termined to brave it out. Had hi not stooped summer after summer on my father farm? Did we not everv six months send him some favor in the
sh-tpe of the best w'.mer green; ngs, russets or Baldwins? S I pat myetf on ray dignity, awkward though it was, and appeared as if I observed nothing unpleasant. "Wherever I went, I could bee that my cousin was ashamed of his
tall cousin. Now I knew in my soul that I was good for something. I had the consciousness of intellect, no way inferior to his own. At home I wad fanious as a Yankee story teller, but having a fear of the minister's superior attainments always before my eyes, I h id never allowed him to see what I could do. This false timidity was, however, slowly wearing away I began to feel anxious to resent my cousin's officiousness. and I daily grew stronger in my determination to do so. I noticed his deportment when he little thought of it, his quick step ahead so as to seem alune when he met a fashionable lady; Lis litllu manoeuvres to slip in out of church by himself; his careiul avoidance of all mention of my name to others; and I thought to myself, one day I'll teach yottu lesson younj man, if,you are a minister." "How it was I knew not, but by some mismanagement, I suppose, invitations were sent to us to atlend a large dinner party, given in honor of some distinguished divine, then creating quite an excitement in the city. My relative looted stoundtd when he fund I resolved to go, and tried to intimidate me by hinting at the fashionable character of the entertainment. At last, finding me resolute, he said, with a bland smile; "You had better then let me introduce you as 'my cousin from the country, and as you are not initiated into tho arts and mysteries of etiquette, and therelore excuse your greenness." ."Thank you for nothing," thought I, and consented. "I went to the party. There is no mistake about it, I was at first abashed in the company of so mnch dignity and beauty; I trembled for myself. My cousin sat opposite to me, and by bis side a lovely i;irl robed in blue, who looked to me the nearer to au an gel that it was possible to imagine. I soon saw that my heart had been traveling in that direction; he was devoted to her, although he kept an eye on poor me, to . see that 'his cousin from the country' did him glaring discredit. "I heard him address her as Miss Harriet, and once in filling her glass from the chrystal pitcher near bv, he overrun it. and the fluid mingled with rafat and gravy on the young lady's plate. "Aha!" thought I, glancing at him slyly, "cousin f.om the country." "Presently I noticed another mis - hap, A reterend and absent-minded looking gentleman at ny riht undertook to carve a chicken, oy some awkwardness, a small boce flew from the edge of his knife, and 6lap it went against the nose of a lady opposite, spattering her face with gravy. The ady turned red the gentleman apol ogized, the company setimed more and more serious, as company always does, when it restrains itself from a;
earty laugh, and I looked strsit atlcerely ijjad was I that a favorite max-
my friend across the table, faying, asjni of mine had always been 'an umplain as eyes could say it, "aha! cous-! brella for every change of the wind;' I in from the countrv!" 'escorted Miss Harriet home, and spent
"And that was not thi end of tho . . . chapter, for my cousin, attempting to cut butter, which as it was an unusually warm winter day had ice upon it, uufortnnately knocked the frozen element on the table, and of all the efforts I ever saw put forth to catch a sIipDery article, those he made in the
matter of securing that ice was the j To spend the next winter, permost ridiculous. " 1 hans?"
"First he laid sierre with knife and . . . . . .. . i . i OIK, DUt 11 aanCCU UOOUl lIKe ice - l - , i 1, 1 I step, hopping now against Miss Har - riet's plate, gliding about among hot veritables, and sliding under meat witcnea DOiita. wauzi anu renown mutter of stubborn principal. .
"Fortunately, one of the servants carelessly, mrowing myeen oaca in an hurried to his help with a large spoon, J easy chair. "You see that my greenand in nsinf that mv cousin's elbow ness is developing itself."
came in contact with a litue lassi . . . a . dish filled with pickles, and uway it ... 1 1 spun over on uiss Harriet s lap, nna KO followed aller, u, with what gus - to'I could have shouted nt that moraent. "cousin from the country," but I pitied the blushing divine, und con. tented myself with un inward chuckle - By and by, things went on more smoothly, and we all got merry over .t. . j . T .
can eniov themselves as well as tW.Conie. I inu
rpst of us: and whv nrav ehou d thevi . . . a n ' ..t.... .,.11 "J I ; ., I lir-L- visages fairlv -hone with t ir . " i ".. " p - j - - n liumor. 1 lorgut my luiirwdiss Harriet and selling down mj glass, began with h oraic air: "Once upon a timo there was an old farmer lived awav out in the woods in old Vnrmount Siatc." "fliy sironir nascai ncceni immeui- , o . , , l . . i ii uviiitivu mbiibivrii. aiiabniuv there was silence, every eye waa fixed upon me with n wondering yet repeclful attention. Ahrmr'naid my cousin, vehemently turning purple up to hi hair, and fixing on me hin hindome eyes. I only needed thatglanc- to cotitirm my . . I..,! .'Ml.l,'l. I wfiverimr resoiuiiun: n i n:i i if il irar. - i...: if f i... i i. r . ful. all tracea of limiditv w. re h-ni-li ed now, and in the midt of i-xprexsive smiles and some little tittering, I pushed on with my story It worked like mamc Never before had I spoken before such an audieuce. Every little while I could m by iho turn of his head and certain little move men IB, inav my cousin waa hix.I.i nza'2"; lug ior me to Bins narru t, and lie
could l.ot understand it when at the: conclusion a universal nar went round! 3"Tho St. Louis Republican says the table, almost loud nuugJ to, that an engine and i wo passenger cms drown the thunder of Niagara Frills J passed over tho ill-fated Pacific KailAgain and -again the mirth broke! road to th Moreau, on Friday, at a forth, and I was besieged for more;' speed of twenty miles per hour.
and when we arose from the table I Wits the lion of the evening, and my
I'mikih frnm ihn rllnir" tiinriilti.n entirely. I was not surprised at that, but I was surprised at the very decided marks of favor shown me by Miss Harriet The beauitful jirl sat by me and seemed to lisU-n with interest to" wnatever I Baid. Poor Dennis! the tables were turned, and I even believe he was jei'lous of his "cousin from the country." "Invitation poured in upon me after that eventful day; I became more fastidious in the article of dress, and even ventured to make calls lor mvself. The circle of ray acquaintance enlarged the handsome minister no longer rut me in public, but walked boldly up the aisle. I spent more time at my toilet than formerly; I patronized the barb'-r; 1 practised my old fashioned songs, I fcung for the ladies: in fact, I was popular. "Miss Harriet Newland, the yonng lady I have mentioned before, had been for two seasons the reigning belle. She was not wealthy, but the heir expectant of a good properly. She was a girl of decided talent, and no doubt intended to marry well. My cousin, I saw, most aasidiously paying bis addresses to her. "He confided in me occasionally, and occasionally ppoke of htr with transport. At length things began to change. Ho grew silent and moody, and seldom mentioned her name. I saw her frequently, and had I been vain, tho liht that sparkled in her eyes, the deep glow of her beautiful cheeks would have led me to suspect my presence called forth the bright sparkle and the modest blush. " "I like the omnibus for one reason. It gives fine opportunities for the 6tudy of human nature. One day I determined on taking the tour of the fashionable thoroughfare, and I accordingly hailed the first 'buss, a gaudy concern, and we commenced our slow journey. What a multitude weie out that dayl White hats and blur eyes beneath thra; flying feathers and dancing ribbons, and mingled colors of soft aad glossy silks, seemed jumbled together thruh the space between intervening vehicles, a rich variety of costly goods. "Suddenly, without a moment's warning, came down the rain, and such a rain! Such springing to and fro! such dodging in the shop doors and uader shades! such scampernig for omnibusses! In less time than I can say it, our vehicle was apparently full. I repeat apparently lull, for I believe the question has not yet been settled, 'when is an omnibus full!' "Drive on!" 6aid a eruff voice, ; when a pretty white bonnet appeared, j and a beautiful face looked appealinjly in. I sprang from my seat Miss Harriet saw me, and blushinirly made her way towards me between a multitude oi kness, and after some demurring from her fair sisterhood,' found a tolerable plaee at my side. I was in a tight place, I acknowledge, but I never regretted that squeezing, never. "One by one the occupants emerged from the 'buss aloni; Broadway, Sin- ' the evening there. i o "The next day I found an opportuj nity to talk with my cousin alone. I ; informed him that I should in a week j at farthest return home. His face brightened. "But I shall be back in three weeks at farthest," I resumed. i "No, vor to spend the next winter," ,t k. j :.t. . ::-.. ; x repueu, auuiug "im i oiuiui-iuiv I ninn..a T cTkoll et.v Knt it filirtrt. , luauuti, ouaw ..v. . 1 time, and when I go back I shall not go alone." "He looked at me steadily, asking me, "what do you mean: "I mean to get married, I replied i t .1 in i. "I think it is, he returned uneasily, a a a a 1 . t. - a and biusning ueepiy. out wno is me ! 1 J A,! . taay ; 1 "lAione omer man your lavorue, Miss Hattie." I replied, aasumiug an air of indifference.' "His eyeo flashed in a moment; he 5 sprang from his seat und took several rapid turns across me uoor. xn a little while he sat down again, but he ; was verv much agitated. I had, I a. ... :H e.fl?e.e t It a a n n AH h m t,r f f,.9P urc " -"v.u.., his former false pride and ministerial' ! conduct in sliu'hting me. still rankled ' r. my bosom; but 1 felt a sentiment of m w i n nitv lor him. ior t saw ne suiierea. t , , , . . ' Al KnSln lle 5Ulu COUVCrsatiou. lie was pale, but more 1 composed, as he said: I "You see that 1 am surprised at i this announcement; you must be! aware with what fielmgsl have re 1 1 m:. V..l I I 1 UilTC iriiiuvu I'lias iiiininuui isu a. . , j.j. r ; have Ion ' bince ceased to hope for her favor. a All is settled, may God proper you. My disappoiatmtnt, will, I tri st, rt'9ultin my spiritual advancement. I have been worldly and too proud. God bless you. rareWell." f I'1 'Now we have, both of us, happy miller), anu he is an Dum Die, neuJ tfnJ !no' nm , I Hometirai'S quizzing ly Ak him if he remembers 'that cousin from the country." An Excellent Reason. A lady walking, a few days since, on one of the wharves in New York, asked a j sailor, whom she met, why a hip was called "hhc?" The son of Neptune replied that it was because the rig.,i.,.r cwt m.ir than ih hull."
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. Can Woman keep a Secret. OR, HOW MB. PODKINS GOT ni9 COAT MENDED. Pshaw ! a woman keep a secret! Who ever knew one to keep anything twenty-four hours ? . . , That's a libel upon the sex, Mr. Podkins ; invented! I'll be bound, by some thrice rejected bachelor, who could think of no other mode of re-ven-re. Let any body put a secret in my possession, and if I can't keep it till tho day of judgement, then I was'nt christened Laura, that's all.'. 'Guess I will try you sometimes,' said Podkins as he applied a match to his segar and walked out. He purchased a mammoth sugar heart and two smaller ouch. These he took to his shop, and cut apiece of shingl the exact size of the larger heart, and placed the wooden counterfeit in the paper with the small ones, that the packages might look as. near like as possible. Nearly tea time Podkins entered the sitting room where Laura and her friend Mary were busily plying their needles. Seating himself near by, he drew from his coat pocket two small bundles) and presenting one to each of the girls, remarked that he had long contemplated making them some preseuts. but hoped as kn especial fa vor to himself that they would not tell each other what the paper contained. Laura and Mary promised obedience, the samu time casting uneaty glances at the mysterious gifts. 'Kememter, the first who breaks her promise will forfeit her claim to the title of secret keeper, and mend my coat in the way of penalty,' added Podkins. rising to exhibit more fully a most sorrowful looking garment, so 'tattered und torn, that a tailoi would have been puzzled to decide what was its original shape. - The girls considered themselves safe concerning the coat, and chided the wearer for being bo skeptical in re ;ard to their ability to keep a secret Curiosity was only hrlf satisfied, how ever, after ascertaining that Podkins' irenero6ily bestowed a heart. It was not long ere the donor over-heard Ma ry and Laura m the kitchen, teasin . a a a one another to reveal, by some sign, at least, the forbidden fruit. But each stood iheir ground wonderfully, and Jro Ikins feared his coat would remain tattexfd. The girl's sleeping apait ment was contiguous to the one occu pied by Podkins and his iriend Barlow. As only a thin partition separated the rooms, it was easy to hear ordinary conversation from one to the other without the folly of listening. The two men were snugly ensconsed in bed, when Mary and Laura entered, the adjoining bed-room. The door had scarcely been closed, when the former exclaimed : Now, Laura, do tell 'me what was in your paper. It looked just like mine, and I verily believe it is the same thing. I shall not sleep a wink to-night if you don't. Come, do tell, that's a good girl, and .then I will tell you what is in mine. Well. replied Laura, 'there were two sugar hearts in mine.'. 'And there was only one in mine,' said Mary in a disappointed tone At this point a respectable portion of the bolster went into Barlow's mouth, while Podkins took refuge be neath the bed clothes, to smother his laughter as best he might. At breakfast the next morning, while Laura was pouring out the coffee, Podkins, turning towards Barlow, said very gravely : Well, there were two sugar-hearts in mine.' And there was only one in mine,' responded Barlow, so exactly imita ting Mary's lone that she almost fan cied herself speaking The coffee-pot dropped to the great confusion of sundry cups, andsausers, and then came a burst of laughter from the four that fairly made the di.-hes dance. 'I will take - that coat after break fast, if you please, Mr. Podkins,' said Laura, quietly after the mirth had somewnat subsided. Chcbbt - Children. It should be kept before the people, that babies ouu-ht to bo plump. A letter Irom Berlin contains the following: "To one who has just come from America, I think hardly anything is so striking as to see such multitudes of um u j-,, v. . - I TVathaTJafsl lull Yi fl 111 Pn fiflH hiSLlf 19 V. , -i'-- -"' . vat the Brat five hundred you meet. and that universal Amencau nuisance . a crying baby, is never to be seen. i km i . . i j ii . A .... e ' i i- M iv.. vvoy saouiu . wry cij . .cy ue i , - , f t- - ,i - jncuwr , e.uipc tt pound cake: ir the cnna asits ior oieau they do not give him a stone have plenty of fresh air and play here, and sleep in their plump nurses arms, and wake, and play and sleep aara. The children certainly do not loo so delicately . beautilul as with ufairien, frail as fair still, were I parent, I should thank God for the honest, round, rosy, plump faces o these children. There is something wrong . about children that are not chubby, and something wrong about child if n th. are not full t'f fun and good humor. late and Early in Calif nia r'assiDLr by one of our corner cro CCries, abodt three o'clock, the other morning, from which proceeded & "sound of revelry," a hapleaa.stranger on hu horaeward way, paused to oo tain a littln refreshment, and to the ho he said: "Itappears that your visiters are late to-night." "Oh, no," returned tho landlord "the Iwys ot Sau Diego generally run for Forty -tight hours, stranger : it u l'üüilate for night before last perhapn but for to-night, why, bless you, it ii only just in tha shank of the evening
Death of William Lowe. I-
It is our painful duiv to announce the death of our fellow townsman, Mr. William Lowe, who died of Delirium Tremena on Monday morning the 26lll nst. Let the enemies of our prohibtory law rejoice 1 Let the advocates of free liquor shout 1 Another victim has fallen. Another - name is added to the list of murdered men. Some man has the prico of his blood, ye, the price of his deathless soul lea, Lowe has been murdered, and when the jude of all the earth shall make inquisition for blood his mur derer cant hhow a license for the deed, and plead that he did it by the aittborty of the commonwealth of Indiana, and according to law.' For the sake of a few paltry pence, and by the malice that instigated Satan to enter paradise, has this foul deed been done. home is mada desolate, a family shrouded iu mourning, a noble heart is cold in death. For some two years past; Mr. Lowe had been strictly tem perate. Through the efforts of the Sons of Temperance he had been reclaimed from inebriation, and became an active Son of Temperance. A Di vision bearing his name was instituted and many of his associates following his example enrolled their names un der the pled-re of t ital obstinence rom all that intoxicates. Lowe was i noble hearted, honest and indus trious man, and soon his home wore another aspect. A sunnier smile lit up the countenances of its inmates, and life's comforts were bein gather ed around them. But some fiend in human ihape lured him to his cups again, and the sequel is soon told. Delenum Tremens I Dead 1 Who was it that tempted Lowe to break hw pledge 7 .Who received the price of that first glass ? Who were they who indulged the ribald jest, the coarse laui'h, and the profane oath, as Uli bendisli delight they witnessed his fall ? . Their iniquity ehatl return upon themselves, and their, violent dealing shall come down upon their own pate. There are several others in our community, who are almost ready for the am fatn. Their bloat d cheek., and blurred eyes and red noses foreshadow then coming fate. The ghosts and gnomes, and harpy footed furies are almost ready to Hit a o a aa a across their vision, and haunt their imagination both when they wake and when they sleep. , Let the fast young men about town for we have a few of them reflect upoc the fate of poor Lowe, and beware ! rew possessed a a more noble and generous nature than he, and yet h tell into tho snaie of tho whisky seller. Let Temperance men bestir themselves with fresh zeal, for there are those who make pe.cial efforts to entrap and lure back to their cups, . reformed drunkards. In compirisou with 6uch men, a highway robber is a gentleman, and a common thief a saint Lawrenceburg Press. Cassini II. Clay. A Southern correspondent of the Northern Christain Advocate gives the following as Cassius M. Clay's mode of managing his Kentucky audiences by "moral suasion." It is character istic of that chivalrous, talented gen tleman. There is no doubt of his being "pluck." His spirit did not fail under the persecutions of a Kentucky mob a few years ago, neither will it shrink from the duty now, of telling his fellow citizens the truth to their faces: "He sends an appointment to a giv en place to lectuie at a certain time: perhaps some of the natives will send word that he will not be allowed to lecture there; he sends word that he cture there according to previ ous notice. ine time comes, a great crowd is collected to hear the lecturer or to see the mob; presently the lecturer comes, ho passes directly through the crowd,' mounts the forum, waves his hand for attention, 'all eyes are turned towards the speaker, lie commences with a firm, clear and decided tone of voice, the following remarks: ' Gentlemen, says he. I have a few preliminaries to settle, previous to en tering upon the main subject of die cussion. ' I want to make three short appeals to three classes of persons, whenhe holdsaup asmall Biblo. There gentleman, ay he, is the great charter record of human rights on which a'l law and equality is b6ed deserving the name of law this is my ap peal to the religious portion of society and lays it down on toe stand before him. Then he holds up the Constituiionof the United Stales. Here, gentlemvn, says he, is the bond of our Union, the noble Constitution of our Glorious Jtepublie, which snys that all men are born free and equal, with certaiu inalienable rights, kc , fcc. Thia is appeal to gmtlmen, to patri ots, aal all tratj-hearttd Americans, and places it with the Bible before him. Then he puts h's hands into his pocket and brings out an enormous six-shooter, holding it up before the audience, he t-xclaims; and and here, gentlemen, I a six shooter everyjbarrtl of which is heavily load ed with powper and co'd lead. This ia my appeal to the mobocrats . and 1 will blow its con tenia through the heart of the first wan who otters to lay bis hand on me, to silence me in my native State, or to gag freo speech in my presence. This he lays down upon the atand-with bia two former appeals, ready for action; then ho commences a perfect storm against the peculiar institution; enough tu wring the sweat of old Kentucky from every pore. Bv this time all are awed mho submissive silence. S'ich, air, is! the celebrated nephew of old Henry Clay, in his own State. Success to his efforts. May he lire to see the chains fall from every slave in the land of his birth. . . .
. Foreignism,
The Louisville Journal gives its readers a very interesting leader on the subject of "Foreignism, its progress, and results." A portion of it we transfer to our columns: At the time of the adaption of our Constitution and for many years afterward, the foreign immigration to this country was very small, only a few thousand per year. The immigrants, upon their arrival, were' soon dispersed among the American people, and easily became acquainted with our language, our customs, our principles, and indeed were often thoroughly imbued with American feeling. The population of our vast extent of country was sparse, and these immigrants were scattered among it, and became fused with and incorporated into the general mass of American citizens. The whole number of foreign immi grants during a period of twenty years, from 1790 to 1810. was but 1S0.00Q ; from 1810 to 1830, It was but 314.000 ; but in the ten yeais from 1C30 to 1840, the number was increased to nearly 800,000, and in the ten years from 1840 to 1850, it acato increased to nearly 1,600,000, Themost alar ming and unprecedented increase has been since 1 850 ; , in the single year of 1854, the number of foreign immigrants exceeded 600,000. Thus, we find, in a single year, a foreign population poured in upon us, larger than the whole population of many of uor own c, .-. Neither New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Texas, Florida, Iowa, Arkansas, Michigan, or Wisconsin have at present so Urge a population as the present annual influx of foreigners into our coun try. In us a foreign population more than sufficient for a whole Slate is ac tually added every year to the num' ber of foreigner already among us ; every year there is an increase of our foreign population more than sufficient to e'ect five new members of Congress. At this rate, probably in less than ten years, certainly in less than tifteen, the foreign-born population will really outnumber the native-born population. The character of this immigration is as different from, as its number is greater, thau what it was in the earlier periods of our government I hm, i was composed only of a few victims of political and religious tyranny, exiles for the cause of human liberty, seeking an asylum in "the land of the free and the home of the brave ; " now, ignorant find unprincipled adventurers, idle, reckless, unscrupulous fortune-hunters, and even the filthy contents ot prisons and porhouses and hospital of Europe, reeking with pauperism, disease and crime, are emptied upon our chores and claim to be clothed with all the rights of American citizemdiip, and to be placed upon a social and political equality with nativeborn Americans. Extraordinary Case. . The Cincinnati Enquirer gives the following account of a singularly curious and romantic episode in life which occurred recently: About six ye?rs since, a lady named Mrs. Martha Wood, accompanied by her. son, his wife, and a couple of children, arrived in this city, from New - Bedford, Mass. She stated that she was a widow of some twenty-four years' standing, her husband having been mate of a whaler, which had been lost at sea. The family have resided for a greater portion of the time on Liberty street. Mr. Wood, the son, working at - bis trade, which is that of a cooper. - Yesterday morning a toil-worn and gray-headed man called at the residence of the family, and seeing Mr. Wood, inquired for the widow, who being called into the room, while gazing intently at the stranger, whose eyes were fixed mournfully upon her, requested to know ' what his business was.' ' "Do you uot know tue, Martha?" said he. and as the sound of his voice, like the memory of an olden melody, met her ear, she gave vent to a hysterical cry, and fainted in the arms which were opened to receive her. The tale is soon told. The ship in which he had made his last voyage from New Bedford, was cast away in the South Sea Islands, and he was one of the few who . escaped a watery grave. After enduring almost unheard-of privations, he succeeded, after thirty years' absence, in reaching his native land. From a brother on his wife he learned their present location, and arrived heie to find her whom he had ieft a young and blooming bride, far advanced in the evening ot life, while the infant on whose lip-, when last he saw him, he bad imprinted a father's kiss, and who could then scarcely lisp hit name, was now a stalwart man, and the head of a family. How many hopes and fears must have agitated the old mariner's heart. as he again s.t foot, aftel his long pilgrimage, on his own dear, native coun"7- ; Coal Vein on Fire ! ! The rare phenomenon of a coal vein on fire, is now to be seen at Beaver Meadows, Pa. The fire originated from the outbido dirt henp, and thence communicated to the vein, filling the subterraneous avenues of the mine with suMiur, and rendering its abandonment necessary, until the firs cn be ftiresu-d and extinguished. : This, however, is a very difficult and expensive process, but is uually accomplished by walling up all the ai; currents and heading oT, with cl.iv. the cngross of the fire, and then injecting th : - . s c i vein pirviled in the vicinitv of Tarn iiiiuu Wim neara. a urw in a eoa re in a aqua, fur several years, and. no doubt, consumed tens of thousands of tons of ( coal, before it could be extinguished, which was finally accotaplished a few weeks ago. r .
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A wholesale merchant ia Star Haven, used often, in goicg fc Lis c?w place of business, pass throrh a ruj. row alley, inhabited by cizzrdLly zzr foreigners. Very early ose ncixirj, as he drew near one of th cost wretched tenements, he heard a'sweet childish voice singing, "There Is atkxjpy land ; and looking up. saw pairing through the , rag-stuflzd ptses, a little girl of six or seven years. The ' hour, the song, the dteadful surroundings, led hira to inquire isto tcr history. He found thai a . lew Lenevolent ladies had tablisbed at ßaiVrlh school in that di.trict, and little liary attended, until a", wicked priest made her parents take her away. f bs hid learned sr.me of the "Song for little ones at Home," and the cted to me up thus early, to sieg aad sjy theo over, when no one honld hear, 1-st she should lorget Ibera., t Her little book had been taken away, - but fhe begged another, and bid it ander - tät steps at eight, all the day loc carrying it in her bosom. Children ,of Christian parents, think of little litry when you feel tempted to neglect the Bible and yonr Sabbath school . saasaeBaaaaBlaaVaaBaBaaaB-MBBM1 Hrsx Beds. He who has tried them knows the value of husk beds. Certainly mattreeess would not be used if husk beds were tried- . They are not only more durable. The Erst cost 'is but trifling. To have husk nb, they may be split after. the manner of !:t- . : t l j - . .- 5uug irsw ior uraiaing. me L-er they are'split the softer will he the tcJ, although they will not be likely to last as long as when they are put ia whe!. Three barrels full, well-stowed in, will fill a good-sized tick,' that is, tfier they have been split. The bed will always be light, the husks do not become matted down like feathers, and they are .certainly more healthy to aleep on. Feather beds ought to be "done away with especially in warm weather. For spring, summer, and full, fcu.k beds ought to be "all the go," , tad such undoubtedly will be the case when they are once brough into use. There is no better time to procure husks then when corn is being camsted, and the busks will be umdk titer and cleaner when corn is cat c j it the bottom and put in stacks. They, io not become so dry and weather betten. It is calculated that a good husk bed will last from twenty-five to- liirty years. Every farmer's dauiter cm supply herself with beds (against lime of need) at a trifling expense, which is quite an in luCement cow-a-days Arte" England Farmers. XSTWho would not be startled and alarmed at the announcement of the Small Pox or Yellow Ftver, isppearing in Richmod? Not a citizen in our city, but would use all possible means to protect his family against coming in contact with the pestilence. Another disease, however, which is "Worse lhaa fawlae, war, or speu! pestilence. Baneful as death, aad horrible as kalli" , . Has appeared in our city, and totwithstanding its loath someuets the sure and fatal results that fiow tea contact with it yet we see tome who hug it to their bosoms, and - bear of others who are making preparations to even sprtad tk$ disease broad-cast in our community 1 The disease is called Pirkiss, from the fact, probably, of its debasing influence on those who are attacked by It. and the blasting' and withering effect on the happiness cni prosperity of their families it is -well named for every household wherein it enters is in dehted to it per tin, and to Per-kins. Richmond Pal. A Tale of a Tail. , A young gentleman of Sacramento, California, some month! ago, being much solicited, by a young lady for a present, sent her a rare"kindof cactus, in a ficwer-pot. The lady tended it carefully, but found it did not' grow larger, and after a while the per fane became unpleasant, when she resolved to throw out some of the earth ia the pot and replenish it afresh: The earth was accordingly removed, and the rare cactus was found to be the tail of a huge rat. with a coat of green paint, an4 a wire run through it, while the state of the corpse fully accounted for the oppressive odor, ft is needless to state that the gentleman got the "mitten." Got. 7riht cf The Hon. Joseph A. Wright, of Indiana, delivered recently an add less before the New York Agricultural State Fair at Elmira, which has attracted immense attention. It -certainly is a master effort; possessing great originality and suggests so many practical thoughts gtncrally overlooked that no one can read it without deriving both c!-ct:rs tad profit from the peiusau The address is also an eminently practical one, incculcating a strong love not caly for the favorite pursuit of Wagington, but al:o for the ccratry tbt raTe him birth, and to which be gitve freedom and nationality. This address) is published at lezgih ia tc-s cf the Philadelphia papers, and rejects the highest credit upon Its diatiriabed author. The Couthy Ccz'Jzrx til best Agricultural paper in th Uoioa says: "Our StaU Agricultural Cocl-ty was more than usually fortunate) la their selecllca cf crater fcr the li Cum Fair at El mir. Gor. 7rijht'i address is a model one for auch aa occasion alike adapted to iU focir. 5 mechanic, and the citiawa of every C&u."!rnf Che;:tr (Po.) Dc, XTA bill has been tatre:-;;! la the Tenoewee Legislat-rUo r the IlertMtagv. ia the nacrs ti tie State, of Tennessee tad to ex'.: !;:.b agricultural and military ti.zJ tt tilt place the purchase to roqeir tit ususcf C'-iia Izzix t3 ra mzzzi zz ear thia C;o,CCO.