Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 1, Number 32, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 February 1871 — Page 3

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SLANDER.

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a Imsiili—

Ami yet a woman'* fair name wilted,'

One venorard word,

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And irlcndnonw wann grew cold ami stilted And life was worse than death, T»

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A.,I Its work wax dun*.

A htiuiun

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Tli-*t struck Its coward, ioIvined blow, ... In .-raven whisper* hushed and lowAmi ret the

Twm

Lies cruatlieii beneath its blight igg§S-

I.ije Wits the factotum of Guy's Nock. I!" did a inisrcllantotiM business as c:iri)ci]tcr, *o\v doctor, and cofllii-niaker, adding to hisotber functions that of undertaking to the county poor-house.

He wa», withal, an easy, good-natur-ed fellow, free to trust and a most indulgent creditor.

Among tho others whom Lije had trusted to his cost was Orcg Grimes, without exception the greatest promiseuiaker and breaker in (iuy'a JN'uck.

I verilv believe he would, if possible, have put a creditor off till the last judgment, and then, on the score of being a busy day, have begged hiin to wait till to-morrow.

Grimes had wheedled Lije with promises till the hitter's claim was "outlawed." loosing patience at hist, Lije took his account over to tho Squire's, when, to his no small discomfiture, he learned that untcMs ho could got a new promise from hi« debtor, with witness to it, he might whistle for his liiil.

Such follows as (Jrcg always know a good deal of law, especially the sharp points of it. «reg would talk as freely, and as full of promise as ever, when he and Lije were alone, but before othors would either evade the subject, or else remain proTokingly mum.

One day Lije drove up to Greg's door with his old gray mare ami spring wagon, a plain pine cottin (oneof those llattoppod aft'airs deemed good enough for poor folk) being bohind the seat.

Mornin', neighbor," said Lije. "Same to you," said «reg "goin' to plant a pauper, I see."

Y-a-a-s old Boke took rather a sudden leave last night, and went to try the charity of another world." "That's* no moro'n fair," said Greg, "seein* how long he's lived on thecharity of this."

You wouldn't inind gctlin' in and eotnin' along, would you?" said Lije. "It's mighty dull V,oin' to a funeral all alone by one's self."

Greg don't mind, and straightway he mounted by Lije's side. The two (halted away after a sort, to show how cheerful good company can render even a grave occasion. "I s'posc you haven't forgot that Utile bill o' mine?" Lije at last took the liberty to hint. "Not by no moms," said Grog. "Let us see, now—how much did you suy it was? I inisremember lightly." "F.ven sixty-nine dollars, beside seven yearn' interest." "Quito right,"Grog assented I recollect now." "Kf it's at all incotrvenient to pay it," said Lije, "don't put vourselfout on no account." "I've been thro itcnin' to pay it for a month back, but times hev been tight and how would Monday aweokclo?" hoasl.cd. *Tiakdot," replied Lije.* "I'll send it round," said Grog.

A uurious sound came from tho coffin. Tho ghost of a chuckle, Duddlos would hare called it.

Grojj gave one Jump and aiightod in an adjacent cow pasture. Looking back, ho saw Lijo'w apprentice, the most misehiovous imp in Guy's Neck, but with plonty of sense and lawful ago to bo a witness, sitting up in tho colliu Inughing like mad.

Gseg took in the situation at one jinnee. lie had boon duped into committing himself before a witness. "It's a dirt}', nasty, mean trick I" ho exclaimed. "How 's that said Lijo.

Trillin' with a dead man's feelin's ai.out old Hoke—inakin' believe ho is dead." "An so he Is," said Lijo, "only I was goin artor the buddy, instid o' fotchin it away."

Greg turned oil' in disgust, Lijo bawling after him, at tho very top ol his voice: "Don't forgot Monday a week, and perhaps it will save both of us some rouble."

Gregdidn't forget, but has never nioro than half oi\|oyed himself at a funeral since.

otm&JokR OX .1 NrsTV'ti.iSfdX. There are two classes of Masons we do not like—tho "parrots" and tho "rusts." The former is one who thinks that tho ritual Is all of Masonry who will spend days and weeks even in finding out if snob a word should be "or" or "and," yet who will not devote a minute's time to the studv of Masonic history ami principles, ^ho latter Is one who would never have joined the in'stitutlou if ho had not expected to be pecuniarily benefitted thereby, and leing dlsapisiintod in that, cares no more for it. Give us the bright Mason, who roads and stmiles and consequently understands tho object of Masonic instlions—the grandest in existence. Tho "rusty Mason" is charmingly depicted by the wag of the New York /Vmecraf, as follows

One of our active and xealous Masons found himself in a railroad ear, just about leaving for Albany, side by sido with one whom he remembered several years since to have met in a Ixdge in ihis qlty. Tho recognition was mutual. After the interchange of the usual compliment, the former. A, asked the latter. Mr. H, to what Lodge he now belonged.

II—"Oh. I don't Itelong to any l^xlg»» now. Mnsonrv did me n« good, I never made anything by it."

A—"Well, I did not join Masonry to make anything out of it. Quite the contrary and yet unexpectedly I made something out of it but this very dav." it—"Indeed how was that

A—"When 1 went to buy my ticket,I itt ide a sign, and the brother*gave me a first-clow ticket for a second-class price."

B—"I'm quite rusty I forget the slicn. What one did you make?" A—"1 plaewd the forefinger of my left hand on my left cheek, and middle finger of the same on mv right he«k, and formed a triangle. I then pointed the index finger of my riitht hand through

ujt

ing the price of a second clam ticket and demanding one of the first cliuta. The ticket agent demanded 91 80 more.

The sign was repeated.

wide worm liwtrU. j/fl,' -V°« recognize it I want a first-class ticket for a second class price.

lmt one whisper—one The agent felt insulted, and said if he Thnt matu red low for very shame,

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did not pav $1 80 more, he could not

twHl have a ticket and if he made any more

Hl hlm would kick hiiu

A hint ko light, I paid the fare and in the cars met A And yet no mighty in it* power, He told what had occurred, and said he

in one short Jiour,

Ji ECU VITS FOR THE GERM AX ARMY. Tho patriotism which Inspires every true German heart, and the anxiety for tho success of fatherland which it feels in times like the present, must have some etfect on the propagation of liu mankind. In proof of this proposition, we direct attention to the splendid story.

A certain lager bier saloon, the other night, was full of customers, most ot them discussing the new aspects of the Franco-German war. At one table sat a solitary Deutehcr, who seemed uneasy arid anxious, as if there might have been a disagreement between nis bee ami himself.

Presently in ran a little girl, her face radiant with smiles exclaiming: "Oh, father, we're got a little boy at home!" "Dat is goot," said the Dutchman, aa the anxiety disappeared from his countenance "come, boys, fill up der glasses."

Not many minutes elapsed before in rushed the little girl again with the announcement.

Oh, father, we've got two little boys at home!" The Dutchman looked a good deal astonished and not altogether gratified at this little family redundancy, but rising at length to the magnitude of the occasion, he said

Veil, don, dat is also goot. I treats all in do house. Fill up der gla.-sos." In a few minutes again appeared the radiant messenger, with the astounding proclamation "Oh, father, we've got three little boys at home!"

This was too much even for Teutonic impassibility. There was no further •all for glasses.

Veil, den," says he, "I goes up dcre, and I stops der whole tain pisncss. Bismarck must have sent a letter to my fraw, and engaged her to git up recruits for tho German army."

AN ASTONISHED MINISTER. In a small city, not far distant from the "Hub," resides a dentist named Brown.

He received an order from his beloved pastor for a sot of false teeth. The work was executed promptly, and the shepherd of his flock called in at the appointed time to receive them.5

Brown fixed them in his customer's mouth, when the latter, stepping to tho glass to said, slowly and distinctly:

Hell and damnation!" Now, Brown is more noted for his quickness of temper and profanity than for his piety ana hearing his customer speak in such a manner, his ire was quickly aroused.

Blast it!" ho exclaimed, "if yon don't like tho teeth, you needn't take them, but there is no necessity for your swearing about it."

Tho astonished minister drew back. "Mv dear sir," he said, "I was not swearing about the tooth but for ton years 1 hivo not been able to pronounce tlistinctly that favorlto expression of all ministers—'Ilell and damnation.' I was only trying your tooth."

I'sk

Fort

Bai.i.oons.—Mr.

Eor,

Furguson,

of lUvington street, goes home drunk for the fortieth time, and his wife holds up her hands with vexation and indignation. "Don't sa'er word, 'Lir.a (hie)—don't sa'er word. I'm goin tor buy a balloon (hie), b'loon." "What on earth are you going to buy a balloon for, Mr. Furguson?" "I'll tell you (hie), 'Lixa. Y'see they have gossoniany (hie), got s'many rum shops long the Bowery, a fellor can't Kit home without gittin drunk. I can git 'way with a balloon (hie), yo know. You can come to the storo ah blow it up. an' (hie)—an' then you won't have to blow me up!"

A correspondent of the Carlisle (Ky.) Mercury says ho lately cut down a red oak tree, and found within throe inches of tho center and nine and a half inches of the bark of the tree, wrapped in pa-

a lock of beantiftil, soft, brown air. It was evidently the hair of a child, and overlaid bv fifty-throe years' growth of wood and the correspondent and all the rest of the neighbors are wondering where tho remainder of the child is.

^^HOLESALl NOTIONS.

A. C. A. WITTIQ,

JOBBER AND

Commission

IVrHimerr, Soap. Cotton Yar«, P^pi) Chaia, UatMng, vtc.

Niw «lwk ADt prtwa l*v. OfJ«ri ycatptIr ktli-mliil to. «n*RRIOR INmrCIUfKXTS lo(Vk era. IVddlart, UnclMtn and Aunlttwrt.

148 Main St. bet. 5th & 6th,

In the room formcrty oceuptad tey Co* A U-U.

JOHN

ARMSTRONG,

the triangle, and w.-unfed that at him. a |*ir ®f -VA'ti" PLA Tyr.it sCALm f«? 11? recogniml it, and voa know there-

\ibnny was rcachetl, and a few days! *"'r~ aflerw a rd .returning. He wont to the ticket and a.| exactly as A J5

LO( AXB UVXHaiTH. }4 Omxv X«*th M.tn, Tf HI HAUTI. Itepatrtng pmmnlly I have

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USIC, MUSIG

"What the devil are you making faces at me for?" "Why it's the sign," said B. "Don

was more than ever convinced Mason ry was a humbug. A laughed outright and said, "Well, you must be very rusty indeed. The sign I gave you was the upward trip, If you wanted a deduction made, you should have reversed hands, and made the wagging with the index finger of the left nana. That was the sign return ticket. One sign would not do for both ways, of course."

A DEBTOR CORNERED. Vory adroit was the inarch that Liijo J»oiiiis stole on the "Statute of Limitations."

He opcued his eyes, acknowledged he was rusty, and no one to blamo but himself for not making money out of Mason rv.

PIANOS,

Organs, Melodeons,

Together with all kinds of smaller

MuSical Instruments,

sst^ETMusic,

INSTRUCTION BOOKS, dee.,

.«WsK ?,JV3iD

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r-*

x, Can be found at i..?— -tip ft il- v* ft

THi SW *. 4 ir

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KUSSNER'S

Hf*

,v 'Ji- Hvfe-Wj 4H OHIO STREET.

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Merchant

IN NOTIONS, FANVVGOOS^

Kuriish, (iiran, and

American Cutlery/

ff. jA Jdfrtf I

t::® SotUh Side Public tiqumre,

25-If. TERRE-HAUTE, INB.

O. BAllTLETT.

0.ROCERIES.

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PALACE OF MUSIC,

GEO. C. DUT.

ARTLETT «t CO.,

w?#'

BOOKSELLERS,

STATIONERS,

NOTION

AND

Fancy Goods Dealers,

101

MAIN STREET,

imtKCTLY orrasiTE

THE NEW OPEItA HO USE,

TERRE-HA.UTE, IND

G. COX CO.

B. BOOKSELLERS

Ilttlillfiil

AND STATIONERS,

NO. I59 MAIN ST.,

TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA.

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LETTER,

Hay, »*•-.. uid parmnn* tuiv-

1 ine Ww~«:ilnx toaao-c inrlteitl tocalL

1 ILL tlKAl*.

h.ul dencrflHKl, at the tsatue tiae baud- u: m»su o. j..

^*omrthln* new tnul mttk A Oo.

Our sTock in all new and punclwu^d at the lowert (Upira.

W« keep constantly on hand a full lfaa *f

srnoor, MISCELLANEOUS, BLANK AN»

I PASS BOOL AKI

LEGAL CAP, AND NOTK PAPER8. •m ,,± We are clMlng oat oar stock «f

hi IKCKLL A NEO US BOOKS,

At •»«, prfparatory t* laying In £all staak.

U9 MA IN ffTRKKT,

W« Hud* National Hatel.

Mi ISVrlL®?',!1 "took Of OroMrtes which will be sold at the

LOWH8T RETAIL PRICE, nm »•:.1 I 'Its *1* /to Til

J. U. PATRICK

ffhitf ft.

YANKEE NOTIONS.

A Jw and General Assortment of Yankee Notion*, which will 1M sold at

RETAIL AT JOBBINU PRICKS,

'rt%. Here's your chance,

PRODUCE.

ji I A*

vf-trc*

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The hhjhgit Market Price in Cash for all kinds of

COUNTRY PRODUCE,

f. Vr'l

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PATRICK & CO.,

NO. 81 MAIN STREET,

18-tf.'^ TERUK-HATJTE, IXI).

jJiNIOT

STEAM BAKERY.

j,,i. •»». in FRANK HEINIG& BRO.

Manufacturers of all kinds of

Cfackers, Cakes, Bread

A N

DEALERS IN

Foreign & Domestic Fruits,

FANCY A STAPLE GROCERIES,

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(***.* Dtf-U

LAFAYKTTE STREET,

s•,

(Between the two Railroad)',)

(Bet

21-tf. Terre-Haute, Ind.

JJ^OSEMAN & BORSSUM,

•Merchant Tailors,

217 Main St., near Seventh,

TERRE-HAUTE, IND. tf

J^EW GOODS

ig recelred constantly.

i4hllftMlwMek air

1 11

FURNISHING GOODS

Constantly on hand.

CUTTING AND REPAIRING done on short notice, and satisfaction guaranteed. lS-Sm

HAS. L. FELTUS,

HOUSE, SIGN,

ANI»

ORNAMENTAL PAINTER,

Cherry St. b«t. 3d and 4tn, north side.

TERRE-HAUTE, IND.

Special attention given to Sign Painting, Graining, Paper Hanging, Calsominnlng, Ac.

y. B.—AB work warranted. W-tf.

B. LAXOREUX. ». 8TIM9*N.

J^AMOREUX & STIMSON,

TERRE-HAUTE

Marble & Granite Works,

Monuments and T«mb-Stone8

In every variety, coastaatly ea lianA WMl made to order.

SIXTH ST., opjMtUe MmH,

(By Town Mack,)

1-tf. TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA.

JOSEPH

KASBERG,

Having estabilahod anew and COMPLETE BOOK BINDERY, Is prepared to do all kinds of Book Binding and Blank Book manufacturing.

Magcmne* Bound the BeM 9tylet. Persons living at a dlstanae can send their Books by Bxpresa.

JCW. KASBERG, Proprietor, 160 Main Ht reet. Up autrs,

»-tf Over B. G. Cox A Co's Book Htore.

C.CRAWFORD,

BOOTS AND SHO

OT OR COLD

A 3

•T Til

Central Bathing R»«ots^

And Barber Shop on lforth atdaaf Ohls, between 4th and ftth street.

^-ILDY A POTHS,

Carriage Manufacturers,

Cor. Second and Walnat Htreata,^ 5 TBKRB-ffA rr* IND. -s fhn&Afr&ll R^alring done proospUy and at tew aataa

1Forgiags

IOHT AND IIBAVT IRON ANDSTEEL nia4s a sirdac. WM. J. BALL AO.U !•*«.

i--'. v|,« -i» **, -f *s y. +,«» ,!t« 'I t' 4

J! 1'

ry*fi iff

& co.

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)it

-J. u. PATRICK & CO.

~r -s ri-( i«

SHAWLS,

BLANKETS,

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... ,*i,l W 5"

CXOAKIXC2S,

•v«.

uih* 40

ORAI^ BAGS,

ALIC O, SILKS.

HEAVY SHEETINGS,

*^t3f $*'

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WmM

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MAIH STREET,

»-tf. TKHRK-HAUT*. UTO.

-fort

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CLEARANCE SALE

*v OF WINTER

4 .an

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i~n

1.,

At Tuell Ripley & Deimng's,

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Goods, and will force sales at some price.

DRESS GOODS,

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TUELL, RIPLEY & DEMING,

My Stock Of Winter Clothing

Must be closed out, and will be sold regardless*

of Cost, and if necessary

WILL BE GIVEN AWAY.

HEADQUARTERS FOR CLOTHING,i

93 MAIN STREET,.,

JO. ERLANGEE,

P. S.—Shirts made to order.

REMOVAL!

S A N

HAM REMOVED HIM

CLOTHING STORE,

To the Corner of 31ain and Fourth Streets,

an th* room formerly occupied by Warren, Hoberg d: Co.

HAVING OS HAND AT

LARGE STOCK OF WINTER GOODS!

PROPOSE TO CLOAK TH KM OUT

WITHOUT REGARD TO COST, 1,1

TO MAKE RWM FOR AX

Extennive Ht«fk of Spring iioodi,

S. FRANK Corner Main and Fourth. 2MB

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DRY GOODS!

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Wc are determined to close out every yard of Winter,

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Whatever Prices may he

Found Elsewhere "S 1'-

OURS WILL

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BE LOWER!

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Corner Main and Fifth Steets,

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TIRRE-HADTE, DIDIAI4.

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