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BISTABLE PATRIOT,
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[3 PUB LIS HI '- THE COU1!T iI0DSK |B Y
w" S. B. PHINNEY ,
EDITOR AND PROPRIE TOR.
tVM. D. LEWIS PI11STER.
,f 2__Two dollars per year, in advance , or
¦ three months—or two dollars and fifty cents at
,!,e ""jJ.gjVxl SEMENTS inserted on the most favora-
H' ierm
f ' nnver discontinue d until all arrearages are
* ^.^^>V.^*
G. H. BALLOU,
Portrait Pai nter ,
BBEWSTEB, Mass.,
HAVING made recent arrangements for executing
Portraits from daguerreotypes , can now readil y
answer such commands , if made in season. All letters
. to be addressed as above. tf nor 12
B. F. GILMAN, M. D,
61 Fede ral-str eet,
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Stferes to—J. Bicelow, M. D.
Walter Ciianning , M. D
oct 15 tf
WILLIAM J. .DEWET,
Commission Merchant & Shipping Asent,
6T Gravier-strcet . . . N E W ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Jul y 22. 3m—[aug 6
, ffio So ISWOTAIB & @®o9
IMPORTERS AND DEALKKS IN
FOREIGN and DOMESTIC LIQUORS.
No. 17 Custom House street ,
And Cellar No. 70 ) lt tft«T ,' I continued to reflect , as on looking around I
could not see a blade of grass within the circuit of
a mile. 'I had best hitch him to the post—take a hur-
ried snack , and ride on to the next house—but first
let me see what they can give me.'
All the time I was occup ied with these reflections
the three men had remained silent and motionless ,
except when one or the other of them would raise
his hand and bring it down with a smart slap over
his cheek , or along his thi gh , or behind his ear , as
thoug h one and all of them had been afflicted willi
the malady of St. Vims.
I was at first startled with these demonstations ,
but upon a little reflection I perceived that my sat-
urnine friends were onl y killing mnsqnitoes.
'Have you got any ham and eggs ?' I asked at
length.
'Got any ham and eggs !
' echoed the origina l speak-
er, with an emphasis that clearl y betokened sup-
prise.
'Yes—ham and eggs,' repeated I.
'No—we haint got any.'
'A pi ty,' thoug ht I—I was fond of ham and eggs;
'have you got any chickens , then ?'
'Chickens !'
'Yes,' said I, 'chickens. '
'No—we haint got any chicken? , nee ry chicken.'
'Well , have you got any meat?'
'Got any meat !'
'Yes—any sort of meat—beef, bork , mutton , or
veal ; I'm not particular—I' m hungry. '
'No—we haint got any. '
'Have you any bread , then ?'
'Any bread !
'
'Yes, bread—a piece of bread and a glass of wa-
ter—that to a hungry man is a banquet.'
'No—we haint got any bread.'
'Well , my friend , have you got any thing to eat of
any kind ?' .
'Anythin 'to eat , of any ki nd !'
'les—anything—I' m hungry as a wolf.'
'No—we haint got nothin g to eat of neery kind. '
'Well , old fellow , w ill you tell me how the devil
you do here , any how ?'
'Very well , I thank ye, how de yer doe, yerself?'
I gave a violent wrench at the bridle , which bro't
my horse round like a pi vot , and digging the spurs
i nto his sides , I headed him at the road. But (he
poor beast did not need any d rivin g ; for , whether
he had been satisfied by his own inspection of the
place , or whethe r he had understood the conversa-
tion , he broke into a desperate gallop and did not
stop u ntil we had reached the top of a long hill. —
Here I had the curiosi ty to turn round in the saddle ,
and look back ; and to my astonishment , the three
men were still seated j ust as I had left them ; and I
reall y belie ve tin'}' are sitting there to this day !—
[Mavne Reid's new work , 'War Life.'
"When I get to be a woman , I'll go out & wash
for the ladies , mother , & when I come home , I'll
put ivery cint of it upon the table for ye—I will
mother. "
Thus sadly spoke a little girl of six years of age ,
one of the famil y of four children , as the widowed
mother dragged her weary limbs to her scanty fur-
nished room after the drud gery. The world is full
of poor. What business has a man or woman to be
poor.
Last season while at work a poor but hard work-
ing Irishman fell dead , leaving a wife and four chil-
dren , who had been dependant upon his toil for
their bread. Here was trouble. The landlord was
afraid he should lose a few dollars and cents. He
was certain a poor woman with a famil y of children
could not pay him the money for rent. And so he
rented the dwelling to another without a word said
to the widow—when he warned her out , she said
she could work and pay the rent. But if she should
be sick , he would lose it! so he ordered her out for
his word had passed that another should take her
place. After ni ghtfall she was compelled to turn
out and seek another roof to cover her and her
children. Here again the landlord was afraid of los-
ing his rent. But a friend became responsible and
the widow and her little ones had again a place to
rest their heads. But the rent is exacted in ad-
vance. The woman goes out a washing, day after
day, and week after week. Six days of hard toil
goes to pay the rent for four weeks. Many a day has
she thus gone, to her work , leaving a sick child to
children 's care , expecting to find it dead at ni ght.—
Here is heroism—here is a stern wrestling with pov-
erty which brings out the sublime qualities of the
woman and mother. The little girl whom we allud-
ed to in the commencement , was a beautiful crea-
t ure , a bri ght gem in the circle that hovered around
the scanty board and welcomed the mother from her
toils. The little girl was taken sick and died . We
saw the procession winding over the hill up North
street , and new by the bell that another was "pass-
ing away." The widow has one the less mouths to
toil for,but one the less gladsome smiles to greet her.
The cords of affection and love are as strongly wo-
ven into the hearts of the poor, as of the rich and
well-to-do. Well ,the poor will have no rent to pay,
or bread to toil for in heaven.
Courtesies ob Life.—"I want to tell you a se-
cret . The way to make yourself pleasing to others ,
is to show that you care for them. The whole world
is like the miller at Mansfield , 'who cared for nobo-
dy—because nobod y cared for him.' And the whole
world will serve you so, if you give them the same
cause. Let every one , therefore , see that you do
care for them , by showing them what Sterne so hap-
pil y calls , 'the small sweet courtesies of life,'—those
courtesies in which there is no parade , whose voice
is too still to tease, and which manifest themselves
by tender and affectionate looks,and little kinds acts
of attention ,—g iving others the preference in every
little enjoyment at the table , in the field , walking,
sitti ng, or standing. This is the spirit that gives to
your time of life ,and to your sex its sweetest charms.
It constitutes the sum total of all the witchcraft of
woman. Let the world see that your first care is for
yourself , and you will spread the solitude of the
Upas tree around you , in the same way, by the
emanation of a poison which kills all the juices of
affection in its nei ghborhood. Such a girl may be
admired for her understanding and accomplishments ,
but she will never be beloved.
The seeds of love can never grow but nnder the
warm and genial influence of kind feelings and af-
fectionate manners. Vivacity goes a great way in
young persons. It calls attention to her who dis-
plays it; and if it then be found associated with a
generous sensibility, its execution is irresistible. "—
[William Wirt to his daug hter.
The Mayor of Vv ashington has issued public no-
tice that free negroes residing in the city, who have
not given bonds and security to become no burden
on the corporation , will be fined and imprisoned ac-
cording to the law of 1827 , which had grown into
disuse.
The London Times says : "We (the English na-
tion) are actuall y at this moment supporting out of
the public funds , the descendants of Arnold , the
American traitor. '"
Why is a restless man in bed like a lawyer ? Be-
cause he lies on all sides.—[Boston Post.
Take a Newspaper.—Winter always makes
room for long evenings and cheerful firesides. Now
take a newspaper , and when seated around the do-
mestic hearth , read for all , for you can do a great
amount of good. The mind must have food with
its amusements, so prepare and please the intellec-
tual and social powers.
HEAVEN.-Heaven is with every one according to
his reception of love and faith with the Lord ; and
they who receive heaven from the Lord whilst they
live in the,world , come into'heaven after death.
The Mother and her Chili!.
Employe d the Wron g Man.
There may he still living a few among the "oldest in-
habita nts" of a country village in the southern part of
this Stat e, who will remember the following rather hu-
morous story :—Some twenty years ago, among the
residents of the village alluded to, we re two m en who
rese mbled each other somewhat in their general ap-
pearance—each weighi ng ab out two hu ndred , and both
of th em as capable of enjoy in g a good joke as such
portl y old gentlemen generall y are ; but while it was
the business of one to preach against the sin of indul g-
ing a propensity for "tri pp ing the light fantastic toe,"
the other was celebrated for his skill in furnishing the
necessary music on such occasions , when that particu-
lar sin—so considered b}
' some—was to be enacted.
While the Dominie was one (lay leisurel y walking
along the streets , a cou ple of darkies approached him ;
one of them remarked to the other , -'That 's him now ;
I know him , for I've seen him often. " "Well , speak
to him , then," says the other , "No, Pete, you speak to
him."
Noticing that they wished to hold some intercourse
with hi m , the Dominic turned round and said :
''Do you wish to speak with me?"
"Yes sare ; we wanted to know if you be particular-
ly engaged next Monday evening V
y
"No, I believe not ," replied Mr. N.; (the idea of a
wedding fee immediatel y presented itself , and which
was not to be slighted on account of the color of the
parties. "What is it you want V
"We wanted yon, if you were 'custotned to officiate
for colored persons, who are willing to pay, to come
next Monday evening to the red house next de toll-
gate."
"Oh, yes, it's not my practice to refuse any one on
such occasions. At what hour do you wish me to
como 1"
"Earl y candle light , Massa, if you please—we've not
had any thing of dat kind in a good while."
"Very well ; I'll be there ," replied the Dominie , as
he turned on his heel , thinking the remark that they
had had nothing of that kind in a good while , meant
that no wedding had transp ired among them in a long
time.
True to his appointment , Dominie N. was at the
house desi gnated , in good season. The door opened
nto the princi pal room of the house , around which sat
some twenty or thirty of Africa's sable tehildren , dress-
ed in their very best. According to the instructions
they had received from one of their number, they all
rose on his entrance. lie took a proffered seat, "which
was behind a little desk at one end of the room , for a
moment , and then remarked , if the parties were read y
they had better immediatel y take their places.
In a moment all was bustle and confusion. While
some removed the chairs from the room , eight couples
formed as if for a quadrille. The Dominie stared
around in utter amazement , when he who had been
spokesman in engaging him at the village , a few days
before, coining up to him , his mouth grinning from ear
to ear, "Massa Fuse, habhent you brought your fiddle
with you ? We habbent got one here."
"Fuse ! fiddle ! what do you mean ?" exclaimed tlie
Dominie—the whole affair beginning to dawn on his
always quick mind ;—"is this not to he a wedding ?"
"Oh , no, Massa Fuse, we should had de Dominie
here first , if we had a wedding!"
The Dominie saw at a glance that he was fairly sold,
and with simply giving the fellow his name and occu-
pation , which had about the same effect among the
darkies as if a bombshell had dropped among them , he
rushed from the house.
But the joke was too good a one to remain a secret,
and the Dominie had to tell it to some of his fun lov-
ing congregation—who will laugh to this clay about
their minister's going to fiddle at a dark y ball.
The Partial Cat.—The story of "The Religious
Dog" in the Congregationalist of September 27th ,
brought to my remembrance a scarcely less remarkable
Cat, that recentl y belonged to an aunt of mine , from
whose li ps I had the following, and many other inter-
esting details. Now my aunt is one of the best of wo-
men , the widow of a clergyman , not a hundred miles
from Boston , who would not for the world state what
was not strictl y true , and her Cat , if not "religious,"
was a great favorite in the famil y, and endowed with
some qualities not usuall y credited to her humble
species.
Puss, at one time , had a very interesting family of
kittens. They were all bright and active , but one of
them was observed to have a greater resemblance to its
mother than the rest, and was indeed the prettiest kit-
ten of the whole, and the mother showed a peculiar at-
tachment to it. A neighbor begged one of them of my
aunt—and being allowed her choice, selected this fa-
vorite and carried it home. All this occurred in the
absence of the feline mother , who, on her return , evi-
dentl y observed with concern the absence of her pet.—
She immediately commenced searching the hou.-e and
out-buildings , insisting on having the doors opened for
her admission to all the rooms in the house, and when
satisfied that it was not on the premises, she instituted
a similar search throug h the neighborhood. Oecasion-
ly she would return to her remaining little ones for the
purpose of meeting their demands on her for nourish-
ment , and then she would renew the search for her lost
favorite. Having exp lored the premises of all the near
neighbors , she at length entered the last house in the
village , where she found the object of her long and per-
severing pursuit. She caressed it with every manifes-
tation of maternal, fondness and deli ght , fed it , and
then , much to the surprise of the lad y of the house ,took
her departure , leaving the kitten behind. She was not ,
however , long absent. In a few hours she returned ,
bring ing one of her other kittens in her mouth , which
she placed on the floor beside the newl y found.—
Ah ! thoug ht the lad y—so I anrto have fhe mother and
all her progeny quartered upon me. This , however ,
was not the intention of the Cat , for after caressing the
kitten she had just broug ht , for a few moments , she
took the other in her mouth and carried it to its former
home , and never afterwards visited tlie one she had giv-
en in exchange for it.—[Congregationalist.
The Portland Evening News says that the Rev.
Theodore Parker , of Boston , after uniting in marriage
the fug itive slave, Wm. Craft s, and the colored woman
with whom he lived as his wife , drew forth a dagger
and presented it to Crafts, admonishing him to "stain
it with the blood of thousands" rather than to suffer
himself or wife to be captured.
Get your enemies to judge you , for your friend is so
much your second-self; that he will judge too little of
you.
Smr-BuiLDiNG in New Bedford and Vi-
cinity.—The following paragra p hs from the New
Bedford Mercury show that considerable activit y
prevails in shi p-building in that vicinity. The Mer-
cury says that contracts have been made as follows :
"By Mr. David Cannon , yard Davenport 's wharf ,
a shi p of 430 tons , for Edward W. Howland , to be
emp loyed in the - whale fishery; by Z. & J. Hillinan ,
y*rd North end of North Second street , a shi p of
377 tons for Henry Taber & Co., also for a whaler.
By Stephen Andrews , yard Merrill' s wharf , a bark
of 200 tons , for Andrew Hicks of Weslport.
In Dartmouth there are two vessels buildin tr , of
about 215 tons each , both for whalers ; one owned
by Wm. P. Howland of this city, and the other by
people in Dartm outh.
In Fairhaven , by Reuben Fish , a shi p of 480 tons ,
owned by Mr. Fish , and intended for a whaler.
In Mattapoisett , by Wilson Barstow , a shi p of 250
tons, for Wm. Watkins , of this city, for a whaler.
By Josiah Holmes, Jr., a shi p of 420 tons , for Chas.
It. Tucker & Co., of this city, for a whaler. By R.
Barj t ow , a shi p of 205 tons for himself , also for the
whale fishery.
In Si ppica n , by William Clark , a shi p for the
merchant service , owned in Sipp ican and N. York.
Besides the above , there are now building in
Bat h, Me. , a shi p of 400 tons for John R. Thornton
of this city, for a whaler , and another for Mr.
Thornton , of 500 tons , for the merchant service , to
be called the Trop ic , and commanded by Ca pt.
Smith , formerl y of the Norma of this port. Also , a
shi p of about 400 tons, for Jona. Bourne, Jr., of this
city, for the whale fishery ."
A Hermit.—I t is stated in the Thomaston (Me)
Register , that there has resided for a numbe r of
years past in the back purt of the town of Montviilc ,
a hermit of the name of Barret. He has dwelt in a
cave, the work of his own hands , dug in the bank
of a small river , and carefull y secured at the en-
trance against the intrusion of wild beasts , by a
large log, sufficientl y hollow to admit of his enter-
ing. He rejects every kind of luxury which may
be offered him , the fruits of the earth that grow
around him being his onl y food ; water from the
limp id stream his onl y drink. Since his retirement
from the world , he has copied the Bible twice , once
on paper , and once on the bark of a birch tree.
About a year since he moved from his cave in
Montville further into the woods, the country hav-
ing become so much settled around him- that he was
frequentl y annoyed by visitors. He was the son of
a respectable farmer in Massachusetts , who obli ged
him to marry a woman he disliked , having previous-
ly formed an attachment for another. He lived with
his wife but a short lime , when , it i3 said , rather
than endure the society of her he could not love , he
determined to forsake the world and its pleasures,
and secretl y left his native town for Maine ,and took
up his abode in the wilderness.—[Boston Herald.
The Man with the Big Feet.—We heard today
a laughable "Anecdote of a man with a big foot." He
was a Buffalonian , who must be living now , for a man
with so good a hold upon the ground is not likel y to
"drop off" in a hurry. He stepped one day into the
small shop of a bootmaker , in the,flourishing capital of
old Erie, and asked Crispin if he could make him a
pair of boots. Looking at hi.s long splay pedal extrem-
ities , and then glancing at a huge uncut cow-hide that
hung upon the wall , he said—
"Well , yes, I guess so."
"What time will you have them done ? Today is
Monday. "
"Well , it'll depend on circumstances ; I guess I can
have them done for you by Saturday."
On Saturday, therefore , the man called for his boots:
"Have you got 'em done ?" said he, as he entered the
shop.
"No, I havn 't—I couldn 't, it has rained every day
since I took your measure."
"Rained !
" exclaimed the astonished patron ; "wel l,
what of that ? What had that to do with it. ?"
"What had that to do with it?" echoed Crisp in ;—-
"it hail a good deal to do with it. When I make your
boots I' ve got to do it out of doors , for I havn 't. room
enough in my shop and I can't work out doors in
rainy weather !
"
A certain Swiss captain of grenadiers ,whose com-
pany had been cashiered , was determined , since
Mars had no more emp loyment for him , to try if he
could not procure a commission in the corps of ^Ve-
nus ; or, in other words , if he could not get a wife.
And as he had no fortune of his own , he reasoned ,
and reasoned very ri ghtl y, it was 'quite necessary
his intended should have enoug h for them both. —
The captain was one of those kind of heroes to
whom the ep ithet of hectorin g blade mi ght readil y
be app lied. He was near six leet hi gh, wore a long
sword , and fierce cocked hat ; add to which , he was
allowed to have the most martial pair of whiskers of
an}' grenadier in the company to which he belonged.
To c url those whiskers ,to comb and twist them round
his fore finger , and to admire them in the glass,
formed the chief occupation and deli ght of his life.
A man of these accomp lishments , with the addition
of bronze and rhodomontade , of which he had a su-
perfluity, stand , at all times , anil in all countries , a
chance with ladies , ivs the, experience of 1 know not
how manv thousand years has confirmed.
According ly, after a little dili gent attention and
artfu l inquiry, a young lad y was found , exactl y such
ii one as we may well suppose a person with his
views would be glad to find. She was tolerable
handsome , not more than three-anil-twent y , wilh a
good fortune; and , what was the bes-t part of the
story, this fortune was entirel y at her own disposal.
Our captain , who thoug ht now or never , was the
time , having first found means to introduce himself
as a suitor , was incessant in hi.s endeavors to carry
his case. His tongue was eternall y running in
praise of her super-superlative , nevcr-lo-be-dcscribed
charms 5 and in hyperbolical account of the flames,
darts , daggers , by which , his lungs , li\vr , anil mid-
rill', were burnt up, transfixed , and gnawed away.
He lhat ,in writing a song to his s«e*:tlK»afl,%#r-v^-^^v-^rf- ^»--w -w -w i»« -»» -»» '— -— — — — — —
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W. ALLEN, D. D, S.,
t Member of the American Society of Dental Surgeons,)
S
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^, MECHANICAL AND SURGICAL
J5§§^ IMEBJSH©^
will (,e in Sandwich next four weeks. sept 24
P. PINEO, M. D.,
¦PHYSICIAN AND SURGEO N, _
HAVING permanentl y situated himself in the vil-
lage of Barnstable , tenders his services in every
branch "
of the profession , to the inhabitants of the town ,
and the public generall y.
p. S. Attendance given at any hour of the day and
night.
Barnstable , July 2. tt
»B. T. P. JACKSON,
No. §3 Dover,
2d DOOR FROM WASHINGTON STREET
oct l BOSTON.
^ "Dental Office !"
J;fIE public are respectfull y informed that Docts.
"W - K. W. & J. W. CHAPMAN,
Veao _ DENTISTS,
their°
fi v's'(ing the different towns on the Cape with
eel as t ""0' Office which is so constructed and furnish-
ed , or ° a
"
?t"' an <1 ma '5e tnem pleasant.
I)eiUai '3OSSOSS a" tlie recent improvements in the
'io\vuv ?'f.' atl(l are prepared to perform any operation ,
lianrig ff"cu
't the case may be, in the most skillfu l
f^ rs p
the foil -
ave now
'n Sooth Yarmouth , but will visit
Hvt °*'nS towns in the order here given :
Y;,., ls- Barnstable ,
« W
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h Port. Sandwich.
*v 's'» to s
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'tllc
:r 0I" tnc a'10ve named towns , who
Tally veo
ecu ''e thoir professional services , are respect-
"'rival n ,
te(l t0 call on them immediatel y after th eir
m«us a
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r
'p m"ko an enSar;em ent , for unless ap point-
Jiractic'
e fi,"111''0 sufficientl y in advance to insure a good
All D ' ^ *
'" llot remain long in the place.
ine tk> °I1S
'"^rested , are invited to call and exam-
¦^eotal
lr miner
.8' teeth, &c., and peruse their charges lor
^enti'
st °'Je
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at 'ons
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wllich are as >'easona Me as any other
ifa cturV i °operato in a fait ¥ui manner. They man-
lient.ii t le'r mineral tooth at Hyannis , where their
South v
atory is sit»at«i-
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!i ues'rous of emp loyment in Knitting,
her, Th
tlle mater ials by applying to the subscri-
ose at a distance can be accommodated.
S«m«t m-
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r, ' A- PERCIVAL.
"'nstabl'e, Oct. S.
B patient , B prayerful , B humble , B mild ,
B wise as a Solon , B meek as a child ;
B studious , B thoug htful , B loving, B kind :
B sure vou make matter subservient to mind.
B cautious , B prudent , B trustfu l , B true ,
B courteous to all men , B friendl y with few.
B temperate in argument , pleasure , and wine ,
B caref ul of con duct , of money, of time.
B cheerful , B gratefu l , B hopefu l, B firm ,
B peaceful , benevolent , willing to learn ;
B courageous , B gentle , B liberal , B just ,
B aspiring, B humble , because thoit art dust :
B penitent , circ umspect, sound in the faith ,
B active , devoted ; B faithfu l till death.
B honest. B hoiv , transparent , and pure ;
B dependent , B Christ-like , and you 'll be secure
litEATSi iisi roil Scarlet Fkver — Imp ortant
Prescription.—Dr. Linrlsly, of Washington , strongly
recommends the mode of treatment of scarlet fever , re-
sorted to by Dr. Scbneemann , physician to the King of
Hanover. It is as follows , and exceeding ly simp le:
"I?rom the first day of the illness , and as soon as we
arc certain of its nature , th e patient must be nibbed
morning and evening over the whole bod y wit h a piece
of bacon , in such a manner that , with the exception of
the head , a covering of fat is every where app lied. In
order to make this rubbing-in somewhat easier , it is
best to take a piece of bacon the size of the hand ,choos-
ing a part still armed with the rind , that we may have
a firm grasp. On ihc soft side of this piece slifs are to
be made, in order to allow the oozing out of the fat.—
The rubbing must be thoroug hly performed, and not
too quickly, in order that the skin may be regularl y
saturated with the fat. The beneficial results of the ap-
plication are soon obvious ; with the rapidity bordering
on magic, all , even the most painful symptoms of the
disease are allayed ; quiet , sleep, good humor, appetite
return , and there remains only the impatience to quit
the sick room."
A SWARM OF BEES WORTH HIVING.