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i , tz\ a Milro D.'N_. ¥ bremen i puptisiten avery rrtoay yontine., . ENTERED AS SEOOhDVCLAsS MavrEk AT. THE POST orRICE AT‘MILFORD. M. ve. Timur we Douar rer veas, Sticrty 1§ ' Apvance. 2 ___ __ nne ~ All advertisements, marriages, deaths, and) other notlces to insure publication the same week MUST be handed in by Wednesday morning. - We invite enrrerponderlbe on all subjects of local or general'interest. ° «Rates of Advertising nude known upon . _ application, ~~ ‘PBst < “flies Motice. --On Malls wall 'close at this office as fullnwnx innniqm -= -\l as lrla Salhbnry ancceeds- Miss \llnnle . Beach at J. E. Smiths. —Juhn Ryde now occupies the Soul's home fon Woodland Ave - A 4 -Arthur Peck, of Mt y‘alonflvu in town: Tuesday. - -Miss Grace Saxton: presided as organist at the Preabyterinn church Sunday. —lgr. Ar Bb'fil'ltle whochas been. seriously ill of typhoid fever is slowly lmflmvmg. ~ ~The finestline of candies ever brought in town, at W. R. Saxton's. Gawse* ' -Mrs. Edwin Martin entertained. a; ssmall company of fiends at the rekidenee of her ruthensnnrdny evening. -Mrs. Samuel ArmStmng of Punk, NJ. who was reported dangerously ill a short time since: is-grndnnllylmixoving - —-Tbe Frietids of Joseph Davis foumerfy an employe 'of ourpredecessor. tihe \Leader has 'accepted a position-in a printing office at Rut: land VAT. > 22 SM’ULI Y ALLUSLL‘L, - _-_i- Tis. UE NKO 40 Joh Fish; geveficmonths ago was taken from the Orphanage at Cooperstown Co. by & Aarmer named Alphins Rullns‘llvlng Mglye miles-from ffobert._N. ¥. The young man-Mr, Fish after the,\ seven months had. elapsed, was returned to Lil—e Orphanage, but in such a condition as to cause suspicion that he had been been terribly ilEtreated. His Teet were sore and badly swollen and he was also very poor in flesh, Mr. Fish claims that he was worked vetrlmrd‘lmt’ wary little_to eat, just as. his appeatence would indicate, for since his kefurn, the first. seven.. days he cannot see how any person with \the Tast spark. of manhood could be induced tdmisuse or illctrent a dumb brute with such cruelty, let alone-a: hnmnn~bemgreven though .taken fromy the almshouse; ind wa, sincerely hope that Mr. 'the nublic, that he has been wrongfully, accused both by A boy, aged 12 yers ly The name, of [ 1 ' either. Pa; he asked bins what it! was, and he, answered : \*It is perhaps too classical for every. body.\ + Well,\ says pn, 5 if that's whet you've, got to in your alse, practyning. ways I xpect. Know your . Acssons good: and you'll get on,\: : - But ma and mo we {alt kind of hufly, and after that we had onglrotlflbecnlm, can tall you. nigh of them, .for my | [ant-cw“ played-04min. and he and | «one e boarders fisod poinlknbont some Waggoner or other @# f h had something to do with it. ° As for asking me to play- : never} Bub ma safd we needn't mind -| that, for it was all -bis Jealousy, because I \Sould play pleces and Be could: only do | soalea. Musical people are dreadful jealous. Theworst quarrels we ever had in: Smoke: 'hole were between the nieribsre. of the | church choir. Falluded it to his jealousy, therefore, and dldn'e‘I do all 'the spiteful things you kin do to & boarder ef you'fe Ate didn'y think n pullu—I dlrln? \ h. ADMlefi A LICE HAF OR BONNET. UEILD®R BEN. ate deli bled with anew Hat Cnp or Bonnet. |. F ibe We -have a fine line of Ribbons, Plushes; Velvets, Surcbh Silks ~ aud Satins for Tripmibgs . and Fancy work. ——4>—CALL AND SEE US. -o- Cuther and Wmorr Brock - Mirror, N.Y.. -K ”Hill MANET _ ur Millinery line isgomplete. ~| ~ WY. Albums, ‘ Plush Gases, . -t Mufflers ‘ w- Week WGJ“ t D'Y'f‘h'lflpq ~ - [q \l 12 III 9 BD [1 1T TF caca AX CO UuLV-I. am- _, From Albany and Oneonta Mail east and -wests n: Mall for Cooperstown . «11535 Am. Mail for Middlefield. . . «4d p.m. Mail for' Alfinny and Oneonta....5 107 -pe me Mail for .. » «bigt p.m. MAIC Anklvm. ' From | Middlefieldc.. «»» From Cooperstown 'General mail.. .+. From Cooperstown. «2... «+.... § 1:32 | p. im. 16 p.m. C. Gurney Postmaster. c. & c. 'V. R. mun/remiE ' TRAINS worn., 60 £ * No. 4. ~ - he P. M, P. at. Arrive Cooperstown 7 F.41 14.27 \. Phombe - + + 7433 \ - Hartwick Sem.-*7.27 f \ Milford - + + 746 12.00 \ - Portlandville - 7.04 ° 11.48 * * Leave Junction - - 6.§2 Af ~ TRAINS souTH. No. 1. No. 3. © . A. M. w.. Leave Cooperstown - gto g.00 'l\ a weet f WakSem. *9.20 ~~ \5.65 as CW \ _ Milford +> ,+ ~ 9.31 532 { © *.\ Portlandville - 9.41 544 Arive Junction'.+ - 9.50 5 55- *Stop on signdh || D. E. Siver, President. E. M. HARRIS, General Manager. 22 DELEWARE & HUDSONR. .'hme\l‘nbie - from Junction C. &C, V. R: R. TRAINS ic west. No. 31 Oneonta Local + - + g. 0g a. mn «No. Through Express + - « IL. 34 a. m. No. 9 Oneapta Local - - - > 4 35 pom \No. 3 Through Express - + 6. 47 p. m. TeaiNs rast. No. 10 Oneonta Loci} - - - -7. 14 am \. No. a Through Expres + - + 1. Io arm No. 4 Through Express - - + 4. 49 p.m. No. go Accommodation - - + 6.45 a ,m. E Ohurah Services- .- - «---0-- ~~METHODIST. - \*** Morning Service + - - - ~ 10:30 a. m. Evening Service .- - > > - > 7pm PBESBVFERIAN. Mourning Service + - + + + 10330 a. m. [evening Service \; e -~ LODGE DIRECTORY. E. O. M. A. Meets the first and third Mon- day evening in each.month at E, O. M. A. Hall in Opera IIdtse III-veg T* - cous A. \BUSINESS pirEcrogy. e A. D. Blaklely, M. D. Milford, N. Y., office hours from 8 to g aw im, and 6 to 7 p. m. ~-Servicer in the M; \E. church. west Sam- day, preaching by the pastor, 10:30 &. m. Subject: What Is Your Ag\??? 100 y y Subject : \Trip A Mnnimess.\ - -Don't forget lhnLMlss s ggle Vnanren, will beat the Central Hotel, tomorrow, (Satur- day 14th) to give a music lesson, free of , charge to all who-will, come. ... -The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Hawver will he pleased to know that they have again I become residents of our village. | .} They occupy]. E. Smith's house. --We.want correspondents Th évery village? that we are not represented in.\ Who will be stamped envelopes nndrutnllnnnry -Mr. J. B. Steere and wife attended the a large attendance ard a good meeting. -We would call theattenton of the tem» ers of the Tipinigs to the change made in the advertisment of Luther and/Hallockp Millin- ers, located in the Wescolt Block, Milford. .,\ « -Mr. Wolford, a student at Hartwick preached an interesting discourse in the Pres- bxgemn church last Sabbath. He will oc- the pulpit next Sabbath morning at 10 :30-a. m. -Will some of our readers write a poem on mud! mud!! beautifal mud111 We would have continued writing mgd, but, our HY! |[were-unning low; and so mud will continue in our next. -There: will be on Christian eve. an entertainment at the M. E. church, also on Christmas day, a Christmas dinner served in ihe church. A more extended notice will * | be given next week. -Ladies wishing to purchase Christmas presents from the new stock of goods to he Block, will no longer.bé kept away omaccount \| of a muddy walk; Notice the improvement. * = ~:Young People's Epworth Léague-Meet- ing next Sunday evening, at M. E..church at 6 0 clock led by Dr. Wi ~~Béeher. - Subject: \The Backnilder's Danger.\ All the young people , are cordially invited. Bring . your Bibles and Epworth Hymnal, -The Milford Tipincs-is the. the name of this county. | D. H. Crowe, editor and pro-| prictor. . $1 per year. | It has a very neat_ap- pearance, nnd gives. evidence of considerable vitality and enterprise wick Serainaty te: -Be sure and scan all the ldvemsemcnb in this and don't forget 16 come to Mil. ford, to huy y0GF holiday goods and patronizc those who are willing to byild up a town by placing . their: advertisements 'within . the columns of their humu paper, and selling good» very chenp. -What hooks and periodicals to read and Ton. IJ. D. Nelson, Co., Judge, P. O. Ad- _ dress; Oneonta, N. V. _L 'A. E. Talmage, Sherif, P. O. Address; __Cooperstown, N N. ¥. 00002 A C. Teghant, Surognle, P. O. Address' bonperrldwn. NY * E. Clerk Suy msor. P. O.Adrlrees, Punlnud- ville, N. A. S. Seeber, W. R. Secber, t. Seeber and San, Physitians & Surfleons' MrtruRD, N. V., Office hours 7 tog a. m. and 1 to 2 p. m. M1lford IT locals ~-Teachers Institute at Oneonta riext week. -Pupils examination at our district school this week. <> wharimn to ready warthe subject; fron which «Rev. G. T. Price, preached an excellent dis course last Sunday evening If the young people, as wellas the older ones, will heed the Mnst#uctions given, they willin the future re- tury'thanks to Mr. Price for the warning he gave them. -Mr. Edwin Martin, collector of town taxes will be at the following named places to receive tax. - C. B. Kulakern's; Milford, Dec. 12th 1899, Chester Roses; Portlandville, Dec. i 3th; Goodyer Houses Colliersyille, Dec. 19, nappst Portlandville, Dec. 23d and Astan Salisbury; Milford, January 4, 1890 from # o'clock a. m. until 3. o 'clock p. m, -Improvements are being made. in our village ddily. | The one that every pedestrian who travels our streets can easily detect is the new sidewalk completed Tuesday by . Mr. C. Gurney on the west side of the Wilber Block. How much better to have a side walk to travel on than to wade through mud If no a new local newspaper published at Milford it | Mr. Fish and the public and, thereby not received the censuré of all fair minded peo- pie. ORSALE-NEW ONE HORSELUMBER ago, also one two seated sleigh, In: quire of C. S. Barney, Milford, N: Y., AUCTION SALE, ' Mr. C. D. McLaury, Auctioneer, will sell-for Mrs, L. E. Bishop and Fred H. Meacham, on the premise. mow occupied by Mrs. L.\E. Bishop, and known as the Soloman Townsand farm, situated one and one-half miles south of No. a, the filst to seid us items,and in return receive Rortlandville, Saturday, December 21st 1889, eommenung at 19 0 cinckun. m. One pair good work horses, 3 cholte cols, 4. good hop 12.19 Farmer and Datrymen., Association at.. Hatt | boxes, Mowing Machine and a general line of o* #12.13 wick Tuesday and Wednesday, 'They report farming froplements. i 3 “mghmingl‘ds coming. PHANTOM MUSIO In order far tu tell this story as it had orter be told I am ubleeged to brag a little and mention, kinder promiskus-like and not not up at all,. becuse gifts -is bestowed. by vidence and we can't help haven 'om- I am the rousical genius of the family. It isn't so awful musical, wire: you come to you might think by: chnt remark. Ma don't know oné tiime from \ahather an and, moter, and * Yankee Doodle,\ but sister\ Busan plays.onto the accordion, andBrother Nappy he gets along real good on the Jew's bgp, and 'Tom kin play a ittle on a tin whistld, so that even before, I took: lessons it wasn't onpossitfle for. our talks to give our evening company'a little conéart, But they mostly didn't stay late, and pa ho said he had a kinder iden that they dlqn‘t enjoy in the Jewelry: Store in the Wilber | the mosis, though mn used to say, ony way , they'd feel we'd done all we could do for to entertain 'em, and mortal couldu't do more. are kingder old-fashtoned, and,'twas a great improvoment when I learned the piano, A lady teacher offered to. teach me and felch down Her plano fur hersammer board, and that is the way I got'my le sons. | She tanght rest good and real quick, suid she didn't see uo need of no tiresome scales, and gave me pleces as soon as T'd larned i notes.-- - By the timashe wont home I could play fifteen different tunes, and ps ho went straight to town and bought me .s piano. After that I pluyed 'em to the company whenever we had any, | Addit was moh- tioned in the Ainotelols Onzztte how't ! Our estcoimed oitizen Selim Cropper's youngest dun tor. Neptany, was an actooal musical prod oud insiled it to friends. Bo, yon soe; I was quite ahead in my' musical educntion before over I mat Mr. Horman Vondervitch. He was n boarder, too, and he was & for- came to béard with us for the summer, and he chose our house insteail of the Peters' because we had a plano, @@ I also rend in dot paper,\ sald he, \! dot your loafly daughter is antausical chenins.\ '* Wal,\ mays ps, \yes sir, 'we so con- sider her.\ **I am not a ohenins,\ says Mr. Vonder- vitch, | \I play chust a lootle, 'owever. . It vill be a pleasure to be mlt some von who In musical.\ * That's so,\ says pa, (* you can pmctlze onto Neptany'a'plauner jest as much as you -like, aad no doubt she'll give you a hint now and then if you can't catch a tune.\ _.. And hé séemed tickled to death, aud came down'fHext Monday with a stack of music books that filled up the whole corner of the parlor, and a violin 'in a ense. Pa- brought him in to tea fust off, and rays he: ** this heré 61 Mr. Vondervitch.. I don't dény he's Dutch, but he can't help that. - We hev'n't got no say in where we -We are pl to state that Hon. David more than anlile deep. Mon—emu Latrborn.\ <.. __ T felt kinder glad that Mr. . Yondervitch pa can only ging, the \ Dosology,\ long |. Anyhow, the instruments I hey: inontfoned | Pa bought up balf that week's edition, | \eigner and didn't speak good English. \He | tor, Brother, H6 ply. & tortoise in his bed one night and a crab another, and sister gave him sugar in 'his individual gatt | (Uke them nto't anything—they cheer folks up, 'specially when it ratus and you have to stay in on account of the skeoters. Now and then they were real at Smoke- hols, and whatever happened Mr. Vonder- vitch did his scales and naver said nothin'; -| and one day I felt glad that I'd'been Oris. tion-like .and liberal-minded to the poor jealous critter, for he went ont far tu bathe one afternoon, and whon we. rang the bell fur tea he didn't come. There wus our \boat bobbin' about on the water and his olothes in it. ''There ain't no use s-tnlkin’ i\ Anya pa; \he's got drownded.\ And I began to ory, and snub of the boarders .as hadn't gone off thay took on too. « Buch a nice yourlg man !\ says one, \ Buch a musical genius!\ says another. Well,\ sez pa, \nice is all very «well, 'but as to gétius, he must have been min’ Sve-shd-twenty and hadn't come to tunes yet, be he-alive or be he dead. 'That's gos el.\ Well, we went to bed that night about. as | , low-spirited as we conld be. I bad felt so hateful to Mr. Vondervitch that I kinder felt it was a fid‘gm‘ ent, and I wus rm? about him again i6-the-middle of the night; when all of a sudden 'I heard the piang, going. The house was looked up, the win- ows all barred, but there wite Ar. Yonder: playing away at his exercises. . \ He couldn't have-been drowned, after all,\ said I to myself, = He's got in some- how,\ fad I jumped up and put on a wrap- per and slippors and went tipm? down stairs to take a peop. * The ball lamp was always left lighted, and the parlor. door was open, and I could s85\6verything just as clear as day, abd if you'll believe me, there was no one there. The plano was a-playin' by: itself-playin' just like a r. Vondervitch, too. I furned as cold ns ico, gad I reckon I s ould hey keelod over ef ma and p« and the-boorders hadn't all.come runpin' down, 'They expected to see Mr.-Vondervitch, and when they saw nobody and henrd.the piano pluyin' his pieces, they nigh a'most wont off. +* It's a ghost, an. 0 misfaké?\ says pn. ''His ghost!? says ma. \* Ob, oin't 1t melancholy 1\ ** I shail die! ' says one of the boarders. \It is too awinl1\ and allof a sudden the plino began to play as if it was bewitched. Crush !-bang 1 ~ ** Wagner1\ says the youngest lady board- er, and fuints awny. Jest then the door bell rng». Po- opened 18, expectin' to see the folks that was sf@irch. in' for Mr, Vondervitch's body a-fetchin' of it, and we all covered our ayes with our hnmlkurchers. and the piano playin' wilder than ever-fairly ringin'-when wo heard | pa say : {_ \Jerusalem! Do toll! I want to know! You nju't drownded! Hulloo, folks! here Karim: and kickin' 1\ and therewas Mr. | udervitch-himselfin-a coat too-big far him and trousers too short, and Hint that cani6 down to his ears. Buch a sight ! \\And where bev you been?\ says ps. thught you wus drownded.\ __ ** Ve 1, dot boat got avay,\ says Vonder- vitch, \and I must sit upon some rocks unidil a very goot fisherman off takes mal like vos Admm before ho pelief dere vos need of de dailor shop, and I borrow several cluthes vich do not shust fit me, as you seo, find home come. But vat fs ris nolys? Bome chentus of de family gompose for a faokral march, eb ?\ \ Well, Mr. Vondervitch.\ said ps, '\ we don't-know what to make of it. We her been supposin' it wus your sperit returned fur to haunt us. | It plays jest like you for all the world, and Mrs. Chillers, sho says it's a Waggoner piece that you are fond of.\ ©* Ab 1\ says Mr. Vondervitch, © Can dis be bossible ?\ \It wus skeersome,\ maid pa, \ but now I'll kinder investigate. Why, the cussed thing is locked:\ Their be turned the key and lifted up the cellar and salt in hiscoffee; but little jokes |.: - suoss & auseens| Laprksg you can save gofcents on every pair |.. RUBBERS, OVER SHOES-snd FELT BOOTS at bottom prices. All for Cash at will please call and settle. 22 fimm Dry (xoode, 0101311111 fa Boots » CHEAP for CASH, Call at J. E. Parsiiatt's --o-- Very Cheap.. fine Shoes you wantby buying of . . J. E. PARSHALL. J. K. Parshall’ N B. All persons Indebted by note or account . J. E, novs-lyr. -Milford _ Market Fresh and Salt \Meats Pork] Sausage 'and Bolonga a specialty. We render our own LAID. , OYSTERS and CLAMS in their 'seiison. Agents for Onconta Fertilizer Company's Phosphate, Ground bane and Daiestic 'Egg Food; also we sell James- .- ville Plaster. Thanking olur ps- ttors for pest liberal patronage we remain Yours | Respectfully :- Beott & Erooks. novB-tyr.* IF YOU WANT. A QUTTER: donotfail to Give Me a Call Before Purchasing. My Prices are way down and I will not be under sold. ___ _ Robes and Blankets, AT BOTTOM PRICES. * * Yours Truly J. E. SRITH, nov8-1yr. SUBSCRIBE AND READ THE Terms only Shoo per year, payshlestrictly in advance, | when You wish to buy. Kull Assortmont -| from the store at prices which will save the purchaser from tenth fifteen dollar, Lace Handkerchlefs “SLamped Goods—f Fancy Crockery, \. __ Glass War 2&7 sensrsssuminmimae The close approach of the Holidays render it advisable to / ( > ._ WALL PAPER and CRdCKlERY call theattention of our friends ~ Cut! Curl - to.the excellent noc e have, _/ GROCERIES zirm’eerrszoflet Sets,\ - l We should be pleased tosee you at our store. Thaukingyou for past' fa- vors, we remain- , Very Respectfully, ° - Kenyon & Wurmzv. £9 Stand Lamps, Hangmgx Lamps *. Billk Umbrellas Fancy. Slippers]; P] ash Caps, Candles, Nuts,, - Figs,. Dates, _ Lemons, Raisins, -. \ Citron. ka - HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE NEW eeWeemx ween 1N THK Wilber Block? _ °. I have a complete stock of GOLD, GOLD FILLED, SILVER and SILVERINE Watches fitted with Eioms, Waurmast, and other Americin Movements © WHRGE 4RB ALL TTARRALNIED.. s ' also: anffintime—of—Egfltday—Ibnflw Nickle Clocks both with and without alarm. 9 Rogers-Bro's, HOLLOW and FLAT WARE, Rocks Bro's 1847 Knivu, Forks.and Spoons at greatly reduced prices. Also Jewelry of every description, =---o--- --SPECTACLES and EYE-GLASSES-- fall kinds and grades, accurately fitted to the eyes, at prices lower than you five ever purchased before, . --- , f \flygondlnreallumnled to be of the very best ¥ grades and at prices uhwufintqnnlitygoodsczn be bought. -L shall: continue to sell the- 3 \Whigh gnu Xertical Leol,\ gum ~* SPWPENG SLaLcCBINSE ~. a > Wilber is:improving in bealth. \ _After this week there: will not be any school in ongdutriet‘for the next thrie weeks. A—Mm Amoa and Carrie Houck, of Hydé Park, NIY are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Berg- land, _ -A large and/fine stock Silver Ware st the new. Jewelry Store, (Wilber. Block,) Come and see, *** -Mr. D. Wilber bas some good. farms to let; to work on stares. \ Inqmol’Gqu Milford, N. Y. -Méisrs., Cronkbhite and Sherman patro: nize? the Milford Tromeas,. phengm todays me their advertisment -We wondeswhat Mr. W. R. Saxton | bas r fermace too whe too when he heads his advertisment with the rot-{WES -He W‘Sfihfiynfldfikem find some good: Mmluvwkhufam on shares; 'of be will feat the same. —Mr.c.rerm. of Central Bridge, N. T., who ifsitending School at Hartwick Sem. made us & bricf ea Set-ravine. this kind is mm\! in our beantiful village, and if you don't beligre the trath of our state- ment, travel down river street fast after of out Ernie showers we are having nowadays. -Béfork goo purchase your Christmas pmnufifirlhe new Jéwelty Store in. the “(harmed-Andree thenewgoodsnnd get our pm -The Freemans Journal; A hard-working woman camé to the Treasgret of the Coopers town railroad company a few days since and said she had $1,000, on 'which .she -was re- mgcnlylkreepereengndnnrhmhshe proposed to get fire by buying a bond of that meany—td‘ni'ereneetahernf $20 a year, and quite &molject to one who must work Tive Grsie weeks to earn even that amount of money. A genflmzn of good judgement, who could sell at pea $2,500 mortgage, did so and invested the same in these railroad bonds. On Wednesday of this week, a iy capitalist took $2,000 of the same. --_--@e@~---- ~*~ racts About Indians number. mambaofbom cccupied by In- ne 7 is 21,032; - - Gold, GoM Filed, and Sliver Watches how to be found'at the new Jewelry . Store (met Block.) -Pat Maloney's show attracted aver three- to the Opera House Mon wipe Lave sftende® Edéem cage-ad Wmfifamewmniw‘d The number of Indus: hung on and ealtfeating lads is 9,612. meoall’ndixnwpahmdmet’mhd States is 247,761. | The nomber of Indian church members in the Hailed States is 28,653. There ire ten Indian training schools in fimMclthemm Thanumber of Ifdiars in the United Mmmmmumm TheRzi®ber of Imfacs in the United m-ummmmum Thenumber of Indians in the United wor. W —L—g§2m:zsanhuy The Indian agencies are: sizty main? Sextes wis cas read InZim hngcaget # | lidn't sppear to Gnderstand him, for the orf | rest of the boarders seemed to be keepin' theirselves from aniggering. | But they was all very polite to Mr. Vondervitch, and so was ma; and otter tes pa says ''Neptany, seein' that Mr. Vnndwrvltrh is ford of music, though he don't play wed himself, why don't yha give us a song.\ ** Oh, pa,\ says I, \I've got & sold.\ ® You bain't,\ says pa. i* Well,\ says I, \ I lI sing after Me. Vou. Servitch sings himself.\ ** Bo,\ raid Mr. Vondervitch. \* Ob, vell, A am but an amateur, but you vill pardon.\ Then he tried the plano. t' It is a leetle out of tune,\ ssid he. \*Ts it P\ Zaid pa.. \* If them piano people have sold ie sn: instrument that ain't in hmo Tl bey the law of them.\ * Seemed to me Mr. Vondervitch looked [wort of when be said that, but he hwwkhm musio-book and opened it, .. «nd safihe: \trmnd <ag, I Ivill play some Chopin.\ ** Chag away,\ says pa. hev liked it, I guess; and then another piece. \Pretty good, young man,\ ssid pa, Kow, Kepteny, give as suthin' qmuufldeMWWhnfi was high prae ©\ Screef Victets \ he seemed to be erjicg. Fut Wis a rea} tocobirg piece, but some of-the boarders clagpéd their bmdsflahgdthmghq'fiq must ts played m'llgetthememdginprflty sean. Reerin' I\ I piayed one of my best pieces. MY mpfihfmmmflsmgvm‘dfle I was doing R; but Mr. Vondervitch-=st \ Ach, demyflwwlw prage in Geran. So T played hammers. malgotdnvzzh'm: Pre offen thooght. Thes be sit down and flayed | tor about so atances. ll-flxfilmkbflla {N the ert.\ «q i hour over, and out jumped our Uisck kitten. We found out afterward that Tom bad put birg. there to sgare Mr. Voudervitch and forgot him, and the poor thing had been having fits on the keyboard. \There's your ghost,\ says pa; \\but it was just like your playing avery one of your pieces.\ * So, ' says Mr. Vn‘nderfifinh, ** dis is bow to you I sound ven I make my 'amble to reader Vagner ?\ © Pre-cisoly,\ says pa. Then I kinder felt sorry for the poor yourlg man. He folded brs arm«. nad he , looked up to the sky, and cags be: \ Of vou t'lng I em certatu . Ve are not. in serpect to music soni aaitia . da beoble » of Bmokebole unt me myself, | It is Igo.\ Ha went nert diy, sad whes. 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