The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches - страница 7

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The story of A gallant deed

This indenture, made the tenth

Day of November, in the year

Of our Lord one thousand eight

Hundred six-and-fifty,

Between Joanna S. E. Gray

And Philip Gray, her husband,

Of Salem City in the State

Of Texas, of the first part,

And O. B. Johnson, of the town

Of Austin, ditto, WITNESSETH:

That said party of first part,

For and in consideration

Of the sum of Twenty Thousand

Dollars, lawful money of

The U. S. of Americay,

To them in hand now paid by said

Party of the second part,

The due receipt whereof is here—

By confessed and acknowledged

Having Granted, Bargained, Sold, Remised,

Released and Aliened and Conveyed,

Confirmed, and by these presents do

Grant and Bargain, Sell, Remise,

Alien, Release, Convey, and Con—

Firm unto the said aforesaid

Party of the second part,

And to his heirs and assigns

Forever and ever all

That certain lot or parcel of

land situate in city of

Dunkirk, County of Chautauqua,

And likewise furthermore in York State

Bounded and described, to-wit,

As follows, herein, namely

beginning at the distance of

A hundred two-and-forty feet,

North-half-east, north-east-by north,

East-north-east and northerly

Of the northerly line of Mulligan street

On the westerly line of Brannigan street,

And running thence due northerly

On Brannigan street 200 feet,

Thence at right angles westerly,

North-west-by-west-and-west-half-west,

West-and-by-north, north-west-by-west,

About—

I kind of dodged, and the boot-jack broke the looking-glass. I could have waited to see what became of the other missiles if I had wanted to, but I took no interest in such things.

Introductory To “Memoranda”

In taking upon myself the burden of editing a department in the galaxy magazine, I have been actuated by a conviction that I was needed, almost imperatively, in this particular field of literature. I have long felt that while the magazine literature of the day had much to recommend it, it yet lacked stability, solidity, weight. It seemed plain to me that too much space was given to poetry and romance, and not enough to statistics and agriculture. This defect it shall be my earnest endeavour to remedy. If I succeed, the simple consciousness that I have done a good deed will be a sufficient reward.[1]

In this department of mine the public may always rely upon finding exhaustive statistical tables concerning the finances of the country, the ratio of births and deaths; the percentage of increase of population,