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In none of these cases, did the worms swallow, as far as could be seen, any earth. They generally entered the ground close to the sides of the pot. A pot was next filled with very fine ferruginous sand, which was pressed down, well watered, and thus rendered extremely compact.

Probably the Christians would have been, in many cases, reluctant to make use of heathen temples, and few temples, if any, were adapted to the assembling of a large congregation. But the large halls of the baths and the basilicas were free from associations of an objectionable character, and well fitted for large assemblages of worshippers.

The different cases of slave- trading observed by us are mentioned, in order to give a fair idea of its details. We spent the first night, after leaving the slave route, at the village of Nkoma, among a section of Manganja, called Machewa, or Macheba, whose district extends to the Bua. The next village at which we slept was also that of a Manganja smith.

According to the general opinion there must be a privity of estate between the covenantor and covenantee in the latter class of cases in order to bind the assigns of the covenantor.

And back of him was Coroner Goldberger, whom I had met in two previous cases; while the third countenance, looking at me with a quizzical smile, was that of Jim Godfrey, the Record's star reporter. The fourth man was a policeman in uniform, who, at a word from Simmonds, took his station at the door.

Such aspirations either come to an untimely end by an awakening sense of proportion, or remain as monuments to the efforts of those "less wise," or in some unfortunate cases the mind loses its balance and is led into error. "Thirsting to be more than mortal, I was even less than clay."

"Your name!" continued the other, as he sprang to the ground. "Names don't matter, stranger, in cases sech as this. I said I war a friend." "By what may I know you as such." "My deeds," returned the other, laconically. "Think you, stranger, ef I wanted to harm ye, I couldn't have done it without you seeing me?" and as he spoke, he glanced significantly toward his rifle.

There might be a false agitation founded on the pathos of individual cases in a community pretty normal in bulk. But the fact is that no one can take a cab across Liverpool without having a quite complete and unified impression that the pathos is not a pathos of individual cases, but a pathos in bulk.

They disposed of the corporate revenues in any way they thought fit and, indeed, in many cases they claimed and annexed as corporate property possessions that had always, up to the time of the annexation, been supposed to belong to the public at large.

His messmates and the men obeyed him, being fully as eager as he was. The doctor was below; he presently appeared with his medicine chest and instrument case, which were handed down. "Why, we are going off without a chart or nautical instrument!" exclaimed Tom, reminded of his negligence by seeing the doctor's cases.